A Life in Irish Comics

A Life in Irish Comics

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…

2023 End of Year Round-up

2023 End of Year Round-up

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 2023

Thought Bubble 2023

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

The Bram Stoker Festival

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…

My first Octocon as Chair

My first Octocon as Chair

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…

The Evolution Programme
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The Evolution Programme

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…