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Welcome!
Welcome to the web site for Maura McHugh - an author of horror and dark fantasy fiction living in the West of Ireland.
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Tuam’s Unsung Gothic Writer
The Tuam Herald has a double-page feature of me in its current issue, entitled 'Tuam's Unsung Gothic Writer'.
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Attending Boskone 2021
I will be a programme participant at this year's online Boskone (12-14 February), the annual (and oldest) science fiction convention in New England, USA, organised by the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA).
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ICN Awards 2020 Nominee
In the ICN Awards 2020 I've been nominated in the Best Irish Writer (Major Publisher) and Best Irish Writer (Non-Fiction) categories.
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2021: new year, new hope
Hello 2021! Let's try again, (and again) shall we?
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Pay the Toll
My flash horror story, 'Pay the Toll', is the 29th of December entry in the Sinister Horror Company's creepy Advent Calendar.
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Flash Fiction Friday
A flash fiction for Friday inspired by a recent photo.
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Judging the 2000 AD Script Competition
Tune in to the Thought Bubble Digital Comic Art Festival today to watch me, Rory McConville and Ian Edginton adjudicate the 2000 AD Script Competition.
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British Fantasy Awards 2020 Nomination
My collection, The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams), published by NewCon Press, has been nominated for Best Collection in the British Fantasy Society's British Fantasy Awards 2020.
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Octocon 2020
From 9-11 October I'll be attending Octocon 2020, which is taking place online. Here is my schedule of panels.
