Halloween is nearly upon us, and what better way is there to enjoy this spooktacular holiday than by reading a classic ghost story by an iconic Irish author? We’re looking forward to some ghostly mayhem with The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde. First published in 1887, The Canterville Ghost is a 19th century tale about […]READ MORE
Hello everyone! Today we’ve got a guest post by Michael Kinn, who contacted us a while ago and asked if he could write about Codex Writers. Michael Kinn is an Irish-based writer who contributes to the wikipedia pages on Irish genre writers (Irish fantasy writers and Irish SF writers) and reports from the trenches on […]READ MORE
The nights draw in and mist curls through the trees, but today we want you to get your walking boots on for Dublin’s Bram Stoker Festival! But was Dracula Irish, you ask yourself? We’ve got the answers for you on today’s Irish Fiction Friday! As one of our most famous exports, we’ve featured Stoker already […]READ MORE
Hello everyone! We’re very much enjoying a lot of con-going as the evenings start to draw in and the night becomes dark and full of terrors. Coming up next on our schedule are Eirtakon, Novacon and Gaelcon. We’ll be running tables at all of these, and at Gaelcon we’ll be bringing games! Please drop by […]READ MORE
This week Irish Fiction Friday features author Lynda E Rucker. Although currently living in the UK, Lynda has lived in Ireland for many years and takes inspiration from the landscape, people and places for her short horror stories. The House on Cobb Street is typical of her eerie, thoughtful prose, but there’s another reason we’re featuring […]READ MORE
Welcome to an even more Irish IFF than usual! This weekend is Octocon, our national convention, and many of our Committee, Bid Team and Volunteers will be in attendance. Several of the authors and publishers already featured in IFF or on the blog will also be present – including the two guests of Honour – Maura […]READ MORE
This week it’s the national Irish convention, Octocon, and many of those of us who aren’t actually running it will be there! Also attending, in a rather grander capacity, is Emma Newman, who will be Guest of Honour alongside Maura McHugh (who we featured in Irish Fiction Friday earlier this year). We caught up with […]READ MORE
Make your choice, adventurous Stranger Strike the bell and bide the danger Or wonder, till it drives you mad What would have followed if you had Hello! It’s Irish Fiction Friday. C S Lewis is one of our most famous science fiction and fantasy authors, and we’re delighted to feature him today. His books are […]READ MORE
For this week’s midweek feature, we return to Rob Hansen’s ‘Then’. We’ve been serialising an edited version of his work, which focusses on Irish fandom and it’s development over the years. Today we look at ‘Operation Shamrookie’, a tale of infiltration and deceit! 3. Hoaxes and Cons In 1952, Vince Clarke was to initiate a devious […]READ MORE
This week there’s a distinct nip in the air on our shores, and Irish Fiction Friday comes to you with a warm cup of coffee and a biscuit, although did someone mention cake…? *mysterious foreshadowing smile*. Anyway! We’ve been ploughing through our Irish authors, although every time we turn around, we seem to find even […]READ MORE
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