Afric McGlinchey

I have escaped to bluesky on the same handle 🦋 bye x

We are delighted to announce the awardees of the 2025 Annaghmakerrig Residencies! 🎉 The five writers selected are: ▪️ Emily Cooper ▪️ Emer Lyons ▪️ Rosa Mäkelä ▪️ Afric McGlinchey @itosha ▪️ Nuala O’Connor @NualaNiC irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunities/…

Ahead of my reading at De Barra's in Clonakilty on Wednesday 9th July at 8.30pm, Moze Jacobs interviewed me about my new collection. Would appreciate any listens, and also shares. And it would be lovely to see you on the 9th, if you're around! Free event. youtube.com/watch?v=4WZg43…

'Jeanne’s experiences helped me reflect on my own sense of doubleness: between rootedness and restlessness, between belonging and feeling an outsider.' Afric McGlinchey on the process of writing À la belle étoile: the odyssey of Jeanne Baré. writing.ie/interviews/ody… @itosha

Ditto Ruth, and wish I could be there!

Looking forward to this. silverbackfilms.tv/shows/oceanwit…

2025 Festival Workshop Submission Deadline extended.Please send two poems – 40 lines or less – to sipfestivaldirector@gmail.com by Wednesday, 30th April to reserve your place. More info. strokestownpoetryfest.ie @poetryireland @IrishWritersCtr @RoscommonPeople @roscommoncoco

@LukeMorganPoet @rosemaryj77 @ArlenHouse One of my favourites, Luke.

A sonnet about modern love, appearing in the new issue of Fortnight. Thanks to editor @rosemaryj77 for including my work. @ArlenHouse

Congrats Seán. Looking forward to reading Open, Heaven.

Thanks to William Wall, for including a poem of mine on Italian radio.

Publication day for my new collection, À la belle étoile –the odyssey of Jeanne Baré! More details, and a few poems, here: salmonpoetry.com/details.php?ID…

@gerardbeirne @TheFiddlehd Wishing you the very best in your future ventures, Gerard. Loved your collection, and hope you're turing to writing full time!

@CauveryMadhavan Oh wonderful! Congratulations Cauvery!

How am I ever meant to write again! My little granddaughter ❤️

This debut collection of short stories by Maggie Armstrong (published by Tramp,s o you can expect good things) is, as the reviewer puts it, 'dark snark'. If you want to learn how to write about your shadow side, here's a master class. thefallenlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/04/24/old…

Looking forward to being part of this lovely festival.

'Fiction is the art form of human yearning.' Robert Olen Butler

It was my recent privilege to be in discussion with one of our greatest writers and consciences, @fotoole, at the Hannah Arendt Center's conference. This is extraordinary. youtube.com/watch?v=tP0JbE…

With xmas in mind, here are some books I've recently (re-read), some for private pleasure, some because of teaching etc. I'm never not reading Pnin.

Southword opens for poetry and fiction submissions on the 1st of January 2024! More details so you can prepare can be found at munsterlit.ie  #southword #submissions #poetryandfictionwriting