"This collection of essays is the first extensive exploration of the history and practice of teaching creative writing as a distinct discipline in Ireland. The book presents insights and contributions from leading authors and teachers in the field, addressing their varied experiences of teaching creative writing workshops, seminars, and university courses. Included is an essay by Irish poet Sinead Morrissey, who won the prestigious T.S. ..."
"2016 marks the centenary of the Easter Rising, known as "the poets' rebellion", for among their leaders were university scholars of English, history and Irish. The ill-fated revolt lasted six days and ended ignominiously with the rebels rounded up and their leaders sentenced to death. The signatories of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic must have known that the Rising would be crushed, must have dreaded the carnage and death, must ..."
"The small Caravaggio which hangs in the chapel of Doon Abbey in Kildare attracts visitors to the abbey from far and wide. One night, however, the painting disappears. The Sister Superior is unwilling to cooperate with the police, as this would compromise the abbey’s silent-order ethos. Alice Dunwoody, a novitiate at the abbey who heard strange sounds on the night of the theft, persuades Sister Mercy Superior to allow her to investigate, ..."
"As the nuns try to track down the painting, the list of possible suspects - and the body count - multiplies. Seven authors, including Maeve Binchy, each write a different chapter."
"Twisted Truths is an exciting anthology which brings together some of the finest and most innovative writing in the Irish language published in the past three decades. It is a carefully chosen selection of twenty-two stories, by thirteen authors, which offer witty, edgy, often risky, and always insightful fiction. It is the first anthology to fully represent the vast range of innovation in contemporary writing from Ireland."
The Shelter of Neighbours Fourteen Contemporary Irish Short Stories by EilisNiDhuibhne Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2012 by Blackstaff Press ISBN-13: 978-0-85640-886-1, ISBN: 0-85640-886-7
"‘Richard Ford says that short stories are daring little instruments, and in this writer's hands they shock and jolt with recognition.’ Irish Times.A brilliant and critically-acclaimed collection of short stories by one of our finest Irish writers."
Dordan (Irish Edition) by EilisNiDhuibhne Paperback, 140 Pages, Published 2011 by Cois Life Teoranta ISBN-13: 978-1-907494-15-4, ISBN: 1-907494-15-4
"As Natasha and friends prepare for their Leaving Cert, she finds herself facing even bigger challenges at home when her mother smashes the kitchenware and her father takes off in the middle of the night. Her brother, Craobh, has issues of his own. This latest fast-moving novel in Irish from Eilis Ni Dhuibhne which examines love and sadness, friendship and hostility and explores the many burdens of modern teenage life."
Dordan by EilisNiDhuibhne 140 Pages, Published 2011 by Cois Life ISBN-13: 978-1-908057-27-3, ISBN: 1-908057-27-0
"Her brother, Craobh, has issues of his own. This fast-moving novel explores the many burdens of modern teenage life. NOTE: this book is written in the Irish language there is no English language text."
"First published in Irish as Hurlamaboc, the book won a Bisto Merit Award in 2007, a Duais Oireachtais in 2006, and was shortlisted for Irish Book of the Year 2006."
Dun an Airgid (Irish Edition) by EilisNiDhuibhne Paperback, 268 Pages, Published 2008 by Cois Life Teoranta ISBN-13: 978-1-901176-85-8, ISBN: 1-901176-85-1
"Is aoibhinn an ait e Dun an Airgid - baile nua foirfe agus daoine deasa lonnaithe ann. Utoipe nua-aoiseach. Ach la amhain teann an leabharlannai Laoise Ni Bhroin ar iarraidh. An bhfuil dunmharfoir srathach i gceist? Ceard a bhi faoi cheilt ag Laoise? Nochtann Eilis Ni Dhuibhne ealain agus rachmas sa chulra - agus an nathair nimhe i bhfolach i bParthas. Ce a rinne e? Ach ta caidreamh an Gharda lena chailin Saoirse i gceist freisin agus s ..."
"Anna Kelly Sweeney is a writer of popular fiction intent on worldly success. Leo is an idealist who lives in rural County Kerry and devotes himself to poetry, culture and innumerable worthy causes. When Anna falls in love with the handsome and enigmatic Vincy, and Leo with troubled publicist Kate, the consequences of their glimpsed happiness reverberate beyond their own insulated worlds. Inspired by Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, this panoram ..."
"Utoipe nua-aoiseach is ea Dun an Airgid - go dti go dteann an leabharlannai Laoise Ni Bhroin ar iarraidh... / An Irish-language novel about the utopian housing development Dun an Airgid which seems perfect - until librarian Laoise Ni Bhroin ..."
The Dancers Dancing(2nd Edition) by EilisNiDhuibhne Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2007 by Blackstaff Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-85640-806-9, ISBN: 0-85640-806-9
"The girls are spending a month in a Donegal Gaeltacht, learning Irish language and culture from their teachers and from the local people they are boarding with. They respond to the untamed landscape of river, hill and sea, finding in it unnerving echoes of their own submerged - and now emerging - wildnesses. In this richly complex novel, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, one of Ireland's most exciting and original writers, uses the experiences and emo ..."
Hurlamaboc (English, Irish and Irish Edition) by EilisNiDhuibhne Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2007 by Cois Life Teoranta ISBN-13: 978-1-901176-62-9, ISBN: 1-901176-62-2
"Eachtrai triur deagoiri i mbruachbhaile i mBaile Atha Cliath - Ruan, Emma agus Colm. Comharsana ar comhaois, iad ar fad ag ullmhu don Ardteist, ach eagsuil o thaobh culra, aicme agus pearsantachta. Cuireann timpiste gach rud bunoscionn. Cuireann siad aithne nios fearr ar a cheile agus i ndiaidh an hurlamaboc go leir, ta fas agus forbairt tagtha orthu.Aithneoidh gach deagoir Ruan, Emma agus Colm. Bainfidh siad pleisiur as a bheith ina dt ..."
The Dancers Dancing(3rd Edition) A powerful coming-of-age novel by EilisNiDhuibhne Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2007 by Blackstaff Press ISBN-13: 978-0-85640-860-1, ISBN: 0-85640-860-3
"The girls are spending a month in a Donegal Gaeltacht, learning Irish language and culture from their teachers and from the local people they are boarding with. They respond to the untamed landscape of river, hill and sea, finding in it unnerving echoes of their own submerged - and now emerging - wildnesses. In this richly complex novel, Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, one of Ireland's most exciting and original writers, uses the experiences and emo ..."
Hurlamaboc by EilisNiDhuibhne 157 Pages, Published 2006 by Cois Life ISBN-13: 978-1-908057-68-6, ISBN: 1-908057-68-8
"The book offers an insight into the social prejudices and bigotry in Ireland today. This is a readable, inspiring and humorous Irish-language novel which will be enjoyed by all, young and old alike."
" Out of History is the first book to appear on the work of award-winning Irish author Sebastian Barry. Barry began publishing at the early age of 25, and his work represents another 25 years of short stories, poems, works for children, and most notably plays and novels. His play The Steward of Christendom became canonical in Ireland on its first appearance in 1995 and was absorbed into the contemporary repertoire abroad. His recent nov ..."