Inis magazine: issue 75

July 2025

This edition of Inis is an opportunity for us to celebrate Northern Irish writing and illustration for children and the ecosystem that supports it, which is growing and thriving and deserved to be recognised for its vibrancy and brilliance

In this special edition:

• Cover image from Our Wee Place by Sophie Kirtley and illustrated by Ellan Rankin. Used with the permission of The O'Brien Press, 2025.
• Illustrators North: Ashwin Chacko and Clive McFarland discuss their new venture in Northern Ireland
• A lifetime of achievement: Amanda Dunne Fulmer interviews Martin Waddell
• An Ceathrú Póili: ag fás leis an bpobal le hÁine Nic Gearailt
• Paul Howard explores the fruits of YA literature with Children's Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland Shirley-Anne McMillan
• Ireland's Call: Jenny Ireland on her journey to YA writing
• Reviews/Léirmheasanna