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Goodreads Competition

If you fancy having a read of THE DOLL'S HOUSEAdd it as a 'To Read' on GOODREADS and be in with a chance to win 10 FREE copies this month???
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Mslexia 2013 Women's Novel Competition

'Fiction is such a world of freedom. If you want someone to fly, they can fly.' Alice Walker
1ST PRIZE: £5,000Judging Panel:Kirsty Lang, arts journalist and presenter of BBC Radio 4's Front Row 
Val McDermid, award-winning novelist, journalist and short story writer 
Charlotte Robertson, literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates The three finalists will be offered free professional feedback by The Literary Consultancy.The 12 shortlisted authors will be invited to meet literary agents and editors at a special networking event in London.The competition is open to unpublished women novelists writing in any genre for adults, including literary fiction, women’s fiction, young adult fiction, science fiction, fantasy, chick-lit, crime fiction, thriller, historical fiction... but not nonfiction or fiction for under 13s. To constitute a novel, your book must total at least 50,000 words.Closing date: 23 September 2013Please note: This is NOT an annual competition. The next adult novel competition will not be until 2015 (TBC).READ THE COMPETITION RULESENTER THE COMPETITION

EMU INK - Review of The Doll's House

Nice Review in from EMU INK -
"Phillips doesn't shy away from the harsh realities of Dublin city… she shows us the sex crime, the drug culture, and the all too often abuse of power by those in government and authority, as well as the shields under which they operate. Her characters are well crafted, the plot is interesting and well executed, and at the risk of sounding cliché, a page turner. It’s gritty and it’s dark, but at the same time hopeful. Overall this is a brilliant read. I devoured it."

Read Full Review HERE  p16/17

Woman's Way - The Little Girl Who Spoke to Ghosts!

Lovely feature in this week's copy of Woman's Way! I never thought I'd be in Woman's Way magazine, but then again, I never thought a lot of things! Speaking about all kinds of stuff, including, hypnosis, regression, and tarot cards!!

Living in the house of 3 Convicted Killers!

CLICK ON IMAGE TO WATCH INTERVIEW (It's about 16 minutes into the programme)

Upcoming Events!

More Details will be posted nearer to event dates
If you want to enquire about any of the events, you can email me @phillips.louisem0@gmail.com

Morning Show TV3

I'm really looking forward to being on one of my favourite shows on TV3. Tune into the Morning Show on Tuesday, where I'll be talking about The Doll's House, and why in crime writing, we face our own fears.

A touch of darkness.....

It's a bright but breezy morning in Dublin, and the weekend is ahead...woohoo!!! 

I have to say, I'm really enjoying doing the blogtour this time around for THE DOLL'S HOUSE. It's not as fast paced as the tour was last year for RED RIBBONS, which is a good thing, as you get to spend longer enjoying each of the posts/visits. 

This time, I'm visiting Chris Mills, and like many of the visits on the tour, in answering some of Chris's questions, I've had to dig deep. I guess we don't always fully articulate to ourselves why we choose certain topics for our writing, or why we decide to write a particular way. Often the answers come a long time after the story is written.

So, I hope you enjoy this visit with Chris, who describes it, and aptly so, as adding a touch of darkness!

You can read the post  HERE


Chris Mills is a bookseller, blogger and chocolate lover who hails from Birmingham, but now lives in Dublin. She runs her blog 'Tales From the Landing Book Shelves' to give her a great excuse to read lots of books and to write about them. She has also writes on books and cultural stuff for Irish News Review, Writing.ie and Hackwriters.

Hypnosis, research and nerve wrecking experiences!

Chatting with Niamh Boyce, bestselling author of The Herbalist! 

Call HERE and check out the next leg on The Doll's House blog tour. 



Niamh Boyce was the 2012 Hennessy XO New Irish Writer of the Year and she has been shortlisted for the Francis McManus Short Story competition 2011, the Hennessy Literary Awards 2010, the Molly Keane Award 2010 and the WOW Award 2010. Her bestselling debut novel, The Herbalist, was published this year, and has received rave reviews. 

Why I venture into the DARK.....

Doing a blog tour is another part of getting your writing noticed by people who may not be familiar with it. In today's world where we are all tightening our belts, it is often an easier choice when we walk into a book shop, to go with the tried and trusted. The big and familiar author names consume a lot of the market, and in tough times, make it increasingly difficult for a new voice to appear. I'm not complaining, just explaining why, more than ever these days, new writers have to do a lot more than write.

That being said, there are lots of pleasurable aspects of having a presence online, or doing radio interviews, or writing features for magazines, because it's also part of the business of communication, and once you don't let it get out of hand, communication is a huge part of a writer's toolbox. 

Today, as leg 5 of the blog tour, I'm visiting a long and dear writing friend. Myself and Brian Kirk met as part of Dermot Bolger's core writing group in SDCC a number of years back. And although writing is many things to many people, I've been blessed with the amazing friends I have met along the way, and Brian is one of them.

I've enjoyed some of the questions within this blog tour, many have made me pause to contemplate the answers over time, looking for the most honest response. 

Brian has asked me some really interesting questions, not least of which is why I write about the dark? You can read all about it HERE



Brian Kirk biographyBrian Kirk is a poet and writer from Dublin. He has been shortlisted for many awards including Hennessy New Irish Writer Awards in 2008 and 2011. His work has appeared in the Sunday Tribune, Crannóg Magazine, The Stony Thursday Book, Revival, Abridged(NI), Southword, Burning Bush 2, WortMosaik(GER), Boyne Berries, Wordlegs, Long Story Short Literary Journal, Can Can, Shotglass Journal, Bare Hands Poetry, The First Cut, The Blue Max Review, Roadside Fiction, Lakeview International Journal of Art and Literature and various anthologies. He was selected for the Poetry Ireland Introductions Series 2013. He blogs at:http://briankirkwriter.com/.