“Creeping Ulcer was a very strong story with one hell of an opening line – It came in the night, crab-like through the shadows, looking for a new host. A suspenseful, vivid story, highly sensory it brought a body horror lens to it’s subject. The story is the highly confident work of a writer in … Continue reading Niamh Boyce – Judge – Michael Mullen Charity Fund

Niamh Boyce – Judge – Michael Mullen Charity Fund

“‘The Centre of the Universe’ is a slow burn, seared and bathed in the author’s longing—an examined life of the earliest wish to merge with one’s first true love. The prose creates connections to the gut and back. The language is a monument to a mother’s ember, burning bright.” 

Sophia Shalmiyev – Judge – So To Speak CNF Contest