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Aileen Ferris 17 posts 0 comments

A writer from Dublin based in Cork, Aileen has an MA in English Literature from the University of Sheffield. Apart from HeadStuff, she has also written for The Bohemyth, and her work received an honourable mention in the Atlantic Short Story Contest. She ran away with the circus and can usually be found there when not in HeadStuff Towers.

Literature

Lit Review | 120 | Dublin Story Slam

Aileen Ferris Feb 26, 2018 0

Welcome to this round of the Lit Review. The Dublin Story Slam returns, submission calls are open, and books are launched. Don't miss Louise O'Neill in conversation with Marian Keyes, too! Competitions & submission calls Maria…

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Lit Review | 119 | Listowel Writers’ Week Competitions

Aileen Ferris Feb 12, 2018 0

Welcome to this fortnight's Lit Review, packed with competitions and submission calls. Don't forget that the closing date for this year's Listowel Writers' Week competitions is 1st March. Competitions & submission calls The Stinging…

Literature

Literary Autobiography or Indulgent Fluff? | The Personal Essay in Ireland

Aileen Ferris Feb 7, 2018 0

Most of us can recall the personal essay from our Leaving Cert English papers: that chance to write about our own lives and reflect on the world in all our eighteen year old wisdom. Who doesn't love a bit of self-indulgence? Though long…

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No Hysteria | The Dismissal of Female Pain

Aileen Ferris Feb 2, 2018 0

It was August 2002, and 17 year old Leona was curled on a trolley in A&E, rocking back and forth with pain, no energy left to cry anymore. She had been admitted the night before with debilitating pain in her lower abdomen. This was…

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Literature Submission Call – January 2018

Aileen Ferris Jan 30, 2018 0

HeadStuff Literature Submission Call HeadStuff is relaunching its Literature section and we want to read your submissions! New Literature Editor Aileen wants to read work that shocks, surprises and devastates. Work that tells truths of…

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Lit Review | 118 | Atlantis Short Story Contest

Aileen Ferris Jan 29, 2018 0

Competitions & submission calls Atlantis Short Story Contest Entry to the Atlantis Short Story Contest 2017/18 is open until 25th February. Prizes range from $50 to $300 and all entrants will receive feedback on their work. Full…

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Swipe: The Gendered Landscape of Online Dating Culture

Aileen Ferris Jan 8, 2018 1

Some names have been changed to protect privacy. I sat at the bar waiting for Bru twenty minutes past the time we had agreed to meet. When he did arrive, I recognised his spiky black hair from his photos. It was a strained date. He…

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