Sharon Fitzpatrick

Sharon Fitzpatrick. A creative writer and business person.  Writes Pose, Short stories, Fiction Novels for Children and Adults, Articals for Magazines.  Started 'Purple Pumpkin Publishing' in 2014.  www.purplepumpkinpublishing.com Based in Killarney, Co. Kerry. Ireland.

Victoria Kennefick...A rising star of the poetry scene

Victoria Kennefick’s chapbook, White Whale, won the Munster Literature Fool for Poetry Competition 2014. It will be launched as part of the Cork Spring Poetry Festival 2015. A collection of her poems was shortlisted for the prestigiousMelita Hume Poetry Prize 2014 judged by Forward Prize winner, Emily Berry. She has also been shortlisted for 2014 Over The Edge New Writer of the Year Award. In 2013 she won the Red Line Book Festival Poetry Prize and was shortlisted for the Bridport and Gregory O’Donoghue Prizes. She was selected to read as part of the Poetry Ireland Introductions Series 2013 and at the Cork Spring Poetry Festival Emerging Writers Reading in February 2014. Her work has been published in The Stinging Fly, Southword, Abridged,The Weary Blues, Malpais Review, The Irish Examinerand Wordlegs. She was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship in 2007 and completed her PhD in Literature at University College Cork in 2009. Originally from Shanagarry, Co. Cork, she now lives and works in Kerry. A member of the Listowel Writers’ Week committee and co-coordinator of its New Writers’ Salon, she also chairs the recently established Kerry Women Writers’ Network . She is the recipient of both a Cill Rialaig /Listowel Writers’ Week Residency Award and a Bursary from Kerry County Council this year. Here is a selection of her poems as published in Poethead. https://poethead.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/the-corner-house-and-other-poems-by-victoria-kennefick/

Roisin Meeney to talk to KWWN

The next meeting of the KWWN takes place on
Saturday 25 October in
O'DONNELL'S BAR in Tralee (Mounthawk
roundabout).  The members' meeting takes
place from approximately 11:30-1pm in a room UPSTAIRS.  

Irish novelist Roisin Meaney will give a 45 minute talk on writing and publishing after the meeting from 2:30pm (so there will be time for lunch in the bar between meeting and talk).  She will also  speak with members individually about how to get work published etc. over tea!  It is a wonderful opportunity for KWWN members to make contact with a very successful author.  This is a MEMBERS ONLY event and costs €10.  We look forward to seeing you there.

More updates soon!

Watch this space...it's going to be a great few months.

Victoria

Claire O'Mahony

Claire O’Mahony is from Tralee, Co. Kerry. For a time she worked as a journalist in London and later in the construction industry there before returning home in 2005 and working in construction in her native Kerry. When the crash hit in 2008 she reverted to journalism and now teaches media skills to adults in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick. She has two blogs JournoJots http://journojots.blogspot.ie/ and another on SoundCloud which can be accessed via https://soundcloud.com/claireomahony/tracks  She writes poetry, prose and plays and looks after the blog for the Kerry Women's Writers Network.

Purple Pumpkin Publishing...official launch day

The heart of literacy is Co. Kerry and where better to establish a Publishing Company. Sharon Fitzpatrick a writer herself, meets so many talented writers within the Kingdom. Kerry is oozing Literary Geniuses.

Sharon with extensive business knowledge and her creativity combined make the expert combination to establish her Publishing Company.

The Official Launch is on Friday 10^th October 2014. Held at The Gleneagle Hotel in the Green Room. At the time of 3.30pm until 5pm. Refreshments will be provided along with spectacular entertainment. Looking forward to the future ahead. Thank you for everyone’s support.