This one is a little outside my usual style and arose from a challenge set by Matt Kendrick Bending Genres LLC is the perfect place for it! I'm loving the other pieces there, including the one by Fiona McKay 📚NEW BOOK OUT NOW📚🏳️‍⚧️ally🏳️‍🌈 - who I 'met' via Matt! bendinggenres.com/found-a-medics… Bending Genres LLC

I was a finalist in the London Independent Story Prize 👇 Very nice of them to post this interview and include me in their Anthology to be launched in London later this year Thanks LondonISP #WritingCommunity #creativewriting #flashfiction londonindependentstoryprize.co.uk/post/gary-finn…

Brilliant work OpenAI Free humans from all that creative work we've been complaining about Now we'll have more time for admin tasks and meetings while the bots make up stories for us 👍 theguardian.com/technology/202…

Apply apply apply! I was fortunate enough to get a spot last year and our group of writers are still in touch And we had lots of excellent workshops & a great time at a literary festival 💥

📣 We are proud to announce the FINALISTS for our 2024 Fall #WritingContests! 📝 SHORT STORY: Cathin Yang, Jody Callahan, Anne Falkowski & Jane McBride 📜 POETRY: Cindy Jin, Shagufta Mulla, Kris Cho, & José Buera ⚡FLASH FICTION: Salena Casha & Gary Finnegan (Gary Finnegan)

Our second FREE online event of 2025 is happening on May 17th, and wow, do we have a great line-up for you: - Patrick Holloway Patrick Holloway - Gary Finnegan Gary Finnegan - Aisling Walsh - Brian Kirk Brian Kirk Book your ticket now! creativecommunitysessions.com/p/book-your-fr…

For any writers out there! Spread the word 😍🔥 Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Irish Writers Centre Irish Literary Times Seamus Heaney HomePlace Seamus Heaney Centre The Gallery Press Damien B. Donnelly Little Acorns Bookstore Arts Council of Northern Ireland Arts Council of Northern Ireland English at Ulster @MountshannonF Cúirt Festival Lime Square Poets The Four Faced Liar

I really enjoyed this great talk by Gary Finnegan Gary Finnegan! Check it out on the Creative Community Sessions website!

Drumroll please... We're delighted to reveal the Mairtín Crawford Awards shortlisted writers for 2025! ⭐️ 🥁 Our judges Kathleen McCracken Dawn Watson & Lucy Caldwell Wendy Erskine had their work cut out for them this year with so many incredible submissions in both

A MASSIVE congratulations to Siobhan Flynn and Gary Finnegan who have been short-listed for the Mairtín Crawford Awards! Siobhan and Gary were 2 of our #FreedomToWriters last year! Applications open 👇 johnhewittsociety.org/freedom-to-wri… Crescent Arts Centre The John Hewitt Society Irish PEN Siobhán Flynn

Very happy to be on the shortlist - congrats to all, especially my fellow Freedom To Write Project 2025 pal, Siobhán Flynn !

"On Coffee and Usefulness" by Gary Finnegan (Gary Finnegan) thehooghlyreview.com/on-coffee-and-… #WritingCommunity 3/4

Thank you Munster Literature Centre /Southword for including me in the journal and flash fiction contest pic.x.com/YdgUKTXXQa

What a week! I spent last week just writing and thinking and writing - amazing Thanks to Kildare Arts Service for the Tyrone Guthrie Residency Bursary Award 2025

Genuinely thrilled to have a story I love on this shortlist Congrats to all who are in the same 🤞

We are absolutely delighted to announce our 6 finalists for the Frazzled Lit Short Story Award today. Massive congratulations and best of luck to you all! Nuala O'Connor can't wait to read these pieces and choose the winners! frazzledlit.com/p/announcing-o…

I could not be happier to have won the Frazzled Lit *Open! Short Story Award* Short Story Award with a story I love! Thanks to the judge, Nuala O'Connor, and the Frazzled editors

We could not be happier for Gary Finnegan. Congratulations Gary! And welcome to our family!