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An original Co Derry voice
Martin Mooney considers the work of one of Belfast's most controversial writers
Apart from the Belfast Group and the Northern Poets
Fred Johnston reviews Medbh McGuckian's Selected Poems in Fortnight, May 1998
Clare O'Connor tracks down the Derry writer in Chicago
An introduction to contemporary fiction by Northern Irish writers
Writer of comic and satirical genius
Martin Mooney interviews the controversial Fred Johnston: poet, musician, founder of Cúirt Literature Festival and the Western Writers Centre. Pt. 2
Martin Mooney interviews the controversial Fred Johnston: poet, musician, founder of Cúirt Literature Festival and the Western Writers Centre. Pt. 1
A prolific novelist his books ranged widely in subject and theme
The Belfast author reveals, among other things, why he uses a butterfly as a bookmark
From Kavanagh to Heaney with Darran Anderson
Darran Anderson completes his examination of Ulster poets
A virtual tour of south Belfast’s literary history
James Simmons writes in the Linen Hall Review of Autumn 1986
John Michelburne wrote a candid account of the last great siege in the British Isles
From the Linen Hall Library to Writers' Square
Former politician launches his autobiography
Shadow-Box is her first novel
Prolific novelist, journalist and autobiographer
Belfast born Lewis is famed for his Narnia chronicles.
Belfast born autobiographer
Profile of the journalist and author
Gavin Carville argues that NI fiction remains in a formidable state
Naomi Foyle reviews Medbh McGuckian
Review of the Belfast poet's Selected Poems
Harry Hutchinson reviews Ann Barnett's debut novel
'The landscape of Cushendall is always with me...'
Desima Connolly discovers what inspires the broadcaster and novelist from Co Tyrone
One of the most significant 'Ulster poets’.
Nationalist writer, essayist and editor.
Writer of linguistically rich, erotically charged poetry
One of Northern Ireland's most successful playwrights
In this extract of 'The Woman from Kerry' Anne Doughty writes about the disaster
'Dimly one was conscious of the hatred outside...'
After being held captive for four years in Beirut, Keenan becomes a writer
Literary hotshot to read at Belfast Festival
Grass roots poet crying out against 'violence and mindless conformity'
The most accomplished poet of his generation
Critical writing in Northern Ireland
The oldest newspaper in Ireland
Following on from the success of the Belfast News Letter...
From the Belfast Mercury to the Morning Post.
From the Morning News to the Ulster Echo.
Derry born poet whose first two collections have garnered an impressive crop of prizes
Naomi Foyle finds Donaldson's poetic voice 'honed and highly relevant'
'I'm well-rooted in Scotland but for me it's more instinctive to write about Belfast'
Controversial critic Fred Johnston reviews Bloodaxe's take on new Irish poetry
The first working class Ulster Protestant writer to be published to international acclaim
The Arts Council's Damian Smyth remembers the vibrant poet
