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Maura McHugh

writing dark visions from the West of Ireland

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  • Award from the Artist Support Scheme 2020

    26 February 2020 /

    Galway County Council's Arts Office has selected my work for an award under the Artist Support Scheme 2020.

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This exhibition, called ‘Women (RI)visible‘, k This exhibition, called ‘Women (RI)visible‘, kicks off tonight at 19:00 at the Tower Center Rijeka, Croatia, and will be in place until 18:00 on 21 July 2020. Thanks to the @womartsproject, their partner, Akademija primijenjenih umjetnosti u Rijeci, Melinda Kostelac and her team for making this happen. The work being exhibited tonight comes from the 10-day Comics & Illustrators Residency I was a part of in September 2018 in Angoulême, France. The list of participants is: Xulia Vicente (Cariño, Spain), Nanu González (Oviedo, Spain), Meriem Mesfioui (aka. Durgmaya (France), Scotty Hervouet (France), Raquel Lagartos (Oviedo, Spain), Korina Hunjak (Rijeka, Croatia), Akvilė Misevičiūtė (aka. Akvilė Magicdust, Vilnius, Lithuania) and Samira Kentrić (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Fionnuala Doran (Ireland) and me (Ireland). My piece is called ‘Interview with a Sphinx’, and is a two page (large) comic book narrative I wrote, drew, coloured, lettered etc. If you need more information it's all on my website (link in bio).
The Best of British Fantasy 2019, edited by Jared The Best of British Fantasy 2019, edited by Jared Shurin is out today! It contains my story ‘Wake the Dead’, which was original to my 2019 collection The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams), published by British publisher NewCon Press. The story has a decidedly #folkhorror slant (one of my favourite #horror traditions), is set during Samhain in rural Ireland and features our eerie Straw Boys tradition… You can buy the #anthology as a paperback, limited edition hardback or as a Kindle ebook. The beautiful cover art is by Jonathan Edwards. All links, etc are on my website - link in bio. #fantasy #darkfantasy
I bought this scarf/shawl years ago because I love I bought this scarf/shawl years ago because I loved the colours and what it symbolises. It hangs over the back of my office chair and it makes me smile everyday. Happy #pride🌈 everyone!
I'm taking a short hiatus from social media to ref I'm taking a short hiatus from social media to refocus on important projects. Please support creative artists/writers from all backgrounds at this difficult time, but I'd recommend buying work by underrepresented creators and backing this great initiative. #BlackoutBestsellerList
The violet path. Do not travel unaccompanied. #fil The violet path. Do not travel unaccompanied. #filteredphoto #woods
Another delivery: the paperback edition of Great B Another delivery: the paperback edition of Great British Horror 4: Dark and Stormy Nights, edited by Steve Shaw, and published by @blackshuckbooks. Every year Steve invites an international writer to contribute to the volume, so I’m honoured that my story 'Oathkeeper' is among such a wealth of British talent. #anthology #horror #shortstories
Delighted to receive the complimentary copies of t Delighted to receive the complimentary copies of the SMASH! 2020 Special from @rebellionpublishing. My story in this, 'King for a Day' was drawn by Andreas Butzbach @hangar_67 We're among terrific company. You can order it from the @insta2000ad web shop. #comics #comicbooks
#Peony reflected in glass, with a gold bowl reflec #Peony reflected in glass, with a gold bowl reflected in the background. #flowers #flowerstagram
A recent #spider visitor - safely trapped and sent A recent #spider visitor - safely trapped and sent outside with gentle love. Since spiders eat insects I consider them my friends. I might not take such a benevolent attitude if I lived on a land of poisonous ones, though...
#Foxglove - another one of my favourite #flowers. #Foxglove - another one of my favourite #flowers.
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  • Witchfinder: The Mysteries of Unland 4 cover
  • Twisted Fairy Tales
  • Voices From the Past
  • Black Static #38
  • Witchfinder: The Mysteries of Unland 2 cover
  • Twisted Myths
  • Witchfinder: The Mysteries of Unland 3 cover
  • Crannóg 41
  • Jennifer Wilde, issue 2
  • Cassildas Song
  • La Femme cover
  • Black Static 21

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