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11/08/2025
Susan Isla Tepper presented her darkly comic play CLANDESTINE in an Equity Premiere Staged-reading, hosted by SHOPTALK, on June 10 at EAG Guild Hall Theatre, NYC. Her latest Novel “Hair of a Fallen Angel” was published by Spuyten Duyvil Books. A twenty-year writer, she’s written 12 published books of fiction and poetry and 7 stage plays. Honors include 21 Pushcart Prize Nominations....
Susan Isla Tepper presented her darkly comic play CLANDESTINE in an Equity Premiere Staged-reading, hosted by SHOPTALK, on June 10 at EAG Guild Hall Theatre, NYC. Her latest Novel “Hair of a Falle…
11/08/2025
Chris Sparks moved from London to Ireland in 2003. He researched, wrote and taught political and social theory for decades, specializing in social uncertainty and the politics of fear. As theoretical fears became eerily actual, he realized that he needed to look at lived experiences from another angle and took to writing poetry. He studied for an M.A.in Creative Practice at ATU Sligo, working with writers, filmmakers and musicians and has produced published poetry in written and recorded form since 2018....
Chris Sparks moved from London to Ireland in 2003. He researched, wrote and taught political and social theory for decades, specializing in social uncertainty and the politics of fear. As theoretic…
09/08/2025
Mary Woodward is an accomplished poet whose works have graced the pages of esteemed publications such as Stinging Fly, Southword, and Poetry Ireland in recent years. Her notable achievements include the publication of a full collection titled "The White Valentine" by Worple Press in 2013. Poems from this collection received high commendation in the Forward Prize, further solidifying her reputation as a skilled wordsmith....
Mary Woodward is an accomplished poet whose works have graced the pages of esteemed publications such as Stinging Fly, Southword, and Poetry Ireland in recent years. Her notable achievements includ…
09/08/2025
Laura Rodley, a Pushcart Prize winner, has been nominated for the prize seven times and has also received five Best of the Net nominations. Her recent works include Turn Left at Normal (published by Big Table Publishing Company), Counter Point (published by Prolific Press), and Ribbons and Moths: Poems for Children (published by Kelsay Books). With a talent for capturing the essence of life, Rodley’s writing resonates with readers of all ages....
Laura Rodley, a Pushcart Prize winner, has been nominated for the prize seven times and has also received five Best of the Net nominations. Her recent works include Turn Left at Normal (published b…
09/08/2025
Susan Isla Tepper presented her darkly comic play CLANDESTINE in an Equity Premiere Staged-reading, hosted by SHOPTALK, on June 10 at EAG Guild Hall Theatre, NYC. Her latest Novel “Hair of a Fallen Angel” was published by Spuyten Duyvil Books. A twenty-year writer, she’s written 12 published books of fiction and poetry and 7 stage plays. Honors include 21 Pushcart Prize Nominations....
Susan Isla Tepper presented her darkly comic play CLANDESTINE in an Equity Premiere Staged-reading, hosted by SHOPTALK, on June 10 at EAG Guild Hall Theatre, NYC. Her latest Novel “Hair of a Falle…
08/08/2025
Gordon Ferris was born and raised in Finglas, a North West suburb of Dublin. In the early eighties, he moved to Donegal where he has lived ever since. He started writing in 2014 and has had many short stories and poems in publications including Hidden Channel, A New Ulster, The Galway Review, Impspired Magazine, Lothlorien Poetry Journal and Live Encounters. He has also won prizes in the summer 2020 HITA Creative Writing Competition for his poem ‘Mother’ and was joint winner in the winter competition for his poem ‘The Silence’....
Gordon Ferris was born and raised in Finglas, a North West suburb of Dublin. In the early eighties, he moved to Donegal where he has lived ever since. He started writing in 2014 and has had many sh…
07/08/2025
Laura Rodley, a Pushcart Prize winner, has been nominated for the prize seven times and has also received five Best of the Net nominations. Her recent works include Turn Left at Normal (published by Big Table Publishing Company), Counter Point (published by Prolific Press), and Ribbons and Moths: Poems for Children (published by Kelsay Books). With a talent for capturing the essence of life, Rodley’s writing resonates with readers of all ages....
Laura Rodley, a Pushcart Prize winner, has been nominated for the prize seven times and has also received five Best of the Net nominations. Her recent works include Turn Left at Normal (published b…
07/08/2025
Carmen Cullen has published three books of poetry, Sky of Kites: Kestral Books 1997, Under the Eye of the Moon: Maverick 2001 and Stray Child & other poems. Carmen has three novels published, Two Sisters Singing, Hello Love and Daisy Daisy. Carmen was Head of English in Coláiste Dhúlaigh Secondary School in Dublin and Director of The Oscar Wilde Autumn School Bray....
Carmen Cullen has published three books of poetry, Sky of Kites: Kestral Books 1997, Under the Eye of the Moon: Maverick 2001 and Stray Child & other poems. Carmen has three novels published, T…
07/08/2025
Helen Bovaird Ryan, originally from County Down, is a former secondary school teacher in Edinburgh and a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, where she earned an M Phil in Creative Writing in 1999. For over seventeen years she taught Creative Writing at a Dublin Further Education College and facilitated workshops for community groups, engaging both adults and young people. Her publications include an essay on children’s literature in Robert Hogan’s Dictionary of Irish Writers, a poem in New Irish Writing (December 2021), and another in the UK online magazine Culture Matters (July 2022)....
Helen Bovaird Ryan, originally from County Down, is a former secondary school teacher in Edinburgh and a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, where she earned an M Phil in Creative Writing in 1999. …
07/08/2025
Eve Telford is an Australian-born short-story writer, poet and folk singer based in Cobh, Ireland. Born in 1995, she counts herself lucky to have grown up without screen-culture. She began writing at an early age. At fourteen, she won the Deddington Festival Writing Competition. She studied English Literature at Cardiff University, specialising in Yeats, the oral tradition, folklore and the Gothic....
Eve Telford is an Australian-born short-story writer, poet and folk singer based in Cobh, Ireland. Born in 1995, she counts herself lucky to have grown up without screen-culture. She began writing …
06/08/2025
Scott C. Holstad has authored, edited & contributed to 75+ books & 800+ unique magazines/publications. His work has appeared in the Minnesota Review, Exquisite Co**se, Caffeine, Long Shot, Wisconsin Review, Pacific Review, Santa Clara Review, Palo Alto Review, Wormwood Review, Chiron Review, Southern Review, Poetry Ireland Review, Gangan Verlag, Sivullinen, Bouillabaisse, Kerouac Connection, The Beatnik Cowboy, Misfit, Synchronized Chaos, Horror Sleaze Trash, dadakuku, miniMAG, Bristol Noir & Blood+Honey…...
Scott C. Holstad has authored, edited & contributed to 75+ books & 800+ unique magazines/publications. His work has appeared in the Minnesota Review, Exquisite Co**se, Caffeine, Long Shot, …
05/08/2025
Anthony Wade, London-born, raised by a deserted migrant Irish mother; knew poverty and prejudice. Thankfully, education available and firmly grasped brought university and a profession. Worked long in The Netherlands before a medical disability eventually brought him Home to his Mother’s county close to where he had spent childhood summers. Joined the local writers’ group in 2016, published his first poem in 2018....
Anthony Wade, London-born, raised by a deserted migrant Irish mother; knew poverty and prejudice. Thankfully, education available and firmly grasped brought university and a profession. Worked long…
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The Galway Review considers poetry, prose, essays, translations, book reviews, (in English and Irish).
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