The Anti Room @ Dublin Book Festival - Saturday

I'm taking part in The Anti Room @ DBF with Sinéad Gleeson, Anna Carey, Christine Dwyer-Hickey, and Jennifer Ridyard on Saturday 16th November at 4.30pm in The Main Space at Smock Alley Theatre.

Things we will examine: Is women’s writing treated differently than men’s? Does gender define a writer? And what place does feminism have in contemporary women’s writing? Basically, we will discuss what it means to be both a woman and a writer.

More info here. This is a FREE event. And it will be available as a podcast afterwards.

DUBLIN BOOK FESTIVAL INTERVIEW & MASSACHUSETTS

I'm interviewed at the Dublin Book Festival site ahead of my appearance on the Anti Room panel on women’s writing, which will also feature arts journalist and broadcaster Sinéad Gleeson, journalists Anna Carey and Jennifer Ridyard, and author Christine Dwyer Hickey.

The event is on Saturday 16th November at 4.30pm in The Main Space at Smock Alley Theatre.

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And with that I am off to Massachusetts for a short stint at Bay Path College to take part in their Writers' Day, give a reading and visit some classes. I will also be doing final research for my American novel.

It will be hard to be aways from my kids and husband for 10 days (my eldest turns 20 today - 20!!!) but I am very much looking forward to the New England autumnal colours, seeing Emily Dickinson's house and catching up with old friends. I'll talk to you, no doubt, on the other side.

HOW THE INTERNET HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES

Today at The Anti-Room we are celebrating our 500th post with a group post on How the Internet Has Changed Our Lives.

Valentine's Day & Rachel Trezise at the Anti-Room

Welsh author, Rachel Trezise

When my 8 year old son got out of the car this morning for school, he stuck his head back in and said: 'Don't forget it's Valentine's Day and it's not all about you.' Pointed code for, 'Spoil me with choc and a card later, Mom.' As if I wouldn't!

We are talking Valentine's Day over at the Anti-Room today and there is also an interview with one of my favourite writers, Rachel Trezise. Go here.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

Happy New Year, my dears! I hope 2011 is a creative & successful one for all of you.

We are talking New Year's Resolutions at the Anti-Room today. Mine are the same as usual! More here.

THE ANTI-ROOM - BOOKS WE LIKED IN 2010

We did our Books We Liked in 2010 post on the Anti-Room. Mine included Patrick Chapman's The Darwin Vampires and Tom Vowler's The Method. Go see what we liked here.

THE ANTI-ROOM RETURNS!

The Anti-Room is back and I'm delighted to be a contributor. Woop!

There are now more contributors so it should stay very active. Contributors include Sinéad Gleeson, Fiona McCann, June Caldwell, Anna Carey and Arlene Hunt, among many others. Check in in for all your pop culture/literary/feminist/ranting needs.