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Inmates of Magilligan Prison get creative, with impressive results
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Newry-born poet Jean Bleakney skims lyrical stones with Martin Mooney
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Lee Henry and Gavin Carville offer a podcast and review of writing from Magilligan
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From international heavyweights to stars in the making, get to know NI's wonderful writers
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Peter Geoghegan discovers the early creative stirrings of Joseph O'Connor
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Two generations of NI poets have used words instead of weapons
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Newry-born poet Jean Bleakney skims lyrical stones with Martin Mooney
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German writer Ni Gudix's first encounter with Gerald Dawe would have a lasting effect
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Children's Express reporter Lyra Mckee rates Belfast poetry
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From Ecuador to the Arctic, Francis Jones hears about the adventures of Geoff Hill
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Dr Ian Sansom, Writer-In-Residence at Queen's University, Belfast
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Still wearing the Laurel crown
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Click 'Play Video' to watch a film profile or 'Play Audio' to listen to a podcast interview at the Linen Hall Library
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Kirsten Kearney reviews Moyra Donaldson's The Horse's Nest
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The author of Gulliver's Travels spent a year in NI. Martin Mooney investigates
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Martin Mooney discusses the work of Enniskillen's Frank Ormsby
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Carlo Gébler, Glenn Patterson and Damian Gorman are Major Individual Artists
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Ryan Dunne meets Theresa Breslin, the hotshot Scots author writing across boundaries
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A nationwide competition made Sarah Wray's dreams come true, writes Lee Henry
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Frederick Rodgers remembers Helen's Bay in Lily and Me
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Readings and interviews in partnership with the Verbal Arts Centre
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Exerpt from The Enthusiast
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Stephen Joyce remembers Golden Days in Donegal
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Emma Heatherington explores the winning formula of Belfast's Sharon Owens
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Kirsten Kearney reviews Moyra Donaldson's The Horse's Nest
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Blackstaff Press produce The Ulster Anthology
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Lee Henry meets the NI writer and broadcaster
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Susan Tomaselli is ten point impressed
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Profile of the writer who recounted Lundy's burning
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Poet Kirsten Kearney reviews the latest anthology of NI poetry
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Declan Bogue talks to writer Carlo Gebler
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Co Down poet mixing the personal and universal
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Ryan Dunne talks to one of Ireland's most successful writers
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Keep a straight face at the Celebrate Literary Belfast finale
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Larne's own took on every 'auctioneering agent of satan' and won, in her own inimitable way
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A strong tradition in Belfast
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Exploring the literary life of Belfast and the surrounding area
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The 30s and 40s saw many of the most talented writers leave Belfast
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For nearly 400 years, hardy women pioneers found success in a male dominated world
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Belfast saw an explosion in its population, production and inquisitive societies
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A book is more than a simple possession
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In the midst of Industrialisation, Belfast had little time to write
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A range of publications that have helped to keep literature alive in the city
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The 'engine that powers the city'
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Belfast's writers ask, 'where to now?'
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Finding regret, compassion and humour in dark times
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The countryside around Belfast has had its own literary influence
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One of the most exciting periods in the city's history
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A period of literary rejuvenation
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A staggering roll-call of stellar talent
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Pioneering publisher with Belfast's Blackstaff Press
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Writer, journalist and broadcaster with a devout allegiance to inquiry
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Editor, anthologist and biographer of Brian Moore
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The youngest ever winner of the Patrick Kavanagh Award
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Those reading societies and libraries that were intrinsic to the literary life of the city
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