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On Friday, 23 May 2025, Paddy Donoghue and I will read from our fiction and poetry at a Bealtaine 2025 event in the Bundoran Library. We’ll also have a conversation about what it’s like for writers over 60 to try to find publishers for their work.

Paddy Donoghue is widely known as a poet and as the organiser of creative writing groups in South Donegal.

I’ll read excerpts from my crime novel Pool of Darkness and from my Irish historical novel The Cursing Stone.

We’re hoping that audience members will share their own stories of successes and frustrations in trying to find outlets for their writing. The event is free, but reservations are recommended – go to https://tinyurl.com/

Map of key locations in The Cursing Stone

“You need a map!” – Tommy Graham, Editor, History Ireland

 

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Sources for The Cursing Stone

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Launch of The Cursing Stone

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