Paper Lanterns in the Press

Check out what is being said about Paper Lanterns in the press…

Extracts from teen poets featured in TheJournal.ie’s “The Irish Read”, 11th July 2021: https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-young-writers-poetry-paper-lanterns-5487365-Jul2021/

“The literary journals championing new Irish writing” by Niamh Donnelly in the Business Post, 14th March 2021: https://www.businesspost.ie/books/the-literary-journals-championing-new-irish-writing-dc0539eb

Interview with RTÉ Radio 1 Arena with Sean Rocks: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/11219467 (47 mins in)

Paper Lanterns in the Irish Times, 22nd April 2020: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/paper-lanterns-a-new-teen-and-young-adult-literary-journal-1.4234344

Issue 6 – September 2021

Interview with Midlands FM – broadcast 18th November 2021
“Writing and art from two Offaly youths feature in literary journal” by Justin Kelly, Offaly Express, 16th September 2021 https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/offaly-life/665828/writing-and-art-from-two-offaly-youths-feature-in-literary-journal.html

Issue 5 – June 2021

Totally Dublin, Feature:

We were particularly taken by Olivia Boylan’s cover art which is inspired by an image taken by NYC youth culture photographer Sophie Day and Oyanne Gahan’s short story, Anniversary.Interview with John Healy of Near FM, June 2nd 2021

Paper Lanterns poetry featured in TheJournal.ie’s “The Irish Read”, 11th July 2021: https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-young-writers-poetry-paper-lanterns-5487365-Jul2021/
Feature in Our City Our Books, May 2021 https://ourcityourbooks.ie/featured/paper-lanterns

Issue 4 – March 2021

“Paper Lanterns: A new vital literary resource for teen and YA literature” in The Munster Express, 30th March 2021: https://www.munster-express.ie/entertainment/paper-lanterns/
Muskerry News 13th April 2021 “Aoife is no Damsel in Distress” feature on Aoife E. Osborne, writer ‘From Damsel in Distress, to Damsel Independent: The Feminist Fairy Tales of YA Literature’ in Issue 4 http://muskerrynews.biz/wp/?p=7394
Paper Lanterns Literary Journal Q&A: One Year On with Reading Through Infinity: https://readingthroughinfinity.com/2021/03/25/paper-lanterns-literary-journal-qa-one-year-on/
One Year Catch Up with The Book Bratz: https://thebookbratz.blogspot.com/2021/04/one-year-catch-up-with-paper-lanterns.html

Issue 3 – November 2020

Review by Mary Esther Judy, FallenStar Stories: https://fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2020/12/31/looking-through-paper-lanterns-issue-3-november-2020/
It’s simply wonderful As are the previous two. But in this third issue, I believe Paper Lanterns has really taken flight and gives the reader so much. Amazing, comforting and encouraging. Again…read it.
Interview with the University Times: http://www.universitytimes.ie/2020/11/dublin-book-festival-2020-presents-a-page-turning-digital-programme/
3 minutes with Dublin Book Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVdPGy57IIk
Interview with DLR Need to Read podcast: https://soundcloud.com/dlr-soundcloud/young-adult-verse-novels-with-ruth-ennis/s-UtG5AZEYrja
Review of Issue Three with Gabbie’s Bookish Thoughts: https://gabbiesbookishthoughts.blogspot.com/2020/12/paper-lanterns-issue-3-review.html?spref=tw
Interview with What Vicky Reads: https://whatvickyread.com/2020/09/27/feature-an-interview-with-ruth-ennis-editor-of-the-paper-lanterns-teen-young-adult-literary-journal/

Issue 2 – July 2020

Review of Issue Two with Gabbie’s Bookish Thoughts: http://gabbiesbookishthoughts.blogspot.com/2020/07/paper-lanters-issue-2-review.html

“All the pieces in this issue were spectacular, especially the creative writing ones — evocative & emotionally charged throughout, there is clearly so much potential within these young writers and their work; many of these texts play with expectations and ease you into something you think you’ll know, only to pull it from underneath you at the end and surprise you with their reveals.”

Interview with Louth Library Services with Lisa Redmond: https://shelflifethelouthlibraryserviceblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/31/an-interview-with-the-editors-of-paper-lanterns/
June YouTube Interview with Tertulia Books Westport – Neil Paul and Brid Conroy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQzXQIhiDHY&feature=youtu.be
Interview with John Healy Near FM: http://nearfm.ie/podcast/?p=36983
Interview with The Book Brats: https://thebookbratz.blogspot.com/2020/06/interview-with-paper-lanterns.html
Interview with Book, Blog & Candle: https://www.bookblogandcandle.co.uk/post/q-a-with-ruth-ennis-from-paper-lanterns
Feature in the Kildare Nationalist, 21st July 2020
Interview with Nox the Reader: https://noxthereader.blogspot.com/2020/07/community-spotlight-interview-with.html
August YouTube Interview with Tertulia Books Westport – Neil Paul and Brid Conroy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSCeqtAlB44&feature=youtu.be
Interview with Loreto the Green Past Pupils Association: http://loretothegreenpastpupils.com/amy-osullivan-class-of-2014-paper-lanterns/

Issue 1 – April 2020

Mentioned on the Rick O’Shea Book Show: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21757378 (at 14 mins in)
Fallen Star Stories Review: http://fallenstarstories.blogspot.com/2020/05/bring-out-your-paper-lanterns.html

“An urgently important and positively wonderful new literary incentive for young people, Paper Lanterns gives a voice to the interests, talents and concerns of a desperately under-represented group.”