Well-paid residency here for the right writer. Apply now.

Writers, see a full list of lit orgs that are transparent on pay for writers here: matchinthedark.com/saywhatyoupay

The Dublin Review, which has a long history of paying writers fairly and well, have added some detail on pay to their Submissions page.

#saywhatyoupay

Writers living in South Dublin

(Tallaght, Rathfarnham, Lucan, Clondalkin, Rathcoole, etc)

This is for you!! Bursaries of upto €3,000 available.

Thanks to Listowel Writers' Week for being transparent on pay for writers.

For more on how Irish literature organisations pay and treat writers, check out matchinthedark.com

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Calling all Literary Producers! Bring your insights, bring your questions, for this facilitated group discussion amongst professionals creating literary events, happening next month at #DBF23 🎟️➡️ bit.ly/49mVxzx

📢 Praxis - Artists' Union of Ireland are holding a workshop on 24 Aug 2023 at 18:30 on how artists can calculate and bargain for adequate rates of pay for their time and labour.
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We are conscious that payment factors into artists and writers' decision to submit to us so we are pleased to be extending our submission deadline to Friday May 26th.​ We are taking part in MatchintheDark's pay transparency initiative #SayWhayYouPay (2/3)

We are delighted to announce that issue two of Profiles will have the support of Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and Dublin City Council! This support means a lot to us as a journal but most importantly it means that we can now pay our contributors for their amazing work (1/3).

Writers... find out what Irish literature organisations are likely to pay you for your work, here: matchinthedark.com/saywhatyoupay

& if you're trying to negotiate fair rates of pay, do reference our 'Pay Document' here: matchinthedark.com/writers-pay

Our Working Group on 'Artists' Led Spaces' are conducting a poll to inform advocacy around arts studio funding and policy, accessibility and community.

If you could please take a few minutes to complete the survey and share: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Ahoy writers...

We're looking for examples of Irish writers who held multiple book launches for the one book... in different places/venues.

How did they go?

Do get in touch if that's you.

✨Apply for our National Mentoring Programme!

We are very excited to have 35 places (across all 32 counties!) available.

There are X places available in Dublin thanks to dlr Arts Office dlr Libraries Fingal Arts Dublin UNESCO Dublin City Libraries SDCC Arts Office

irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunities/…

Good news for Irish writers! This superb new resource is now FREE to download & ready for use! With biggest 🙏 to Dani Gill & Brendan Mac Evilly of MatchintheDark for their care & vision! 👏 #writerslives Oisín McGann Nuala O'Connor Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe READ here➡️img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/ec8c…

. 📚 Ennis Book Club Festival | March 7-9 2025 📚 is delighted to feature in this report on writers pay & conditions as an example of best practice.

Check out the
MatchintheDark free, online event next week to discuss this.

#writers #writers pay #artists #artists pay #fairwage #livingwage #arts #ireland #bestpractice

Look back at today's discussion of our new document on 'Writers Pay & Conditions':

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Lots of great insight and advice from Oisín McGann Mia Gallagher and Annemarie Annemarie Ní Churreáin

This morning at 11am.

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

We'll be discussing the new 'Writers Pay & Conditions' doc this Thursday at @ 11am.

We'll chat with Oisín McGann, Mia Gallagher and Annemarie Ní Churreáin about how we created the doc, its logic, our expectations and next steps.

All welcome. Register free here:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…