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Articles Blog Writer - Ellen Brickley

Decopunk

By Ellen Brickley Decopunk is one of the more glittery punk genres, inspired by the technological innovation and decadence of the interwar period of the twentieth century.  Some writers consider Decopunk a subset of Dieselpunk, which focuses on the same time period but deals with the heavier tech of locomotives, early air travel, machine guns, […]

Helen Carroll 
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Blog Interviews Writer - Roisin Tuohy

Interview with Cupán Fae Author Róisín Tuohy

Róisín Tuohy currently lives in Waterford and works in the motor industry when not writing. She has worked in journalism and has had short stories published in a number of anthologies. She hopes to finish a novel someday and not have it live in a drawer forever more. Róisín has been a member of Cupán Fae for 4 years and has contributed to the Fiercepunk anthology.

Helen Carroll 
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Blog Interviews Writer - Colm Dodd

Interview with Cupán Fae Author Colm Dodd

Colm Dodd is an engineer by day and a writer by night, originally from Bray in Co. Wicklow. He first contracted the writing bug in primary school with the Write-a-Book competitions. His writing mostly touches on the sci-fi, fantasy, crime, and post-apocalyptic genres. Colm has been a member of Cupán Fae for 2 years and has contributed to Cupán Fae Anthologies: Fierce New World and Fiercepunk.

Helen Carroll 
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Blog Interviews Writer - Paul Carroll

Interview with Cupán Fae Author Paul Carroll

Paul Carroll is a writer and comic creator from Dublin. His work primarily focuses on the extraordinary, be that through magic, science or just downright chaotic. His obsessions include tea, foxes and spreadsheets. He is a founding member of both Limit Break Comics and Cupán Fae. He has contributed to Cupán Fae Anthologies: Dublin’s Fierce City, Fierce Mighty, Fierce New World, Fierce & Proud and Fiercepunk.

Helen Carroll 
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Blog Interviews Writer - Kat Dodd

Interview with Cupán Fae Author Kat Dodd

Kat Dodd is an American transplant that escaped from a small town in Arkansas right between Toad Suck, Pickles Gap, and Wooster. The first story they ever wrote was in a purple crayon in their journal, and Kat hasn’t stopped writing since. Kat is a co-organiser of Cupán Fae and has been a member for almost 4 years and has contributed to anthologies: Dublin’s Fierce City, Fierce Mighty, Fierce New World, and Fierce & Proud.

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Blog Interviews Writer - Caitriona O'Malley

Interview with Cupán Fae Author Caitríona O’Malley

Caitríona O’Malley is a writer from Kildare. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from UCD and has been published in Hot Press, the UCD anthology Bridges Between, the zines This Is Not Where I Belong and The Runt, and the literary journal Paper Lanterns. She’s currently working on her first novel. Caitríona has been a member of Cupán Fae for 10 months and has contributed to the Fierce & Proud anthology.

Helen Carroll 
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Blog Interviews Writer - Mark Kielty

Interview with Cupán Fae Author Mark Kielty

Mark Kielty is from Dublin. His favourite sports are hurling and basketball and he also volunteers as a basketball coach with the Special Olympics. He loves YA, Fantasy and Sci-Fi novels. Mark has been a member of Cupán Fae for two and a half years and has contributed to Cupán Fae Anthologies: Dublin’s Fierce City, Fierce Mighty, Fierce New World, and Fierce & Proud.

Helen Carroll 
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Blog Interviews Writer - Ellen Brickley

Interview with Cupán Fae Author Ellen Brickley

Ellen Brickley is a novelist and essayist. Her writing has appeared in Banshee literary journal and the Irish Times. She was the recipient of a Literature Bursary from the Arts Council in 2017 and is currently working on an essay collection. Ellen has been a member of Cupán Fae for four years and has contributed to Cupán Fae Anthologies: Dublin’s Fierce City, and Fiercepunk.

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Blog Interviews Writer - Helen Carroll

Interview with Cupán Fae Author Helen Carroll

Helen Carroll lives in Waterford City with her boyfriend and their diva of a hound named Fiadh. During her seven-year escapade in Dublin, she successfully infiltrated and commandeered the Dublin NaNoWriMo community where she met a multitude of wonderful writers and cofounded Cupán Fae five years ago. Helen has contributed to Cupán Fae Anthologies: Dublin’s Fierce City, Fierce Mighty, Fierce New World, and Fiercepunk.

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