Claire Hennessy
@chennessybooks.bsky.social
Writer, book critic, creative writing facilitator.
Latest book: IN THE MOVIE OF HER LIFE (short stories, Doire Press, 2025).
Website: http://www.clairehennessy.com/
Blog: https://clairehennessy.substack.com/
Workshops: https://www.clairehennessy.com/store
Latest book: IN THE MOVIE OF HER LIFE (short stories, Doire Press, 2025).
Website: http://www.clairehennessy.com/
Blog: https://clairehennessy.substack.com/
Workshops: https://www.clairehennessy.com/store
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YA titles reviewed in last weekend's Irish Times:
Roar - Manjeet Mann
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing - Miranda Mo0re
Ask Me Anything - Bethany Rutter
Ghost - Finbar Hawkins
We Fell Apart - E Lockhart
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
YA titles reviewed in last weekend's Irish Times:
Roar - Manjeet Mann
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing - Miranda Mo0re
Ask Me Anything - Bethany Rutter
Ghost - Finbar Hawkins
We Fell Apart - E Lockhart
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
November YA titles: surviving real and mystical horrors
Roar by Manjeet Mann,A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Miranda Morre, Bethany Rutter’s Ask Me Anything, Ghost by Finbar Hawkins and more
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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YA titles reviewed in last weekend's Irish Times:
Roar - Manjeet Mann
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing - Miranda Mo0re
Ask Me Anything - Bethany Rutter
Ghost - Finbar Hawkins
We Fell Apart - E Lockhart
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
YA titles reviewed in last weekend's Irish Times:
Roar - Manjeet Mann
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing - Miranda Mo0re
Ask Me Anything - Bethany Rutter
Ghost - Finbar Hawkins
We Fell Apart - E Lockhart
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Latest from the land of Dust...
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The Rose Field by Philip Pullman: An exquisite pleasure
Skilful storytelling, surprising twists and daring exploits abound in this immersive, vividly rendered universe
www.irishtimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Latest from the land of Dust...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
E Lockhart in Eason's O'Connell St this evening - YES DESPITE THE RAIN! - to chat about the latest title in the Liars-verse. Do come along! 🎉
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Eason Presents an evening with E. Lockhart
Join us for an in-conversation event with global bestselling author E. Lockhart interviewed by Irish Times journalist Claire Hennessy, as we celebrate the highly anticipated launch of her thrilling ne...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
E Lockhart in Eason's O'Connell St this evening - YES DESPITE THE RAIN! - to chat about the latest title in the Liars-verse. Do come along! 🎉
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A lovely bit of news from the weekend: #THIRST was highlighted in the Irish Times as a Best YA Read for Halloween! 🩸🎉
I'm over the moon. Heartfelt thanks to @chennessybooks.bsky.social for including #THIRST among her excellent picks and for writing such a thoughtful review. 🙏
I'm over the moon. Heartfelt thanks to @chennessybooks.bsky.social for including #THIRST among her excellent picks and for writing such a thoughtful review. 🙏
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A lovely bit of news from the weekend: #THIRST was highlighted in the Irish Times as a Best YA Read for Halloween! 🩸🎉
I'm over the moon. Heartfelt thanks to @chennessybooks.bsky.social for including #THIRST among her excellent picks and for writing such a thoughtful review. 🙏
I'm over the moon. Heartfelt thanks to @chennessybooks.bsky.social for including #THIRST among her excellent picks and for writing such a thoughtful review. 🙏
Free writing workshop for teens (13-17) in Ballyroan Library next Tues - www.eventbrite.ie/e/teen-creat...
Teen Creative Writing Workshop with author Claire Hennessy
Join Claire Hennessy for some spooky creative writing tips in this special Hallowe'en writing workshop! For teens aged 13-17 only.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Free writing workshop for teens (13-17) in Ballyroan Library next Tues - www.eventbrite.ie/e/teen-creat...
She's going on about YA fiction again...
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www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Best young adult fiction for Halloween: Creepy reads with human sacrifices aplenty
Thirst by Darren Simpson; Empty Heaven by Freddie Kölsch; Where the Shadows Hide by Amy Clarkin; Dangerous Girls by Lisa M Sylvan; and Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews
www.irishtimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
She's going on about YA fiction again...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Upcoming deadline: Dublin city council bursary awards for artists (4 Nov) www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/funding-supp...
Upcoming deadline: Dublin city council bursary awards for artists (4 Nov) www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/funding-supp...
Bursary Awards 2026 | Dublin City Council Arts Office
The award is for individual Artists to pursue a work plan that may include training, mentoring, research and capacity building. Bursary applications are welcome from applicants of all artistic...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Upcoming deadline: Dublin city council bursary awards for artists (4 Nov) www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/funding-supp...
Upcoming deadline: Dublin city council bursary awards for artists (4 Nov) www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/funding-supp...
YA reviewer hat on - adding titles into the spreadsheet for Jan-June 2026 now! 📚🎉
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
YA reviewer hat on - adding titles into the spreadsheet for Jan-June 2026 now! 📚🎉
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Join our meet and greet session on Thursday October 30th to share your experiences as a writer with a disability, as we devise a range of targeted supports for disabled writers.
Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd
We’d love to hear from you.
stingingfly.org/news/a-call-...
Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd
We’d love to hear from you.
stingingfly.org/news/a-call-...
October 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join our meet and greet session on Thursday October 30th to share your experiences as a writer with a disability, as we devise a range of targeted supports for disabled writers.
Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd
We’d love to hear from you.
stingingfly.org/news/a-call-...
Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd
We’d love to hear from you.
stingingfly.org/news/a-call-...
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Introducing the latest companion publication to our Free To Be Me: The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide!
Download it for free here:
childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...
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Download it for free here:
childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Introducing the latest companion publication to our Free To Be Me: The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide!
Download it for free here:
childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...
🧵1/3
Download it for free here:
childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...
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Red Line Book Festival (South Dublin Libraries) kicks off today!
My yokes:
- talking to Luke Devlin about his debut novel, The Anatomy of a Silent Scream, this eve, North Clondalkin
- being interviewed by Zoe Miller, Thurs eve, Castletymon
- flash fiction workshop, 12pm-2pm Sat, Palmerstown
Red Line Book Festival (South Dublin Libraries) kicks off today!
My yokes:
- talking to Luke Devlin about his debut novel, The Anatomy of a Silent Scream, this eve, North Clondalkin
- being interviewed by Zoe Miller, Thurs eve, Castletymon
- flash fiction workshop, 12pm-2pm Sat, Palmerstown
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Red Line Book Festival (South Dublin Libraries) kicks off today!
My yokes:
- talking to Luke Devlin about his debut novel, The Anatomy of a Silent Scream, this eve, North Clondalkin
- being interviewed by Zoe Miller, Thurs eve, Castletymon
- flash fiction workshop, 12pm-2pm Sat, Palmerstown
Red Line Book Festival (South Dublin Libraries) kicks off today!
My yokes:
- talking to Luke Devlin about his debut novel, The Anatomy of a Silent Scream, this eve, North Clondalkin
- being interviewed by Zoe Miller, Thurs eve, Castletymon
- flash fiction workshop, 12pm-2pm Sat, Palmerstown
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Best of luck to paulperrywriter.bsky.social and chennessybooks.bsky.social at Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival today!
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
October 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Best of luck to paulperrywriter.bsky.social and chennessybooks.bsky.social at Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival today!
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
The full schedule for the @leafjournal.bsky.social online conference in November is now up! Tickets can be booked here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...
On Writing for Young People: Conference 2025
On Writing for Young People: a 2-day online conference. Ideas & insights in the academic field of creative writing for kids & YA. 20-21 Nov.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The full schedule for the @leafjournal.bsky.social online conference in November is now up! Tickets can be booked here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...
Kicking off Wed 15th Oct ✒️✒️✒️
Starting in October:
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/jump...
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/jump...
Jumpstart Your Writing with Claire Hennessy - Irish Writers Centre %
Feeling stuck with your creative writing? How about a 6-week online course exploring fresh and interesting approaches to getting words down on the page, Starts Wed 15 Oct
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September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Kicking off Wed 15th Oct ✒️✒️✒️
Latest YA book reviews for the Irish Times:
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Monsters are everywhere in these Frankenstein-inspired YA reads
Mary Shelley looms over several titles this month - fitting for a writer who penned the immortal Frankenstein in her late teens
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September 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Latest YA book reviews for the Irish Times:
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Write By The Sea is this weekend! If short stories are your thing, please do come along to myself, Mary O'Donnell & Tanya Farrelly discussing such matters on the Saturday at 5.30pm! ✒️🎉
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Write By The Sea Literary Festival
Boutique Literary Festival in Kilmore Quay, Wexford, Ireland
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September 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Write By The Sea is this weekend! If short stories are your thing, please do come along to myself, Mary O'Donnell & Tanya Farrelly discussing such matters on the Saturday at 5.30pm! ✒️🎉
writebythesea.ie
writebythesea.ie
Starting in October:
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/jump...
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/jump...
Jumpstart Your Writing with Claire Hennessy - Irish Writers Centre %
Feeling stuck with your creative writing? How about a 6-week online course exploring fresh and interesting approaches to getting words down on the page, Starts Wed 15 Oct
irishwriterscentre.ie
September 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Starting in October:
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/jump...
irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/jump...
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Do you know a young reader (16-24) who could help us select the next Laureate na nÓg? Applications close next Friday - we'd particularly love to hear from young people from underrepresented backgrounds or communities.
More information + application form childrenslaureate.ie/young-reader...
More information + application form childrenslaureate.ie/young-reader...
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Do you know a young reader (16-24) who could help us select the next Laureate na nÓg? Applications close next Friday - we'd particularly love to hear from young people from underrepresented backgrounds or communities.
More information + application form childrenslaureate.ie/young-reader...
More information + application form childrenslaureate.ie/young-reader...
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"Irish creatives are in the limelight and rightly being celebrated. But children’s authors and illustrators in Ireland too often fly under the radar."
Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!
✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!
✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Best Irish Books of 2025: your Culture Night (and Christmas) guide to children’s literature
Elaina Ryan of Children’s Books Ireland on its latest guide to the best of Irish writing
www.irishtimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Irish creatives are in the limelight and rightly being celebrated. But children’s authors and illustrators in Ireland too often fly under the radar."
Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!
✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!
✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
✒️🎓 Arts Council writer-in-residence roles 2026 open for applications: artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...
Arts Council Writer in Residence / Fellowship Scheme 2026 - The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
The Arts Council Writer in Residence / Fellowship scheme provides mid-career and established writers with residency opportunities at a number of partner Irish universities. It focuses on providing a s...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
✒️🎓 Arts Council writer-in-residence roles 2026 open for applications: artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...
