Women in Afghanistan

Life for women in Afghanistan is difficult... and it takes courage... below you will find out why... just click on the Buttons on this interactive map

JAMES PLUNKETT SHORT STORY AWARD 2014 Deadline... 12 Sept 2014 Following the great success of the 2013 competition,the Irish Writers' Union, in association with the Irish Writers' Centre, are very pleased to announce the launch of the 2014 James Plunkett Short Story Award. The judge for the 2014 competition will be Booker and IMPAC nominee Donal Ryan. The Irish Writers' Union is delighted to continue celebrating the legacy of Plunkett, one of our founder members, through this competition. There is no restriction on theme or genre. Entrants are simply asked to recall Plunkett's skill as a social commentator when writing. First Prize: €2000 Second Prize: €1000 Third Prize: €500 Closing Date for Entries: Friday, September 12th The Grand Final will be held in the Irish Writers' Centre on Wednesday, November 4th (date TBC) Entries should be between 1000 and 3000 words and should be sent to: The Irish Writers' Union 19 Parnell Square Dublin 1 There is no limit on the number of submissions an entrant can make. Entry costs €10 per submission (please make cheques payable to the Irish Writers' Union).

It's always lovely when someone likes your work...

Words like music from @omahonycc tonight in #kenmare #kwwn

— KWWN (@kerrywomenwrite) August 9, 2014

Women go digital...

Women are creating their own online digital media publications. Here is an article I'd like to share..

http://www.cjr.org/realtalk/women_digital_startups.php

Writers workshops next weekend

Doolin Writers Weekend

FEBRUARY
2014

The Doolin Writers Weekend will take place from 28th - 30th March 2014 at Hotel Doolin. The weekend will consist of workshops in short story writing, poetry and novel writing, lectures and readings by some of Ireland’s leading writers, as well as some great traditional music and theatre. In addition to workshops and readings Hotel Doolin in association with The Irish Writers' Centre is delighted to announce the launch of the DOOLIN SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2014.

The Competition has a prize fund of €1,000 for first place, €600 for second place and €400 for third place. Entries can be on any theme and should be no longer than 3,000 words. The entry fee is €10 and the closing date for entries is Monday 3rd March at 5pm. Winners will be announced at the Doolin Writers Weekend.

For more information on the festival and short story competition go to www.doolinwritersweekend.com... from 

 http://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/newsmedia.html

Wind generation..

Mechanisms for creating energy from the wind... explained... my favourite is the flutter gen... see what you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z59snGZaRvU

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=humdinger%20wind%20energy&sm=1

30 min film festival..

Galway... creates a 30 minute film festival out of 1 min  films... what a great idea... but why did they stop

http://www.galwayfilmcentre.ie/2012/07/30-minute-film-festival-results-2012/

Copyright... and the creative artist in Ireland

Excellent article on copyright law in Ireland...http://www.ivaro.ie/copyright