Today I addressed a room full of people about my work – and it was nothing to do with writing! I was at a school in Ballsbridge giving a talk on my IT career to fifth-year students as part of the Ada Lovelace Initiative which is a grassroots movement to encourage more women to get involved […]
Month: November 2015
Update – Other Writers’ Group today
Originally posted on SpokenWord Paris:
Update to time & place. Other Writers’ Group today 6.30pm-8.30pm. Meet in front of Shakespeare & Co. We’re still going to have a writer’s workshop for anyone who needs to come together, talk or reach out in a time of hardship. Shakespeare & Co have closed for the day. So…
Oddball Narrators: Brief Thoughts
A week ago, I read an interesting article about oddball protagonists by Caitriona Lally, author of the recent, highly-praised novel Eggshells. I liked the article, and was particularly glad to see mentions of Kevin Curran’s Beatsploitation and Daniel Seery’s A Model Partner. The article was talking about contemporary Irish literature, but I was wondering if […]
