tracy fahey
 
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A brilliant launch weekend for Queens of the Crone Age that started in Kilrush and ended on-stage in Cork. On Friday 4th, the wonderful Banner Books hosted me in their beautiful bookshop of Kilrush. I read from one of the stories, the Clare-set Biddy Early tale 'Once Upon A Time (There Was A Wise Woman)' and signed books and had very animated discussions about Hags, landscape and elderhood with a fantastic audience. Next up was Shannon's first literary festival, Aonach na Sio

Following the launch of Queens of the Crone Age at Cymera Festival in Edinburgh earlier in the summer, the official HAG TOUR 2026 has kicked off. A schedule of readings, talks, and other events have been planned, including five Seed Talks across Ireland and the UK. Seed Talks was founded in London in late 2021 to’ bring together leading researchers, practitioners, and thinkers to share their insights on the mind, brain, and human experience. From the rigorous science of psych

Attending Cymera Festival in-person in Edinburgh was a long-held ambition - I've previous convened and participated in online panels, but it really didn't prepare me for the festival phenomenon in person. Held amid the historic cobblestones of The Pleasance, Cymera is a literary festival in beautiful, bookish Edinburgh that embraces genres from horror to fantasy. Venues were packed, audiences were cheerful, volunteers were helpful, and it was a really wonderful way to catch u

Back in 2021, writing QUEENS OF THE CRONE AGE was something that wasn’t in my five-year plan. I’d taken an unpaid sabbatical—my first career break in thirty years– born from exhaustion, and the strong desire to make a reckless change. So in October 2021, I started on a dream residency in Cill Rialaig, County Kerry. And that’s where I met the Hag, and all my carefully-laid plans fell apart. On Bolus Head, on the edge of the Atlantic, I sat in the cottage of the village story

Photography by Suzanne Thompson 2025, www.circusphotography.com I'm absolutely delighted - and a little stunned - to reveal that I've won...

It's always a lovely moment to have an acceptance email land in your inbox, and it is with great pleasure that I can say that I have...

I'm shockingly behind on this blog - but here's a late thank you to the wonderful Cove Park . I spent a week there in February, on the...

I'm a positive psychology junkie. So when I got a copy of Roxie Nafousi's Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life, I couldn't resist a...

It's been a strange and frantic time, transitioning from two years as a freelance writer back to academia. It's been amazing to be back...

Huge thanks to all involved in the Ennis International Fantastic Film Festival for hosting the Irish book launch of THEY SHUT ME UP. In...