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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

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Folklore PhD, author, poet, musician. Ⓥ 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 Rep. Kelly Thomas at Serendipity Literary Agency ([email protected]) https://linktr.ee/csmaccath

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · Aug 7

I'm so excited to be working with Serendipity and especially with @kellythomaslit.bsky.social, and I can't wait to see where we go together on this journey.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE, #author #writer #books #agency #agencylife #SerendipityLit #iamwriting #bookish

Serendipity Literary Agency @serendipitylit.bsky.social · Aug 7

Join us as we welcome #author Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran (@csmaccath.com) to the #SerendipityLit team!

Be sure to say hi and give her a follow on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky!

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 1d

Now that you know a bit about the harvest in folklore, how about a writing prompt?

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #WritersCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorLife #Storytelling

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 2d

The October 2025 Folkbyte newsletter is a week late this month because I was a guest at Sydney Comic Con last weekend. But here it is with news of the event, information about my World Fantasy Convention schedule, and a few other news items.

folkloreandfiction.c...

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 2d

Hex Magazine is re-launching after several years in hiatus. The latest call for submissions crossed my desk this morning. You can find it here.

hexmagazine.com

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 3d

This week's harvest theme continues with an invitation to be grateful for the salt, water, and seed in your bread.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #WritersCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorLife #Storytelling

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 3d

I found this series of letters from Heathen servicemen illuminating and well-timed.

The courage to serve: Heathen soldiers respond to Hegseth’s “Nordic Pagans” insult - News, Paganism, U.S., World

Witchcraft & Pagan News - Three U.S. soldiers — an officer, a reservist, and a new recruit — respond to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Nordic Pagans” remarks, reflecting on faith, honor, and the qu...

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Folkloring Podcast @folkloringpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

I would love to go watch this: www.countypress.co.uk/news/2551619... #folkcraft #folkloring #folklore #ruralcraft #hedgelaying #isleofwight

Hedgelaying contest returns to Isle of Wight Steam Railway this autumn

A countryside tradition will take centre stage at an event this autumn.

www.countypress.co.uk

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 5d

Local Friends! The Story Forge writing group is holding a Book Fair on Saturday, November 22th at the Northern Yacht Club in North Sydney. There will be book launches, autographs, and readings. I'm not involved in the event, but I know some the authors who are, so I hope you'll stop in and see them.

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 5d

The Cape Breton Post published an article about Sydney Comic Con today. I'm mentioned as a guest, and the author panel I participated in is covered in some detail. Shout out to Lex Lynn for inspiring the title quote!

#AtlanticCanada #SydneyComicCon

Sydney Comic Con filled with pop culture nerds, writers and artists

Sydney Comic Con 2 in Cape Breton hailed successful event with cosplay, gaming, writer workshops, vendors and costume contest.

www.saltwire.com

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 5d

This week's theme is the harvest in traditional and contemporary folklore.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #WritersCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorLife #Storytelling

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 5d

Many thanks to Sydney Comic Con for inviting me to be a guest of the convention this year. Wishing all of the vendors, volunteers, and organizers a safe journey home.

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 8d

Thanks very much to you both!

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 8d

I’ve arrived at Sydney Comic Con! I’ll be teaching two workshops this weekend; Folk Narrative for Writers (Sat. 1PM) and Folklore Plots and Motifs for Writers (Sun. 12PM). #AuthorGuest #STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLit

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 8d

Now that you know a bit about thresholds in folklore, how about a writing prompt?

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #WritersCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorLife #Storytelling

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 8d

I’m sorry, but I can’t. I went to the profile of the person you mentioned in your post, but he has blocked my account in the last day or so. I’ve never interacted with him, so I’m not sure why, but thanks for trying to help all the same.

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 8d

Thanks very much for the info. I've been thinking a lot about Janet Horne's murder and its relationship to changeling/devil folklore in the context of disability and dementia. I wanted to see where she died and find out if I could learn more about her at a local museum or archive.

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 8d

Question for UK folks: Am I out of my mind for wanting to drive from Loch Lomond to Inverness in November? Are the roads reasonably passable? I want to get up to the Clava Cairns and the site of Janet Horne's execution for witchcraft while I'm in the country, but I'm staying near Luss. #Scotland

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 9d

It is hilarious, however.

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 9d

So, I have a new washer and dryer, and it sends me texts when my clothes are done.

I'm far more excited about these texts than I probably ought to be. 🤣

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 9d

What an excellent initiative! Many thanks to SFWA Indie for helping make great books available to readers again.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · 9d

Creators helping creators is what it's all about - which is why SFWA Indie developed HARP, a digital-publishing training program to help writers with out-of-print catalogs find a "second life" for their work in digital form. Mentee applications are open until Oct 23! 👇👀

www.sfwa.org/harp-mentee-...

Your Words Given New Life

HARP Application Deadline: October 23

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 9d

It's Heilung. =) Here's the official video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=64CA...

Heilung Norupo [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Heilung

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 9d

Resharing this week's folklore post on thresholds and Neolithic sites as a meme because it's a little easier to follow than the individual images were.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #WritersCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorLife #Storytelling

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 10d

I was incredibly fortunate to hear Jane Goodall speak in Halifax a couple of years ago. She was and remains a personal hero, and I am so, so sad to see her go. Hail the traveller. May we walk on the paths she created.

Jane Goodall, primate expert and conservationist, dies aged 91

A pioneer in her field, Goodall spun her love of wildlife into a lifelong campaign to better understand chimpanzees

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 10d

This week's Threshold theme continues with an invitation to discover thresholds in nature and write about them.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #WritersCommunity #AmWriting #AuthorLife #Storytelling

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Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · 12d

This just crossed my desk, and it looks interesting. If you're a scholar interested in the intersections of storytelling, animism, and the climate crisis (like me), this might be right up your alley. #AcademicSky

www.nsuweb.org/circle-5-eco...

Circle 5: Ecology of Transformative Learning Practices With/In A More-than-human World – Nordic Summer University

www.nsuweb.org

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Paul Cowdell @paulcowdell.bsky.social · 12d

The CfP for next year's Folklore Fellows Summer School is now open. It's a great panel of excellent keynotes. Worth flagging up to encourage as wide a participation of younger career scholars as possible.

Summer School 2026 - Folklore Fellows

11th Folklore Fellows' Summer School: Interdisciplinarity and Involvement – Enduring and Emerging Sites of the Vernacular. Helsinki and Tvärminne, Finland, 17th–21st August 2026.

www.folklorefellows.fi

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