Booklet With Printers!

The booklet of short stories, written by the adults, teenagers and children who attend my Creative Writing classes in Skerries, has gone to the printers and will be delivered next week! This year, the charity chosen by the authors is Remember Us in Balbriggan - a social support group for young people with special needs and their familes. To find out more about REMEMBER US, please click [here].

The title of the collection is Stories to Remember Us (inspired by the charity) and you can see the cover above. And, if you want to check out the names of the writers and their stories, click on the contents page below! (To view the cover or contents page in more detail, click on either picture.)

The booklet will go on sale in the Skerries Bookshop, and other local outlets, from 7th December. If you are interested in buying a copy, please buy early so as not to be dissappointed!

Christmas Stories

Last year my wonderful creative writing students wrote a collection of short stories for Christmas. (See the photos of the launch above.). This year we are doing the same thing.

Our booklet is a mixture of fairy tales, spooky stories and adult contemporary fiction, written by authors ranging from eight to seventy-one years old!

Last Christmas the response to our booklet was overwhelming. The book launch was packed out (not enough drinks to go around) and the booklets were a complete sell out - I had to ration out the numbers of books I could sell to each family unit! This year, however, we shall have plenty; we are printing 300 copies and they shall be on sale in Skerries Book shop from mid December.

I am really looking forward to the launch, which takes place at 6pm on Friday 11th December in Skerries Mills. There will be nibbles, drinks and hopefully a few readings. It will also be a unique opportunity to get booklets signed by the authors.

Everyone is welcome - family, friends, Grannies, Uncles and Aunts!

Hope to see you there!