Seán McNicholl

What a whirlwind the last few months have been — and how slack I’ve been at posting! I’ve been delighted to have had a few stories accepted and a few shortlists that I’m over the moon about. More on that soon! 🤫 MARTELLO At the end of May, I had the privilege of reading at the launch of the Martello Journal, which took place in the gorgeous O’Connell House on Merrion Square. The story selected was The Master, a piece very close to my heart. Úna and Jack, the editors, couldn’

I am absolutely delighted to say that my short story, Deeper Than It Looks, was shortlisted for the 2026 Bath Short Story Award. That’s me on the Bath website!!! The story was selected as one of just nineteen on this year’s shortlist. Bath is an international award that I’ve long since dreamt of seeing my name amongst, so it was such a special moment to see Deeper Than It Looks make the final nineteen, particularly among such a strong group of writers and stories. The full sh

What a crazy and incredible rollercoaster the last 8 weeks have been! In that time, I’ve been fortunate enough to: Longlist for the Bedford Prize Longlist for the Hope Prize Longlist for the Fractured Lit Flash Prize Longlist for the Fish Prize Be shortlisted for the New Writers Flash Fiction Competition Have two stories accepted for publication Receive two full manuscript requests for my novel Summer Orphans And have Summer Orphans place in the top 10% of the Exeter Novel Pr