Hi! I'm Margaret Whittock, Author and Founding Editor of Dark Mourne Press. I'm a retired academic, originally from Northern Ireland, but I've also lived and worked in London, UK; Istanbul, Turkey: Accra, Ghana; and Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Back in the day I was also lucky enough to travel around the world, stopping off in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and, briefly, the States. I've also travelled widely in Europe. Many of my experiences from those times have influenced and informed my writing, which to date consists of three novels, one academic book, and various contributions (short stories, poems, articles) contributed to other publications (see below). As a sociologist, my academic writing has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals (including the Irish Journal of Sociology; Sociology of Health and Illness; Implementation Science; Journal of Nursing Management; Construction Management and Economics), texts, newspapers and magazines. My PhD, Feminising the Masculine?, was published in 2000, then later as a Routledge Revival, available from Routledge and Amazon.
During the many years I spent in London, I edited, joint-published (with Palewell Press), and contributed to Notes on a Page, an anthology of writing from the South West London women's writing group, She Voices. Until leaving London almost three years ago, I was a member of this wonderful writing group for many years. Our anthology featured a number of up and coming writers in all genres, writing from various ethnic and cultural experiences. Currently I'm struggling with a fourth novel, Six Proud Walkers (working title), an environmental thriller set in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains in N. Ireland. In addition, I'm slowly editing an anthology of ghost stories, The Witness Tree, while also planning an anthology of some of my poetry, hopefully to be illustrated by myself. Most recently, two of my poems, Lines of Longitude, and The Stones of Venice, have been published in an anthology of verse, Welling Up, from Palewell Press (details below). My poem, Easter Sunday: Lockdown has also been published in the Palewell Press Covid anthology, Let The People Sing (details below).
Ghost of Gallipoli, which was my first venture into fiction, was inspired by the uncanny chance discovery of my great-uncles' headstones at V Beach Cemetery in Gallipoli, Turkey, back in the late '90's. As a result of this discovery I was able to write their sad story back into history in fictional form. Since that time I've published two other novels: Blood Sisters, a dark tale of murder and revenge; and Unintentional Dismount, a YA novel set in the horsey world.
My novels are available from Amazon, as is Feminising the Masculine, also directly available from Routledge. In addition, Ghost of Gallipoli, Unintentional Dismount and Notes on a Page are available as paperbacks from the Feed A Read website.
I am now very happy to be back living and writing in Northern Ireland, my much-loved, beautiful homeland...in sight of the Dark Mourne.
*P.S. I've branched out with some artwork at Dark Mourne Design...examples on Page 2 of this website: link at top of this page! Please have a look (Note: under construction)
During the many years I spent in London, I edited, joint-published (with Palewell Press), and contributed to Notes on a Page, an anthology of writing from the South West London women's writing group, She Voices. Until leaving London almost three years ago, I was a member of this wonderful writing group for many years. Our anthology featured a number of up and coming writers in all genres, writing from various ethnic and cultural experiences. Currently I'm struggling with a fourth novel, Six Proud Walkers (working title), an environmental thriller set in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains in N. Ireland. In addition, I'm slowly editing an anthology of ghost stories, The Witness Tree, while also planning an anthology of some of my poetry, hopefully to be illustrated by myself. Most recently, two of my poems, Lines of Longitude, and The Stones of Venice, have been published in an anthology of verse, Welling Up, from Palewell Press (details below). My poem, Easter Sunday: Lockdown has also been published in the Palewell Press Covid anthology, Let The People Sing (details below).
Ghost of Gallipoli, which was my first venture into fiction, was inspired by the uncanny chance discovery of my great-uncles' headstones at V Beach Cemetery in Gallipoli, Turkey, back in the late '90's. As a result of this discovery I was able to write their sad story back into history in fictional form. Since that time I've published two other novels: Blood Sisters, a dark tale of murder and revenge; and Unintentional Dismount, a YA novel set in the horsey world.
My novels are available from Amazon, as is Feminising the Masculine, also directly available from Routledge. In addition, Ghost of Gallipoli, Unintentional Dismount and Notes on a Page are available as paperbacks from the Feed A Read website.
I am now very happy to be back living and writing in Northern Ireland, my much-loved, beautiful homeland...in sight of the Dark Mourne.
*P.S. I've branched out with some artwork at Dark Mourne Design...examples on Page 2 of this website: link at top of this page! Please have a look (Note: under construction)
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⬅️ Some Contributions ➡️ 1. ◀️ Welling Up, Palewell Press: publishes work in several genres: long and short fiction, memoir and other non-fiction, anthologies, poetry collections and pamphlets. Two poems included. palewellpress.co.uk/Palewell-About.html 2. Ghost Anthology, Dark Hall Press: ▶️ Short Story entitled: SIlver Darlings www.goodreads.com/book/show/18499800-dark-hall-press-ghost-anthology 3. ◀️Gender, Democracy and Inclusion in Northern Ireland: discusses the processes and structures created by these groups in order to work democratically across differences. More at: www.amazon.co.uk/Democracy-Inclusion-Northern-Ireland-Studies/dp/0333760662 4.Managing Diversity & Inequality in Healthcare, Bailliere Tindall: ▶️ www.amazon.co.uk/Managing-Diversity-Inequality-Health-Care/dp/0702025208 5. ◀️ Newry's War Dead, The Equity Unit, Newry and Mourne District Council www.amazon.co.uk/Newrys-War-Dead-1914-1918-1939-1945/dp/0900903414 6. ▶️Can You Hear The People Sing, Palewell Press, 2020 Palewell Press's second anthology of poetry and prose brings together a global set of writers, sharing their experiences of Covid-19, lockdown, the pandemic, losing track of time, a reprieve for nature, and their hopes for the future. One poem included. palewellpress.co.uk/Palewell-About.html |
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