Elizabeth Rose Murray Elizabeth Rose Murray writes about poker for a living, a job which helps with her editing skills but also moves her to various locations including Jamaica, Spain and now Ireland. Elizabeth has had many poems, short stories and flash fiction published in magazines and online journals including 3am Magazine, Open Wide, The Beat, Dogmatika, Ranfurly Review, and Black Light Engine Room.

In 2009, she was the official Arts Council of Ireland blogger for the Dublin Writers Festival and the Ulster Bank Theatre Festival. She also maintains her own literary website: www.serendipitypoetry.com.

To be a successful writer, Elizabeth believes it’s crucial that you make time to write every day and to spend time with people with the same level of dedication. She is a member of Dalkey Writers Group and has attended several Inkwell workshops.

She says “Inkwell workshops are invaluable to me. They help me to improve my skills, provide me with useful information on the publishing world and excellent networking opportunities. I get support and encouragement from some of the best established and up-and-coming writers in a professional writing environment.” 

Elizabeth recently came third in a poetry slam at the Flatlake festival and is currently working on a young adult novel. She has also been asked to start a version of literary magazine Beauty of Washing Lines in Dublin, and will be accepting submissions starting January 2010.

She has recently been awarded a commendation from the from the Aesthetica Magazine Competition.