John McGahern Literature Award | dlr emerging Writer-in-Residence | Poetry Ireland Introductions| Cúirt New Writing Award | Art Council Literature Bursary Award
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It is the greatest happiness to have a piece in this beautiful book and to be in such company.
Huge & heartfelt thanks to Olivia Smith & to Kevin Barry @WinterPapers 💚
Available in all the very best & finest bookshops✨
Lovely to be on @RTERadio1 POETRY PEOPLE talking w/Rachael Hegarty @4lirchild on Sun eve - w/readings from @NiChurr 'RIVER, SISTER' & @Oeiny 'QUIET BETWEEN TWO TEXTS'
Also, lovely company to be in with @TimMacgabh99780 Nell Regan & Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin
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Just in time for Bloomsday: signed copies of NORA by Nuala O'Connor
One of my favourite books about Joyce because it is actually about Nora Barnacle: warm, fierce, funny, sensual, practical & nobody’s footnote.
Come for Joyce. Stay for Nora.
The much travelled @NiamhMacCabe chatting here with Ruth McKee for Burning Books Ireland ✨
My chat with Ruth McKee of Burning Books Ireland, wherein I confess my aversion to cookbooks
@LilliputPress
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Thanks to Derek O'Connor @rte for this piece on 'STATE, in RELATION' by @STomaselli Nathan O'Donnell @NiChurr @nithykasa @ClareBell_ @Oeiny & myself in collarboration w/@TBGandS & w/the support of @artscouncil_ie
Read Oein's extract here✨
rte.ie/culture/2026/0605/157… via @rte
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Join us! ✨
Tues, May 5th @ 6pm @ Books Upstairs Dublin ✨
PLEASE JOIN US for a glass of wine, a celebratory reading & panel discussion on 'State, in Relation'
w/ @NiChurr @SonyaGildea @STomaselli @sonyagildea @nithykasa @ClareBell_
Event is free, reg required:
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Join us! ✨
Tues, May 5th @ 6pm @ Books Upstairs Dublin ✨
PLEASE JOIN US for a glass of wine, a celebratory reading & panel discussion on 'State, in Relation'
w/ @NiChurr @SonyaGildea @STomaselli @sonyagildea @nithykasa @ClareBell_
Event is free, reg required:
booksupstairs.ie/all-events/…
Sonya Gildea* retweeted
Tues, May 5th @ 6pm @ Books Upstairs Dublin ✨
PLEASE JOIN US for a glass of wine, a celebratory reading & panel discussion on 'State, in Relation'
w/ @NiChurr @SonyaGildea @STomaselli @sonyagildea @nithykasa @ClareBell_
Event is free, reg required:
booksupstairs.ie/all-events/…
Tues, May 5th @ 6pm @ Books Upstairs Dublin ✨
PLEASE JOIN US for a glass of wine, a celebratory reading & panel discussion on 'State, in Relation'
w/ @NiChurr @STomaselli @Oeiny @sonyagildea @nithykasa @ClareBell_
Event is free, registration required
booksupstairs.ie/all-events/…
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We're open to submissions next Friday (13th February) for gorse 15: Eureka!/EYPHKA! Full details on the website:
gorse.ie/gorse-15-eurekaeyph…
Sonya Gildea* retweeted
Tomorrow 6pm @Hodges_Figgis - Declan Meade will be in conversation with Claire Carroll about her very fine, very powerful short-story collection, The Unreliable Nature Writer – published by @scratch_books.
Admission is free – all welcome!
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Today, we're delighted to announce the 2025 Arts Council Artists in Residence across literature, film and traditional arts.
We're proud to partner with third level institutions across Ireland on the residencies, working to embed creativity in education.
bit.ly/3E0csN5
ALT A group of artists in residence stand on the steps of the Arts Council building. The buildings Georgian facade and door is seen behind them with the Arts Council plaque seen on the wall
ALT Two artists in residence stand stand on the steps of the Arts Council building with with Head of Architecture and Film Fionnuala Sweeney. The buildings Georgian facade and door is seen behind them with the Arts Council plaque seen on the wall
ALT Two artists in residence stand stand on the steps of the Arts Council building with with Head of Traditional Arts, Paul Flynn. The buildings Georgian facade and door is seen behind them with the Arts Council plaque seen on the wall
ALT Two artists in residence stand stand on the steps of the Arts Council building with with Head of Traditional Arts, Paul Flynn. The buildings Georgian facade and door is seen behind them with the Arts Council plaque seen on the wall
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Really looking forward to this event on Wednesday evening. All welcome!
Scratch Books take over @Hodges_Figgis on 22nd January!
Join the brilliant @C_CRRLL and the immense Declan Meade of @stingingfly in conversation! Tickets free!
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Scratch Books take over @Hodges_Figgis on 22nd January!
Join the brilliant @C_CRRLL and the immense Declan Meade of @stingingfly in conversation! Tickets free!
Sonya Gildea* retweeted
🇮🇪🇳🇱 Embassy of Ireland, The Netherlands, @HamiltonSligo & @Pulchri Studio present ‘Bloodroot’, an exhibition of 110 works by Irish female artists, responding to #bloodroot (@Doirepress) by @NiChurr 📌 Jan 22- Feb 5 @Pulchri, The Hauge ✨
Image by Caroline Coyle & Nicole McKenna)
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OPEN CALL: @mirrorlamppress X The Complex -Writing Residency 2025. Read our latest blog post on how to apply: thecomplex.ie/post/open-call…
Deadline: February 10th – at Dublin City, Ireland
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Applying for the Bursary Award for the first time?
Step 1: Register for an ARN
This process can take up to 5 days so make sure to leave yourself plenty of time!
Any Qs you can get in touch: 01-6180200 or [email protected]
Register: onlineservices.artscouncil.i…
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Congratulations to Colin Barrett on winning the Nero Debut Fiction Award for 'Wild Houses'! 🎉🎉
@ColinBarrett82 #nerobookawards
OUR 2024 NERO BOOK AWARDS CATEGORY WINNERS 🤩🤩
Huge congratulations to @AdamLeslie1974, @ColinBarrett82, @LondonBessie and @SophieElmhirst 🎉
Find out more about each winning book by clicking here: nerobookawards.com/category-…
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On this day in 1963, The Bell Jar was published for the first time under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. This copy of the book from our archive was the first edition to bear Sylvia Plath's own name, with a cover by Faber designer Shirley Tucker.
