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Why there's no right way to becoming a writer
Authors Myra Zepf and Claire Savage reflect on their different routes to publication and share tips for aspiring scribes to carve their own path -
10 Northern Ireland Holiday Reads
Local authors who are worth taking along on your summer break -
Jane Austen at 200
NI writers on the literary icon's work remaining relevant and its role in bringing women-led stories to wider prominence -
Rave Reviews: Ciarán McMenamin
With its dark humour and '90s hedonism, the Fermanagh actor's first novel is like Trainspotting during the Troubles. Before opening the Belfast Book Festival, he talks about the positive reception and bringing Skintown to the big screen -
A Few of My Favourite Children's Books
Author and Culture NI critic Claire Savage recalls the stories which enchanted her early years ahead of the launch of her own first novel for young readers -
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 -
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 -
The Organised Criminal
Dublin-based author, Jarlath Gregory, on his latest novel, set in Crossmaglen in South Armagh
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