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Inmates of Magilligan Prison get creative, with impressive results
Newry-born poet Jean Bleakney skims lyrical stones with Martin Mooney
Lee Henry and Gavin Carville offer a podcast and review of writing from Magilligan
From international heavyweights to stars in the making, get to know NI's wonderful writers
Peter Geoghegan discovers the early creative stirrings of Joseph O'Connor
Two generations of NI poets have used words instead of weapons
The return of the native
German writer Ni Gudix's first encounter with Gerald Dawe would have a lasting effect
Children's Express reporter Lyra Mckee rates Belfast poetry
From Ecuador to the Arctic, Francis Jones hears about the adventures of Geoff Hill
Dr Ian Sansom, Writer-In-Residence at Queen's University, Belfast
Still wearing the Laurel crown
Click 'Play Video' to watch a film profile or 'Play Audio' to listen to a podcast interview at the Linen Hall Library
Kirsten Kearney reviews Moyra Donaldson's The Horse's Nest
The author of Gulliver's Travels spent a year in NI. Martin Mooney investigates
Martin Mooney discusses the work of Enniskillen's Frank Ormsby
Carlo Gébler, Glenn Patterson and Damian Gorman are Major Individual Artists
Ryan Dunne meets Theresa Breslin, the hotshot Scots author writing across boundaries
A nationwide competition made Sarah Wray's dreams come true, writes Lee Henry
Frederick Rodgers remembers Helen's Bay in Lily and Me
Readings and interviews in partnership with the Verbal Arts Centre
Exerpt from The Enthusiast
Stephen Joyce remembers Golden Days in Donegal
Emma Heatherington explores the winning formula of Belfast's Sharon Owens
Blackstaff Press produce The Ulster Anthology
Lee Henry meets the NI writer and broadcaster
Susan Tomaselli is ten point impressed
Profile of the writer who recounted Lundy's burning
Poet Kirsten Kearney reviews the latest anthology of NI poetry
Declan Bogue talks to writer Carlo Gebler
Co Down poet mixing the personal and universal
Ryan Dunne talks to one of Ireland's most successful writers
Keep a straight face at the Celebrate Literary Belfast finale
Larne's own took on every 'auctioneering agent of satan' and won, in her own inimitable way
A strong tradition in Belfast
A staggering roll-call of stellar talent
Exploring the literary life of Belfast and the surrounding area
A new dynamic
Newspapers in Belfast
Pioneering publisher with Belfast's Blackstaff Press
Leading literary lights
Writer, journalist and broadcaster with a devout allegiance to inquiry
The 30s and 40s saw many of the most talented writers leave Belfast
Editor, anthologist and biographer of Brian Moore
For nearly 400 years, hardy women pioneers found success in a male dominated world
The youngest ever winner of the Patrick Kavanagh Award
Belfast saw an explosion in its population, production and inquisitive societies
A book is more than a simple possession
In the midst of Industrialisation, Belfast had little time to write
A range of publications that have helped to keep literature alive in the city
The 'engine that powers the city'
Belfast's writers ask, 'where to now?'
Finding regret, compassion and humour in dark times
The countryside around Belfast has had its own literary influence
One of the most exciting periods in the city's history
A period of literary rejuvenation
How the ULT helped forge a Northern theatrical identity
Preserving for Posterity
