First published in Volume One: Issue Four Like other Girls is an important book. And it's an honest book. In short it's a book that every Irish girl needs to read. It tells the story of bisexual teen Lauren, who finds herself up against a wall when she discovers she's pregnant and definitely does not... Continue Reading →
16 things I wish to tell my 16 year old self
First published in issue one of Cinders magazine I wrote this piece on my 26th birthday, thinking about all of the things I would tell my 16 year old self if I could. I then performed the piece at the Cinders magazine official launch on December 16, 2016. You can view my performance here, kindly... Continue Reading →
Book Review Corner: The Space Between by Meg Grehan
First published in Cinders volume issue three Spoken word novels are a new trend in YA literature. We saw it with last year’s highly successful One by Sarah Crossan and Meg Grehan’s The Space Between uses the same format. And it uses it so very well. Once you are a few pages into The Space... Continue Reading →
Double, Double Write Some Trouble – an interview with Erica McGann
First published in Cinders Volume One Issue two Erika McGann is a young writer from Drogheda, now living in Dublin. Erika has written four books in her Demon Notebook series and is just about to release the first book in her mystery series for children: Cass and the Bubble Street Gang. The Demon Notebook series... Continue Reading →
Recommended reads: Laini Taylor, Sarah J. Maas and Meg Grehan
First published in Volume One Issue Three Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor Strange the Dreamer is pure magic. that's no surprise because it's written by Laini Taylor, who writes only beautiful things. Her Daughter of Smoke and Bone series is a thing of pure beauty and her Dreamdark series are the badass fairytales that... Continue Reading →
Recommended Reads: Garth Nix, Leigh Bardugo and Truman Capote
First published in issue one of Cinders magazine. Goldenhand by Garth Nix Most of you will probably be too young to remember Sabriel and Lireal by Garth Nix but there are few more kickass, capable heroines around. Sabriel and Lireal are necromancers but instead of raising the dead, they send them back to die proper... Continue Reading →