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Christmas Ghost Stories
Claire Savage traces the chilling roots of a largely forgotten festive tradition, from Shakespearean theatre to Victorian séances -
Do Authors Need to be Bloggers?
A worthless distraction or a necessary means of interaction? Five local wordsmiths share their views on the lot of the modern writer -
Of Heart and Land: Limavady Celebrates Steinbeck
The fifth annual series of events inspired by the Roe Valley-rooted Nobel Prize winner uses the human side of his work to highlight the area's natural beauty -
Aspects at 25: A Quarter Century Celebrating the Written Word
Bangor's annual literary festival marks its silver anniversary with a milestone programme, from crime writing and comedy to poetry and prose -
Paul McVeigh Shortlisted for Polari Prize
Belfast author 'over the moon' to be in line for award recognising LGBT literature, but publishing prejudice is hindering others from taking the same risk -
Lucy Caldwell is Keeping 'er Lit
The award-winning Belfast author on the importance of women having their voices heard in contemporary fiction, ahead of a special Open House Festival panel -
Mammoth Ambitions for Moville Mini-Fest
Derry singer Sarah McGuinness on planting the seeds of what she believes could become a Glastonbury-sized celebration of arts in her own back garden -
Stretcher Bearers of the Somme
Artist Leslie Nicholl uses raw materials from the WWI battlefields to explore humanity amidst the horror in his current Linen Hall Library exhibition -
Drawn to the Sea
Fusing fashion with intricate illustration and Irish mythos, artist/designer Sara O'Neill is taking her unique, coastal style to the international stage -
The Organised Criminal
Dublin-based author, Jarlath Gregory, on his latest novel, set in Crossmaglen in South Armagh
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