Culture Night

Culture Night is a great idea and a lovely way for people to engage with culture. People are often a bit worried bout seeming out of place in a gallery or museum and the idea of being able to try it out on a night when lots of other people are doing the same thing is definitely appealing!

The programme of events gets better and better every year! And over the last few years the idea has seeped out of the capital and into individual counties as well. I'm a Kildare woman and for the last few years I've led a nature walk for the local programme. However, this year I'm delighted to be taking part in a Dublin event.

Big Smoke Writing Factory are holding a Pop Up Reading in The Gutter Bookshop and they've invited me to take part! I love The Gutter Bookshop and am so happy to be involved in the event. If you're interested pop along between 6 - 7pm!

Boyne Berries

I got some great news earlier this week! One of my pieces has been chosen for the Autumn Issue of Boyne Berries. I'm very excited to see my first story in a print magazine. The launch is on 25th of September in the Castle Arch Hotel in Trim and I'll be reading my piece on the night.

This piece of good news has given me the push I need to finish two pieces I've been working on for quite a while. When I say working on them what I really mean is thinking about them and not writing a single word. In the end I resorted to my normal approach of getting them down on paper in a kind of free writing stream of conciousness. I'm hoping to have a productive weekend of editing and rewriting and to have two complete pieces by Sunday night. I've two competitions in mind that I'm aiming for but more of that next time!