North West Words

Happy New Year to all 🎉and congratulations to the shortlisted poets in our 2018 poetry competition. May 2019 be full of writing and reading 📓📚🖥️🖊️

Emerging writers! Get your applications in to @poetryireland Introductions 2019 before 13 February 2019! @_northwestwords @KerryCoArts @KerryLibrary @whcclibrary poetryireland.ie/writers/introd…

This Thursday @OverTheEdgeOpen reading series celebrates its 16th birthday @poetryireland @CuirtFestival @wordsstreet @_northwestwords @KennysBookshop @TurasPress @Doirepress @OnslaughtPress @salmonpoetry @gwysummerschool @NUIGwriterssoc @IrishTimesBooks @MartinDoyleIT

Congrats to all shortlisted in the Doolin Writers' Weekend 2019 Competitions. 🎉🎉🎉 I can't wait to announce the winning poetry entry & runner-up THIS weekend! @poetryireland @PoetryProgRTE @KerryLibrary @whcclibrary @_northwestwords @Doirepress @MinihaneDonal @artscouncil_ie

Boyne Writers Group is pleased to announce Trim Poetry Festival and The Trim Poetry Competition 2019 to coincide with the launch and publication of the 25th issue of Boyne Berries Magazine. The festival will take place on the 15th and 16th March 2019. trimpoetryfestival.blogspot.com/?m=0

Awh, over the moon & all lured that Little Acorns got a little mention in Jennifer O'Connell's "35 of the best independent bookshops in Ireland" article in The Irish Times and along with our good buddies &... facebook.com/jenni.doherty/…

Shrove Lighthouse #Inishowen #Donegal The scene on Monday night under a beautifully starry sky

North West Words Issue 10 Autumn/Winter 2018 is out. Thank you to all the contributors northwestwords.com/north-west-wor…

Second in our Poetry Advent countdown to Christmas is 'a tendency' by @KCampanello from The Dreadful Press collection Strange Country.

It's #Advent Sunday today, the start of Advent Season, and we're counting down to Christmas with poems! It's a double-header to start off with. First up is 'Breathings' by @DeniseMcGBlake from her Revival Press collection Invocation.

Folks, submissions for the 2019 DOOLIN Poetry Competition closes tomorrow! Also closing is the poetry video competition with Dave Lordan & short story with @DanniLmc ❤️ @Doirepress @artscouncil_ie @KerryCoArts @whcclibrary hoteldoolin.submittable.com/submit/120806/…

Send those poems northwards. Last few days to enter the Donegal Creameries & North West Words poetry competition 2018. Deadline 30th November 2018. Judge Kate Newmann see details here northwestwords.com/donegal-creame…

Join North West Words for a Science Fiction Night at 8pm, Thursday 29th November in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny. Meet the author with readings by author, Liz Williams & poet, John Sexton.

Kilclooney Dolmen under a moody November sky captured by travel blogger, Andrea Lammert (indigo-blau.de) during a recent visit to SW Donegal. "Ireland is a country that sneaks into your heart, " she says. #wildatlanticway #donegal #travel #PICTUREOFTHEDAY #Ireland

Journals such as @bansheelit @stingingfly take submissions as well as online journals such as @BangorLiterary & @_northwestwords Keep an eye on @poetryireland & @writing_ie for writing competitions. And @adreamingskin compiles a fantastic list each month!

Donegal poet @maureenwcurran

Congratulations @maureenwcurran on your debut collection Home. What a lovely launch night too in Cafe Davitt. May it be your first of many collections. limerickwriterscentre.com/books/home/

NEXT Thursday 22nd Nov, 6.30-8.00pm I'll be reading alongside Maurice Devitt & Amy Barrett as part of @OverTheEdgeOpen @LibrariesGalway ❤️ See you there! @Doirepress @artscouncil_ie @poetryireland @GalwayAdvert @whcclibrary @_northwestwords @PoetryProgRTE