Reading for Alliance Française Live Series, Sept 15

August 25, 2020 / Paul McVeigh Writer / Leave a comment

Facebook Live Series: Paul McVeigh

Join us every week on Facebook for our Alliance Française Live Series, a short live performance by one of our collaborators and friends. These presentations include reading,theatre, drawing, music, cooking and more!

Irish writer Paul Mc Veigh will read, for the first time, his short story Hollow, which was shortlisted for Irish Short Story of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, and will appear in the upcoming The Art of the Glimpse – 100 Irish Short Stories selected by Sinead Gleason.
Paul’s debut novel, The Good Son, won The Polari First Novel Prize and The McCrea Literary Award. His short stories have been in numerous anthologies, on BBC Radio, and Sky Arts. His work has been translated into seven languages.

‘Hollow’ Appears in 100 Irish Short Stories

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 / Paul McVeigh Writer / Leave a comment

I’m delighted that my short story, Hollow, will appear in The Art of the Glimpse, an anthology of 100 Irish short stories, edited by Sinead Gleeson and published by Head of Zeus. It features established and emerging voices and will be published in October 1st.

Hollow was shortlisted for Irish Short Story of the Year at the Irish Book Awards a couple of years back.

There will be stories by Samuel Beckett, Sally Rooney, William Trevor, Kevin Barry, Edna O’Brien, Claire-Louise Bennett, Bernard McLaverty, Anne Enright, Eimear Bride and many more.

The Art of the Glimpse

Short story Published

October 20, 2018 / Paul McVeigh Writer / Leave a comment

‪I have a short story in this beauty, ‘Alfredo Arreguin’s World of Wonders’, from Cave Moon Press. It also includes a story by the master of the short story form Raymond Carver and a poem by Tess Gallagher (Carver’s wife) – honoured!

You can buy it and read more about the book here.

Irish Short Story of the Year Deadline Today!

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 / Paul McVeigh Writer / Leave a comment

Hello there – I hope you’re well 🙂

As you made have heard me mention (ahem) I’m up for an award …. Irish Short Story of the Year!

Do you fancy voting for me (insert cheesy smile)?

It only takes 2 minutes – promise.

You click the link below – put in your email and click me on the Irish Short Story of the Year – ‘Hollow’.

No pressure of course – honest. http://www.irishbookawards.irish/vote2017/

You can read the story here.. https://www.writing.ie/news/read-and-vote-for-the-writing-ie-short-story-of-the-year-2017/

Thanks to Numero Cinq for putting my story up for nomination in the first place.

Wish me luck.

Shortlisted for Irish Short Story of the Year

November 3, 2017November 5, 2017 / Paul McVeigh Writer / Leave a comment

I’m over-the-moon to be shortlisted for the Irish Short Story of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards.

IBA Brouchure pic

The shortlist is made up of 6 Irish authors who have been nominated by the editor of the magazine/publication that printed their story – mine was Numero Cinq in the USA.

I am the only male author and the only Northern Irish author on the shortlist. I’m proud to be representing Northern Ireland especially after news yesterday of my ACE funding from Arts Council NI.

The winner is chosen by the public and if you’ve read my story and want my story to win you can vote here. 🙂

If you haven’t read my shortlisted short story ‘Hollow’ you can read it along with all the other shortlisted stories over at Writing.ie who sponsor the award.

Wish me luck!

My New Short Story in Numero Cinq

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 / Paul McVeigh Writer / 3 Comments

So it’s rare that I put work online. And I’ve never written anything like this.
I’d love to know what you think of this departure in style – ‘Hollow’.

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Here’s what Numero Cinq said about the story…

“To close out our amazing Irish lit series Uimhir a Cúig (No. 5 in Irish) we have wonderfully strange and disturbing short story from the award-winning Belfast novelist Paul McVeigh. Think of Ovid and the brothers Grimm in a mash up, plant-human sex, and the inevitably terrible outcome.”

A little about the magazine…

“Now in its seventh year the magazine has published a stellar array of new and known (international, award-winning) writers including among others, Lynn Coady, Mavis Gallant, Lance Olsen, Lydia Davis, Anthony Doerr, George Szirtes, Andrew Gallix, Kevin Barry, Nuala Ní Chonchúir, John Kelly, Doireann Ni Griofa and Kevin Barry. They’ve published novellas, entire books, plays, poems, translations, fiction, nonfiction, sermons, criticism, memoirs, music, art work, hybrid art, conceptual art, provocative graphics.”

What do you think of Hollow?

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