A wonderful session for all the writers and readers with thanks to LOOK NORTH - The North Belfast Festival Clifton House Belfast, judges Maureen Boyle Paul McVeigh Writer. Great weekend of events ahead!

ANNOUNCEMENT! We are delighted to confirm the longlist for the Watson, Little x Indie Novella Prize! Congratulations to all the writers below, we were thrilled to have over 300 entries and we overcome by the quality of writing. A huge thanks from Indie Novella and Watson, Little Ltd

We are thrilled to announced our Shortlist for the Watson, Little x Indie Novella Prize! Congratulations to all the shortlistees and the longlisters too, the quality was so high they were a joy to read. Winner to be announced May 31st! Watson, Little Ltd indienovella.co.uk/writing-prize

Congratulations to Sue, Alison & Natasha, looking forward to reading your wonderful novels! This was an excellent competition to be part of, thanks to Watson, Little Ltd Indie Novella Publishers for running this so brilliantly!

All done. Botox for migraine prevention. And I know now I’m meant to take a huge dose of aspirin 900mg or Ibuprofen (800mg) with a Triptan and metaclopramide when I next get a migraine. Because your stomach stops working most of the NSAID isn’t absorbed which is why you take a

‘Becoming Marvellous’ Saboteur Award winning spoken word show is coming to Cushendun and Belfast in Jan 2024. This show will break you heart and fix it stronger. A testament to what love can do. Cushendun theoldchurchcentre.com/event/becoming… Belfast cqaf.com/becoming-marve…

Fantastic opportunity to work with one of our wonderful local published authors, thanks to Irish Writers Centre Arts Council of Northern Ireland Bernie McGill The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon for supporting us new writers.

Hey NorthBelfastHour! Just wanted to share info on our forthcoming Look North - North Belfast Festival. We have a whole programme of great events taking place all across north of the city from 23-25 Feb. Spread the word! 🙏 northbelfastfestival.com

Fantastic news to come home to. Looking forward to working with the other 19 writers across Ireland in the coming months, with special thanks to Freedom To Write Project 2025, The John Hewitt Society, Irish PEN & Irish Foreign Ministry

READ ALL ABOUT IT! Just a week til the launch of the 2024 JOHN HEWITT INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL Literary events, talks, workshops, theatre & more at The Market Place, Armagh, 22-25 Jul -one of the most vibrant weeks in Ireland's literary calender! Book early here! visitarmagh.com

A wonderful week in Armagh, and more to come, thanks to all below & the fab Niamh McNally

Congratulations to Jim Simpson on the publication of his first novel True Colours. Details of forthcoming events with Sue Divin, felicity mccall, Maureen Boyle and me at Libraries NI, Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre and Foyle U3A in the link Colmcille Press/Cló Cholmcille: tinyurl.com/mvdae9wy

Look at those beautiful, smiling faces! Workshop 3: Editing is officially under way with the brilliant @RobertEdits! A massive thank you to CatherineDunneAuthor from Irish PEN for introducing the day and for being a ray of sunshine! 🫶✍️ MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland The John Hewitt Society Irish Foreign Ministry

Join us in Belfast for our #FreedomToWrite Showcase to celebrate the finale of this wonderful project - see below eventbrite.ie/e/freedom-to-w… CatherineDunneAuthor Therese Kieran The John Hewitt Society Niamh McNally liz.mcmanus @DonaldsonMoyra Neil Hegarty @libranwriter @maria_mcmanus @VivianaFiorenti

Huge thanks to everyone who participated and made this all happen. Hopefully the Freedom to Write program will continue and enable other writers & poets across Ireland to have these learning & sharing opportunities Irish Foreign Ministry The John Hewitt Society Irish PEN Arts Council of Northern Ireland PAGE & STAGE NI

Some lovely news for the start of winter, best to hibernate underground! thebookedit.co.uk/news/2024/11/8…

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Another fabulous week of writers & poets & more in Armagh, brilliantly organised as usual #JHISS25

Love the still-summer feel of the Hastings Book Festival & delighted to be on both the short story longlist & the nearly longlist. Hope the sun still shining for still-to-come shortlisting!

Brilliant opportunity for writers on their journey towards publication (still in touch with my fabulous group of fellow 2024 winners) Mikey-boy 💙 (Agent enquiries always welcome): The Book Edit Writers' Prize — The Book Edit share.google/poeZUuxSRqHToB…