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CS Lewis
Belfast born Lewis is famed for his Narnia chronicles. -
Robert Harbinson
Belfast born autobiographer -
Colin Bateman
Profile of the journalist and author -
The Book of the Angel
Naomi Foyle reviews Medbh McGuckian -
Five Recent Novels
Gavin Carville argues that NI fiction remains in a formidable state -
Selected Poems by Mairtín Crawford
Review of the Belfast poet's Selected Poems -
The Largest Baby in Ireland after the Famine
Harry Hutchinson reviews Ann Barnett's debut novel -
Anne-Marie Fyfe and 'The Ghost Twin'
'The landscape of Cushendall is always with me...' -
Roisin McAuley
Desima Connolly discovers what inspires the broadcaster and novelist from Co Tyrone -
John Hewitt
One of the most significant 'Ulster poets’. -
Robert Lynd
Nationalist writer, essayist and editor. -
WR Rodgers
Writer of linguistically rich, erotically charged poetry -
Marie Jones
One of Northern Ireland's most successful playwrights -
Armagh Rail Disaster in Fiction
In this extract of 'The Woman from Kerry' Anne Doughty writes about the disaster -
Nik Cohn
'Dimly one was conscious of the hatred outside...' -
Brian Keenan
After being held captive for four years in Beirut, Keenan becomes a writer -
Nick Laird
Literary hotshot to read at Belfast Festival -
Brendan Cleary
Grass roots poet crying out against 'violence and mindless conformity' -
Derek Mahon
The most accomplished poet of his generation -
Northern Irish Literature 5
Critical writing in Northern Ireland -
The Belfast News Letter
The oldest newspaper in Ireland -
Old Belfast Newspapers: The 18th Century
Following on from the success of the Belfast News Letter... -
Old Belfast Newspapers: The mid 19th century
From the Belfast Mercury to the Morning Post. -
Old Belfast Newspapers: The late 19th century
From the Morning News to the Ulster Echo. -
Colette Bryce
Derry born poet whose first two collections have garnered an impressive crop of prizes -
Moyra Donaldson
Naomi Foyle finds Donaldson's poetic voice 'honed and highly relevant' -
Joan Lingard
'I'm well-rooted in Scotland but for me it's more instinctive to write about Belfast' -
The New Irish Poets
Controversial critic Fred Johnston reviews Bloodaxe's take on new Irish poetry -
Obituary of Robert Harbinson (Robin Bryans)
The first working class Ulster Protestant writer to be published to international acclaim -
A Tribute to Mairtín Crawford
The Arts Council's Damian Smyth remembers the vibrant poet