by Orna Ross | Sep 20, 2024 | - PATRON POSTS, FICTION, Gonne-Yeats Series |
The image above is of Katherine Tynan, a prolific Irish writer and friend of WB Yeats, from the portrait painted by John Butler Yeats, his father. And here is the artist in an extract from my novel A Life Before, thinking about his sitter, mediated by the narrator,...
by Orna Ross | Sep 18, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS, GO CREATIVE! |
Unfortunately, I have a family situation which sees me away from base at the moment and not in a position to run the October workshop next week at the usual time. However, on October 19th I'll be running a live session at the (free) online Self-Publishing Advice...
by Orna Ross | Sep 15, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS |
We’re returning with more powerful, independent voices from the poetry world on Instagram. This space is for all of you who love words, who find solace in verse, and who believe in the beauty of independent poetry. If you're on Instagram and you’ve got poems to share,...
by Orna Ross | Sep 13, 2024 | #StatueforMaudGonne, FICTION |
Thank you again to everyone who contributed to the Kickstarter Campaign to see a street statue of Gonne in Dublin, and form a society to oversee this campaign (and hopefully many more). This is your latest update, with information about Kickstarter late pledges, a new...
by Orna Ross | Sep 8, 2024 | - PATRON POSTS, POETRY |
Here is a new poem–for patrons only, for now–called Momento Mori. It will appear in a book, and poetry kit, I'm preparing for bereavement counsellors and funeral directors, and particularly humanist celebrants. I'll be launching a new Kickstarter soon,...
by Orna Ross | Sep 6, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS |
I'm loving the latest turn in the story of the enduring connection between the Choctaw Nation and the people of Ireland– a striking new 8-foot-tall sculpture in Oklahoma, by tribal member Samuel Stitt. It combines a Celtic trinity shape intertwined with a heart...
by Orna Ross | Sep 4, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS, FICTION |
After the Rising & Before the Fall (Centenary Edition) has been honoured as a Gold Medal Winner in the 2024 Global Book Awards Winner, family saga category. This is a 2-in-1 special edition of the first two novels in my Irish Trilogy (Book 3 is in the first draft...
by Orna Ross | Sep 2, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS |
A group of writers and readers, artists and historians launched an international campaign to see a street statue of Irish activist and actor Maud Gonne erected in Dublin. Called More Than A Muse, this Phase One of the campaign launched on the crowdfunding platform...
by Orna Ross | Sep 1, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS |
Does anyone else feel like September is the true beginning of the year? While January brings a new calendar year, for me, September always seems to be the time when things really start moving. I suppose it's years of school and college habit energy? After a restful...
by Orna Ross | Aug 14, 2024 | - NON-PATRON POSTS |
Just popping in quickly to say “Goodbye” before I head off for a break—yes, after all the kickstarter excitement, it’s holiday time for me! For the rest of August, I’ll be dividing my time between a bit of traveling to Ireland and mostly soaking up the...