Producer/Presenter/Writer:@keywordspod, BBC R3, BBC R4, BBC WS, RTÉ R1. Writing: John McGahern Lit Award 2019, RIA Podcaster in Residence 2022. https://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3lsqw7dd64s2hTune in to The Prompt @wearetheprompt.bsky.social tonight on @rteradio1.bsky.social at 7.30pm - this is episode 6. This week's prompt 'Irrevocable Change' was set by @lucycaldwell.bsky.social and features new writing by Loretta Fahy, Ellen O'Donohue Oddy and Maggie Armstrong.29 Jun 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqw7dd64s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3lqflvcm22c2gEp 2 of @wearetheprompt.bsky.social airs this Sunday on @rteradio1.bsky.social at 7.30pm. I'll be chatting to @edelcoffey.bsky.social and you'll hear three new pieces of writing all inspired by Edel's prompt: 'An Unexpected Parcel'. https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0530/1515916-the-prompt-opening-an-unexpected-parcel-with-edel-coffey/30 May 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqflvcm22c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3lprctpw3ic2sAm so happy that this new series starts this weekend. Thanks so much to all the writers who submitted - we were blown away by the quality & precision of the work. The Prompt on @rteradio1.bsky.social Sunday 7.30pm. Info on here on the first ep w/ Mike McCormack: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514276-the-prompt-rte-radio-1s-new-showcase-for-fresh-irish-writing/22 May 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprctpw3ic2shttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3lkomeozyc227So lovely to chat to Kay Sheehy and Edel Coffey on @rteradio1.bsky.social's Arena about how the restraints of a prompt can actually help you generate new ideas when writing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkomeozyc227https://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3ljzihgafbs2gNew Writing Series Alert: The Prompt @wearetheprompt.bsky.social presented & produced by Zoë Comyns is a new series for RTÉ Radio 1. Eight of Ireland's best writers have set writing prompts. Submissions are open: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0306/1500653-rte-radio-1-is-looking-for-writers-for-their-new-series/10 Mar 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljzihgafbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3lhegnygvb22iJust listened back to the winner of @rteradio1.bsky.social Francis McManus Short Story Award. Gem of a story. Well done to Mattie Brennan for Dead Bait & all the other writers & stories. Didn't get to listen live but will listen back over the next week. https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1116/1479166-rte-short-story-competition-dead-bait-by-mattie-brennan/04 Feb 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhegnygvb22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3lhe5sq5xxs2fThis is an extraordinary audio feature by Producer @cicelyfell.bsky.social with location recordings and music by Timur Dzhafarov (John Object) in Ukraine. A carefully related experience of sound and war - discordant, uncomfortable, beautiful, terrifying and ongoing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0027db304 Feb 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhe5sq5xxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3leynxctqwk2j‘A cloud swims in my head.’ Virginia Woolf - here’s to daydreaming my way through 2025.05 Jan 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3leynxctqwk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3leynpl4jzs2mI really admire this essay. I have taught with it a couple of times this year (with Cristín's permission) as it has great images, rhythm, sounds and heart. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jan 2025 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3leynpl4jzs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/zoecomyns.bsky.social/post/3lawzcj35ss2sI adore this Taiwanese artist Tung Ming-chin. This sculpture in particular is very relatable these days. It feels like me ignoring how the other place is really too misshapen to spend time in, so am popping my head up here.14 Nov 2024 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:z5o7joxma2ii3by7h6br2joz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawzcj35ss2s