A new literary award, sponsored by a Cork-born former senior executive at Apple in the US, is worth €3,000 and is open to writers of both fiction and non-fiction.

Former solicitor Madeleine D’Arcy publishes her debut collection of short stories on April 26. She tells Colette Sheridan it’s never too late to start writing

The Ennis Book Club Festival (March 7-9) is a reader’s delight. “Other literary festivals are about writing skills and getting published. Our workshops are different. One of our really popular events is called ‘Ten Books You Should Read’,” says chairperson, Ciana Campbell.