Tom ConaghanI Just Move By Instinct: Colin Barrett on ‘Whoever is There, Come on Through’Colin Barrett’s debut collection Young Skins won The Rooney Prize, The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize, The Guardian First…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
Tom ConaghanScratch BooksWith what I’ve learnt from my work at The Word Factory, I have recently started Scratch Books — a small press dedicated to the craft of…Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
Tom ConaghanEnglish Magic — USCHI GATWARD 1972–2021In September 2020 an excited Uschi Gatward wrote to me to share the news that her debut short story collection was finally going to be…Jan 8, 2022Jan 8, 2022
Tom ConaghanRónán Hession on How I Wrote ‘The Translator’s Funeral’This month our featured short story is Rónán Hession’s amazing ‘The Translator’s Funeral’. Please read it here on The Irish Times site.Nov 27, 2021Nov 27, 2021
Tom ConaghanCourttia Newland: How I Wrote ‘Reversible’This story is like a one-punch knockout. The range and depths of emotions are shocking, the control and craft astounding.Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
Tom ConaghanThe Word Factory Announcement: Apprentice Award 2021/22It is a tremendous honour to welcome two talented writers to the Word Factory family — the winners of the 2020/21 Word Factory Apprentice…Jul 6, 2021Jul 6, 2021
Tom Conaghan“Just Hold Your Nerve”: An Interview with Louise Kennedy.By Lily Kuenzler for The Word FactoryMay 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Tom ConaghanTHE WORD FACTORY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Paul McVeigh talks to George SaundersYour latest book — ‘A Swim in a Pond in the Rain’ — is based on the class you teach at Syracuse University on the Russian short story. I…May 18, 20211May 18, 20211