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Third Writers on Writers Festival
Linen Hall Library celebrates a century of women writers in memory of Christina Reid with this year's series of talks, workshops and performances -
Michael McLaverty Short Story Award Returns
Linen Hall Library launch the biennial competition offering writers the chance to win one of Irish literature's top prizes -
Belfast Book Chosen for Historic Big Read
Paul McVeigh's debut novel The Good Son will be the literary focus of the milestone 50th Brighton Festival -
Belfast Literature - December 2015
A round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month -
Troubles Over The Bridge
New memoir tells of late actor Jimmy Ellis' fight against theatre censorship in 1950s Belfast. Listen to an extract read by longtime friend Adrian Dunbar -
Belfast Literature - August 2015
Round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month -
Read a New Poem by Michael Longley
'The Snowdrops' is taken from the award-winning Belfast poet's new illustrated collection Sea Asters -
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 -
Josef Locke: Still Blazing Away
A century after his birth, a new biography and exhibition of artefacts will give a definitive account of the celebrated singer's life in show business -
Writers Respond to Refugee Images
Glenn Patterson, Jan Carson and Colin Dardis imagine life as displaced people around the world, as part of Oxfam Ireland exhibition touring NI libraries -
Six Books for Christmas
Give the gift of reading as Damian Smyth selects some of the best works published by local writers over the past 12 months -
Garbhan Downey's One-off Christmas Present
Derry writer produces new limited-edition novelette in the space of a month, making for a perfect last-minute stocking filler -
Michael McLaverty Short Story Award
Linen Hall Library names Cork writer Kevin Doyle as biennial competition winner with runners up Ciarán Folan and Sinéad Slattery -
Poetry Weekend Set for Seamus Heaney HomePlace
Bellaghy's newly opened literary centre will follow this year's national celebration with three days of classical music, talks and recitals -
Casting a Light on the Emerald Isle
Red Barn Gallery exhibition traces the origins of Ireland's famous moniker through the poetry of William Drennan -
Belfast Literature - November 2015
A round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month -
Belfast Literature - October 2015
A round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month -
Belfast Literature - September 2015
A round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month -
Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Returns to Home Soil
One of Ireland's leading contemporary poets, Paul Muldoon is back in Armagh for prestigious John Hewitt International Summer School
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