blog Archives - Cupán Fae

Fierce – Book Cover Design Process

Every book cover to come from Cupán Fae goes through a similar design process that begins with an examination of what the book is about. In the case of Fierce, our latest anthology, we were looking at hope. Finding ‘hope’ in the book cover The book covers for the Fierce Anthologies all share a few […]

Paul Carroll 1 year ago27th October 2021

Advent Calendar Blog Short Story Writer - Leyla Telli

De Profundis – Day 24 of the Cupán Fae 2019 Advent Calendar

A short story by Leyla Telli. Dublin city was bustling with harried shoppers dragging their last conquests home, presents to impress their loved ones on the big day tomorrow. Cars, monstrous buses and bicycles crawled through the crowded streets, fighting for space. The air was cold and wet, clouds drifted, lazy, across the sky. Big […]

Paul Carroll 3 years ago24th September 2021

Advent Calendar Blog Short Story Writer - Tommy Arrigan

Operation Snowblind – Day 21 of the Cupán Fae 2019 Advent Calendar

A short story by Tommy Arrigan. Jasik Thacker was cold as cold could be. He’d been hiding among the snowy bushes for hours now, waiting patiently. He huddled, he stood, he stamped around his little hideout, trying to little avail to hold some warmth inside. There wasn’t much day left by now; the winter sun […]

Paul Carroll 3 years ago24th September 2021

Advent Calendar Blog Short Story Writer - Paul Carroll

Snow Day – Day 10 of Cupán Fae’s 2019 Advent Calendar

A short story by Paul Carroll Christmas was coming. The date was marked on the calendar, encircled with a red permanent marker. In the run-up to Christmas Eve, Jack Frost’s social life was busy, and involved his peers. A couple of weeks before Christmas, the Winter Folk held their Winter Ball, an event to which […]

Paul Carroll 3 years ago24th September 2021

Articles Blog

6 Christmas Reads to Get You in the Mood

With Christmas right around the corner, I turned to the Cupán Fae Facebook group to ask for recommendations of books to read to get in the mood for the upcoming holiday. With a couple to throw in myself, here are six Christmas reads! 1. Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett IT’S THE NIGHT BEFORE HOGSWATCH AND IT’S […]

Paul Carroll 4 years ago

Blog Interviews Writer - Paul Carroll

5 Questions with Paul Carroll

Our debut anthology Dublin’s Fierce City launches at Octocon tomorrow! Today, we’re interviewing Paul Carroll, who will be part of the launch team. 1. What genre do you like to write in most? Broadly speaking, fantasy and a bit of light sci-fi, but that’s never set in stone. My books lean towards the supernatural or mythical, while […]

Paul Carroll 4 years ago24th September 2021

Blog Interviews Writer - Kat Dodd

5 Questions with Kat Dodd

We’re getting close to the launch of Dublin’s Fierce City at Octocon. This interview is with one of the authors who will be helping launch the book: Kat Dodd! 1. What genre do you like to write in most? I tend to hang out mostly in Sci-Fi/Fantasy. In both, it tends more towards “like real life but […]

Paul Carroll 4 years ago24th September 2021

Blog Interviews Writer - Axel J Sparrow

5 Questions with Axel J Sparrow

The launch of Dublin’s Fierce City is getting closer. We’re back with another interview, this time with Axel J Sparrow! 1. What genre do you like to write in most? Fantasy, usually concerning worlds other than our own. I do dabble in sci-fi from time to time, but high fantasy is where my heart is. 2. Which […]

Paul Carroll 4 years ago24th September 2021

Blog Interviews Writer - Tommy Arrigan

5 Questions with Tommy Arrigan

With the release of Dublin’s Fierce City edging closer, we’re catching up with another writer from the book. You won’t find him online, but here’s Tommy Arrigan! 1. What genre do you like to write in most? Fantasy I suppose, as it’s where I seem to have ended up so far. There’s almost always some element […]

Paul Carroll 4 years ago24th September 2021

Blog Interviews Writer - Amy Fitzpatrick

5 Questions with Amy Fitzpatrick

The countdown to the launch of Dublin’s Fierce City continues, so here is next in our series interviews with the writers of the book. This time we’re talking to Amy Fitzpatrick! 1. What genre do you like to write in most? Given the nature of Cupán Fae, I hope it would be obvious! I lean more […]

Paul Carroll 4 years ago24th September 2021