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Back to the Grind

  • smcnic
  • Jul 20
  • 1 min read

So I realised it was high time to start updating this website, as two years can pass quickly!

And what a time to be updating it! These past few months have been absolutely crazy, so here's a brief recap of what's been happening in 2025:


  • Longlisted for the prestigious Smokelong Flash Fiction Award

  • Finalist in the London Independent Story Prize flash fiction competition

  • Selected for the Freedom to Write award

  • Selected for the Stinging Fly Summer School with Michael Magee (yes, the Michael Magee)

  • Runner up in the From the Well short story competition and invited to read at the West Cork Literary Festival (more on that later!)

  • Had two essays published (one on emotional writing with Intrepidus Ink, and one on voice with Frazzled Lit) - links below

  • Stories published in Trasna, Intrepidus Ink, the Remington Review, Fahmidan Journal (links below)

  • Selected for a Date with an Agent at the International Literary Festival Dublin - and met and discussed my novel with the wonderful Nicola Barr



And it's only July!


I am currently redrafting my novel and hope to have it out on submission to agents soon, and have also amassed a fair few short stories to find homes for!

So, I will be updating this website (hopefully with good news) more regularly, as well as sharing some thoughts and insights along the way.

But for now, back to the grind.



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