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Longlisted: Fiction Factory
I’m very proud to have been longlisted in the Fiction Factory First Chapter Competition 2025 for the beginning of my novel entitled ‘The Library of Unpublished Books’, a tale about the travails of an aspiring, but failed, writer . . .
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Shortlisted: Wenlock Olympian Society
I’m very proud to have been shortlisted in the Wenlock Olympian Society’s Short Story Competition 2024/2025 for my tale ‘The moon of the Moon’. This uses a . . .
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Winner: New2thescene
I’m very proud and grateful to win the New2thescene writing competition for my short story Church of Rage. This explores the cult of violence that has consumed our society . . .
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Land of Waves

Pirates board a rusty boat carrying migrant children fleeing war and poverty in search of a new life across the sea . . . The new children’s story by Eugene O’Toole, to be published in March by Hawkwood Books, is a moving tale about the hazards faced by child migrants.
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Molly Path

Molly Path, a story for young adults and my debut novel, has been published by the great independent press Hawkwood Books. When retired teacher Eileen is asked to tutor Molly, a troubled teenager who refuses to attend school, a bond forms that helps both confront family demons—and learn to forgive. Molly Path is a moving