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Seamus Heaney Award for New Writing 2015
Community Arts Partnership reward Stephanie Conn for her poem 'Lavender Fields' at a busy evening in Belfast's Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts
The Squat Pen
Ballycastle Writers Group host the fortnightly showcase of poetry and music on tour from its usual home of Belfast's No Alibis Bookshop
Humdinger! Children's Story Festival 2015
The celebrated festival returns to Derry with illustrator Nick Sharratt, comedian David O'Doherty and more hosting fun family events from March 23 - 28
Guildhall Press Inspired Festival
One-day literary celebration encourages aspiring writers of all ages in Derry
Top events to check out at Aspects Irish Literature Festival
Heather McGarrigle does her best to narrow down ten highlights from this year's huge programme, not just for book lovers, from September 20 - October 6 in Bangor
Derry: The Irish Revolution, 1912-23
Historian Adrian Grant delves a century into the city's past and, with new facts and parallels to today, manages to makes a gripping read from events we already know the outcomes of
'Like moon dust dropped on Armagh': the rapid rise of the John O'Connor arts festival
In just two years, the event has gone from an unknown prospect to one which lights up the city with four days of literary magic
Her Name Was Rose
Claire Allan leaves 'Chick Lit' behind in favour of a dark thriller which, for the Derry-based author, signals a bright new chapter
The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee
While his wasted sporting potential is a source of frustration, the ex-world champion boxer's remarkable, still unfinished story makes for an absorbing read with as much tragedy as it has triumph
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
Larne-based storyteller gives voice to timeless children's tales
Since moving to Northern Ireland Vicky McFarland has turned her lifelong love of books into a business of audio-sensory magic – listen to a recording from her recent collection
Read an excerpt from the hilarious Belfast version of A Christmas Carol
Stephen Large's tragicomic take on Dickens' festive tale comes to the Amazon bookstore after a successful debut on stage last year
The Dead Beside Us
Tony Doherty wastes no time in following up his 'important' debut with a 'profound' adolescent account of conflict continuing to tear through 1970s Derry
Jennifer Johnston: 'What do I do with my life if I can't write?'
The revered author contemplates her creative well running dry after an almost 50 year career - and much more - ahead of her appearance at Seamus Heaney HomePlace
One Year Into My 'Dream Job' at Seamus Heaney HomePlace
Cathy Brown reflects on the 'challenge, honour and privilege' of being Arts Programmer at Bellaghy's dedicated centre on its first anniversary
Northern Ireland's longest-running literature festival continues to spread the word
Aspects at 25 may be a tough act to follow, but this year brings more big names to Bangor while celebrating centuries of writing heritage
Paul Muldoon on breathing new life into Heaney's 'Human Chain'
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet reveals how dance, genetics and horses all factor into a weekend exploring his one-time tutor's final collection
Bernard MacLaverty: 'You have to live your life before you can write about it'
The acclaimed author talks about his first novel in 16 years, where the time went and how one unique place not only inspired it, but changed his way of thinking about life and love
John Hewitt Summer School Launch
This year's summer school features 35 events from more than 100 writers, artists commentators and lecturers
This is Hame: Two Modern Ulster-Scots Poets
James Fenton and Philip Robinson have been recently re-published by Ullans Press. Their books offer a window into that world – its language, humour, culture, religion and politics

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