Author Archives: Elizabeth McSkeane

Words, music and vocals Keith Burke, single release date: September 9th This week I had the privilege of hearing a single from Keith Burke’s new album, his fourth since he emerged onto the music scene with his 2004 album, The … Continued

Fifty five  years after the first Spanish publication of “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Liz McSkeane reflects on Gabo’s most famous work and the magic of its journey into English. In these days of software programmes and search engine language … Continued

Book launches celebrating the release of two marvellous collections by two hugely accomplished writers took place in recent times: Secret Poets, by Darren Dononhue was first launched in The Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Co Kildare on April 23rd.  And the … Continued

Longlist, 2022! The daffodils and the spring arrived with some very good news! In The Dark, the stunning novel by Anamaría Crowe Serrano which Turas Press published in 2021, made it to the ten-strong longlist of this year’s Republic of … Continued

Tiger Moth and AMBIT 246 launched! This spring, Turas Press Director Liz McSkeane  travelled to London for these two exciting events Tiger Moth, launch April 7th The publication of Tiger Moth, the haunting new poetry collection from Dublin-born, London-based Róisín … Continued

As we move into a bright new 2022, we are reflecting on the achievements of Turas Press writers during the last year. We were delighted to publish four titles in 2021:         Liz McSkeane’s fourth poetry collection, Learning … Continued

I am delighted to be able, on behalf of DS Maolalai and Turas Press, to play the smallest of parts in delivering this book into the world. And what a gorgeous book it is. Sad Havoc Among the Birds is … Continued

The title of Eamonn Lynskey’s third collection poetry, “It’s Time,” evokes a sense of meditation  – on life, on the urgency of tackling our life’s work, whatever that may be. The reader expecting such reflections will not be disappointed. But … Continued

When Ross asked me to launch his third poetry collection “How To Sleep with Strangers” I was faced with a dilemma. His two earlier self-help books, “The Gentle Art of Rotting” and “Pretending to be Dead” had failed to deliver … Continued