Category Archives: Fiction

James Rogers, originally from Leitrim, now lives in New York and teaches maths at the United Nations International School. His short story, “The Ball,” published in The Leitrim Guardian, won the M J MacManus award in 2016 and recently “Maguire’s … Continue reading →

Marie O’Shea studied Sociology at UCC. She lives on the Beara Peninsula with her husband and three (biggish) children.  When she’s not doing her day job, she’s busy trying to be a writer.  Her short story ‘The Friendly Match’ was … Continue reading →

Gordon Ferris is a Dublin writer living in Donegal for the past thirty-six years. He is a member of the Dublin Writers Forum and has had poetry and short stories published in A New Ulster, The Galway Review, and poetry in … Continue reading →

Steve Carr, who lives in Richmond, Virginia, has had over 290 short stories published internationally in print and online magazines, literary journals and anthologies since June, 2016. Four collections of his short stories, Sand, Rain, Heat, and The Tales of Talker Knock, have been … Continue reading →

Jonathan Starke is a former bodybuilder and boxer. He’s ventured to sixty countries, harvested seaweed in Ireland, given free hugs in Spain, and flipped pancakes in Denmark. He loves riding trains and wondering about the lives unfolding outside the window. … Continue reading →

David O’Neill is a writer and musician from Dublin. He won First Runner-Up in the Sunday Business Post/Penguin Ireland Short Story competition 2017. He has been published in journals such as The Incubator Journal, The Lonely Crowd, Spontaneity Magazine, The … Continue reading →

Gráinne Daly scribbles poetry and fiction.  Her work was highly commended in the Blue Nib Poetry Chapbook Competition 2018 and shortlisted for the Gregory O’Donoghue and Anthony Cronin Poetry Prizes. She has been published in numerous publications such as Southword … Continue reading →