Tag Archive for 'charity'

A quiet week, I know

Published
by
Colm
on 23 September, 2008
in Books (and the like) and Writing
. 9 Comments

Writing writing writing.

The final changes have been hammered out on Anything But Simple, an anthology of poetry and fiction from the graduates of UCD’s creative writing MA (including y.t. and certain others). The launch is planned for 6pm on the 20th of October in UCD. We have wine. Join ussss.

Catherine is looking for submissions from bloggers and photobloggers for an anthology to be published in the run-up to Christmas, with 75% of the proceeds going to Focus Ireland. A worthy cause and a nice opportunity to see yourself in print. Submission guidelines are here.

If you have writerly aspirations you might also feel like throwing in an entry for RTÉ Radio One’s prestigious Francis MacManus Award. They’re looking for 1,800-2,000 words (my native length – chess!) and there’s €3,000 and a trophy for the overall winner. In addition, the three winners and some of the shortlisted stories will be read on air. Closing date is the 27th of October.

Bonus: Nothing to do with writing, but this is the greatest trailer for anything ever. I’d never heard of it before today but by golly I want it.

A jolly good cause

Published
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Colm
on 27 June, 2008
in Links
. 2 Comments

Saw this on le craic the other day: folk band Avoca have released a single called “Saving Lives” which is dedicated to the RNLI – that’s them who run the lifeboats – and all proceeds from the sale of the track are going straight to the charity. The download costs 99 cent and you can get it with a credit or laser card at downloadmusic.ie, while you can buy the CD single for €4.99. Or if that’s not super-handy enough for you, text music 1231 to 57501 and you’ll be sent a download code.

As AJ pointed out, the lifeboats are manned by volunteer crews, and 8,000 people were rescued last year. So, you know, that’s a little bit heroic right there.