Maura McHugh

writing dark visions from the West of Ireland

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  • Home
  • ABOUT MAURA
    • Art & Photography
    • Press
    • Credits
    • Education
    • Events
    • News
    • Reviews
    • WOMEN IN COMICS
  • BOOKS
    • Psyche
    • The Boughs Withered
    • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
    • Twisted Fairy Tales
    • Twisted Myths
  • COMICS
  • FICTION
    • Bone Mother
    • For Rob
    • The Garden of Death
    • Jennifer Wilde
    • The Love of Small Appliances
    • Pay the Toll
    • Tattoo Destiny
    • Water
    • Who Hears Our Cries in Forgotten Tongues?
  • Contact

My Weekly Newsletter

Maura McHugh

A writer of prose, comic books, plays, non-fiction and other media, specialising in horror/science fiction.

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  • World Fantasy Award Win

    4 November 2025 /

    My story 'Raptor' won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction at the 2025 World Fantasy Convention in Brighton, UK.

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  • Story & interview in Phantasmagoria Magazine

    29 April 2025 /

    I have an interview and a story in issue 26 of Phantasmagoria Magazine.

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  • A Winter Gift

    22 December 2023 /

    My story 'A Winter Gift', drawn by comic book artist PJ Holden, which is part of his weekly 'Null Space' project.

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  • On The Writers’ Gym Podcast

    3 July 2023 /
    The Writer's Gym

    I discuss my writing career and influences with Dr Rachel Knightley on her Substack Podcast, The Writers' Gym.

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  • Summer Frights

    8 April 2023 /

    I will be giving a workshop as part of the six-week Summer Frights Horror Writing School, starting on 8 June, 2023.

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  • My Heart is Broken

    20 December 2022 /

    Here is the cover reveal for 'My Heart is Broken' a comic I've written for Opus Comics, based on the Evanescence song, with art by Kelly McKernan.

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  • Jennifer Wilde Game Out

    18 October 2022 /

    At last! The point-and-click Jennifer Wilde video game from Outsider Games is out on Steam.

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  • Octocon 2022

    10 October 2022 /

    From 15-16 October 2022 I'll be attending Octocon in Croke Park, Dublin.

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  • The Dark Side at ILFD

    9 May 2022 /

    I will be part of a conversation with debut novelist and medievalist Finn Longman, on ‘The Dark Side’, at the International Literature Festival of Dublin on Saturday, 28 May.

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  • 2000AD Talent Search 2021

    13 November 2021 /

    Watch the video of the 2000 AD Thought Bubble scriptwriting talent search judging panel that I participated in, along with Ram V and Oliver Pickles.

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  • Jennifer Wilde, Vol 1, Issue 1
  • Witchfinder Unland 5
  • Crannóg 41
  • Cassildas Song
  • Scream & Misty 2020 Special cover
  • 2000 AD Summer Special 2021
  • La Femme cover
  • Black Static #38
  • The Best of British Fantasy 2019

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