Literary Links
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Poet/Writer Sites
Marck Beggs -- Marck Beggs' second collection of poetry, Libido Cafe, was published by Salmon in 2004.
Simmons B. Buntin -- Riverfall was published by Salmon in 2005.
Patrick Chapman - Patrick Chapman was born in Ireland in 1968. He lives in Dublin. His poetry collections are Jazztown (Raven Arts Press, 1991), The New Pornography (Salmon, 1996), and Breaking Hearts And Traffic Lights (Salmon, 2007). His fourth collection is completed and will appear from BlazeVOX. His first volume of stories is The Wow Signal (Bluechrome, 2007).
The Peter Finch Archive -- covers the creative work of this experimental Welsh poet.  Also includes links to Welsh literary sites, advice to self-publishers, help for those wanting to publish their poetry, a real history of the famous Oriel Bookshop and a file of R.S. Thomas information.
Anne le Marquand Hartigan -- poet, playwright, and prose writer, Anne Hartigan, author of, among many other books, Nourishment (2005) published by Salmon.
Kevin Higgins -- Kevin Higgins' first collection of poetry, The Boy With No Face, was published by Salmon Poetry in 2005.
Rita Ann Higgins
Jessie Lendennie -- Salmon Poetry editor Jessie Lendennie's website. Launched 29th May, 2002.
Patricia Monaghan -- Award-winning poet whose latest collection, Dancing with Chaos, was published by Salmon in September 2002
Todd Swift

 

Publishers & Literary Journals

Clo Iar Chonnachta - Publishing company located in Connemara, Galway, publishing books, primarily in Irish, and traditional Irish music.Ê
Fish Publishing -- An independent Irish publishing company, founded in 1994. It aims to enable writers to have their work published in book format. The annual Fish International Short Story Prize has become an established event on the literary calendar, and numerous winners of the prize have gone on to publish many widely-acclaimed works.
London Review of Books
Poems Niederngasse - A monthly Poetry Magazine with editions online in English, German and Spanish
Slow Trains
Terrain - A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments
Tír Eolas - Clare-based publisher of books, guides and maps, providing information on Irish history, archaeology, landscape, culture and tradition.
Thistledown Press -- A literary publisher located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.  Thistledown has co-published several books by Paul Durcan and Sara Berkeley, among others.
Press Press - Australian poetry press, publishing high quality poetry from new or established poets in a convenient form.
Irish Emigrant - Electronic newsletters for the Irish abroad, covering topics such as politics, sport, arts and business

 

Other County Clare Sites

The Burren Page -- comprehensive and beautifully presented website devoted to The Burren, the 300 sq. kilometres of County Clare's west coast, renowned for its many rare plants, archaelogical sites and for the largest single area of limestone rock in western Europe.

The Celtic T-Shirt Shop - Based on the Promenade, Lahinch, Co. Clare, Ireland, the Celtic T-Shirt Shop designs, hand-prints and sells t-shirts and a host of other garments.  You can now also buy their products online. 
Danny Burke - Homepage of local Clare fiddle player, Danny Burke, including samples of his music.
IrishSearch.net - Search online for all things Irish in this comprehensive Irish search engine
 

 

 

 

 

Resources for Writers
Artswire -- Network of arts organisations and artists administered by the New York Foundation for the Arts.
The Arvon International Poetry Competition 2006 -- in association with The Times
The Canadian Poetry Association -- promotes the reading, writing, publishing and preservation of poetry in Canada.
Dingle Writing Courses - Residential Writing Courses in Ireland.
Dublin Writers' Workshop -- Dublin's longest running writers' group.
Irish Spirit -- interactive website created to coincide with Patricia Monaghan's recent collection of essays, Irish Spirit: Pagan, Celtic, Christian, Global.
The Irish Writers' Centre - promotes and assists in the development of contemporary Irish writing.
Irish Writers' Online -- Irish poet & novelist Philip Casey's online directory of Irish writers.
Munster Literature Centre -- Based in Cork City, the Munster Literature Centre is a resource centre established in 1993 to highlight, celebrate and promote all aspects of the literature of the Munster region of Ireland.
Poetix.net & poets4peace -- Web sites hosted by US performance poet, Larry Jaffe

The Poetry Foundation
- a new website that offers engaging literary journalism, profiling poets, reviewing readings, reporting on poetry as it intersects with other art forms, and with the culture at large. At the core of the site is an archive of more than 300 poets and 3,000 poems, which will be continually updated and expanded. The site is aimed at both devoted and casual readers of poetry with the goal of expanding the overall number of poetry readers.
Poetry Ireland -- the national Irish poetry organisation.
The Poetry Library, U.K. -- contains about 65,000 volumes, including all poetry published in the U.K. since about 1912.
Shawguide's - Writing Conferences - Extensive listings of U.S. and International writing conferences, retreats, workshops.
The Stinging Fly - A magazine of new Irish and international writing. 'In its short life so far The Stinging Fly has established itself as a magazine with a discerning welcome for the best of our emerging writers. It is fresh, enthusiastic and hospitable to new talent, mercifully free of cant and genuinely curious about pushing out boundaries. I like it a great deal.' Theo Dorgan, Poet/Broadcaster
The Strokestown Poetry Prize -- offers a first prize of Euro3,800 (as well as many more smaller prizes) for unpublished poems in English of up to 70 lines.
Virtual Writer.net - A County Longford Online Literary Project
trAce -- 24-hour online community of writers and readers across the world, based at Nottingham Trent University.
WinningWriters.com -- Online poetry contest guide, Poetry Contest Insider, ranks and profiles over 500 poetry contests. Sponsors two contests of its own, the Wergle Flomp Free Poetry Contest (humor poems) and the War Poetry Contest. Also assists the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest.
Write by the Sea -- non-residential writing courses in Cornwall, England

 

 

 

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