Writing – Maria Donovan

PUN: Questions from South Korea

May 20, 2022

My short story ‘Pumping up Napoleon’, now 21 years old, gave a little kick of life recently, with some interest from young students in South Korea. This is the first of three posts in which I try to answer their questions about a story written before they were born.

The long and the short

May 28, 2021

Lately, I have been writing a story. It’s the kind that takes a long time to make short.

Slow it down

February 14, 2020

Time out of time is great for writing. But things are moving on too fast.

Winner in a flash! Bridport Prize 2019

November 1, 2019

2019 brings welcome encouragement: First place in the Bridport Prize, Flash Fiction, with ‘Aftermath’

Good grief

August 16, 2019

The Ruth Strauss Foundation, bereavement and how cricket helped me write The Chicken Soup Murder.

Knock three times

July 19, 2019

The Chicken Soup Murder has been shortlisted for a prize three times. Here are the ups and down in the birth and life of a novel.

Third time lucky?

June 21, 2019

Shortlisted again: will it be third time lucky for my novel The Chicken Soup Murder?

Scraps

March 11, 2019

When an idea strikes, do you feel the need to write it down?

A year through my window

January 1, 2019

Where I write

My favourite place for writing is in bed. When up and dressed I sit in a doorway.

9+ things to like about November

November 28, 2018

Poor old November. Poems have been written about its lack of personality. Yet it’s a month full of ordinary magic.

Maria Donovan

facts and fiction

Category: Writing