Becoming a Creative Writer

Sharon Guard & June O'Sullivan in conversation with Eoin Devereux Have you ever wondered about the realities of writing a novel or how the book publishing industry works? Join Eoin Devereux on November 19th for an instore conversation with Poolbeg authors Sharon Guard and June O’Sullivan. You can expect a lively discussion about becoming a published creative writer. Sharon and June will read from their most recent novels The Silence of October and The Sky Is Not Enough. Both critically acclaimed novels have strong Limerick connections. This event will appeal to all book lovers and creative writers. Refreshments will be served. Author Bios: Sharon Guard lives in Dublin. She graduated with a Masters in Creative Wrting form UL in January 2024. Her creative work has appeard in New Irish Writing, SWERVE magazine, The Ogham Stone and the Washing Windows anthologies. Her debut novel 'Assembling Ailish' was published in 2025 shortlisted for the Kate O’Brien Award 2026. Her novel ‘The Silence Of October’ was published by Poolbeg Press in September 2026. June O'Sullivan lives in Co. Kerry. Her writing has appeared in The Ogham Stone, The Storms Journal, The Waxed Lemon, Frazzled Lit and Sonder. She is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at the UL and her second novel ‘The Sky Is Not Enough’ was published in 2026. Over the last decade Eoin Devereux’s poetry has examined the working-class experience, our relationship with nature and hidden family histories. Widely published as a poet, his work has been shortlisted for a Hennessy Award (2019) and for Best New Poem in the An Post Irish Book Awards (2024). Subscribing to the notion that all language is political, Devereux has no difficulty in being described primarily as a political poet. His debut poetry collection Gardening Leave was published by 451 Editions in 2025.