Emerging Writer

The Magma poetry competition is open for entries. There's very sound advice here  from the judge Dalgit Nagra about this competition ...

Hi Jane and welcome to emergingwriter.  How did you first get into poetry? I was always interested in literature and studied English ...

Quick one: Deadline 1 October Skylight 47 is seeking submissions for its next issue. Skylight 47 is a poetry magazine in newspaper ...

Do yourself a favour and read some of the poems by Francis Ledwidge. Here's the annual poetry competition in his honour. Deadline:...

Hi David and welcome to emergingwriter. How did you first get into writing? I think I always felt the compulsion to write. When I wa...

Join renowned writers for a relaxed and intimate day of readings and public conversations chaired by Dermot Bolger. This year’s line-up f...

ISLA Literary Festival returns this October with a programme packed with activities. This year the theme of memory is the background fo...