I began working as a creator at and organiser of events and conventions in 2016. I’ve tabled at some of Ireland’s biggest events, at Thought Bubble and MCM London, at WorldCon in Dublin, and at smaller conventions all over the country of Ireland. I ran a market in Dublin for two and a half years,…
Before 2015, my only engagement in the Irish comic community was a fan of a few select small press comics – notably, The Wren from Buttonpress Comics, and just about anything Anthea West published; I’ve known her since 2007, and she was the only person I knew who made comics. As someone who’s constantly trying…
On my newsletter, I had the notion to do a full round-up of every story and event from 2023 that I’d published or been part of. It turns it, it makes for a long list. These are the sorts of things that it’s easy to forget about when December rolls around, when you’re tired and…
Thought Bubble weekend is always a blast, but isn’t without its flaws. These are, generally, not the fault of the convention. Unless they control the weather. In which case, boo hiss. But I’m getting ahead of myself. This year, Thought Bubble was an opportunity to launch Fractured Realms. With a wee little graphic mocked up before…
The Bram Stoker Festival is now well and truly over. I didn’t get to attend anything in person this year, but On the Count’s Trail snuck into the world via Stokerland. The team from BSF took some rad photos of the posters on display around the park – the final one is safe to share because you…
Octocon 2023 is over! We had some ups and downs, as all conventions go, but all in all it was wonderful! I survived my panels, which included getting to talk Irish folklore and YA (separately) with Ruth Long, and getting to talk comics and Barbie with Kat and Danielle, with Michael Carroll also on the…
I’ve been sitting on this news for a few weeks now, and it’s been killing me having to keep it quiet for so long: I’ve been awarded a place on the Irish Writers Centre’s Evolution Programme, a six-month professional development programme that seeks to support Irish writers. This is the third year of the Evolution Programme (EP3), with…
For National Writing Day, I made some prompt images on a whim. One set explored four small ways to get started. The focus with these was to remove excuses for how much work it might involve. The other set looked at simple ways to get creative. The aim was to remove the barriers to entry…
A little while ago, a woman gave out about blackout poetry (erasure poetry) on Twitter, and people got mad at her. I’ve since started making my own. Below was my first attempt, having only the barest familiarity with them and having never done one before. This weekend will see the launch of my first chapbook…
After a weekend of not looking at the Internet, I found out on Monday that Limit Break Comics has been nominated for Best Publisher in the European Science Fiction Society Hall of Fame Awards! Nominees are selected by members from that country, which means the Irish nominators saw fit to put us forward! Check out…