What is a Reading Round group? Reading Round is a unique type of reading group that differs in a number of ways from traditional-style book groups. Each group is run by a published author…
The weather in these parts has the distinct feel of Autumn about it just now, a season I always associate with the true beginning of the year. It’s probably got a lot to do…
It’s been a busy few weeks. The Watch House was published in paperback in May with a fancy map of Rathlin and a bonus short story. Since then there have been events at Belfast…
I was delighted to have been awarded an Individual Artist’s Bursary earlier this year from Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council towards my Words in the Air project. My idea was to work with…
The next few weeks are shaping up to be pretty busy so here’s a bit of a lowdown on where I’ll be (for at least some of the time) and what will be going…
Happy New Year one and all. It’s been a while since I’ve been here – it’s been a very busy few months with events around the publication of The Watch House and Female Lines …
Now that the dust has settled a little on the publication of The Watch House, I thought it would be a good time for an update. Here are some upcoming events. It would be…
Here it is: the cover of my new novel, The Watch House (previously known by several titles, more latterly as The Book), which will be published by Tinder Press on 10th August 2017. I’m…
I am delighted to say that The Glass Shore: Short Stories by Women Writers from the North of Ireland won Best Irish-Published Book at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards in Dublin last…
When we were small and the likes of Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy were to be found on our TV screen, bouncing off the ropes of a wrestling ring and slamming heads off the…
