The Lir Academy is offering a scholarship (full tuition fees paid) on the prestigious MFA Playwriting degree (full-time) thanks to the generous sponsorship from Janet and James Curley, donated in tribute to Janet Curley’s mother Patricia Leggett.

In order to apply for the scholarship, applicants must

• Be qualified to degree level
• Be resident in Ireland or Northern Ireland

Applications in the form of a cover letter, CV and a 45 minute play (reading time) must be submitted to info@thelir.ie. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend an interview at The Lir Academy, Pearse Street, Dublin. The successful applicant will take up a place on the MFA Playwriting degree at The Lir Academy on a full-time basis.

Metachrosis literary magazine is an online publication that strives to be the place where the foundations of the world around us are explored and celebrated. Created as part of the Art, Science, and Visual Thinking MFA at Dundee University, this magazine is open to all forms of writing, art, and Hybrid work, whether creative or factual. We are an emerging literary magazine looking for any work celebrating the intersection between the arts, sciences, and humanities.

We accept all forms of writing and art. If you’re not sure that what you have is a good fit, you can check out all of our digital issues, which are free to read. You can also send us a brief synopsis of the work, and we’ll confirm that it’s of interest.
We love the passionate, the critical, and the humorous, and more than anything else we’d love to see your work.

If you want to get a feel for what we publish, you can read all of our previous issues for free on our website: https://metachrosislitmag.com

Appearing in the Irish Independent on the last Saturday of each month, New Irish Writing is an opportunity open to writers who are Irish or resident of Ireland.

Stories submitted should not exceed 2,000 words. Up to four poems may be submitted. There is no entry fee. Writers whose work is selected will receive €120 for fiction and €60 for poetry. You can email your entry, preferably as a Word document, to newirishwriting@independent.ie.

Please make sure to include your name, address and contact number, as well as a brief biographical paragraph. Only writers who have yet to publish their first book can be considered.