Writerly Derv's Newsletter

I Want To Perform My Writing

I explore the rich opportunities performing your writing can give you as a writer.

Feb 12 • Derbhile Graham

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January 2026

The Trouble With Memoir

I explore the controversy surrounding the memoir The Salt Path, and explore the challenges and delights of memoir.

Jan 29 • Derbhile Graham

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Why Writing A Play Is Like Writing A Novel

How I'm adapting novel writing skills for the stage.

Jan 22 • Derbhile Graham

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I'm Going To Write Plays

My newsletter is back, and I reveal my new writing direction for 2026.

Jan 15 • Derbhile Graham

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November 2025

The Joy of Musical Writing

I spill the beans on my jammy job writing about classical music concerts.

Nov 27, 2025 • Derbhile Graham

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Challenges of Schools Writing Residency

I share the delights and the challenges of helping children to write stories

Nov 20, 2025 • Derbhile Graham

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Final SpeakEasy Poetry Event of 2025

Our last SpeakEasy event of 2025 is coming up, featuring poet Patrick Cotter.

Nov 13, 2025 • Derbhile Graham

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Two Tasty Writing Assignments

A couple of interesting professional writing projects – and a Save the Date.

Nov 6, 2025 • Derbhile Graham

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October 2025

Non-Fiction: The Woman Who Ate Nothing

Encounters with a woman who turned eating nothing into an act of protest.

Oct 30, 2025 • Derbhile Graham

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Second Helping: Schools Writing Residency

I share news of my upcoming residency at a primary school in Waterford.

Oct 23, 2025 • Derbhile Graham

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Non-Fiction: The Food Judge

After you read this newsletter, feel free to go forth and judge me.

Oct 21, 2025 • Derbhile Graham

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Second Helping: SpeakEasy Poetry Event

News of the next SpeakEasy literary event in Waterford on Friday 24 October.

Oct 17, 2025 • Derbhile Graham

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