Social media awards Pendemic.ie - the site for our troubled times that I contributed to in March 2020.
Category: Writing
An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlist
Ahhhhh - A Page From My Life is on a shortlist for BEST IRISH PUBLISHED BOOK. https://www.irishbookawards.irish/vote2020/
Ray D’Arcy Radio Show
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/11240806 I'm interviewed by Ray himself! I'm talking about receiving a copy of A Page From My Life. I'm on 18 minutes in!!!!
A Page From My Life – It’s here!
Arrived in the post this morning. My contribution to this collection.
Ray D’Arcy Radio Show Competition – A Page from my Life.
This beauty was launched today on the Ray D'Arcy Radio Show on RTE Radio One. Am very proud to be part of this. The competition attracted over 2,000 entries and and 150 pieces were selected for the book. It's being released on October 29th. It's available to preorder here: Eason: https://www.easons.com/a-page-from-my-life-ray-darcy-9780008447922 Kenny’s: https://www.kennys.ie/shop/a-page-from-my-life Dubray: https://www.dubraybooks.ie/A-Page-from-My-Life-A-Selection-of-Stories-from-Ray-DArcy-Show-Listeners_9780008447922
Retreat West Competition Longlist
The opening page of my memoir made this longlist! Title - Twenty-eight to Forty. A Memoir. https://www.retreatwest.co.uk/best-opening-page-competition-longlist/
Kilmore Quay Write by the Sea Literary Festival
The Shortlist https://writebythesea.ie/2020-writing-competition-shortlist/ I made the memoir shortlist. Na Scealga. Delighted.
Kylemore Abbey Writing Retreat
More treat than retreat frankly. Kylemore Abbey Notre Dame Global Centre A place to write by the lake Reflections in more ways than one.
A Page from my Life
Pendemic Preservation and the President
http://pendemic.ie/take-care-a-poem-by-president-of-ireland-uachtaran-na-heireann-michael-d-higgins/ Very proud to have contributed to this site back in the scary, early lockdown days of March. Delighted it is to be archived, a written record of this time. And to be in such stellar company as the President of Ireland who also happens to be a poet. http://pendemic.ie/category/journal/page/8/
