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View this email in your browser The latest news and events from the Seamus Heaney Centre Weekly Roundup Episode 8 of the SHC Podcast is now out: Stephen Sexton talks to Wayne Miller, poet and former Fulbright Scholar at the Seamus Heaney Centre about his new book We the Jury. This one is perhaps our best episode to date: listen here.  We're putting flash criticism into the world, on a weekly basis. Make sure to read Friday's excellent critique: Padraig Regan on Two Tongues, by Claudine Toutoungi.  Upcoming Events... Cúirt Literature Festival: Maggie Nelson in conversation with Gail McConnell  Tue 20th Apr at 6.30pm  Memoirist and essayists Maggie Nelson is joined in conversation by poet, critic and academic Gail McConnell, who also lectures at Queen's. This event will focus on craft, and is part of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature. Register here.   AEL Methodologies Event: with Sally O'Reilly and Lee Triming Lee Triming: Wed 21st Apr at 2.00pm  Sally O'Reilly: Wed 26th May at 11.00am  Artist led talks from the school of AEL focusing on a personal experience of practice-led research and the question: what might methodology be/mean? Speakers: Lee Triming is Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Ruskin School of Art, and tutor in Fine Art at Brasenose College. Sarah O'Reilly is a writer-maker of fiction, essays and art criticism.  Please email Vivienne Griffin, PhD researcher at SARC, for zoom details at vgrif...@qub.ac.uk.  Stage & Screen Masterclass: with Enda Walsh Fri 23 Apr at 2.00pm - STUDENTS ONLY Register here Students are invited to send questions for Enda in advance to r.b...@qub.ac.uk In Conversation: Enda Walsh & Aislínn Clarke Thu 22 Apr at 6.00pm GMT Register here Enda Walsh is a Tony and multi award-winning Irish playwright and director, writing for the stage and screen. He was co-writer on Hunger, along with director Steve McQueen, and made the musical play Lazarus with David Bowie.  Join students from the MA in Poetry for an online reading in conjunction with Poetry Day Ireland on Thursday, April 29. The event will last approximately an hour and a half, with readings from Caitlin Phenix, Rachel Mahwinney, John Reid, Sorcha Ni Cheallaigh, Madeline Kinkead, Leah Taylor, Matthew Rice, Saakshi Patel, Jamie Field, and Elizabeth McIntosh. Register here.  Our People... Louise Kennedy's short story collection The End of the World is a Cul de Sac (Bloomsbury, 2021) has been receiving rave reviews. Louise recently completed her PhD with us, and is one of our inaugural Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows.  Read some of the reviews here: The Irish Times by Joseph O'Connor, The Times, The Independent.  Congratulations to our colleague Nick Laird and his wife Zadie Smith on the publication of their first children's book. Weirdo, by Nick Laird and Zadie Smith (Penguin, 2021) is out now! Listen back to RTE Radio 1's Sunday Miscellany, which featured writing by our board member Gerald Dawe, and former SHC Fellow Lucy Caldwell. Listen here.  Reminders  Submissions are still open for the 2021 Poetry Summer School - deadline 30 April! Read more about last year's online programme and how to apply here.  Tune in to Queen's University Belfast's Postgraduate Open Day to find out why studying at Queen's could be the smartest career move you ever make.  🔴 When: 21 April. 🔴 What: Hear from real students, alumni and experts, as well as discovering how the world-class Graduate School will help your professional development. 🔴 Who: Perfect for anyone considering their options. Book your free ticket here. Have news to share with the Seamus Heaney Centre community? Send us details by Friday afternoon for inclusion in the following Monday's email! If you're reading this through a second party site, make sure you're signed up to our email list here... Subscribe for weekly updates from the SHC Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2021 The Seamus Heaney Centre, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a friend of the Seamus Heaney Centre. Our mailing address is: The Seamus Heaney Centre Queen's University Belfast 46 - 48 University Road Belfast, Co Antrim BT7 1NN United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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Weekly Roundup The Cúirt International Festival of Literature took place this weekend from 21-25 of April. There were so many brilliant and thought-provoking events from the likes of Alexander Chee, Carmen Maria Machado, and  a standout session from our Seamus Heaney Centre Fellow Marian Keyes. If you missed the events, the good news is that they are all available to watch on Cúirt's Youtube channel here.

We're putting flash criticism into the world, on a weekly basis.

Make sure to read Friday's superb critique: Frank Easterlin on The Last Weather Observer, by Matthew Rice.  Upcoming Events... Write Night - Prose Workshop Tue 4th May at 4.00pm  If you want to bring a piece of writing to the group, or have any other questions contact r.b...@qub.ac.uk. Registration necessary - more info and register here.     Poetry Day Ireland Thursday 29th April, 6.00pm

Join students from the MA in Poetry for an online reading in conjunction with Poetry Day Ireland on Thursday, April 29. The event will last approximately an hour and a half, with readings from Caitlin Phenix, Rachel Mahwinney, John Reid, Sorcha Ni Cheallaigh, Madeline Kinkead, Leah Taylor, Matthew Rice, Saakshi Patel, Jamie Field, and Elizabeth McIntosh. Register here.

Our People... Northern Irish Voices Series  A new series of literary interviews from the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith. The series will focus on leading voices and writers from Northern Ireland, including previous Seamus Heaney Centre fellow Lucy Caldwell and our director Glenn Patterson.  The series will begin on Sunday 11th April and will run for six weeks. More information here.  "In finding my writing voice, I've embraced my Protestant unionist background"  Adeline Henry, PhD student and recent graduate from our MA in Creative Writing, has been discussing finding her voice as a writer in the Irish Times. Read the full article here.   The Mountain Gate - New Podcast  'The Mountain Gate' is a new podcast from our student Margaret Doyle. This is a collection of prose, interviews, and a rescued poem all on the theme of Spring in the Dromara Hills. Listen here.  Poetry Wales  Congratulations to our former Poetry Summer School student Rebecca Farmer for having a poem in the latest edition of Poetry Wales. Find the edition here.    The Border Manifesto  A Border People's Parliament was held in Stormont in 2018 and during it Seamus Heaney Centre lecturer Garrett Carr composed a border manifesto with about 150 border residences. The manifesto, subtitled 'A true account of a border and its people' was launched on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.  Read more from Garrett Carr on the Yellow Manifesto here.  You can also read the full manifesto here.  Pigott Poetry Prize  Congratulations to our former colleague Sinéad Morrissey whose collection Found Architecture: Selected Poems has been shortlisted for the 2021 Pigott Poetry Prize. All three shortlisted collections were from Irish writers, with Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Beda Higgins also shortlisted. The winning collection will be announced in early June.  Good News!!  Shop Local as Bookshops Reopen!  We're all so excited to hear that bookshops will be able to reopen as of Friday 30th April.  As they open up, we want to point you in the direction of these two excellent independent bookshops in the university area of Belfast...  No Alibi's - great for poetry, signed editions and fiction (also offers 10% student discount!).  BooksPaperScissors - great for new releases, fiction and non-fiction, and all stationery.  Read more about independent bookshops in Belfast here.  Reminders + Deadlines  Last Chance to sign up for the 2021 Poetry Summer School - deadline Friday 30 April!

Read more about last year's online programme and how to apply here.

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing. This week's selection:  Sonder Magazine - Short Stories, Poetry, Flash + Creative non-fic. Deadline 16th May.  Mairtin Crawford Award - First collection of poetry or short stories for writers of any experience - only a sample of the collection is required. Deadline 2nd May.  The Writing Ireland website is also a great resource for more submission info.  MA Scholarship Applications are now open for the MA Poetry International Fee Scholarship worth £10,000 - Deadline Sat 15th May 2021. All international students applying to the MA in Poetry by the deadline will be considered for this bursary which is applied against fees. For more info please email g.mcc...@qub.ac.uk

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Weekly Roundup In Conversation: Billy Collins and Nick Laird  Described as ‘the most popular poet in America’, Billy Collins is a former US poet laureate & has read at the White House. If you missed him in conversation with Professor Nick Laird, now is your chance to catch up with this recording of the event on the QFT Player. Watch here for free.  The Friday Critique

We're putting flash criticism into the world, on a weekly basis.

Make sure to read Friday's superb critique: Scott McKendry on Satan Is Real: Despite What Some Might Say, by Wendy Erskine.  The Edit Podcast: Episode 2 In this episode, we join Sharon Dempsey, Niamh McCann and Emma Devlin, as they catch up to discuss the progress of their PhDs, and share some works-in-progress. In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit’. Listen here.    Did you hear our director Glenn Patterson on BBC Radio 4's Today show this morning? Listen back around 1,41,30.  You can also listen back to Glenn's recent Radio 4 ten-part programme The Northern Bank Job here.  Upcoming Events...

Write Night - Prose Workshop Tue 4th May at 4.00pm  If you want to bring a piece of writing to the group, or have any other questions contact r.b...@qub.ac.uk. Registration necessary - more info and register here.

Book Launch - Wolfstongue, Sam Thompson Tuesday 4th May, 6.00pm Hosted by No Alibis, the launch of Wolfstongue published by Little Island Books will be taking place this week. This is the first children's book from Seamus Heaney Centre lecturer Sam Thompson, exploring language and power. Register here.    In Conversation: Louise Kennedy and Lucy Caldwell (Book Club) Thursday 13th May at 6.00pm Queen's Alumni will be running this next in the series of Book Club conversations - to register your attendance for this event please email alu...@qub.ac.uk. Lucy Caldwell will be talking to our Ciaran Carson Fellow Louise Kennedy about her stunning new collection of short stories The End of the World is a Cul-de-Sac. There will also be a chance to ask questions. You can buy Louise's book here.  In Conversation: Dominic West and Michael West  Wednesday 12th May at 7.00pm Dominic West is an English actor, director, and musician, best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in The Wire. We are delighted to be welcoming him in conversation with our colleague Michael West. Register here.  Our People... Susannah Dickey longlisted for Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award  Congratulations to our PhD student Susannah Dickey, whose short story 'Stuffed Peppers' has been longlisted for the 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award. The short list will be announced in early June, and you can read more here. Cara Marks shortlisted for 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize  Congratulations to our PhD student Cara Marks, whose short story 'Starry Night' has been shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Award. You can read more about the competition here.  Reminders + Deadlines

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing. This week's selection:

Bristol Short Story Competition - Previously unpublished short stories of up to 4,000 words in any genre - writers of any experience. Deadline 5th May.

Sonder Magazine - Short Stories, Poetry, Flash + Creative non-fic. Deadline 16th May.

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Weekly Roundup

The Friday Critique  We're putting flash criticism into the world, on a weekly basis.

Make sure to read Friday's superb critique: Tara McEvoy on Tennis Lessons by Susannah Dickey. Tennis Lessons was just released in paperback - you can order a copy here.  Upcoming Events...

In Conversation: Louise Kennedy and Lucy Caldwell (Book Club) Thursday 13th May at 6.00pm Queen's Alumni will be running this next in the series of Book Club conversations - to register your attendance for this event please email alu...@qub.ac.uk. Lucy Caldwell will be talking to our Ciaran Carson Fellow Louise Kennedy about her stunning new collection of short stories The End of the World is a Cul-de-Sac. There will also be a chance to ask questions. You can buy Louise's book here.  In Conversation: Dominic West and Michael West  Wednesday 12th May at 7.00pm Dominic West is an English actor, director, and musician, best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in The Wire. We are delighted to be welcoming him in conversation with our colleague Michael West. Register here.  Our People...

Snowflake by Louise Nealon published   Congratulations to our MA in Creative Writing graduate Louise Nealon, whose debut novel Snowflake is published later this week. Described as 'a novel for a generation', Snowflake is a coming of age novel not to be missed. You can read more about the novel here.  Lucy Caldwell's new collection published  Congratulations to previous Seamus Heaney Centre Fellow Lucy Caldwell on the publication last week of her new collection Intimacies. This is Lucy's second collection of short stories, and spans the lives of women and girls trying to navigate the modern world. You can read Lucy's essay on the collection here too.  Winter In Tabriz by Sheila Llewellyn    Congratulations to our PhD graduate Sheila Llewellyn on the news of her second novel Winter in Tabriz published in late June. Reviewed as a 'haunting and atmospheric novel', we're really excited for this one. You can read more about it here.    The Last Weather Observer By Matthew Rice  MA student Matthew Rice was interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster's The Ticket about his debut collection, The Last Weather Observer. Great to hear it Matthew! Listen back here.  Reminders + Deadlines

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing. This week's selection:

Sonder Magazine - Short Stories, Poetry, Flash + Creative non-fic. Deadline 16th May.

Stinging Fly Summer School - Online workshops in fiction, non-fiction and poetry, with tutors including Wendy Erskine, Arla Eipe and Roisin Kiberd. Deadline for applications Friday 14th May.

The Writing Ireland website is also a great resource for more submission info.

MA Scholarships This week is the last chance for applications for the MA Poetry International Fee Scholarship worth £10,000 - Deadline this Saturday 15th May.

All international students applying to the MA in Poetry by the deadline will be considered for this bursary which is applied against fees. For more info please email g.mcc...@qub.ac.uk

A £5,000 fee scholarship is also available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.

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We want to remind you that edits of all our recent events will be going onto the QFT Player in the coming weeks including Conversations with Marian Keyes, Enda Walsh, Dominic West and the Book Club with Louise Kennedy & Lucy Caldwell. We will share these out as soon as they go up so you can watch at your leisure!  Upcoming Events... Meet the Fellows: In Conversation with Oliver Jeffers  Thursday 20th May at 6.00pm This week we are delighted to welcome celebrated artist and SHC Fellow Oliver Jeffers to talk to us about his career and practices. Please sign up here. Students will also be attending a Masterclass with Oliver on Friday evening. Frank Ormsby Lecture: Ireland Chair of Poetry Friday 21st May at 1.00pm The annual lecture by the Ireland Chair of Poetry is one of the key events in the literary calendar. It took place this year, in front of a small, socially distanced audience, in the Great Hall at Queen's University Belfast. The filmed lecture also features an introduction from Professor Glenn Patterson and Professor Fran Brearton from the Seamus Heaney Centre. The filmed lecture can be enjoyed via the QFT Player, and is available for free, worldwide, on Friday 21 May from 1.00pm. Diversifying Irish Poetry: Poetry Critics of Colour in Ireland   Deadline to apply July 1st 2021  Dr. Catherine Gander is the project leader for this mentorship scheme which aims to diversify poetry critcisim in Ireland. Successful applicants will partake in a mentosrhsip programme and a whole host of other benefits. Find out more about the programme and how to apply here.

AEL Methodologies Event: with Sally O'Reilly

Wednesday May 26, 11:00 a.m   The school of AEL is holding another methodology focussed event with renowned art critics Sarah O'Reilly. In this session, Sally will introduce two methodologies – practice theory and biosemiotics, and what they mean for her practice.

Please email Vivienne Griffin, PhD researcher at SARC, for zoom details at vgrif...@qub.ac.uk.

Our People... Hillary McCollum at ClearLines festival   Thursday 20th May 5.00 p.m  Our PhD student Hilary McCollum will be speaking at an online event on Transforming Sexual Trauma into Literature, run by charity Nexus and new festival ClearLines. you can register for the event here.  New Tiny Masterclass  Massive thank you to our student Shahminee Selvakannu for her fantastic new Tiny Masterclass, 'People Watching'. In it, Shahminee leads us through a useful exercise for collecting and building up characters - people watching! You can watch the full masterclass here.  Naughton gallery at Queen's Reopening  We are really excited to share that the Naughton Gallery at Queen's is reopening on Tuesday 25th May with a brand new exhibition - 'Sorry, Neither'. The exhibition is an exploration of Afofuturism and Black futurity within contemporary art and pop culture. You can read more about the exhibition here.  Opening hours will be - Tuesday to Sunday, 11.a.m to 4.00p.m.    Reminders + Deadlines

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

This week we would like to mention poet Angela T. Carr, who runs a formidable website collating various submissions and competitions year-round. Please visit her website here.  A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.

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We want to remind you that edits of all our recent events will be going onto the QFT Player in the coming weeks including Conversations with Marian Keyes, Enda Walsh, Dominic West, Oliver Jeffers and the Book Club with Louise Kennedy & Lucy Caldwell. We will share these out as soon as they go up so you can watch at your leisure!  Weekly Roundup The Edit Podcast: Episode 3  Look out for episode 3 of The Edit Podcast coming later this week... we will share out the link when it goes live. In the meantime, listen back to Episode 1 and 2 here.

In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit’.

Frank Ormsby Lecture: Ireland Chair of Poetry

Now Available to watch on QFT Player!  The annual lecture by the Ireland Chair of Poetry is one of the key events in the literary calendar. It took place this year, in front of a small, socially distanced audience, in the Great Hall at Queen's University Belfast. The filmed lecture also features an introduction from Professor Glenn Patterson and Professor Fran Brearton from the Seamus Heaney Centre. The filmed lecture can now be watched here.

Diversifying Irish Poetry: Poetry Critics of Colour in Ireland     Deadline to apply July 1st 2021  Dr. Catherine Gander is the project leader for this mentorship scheme which aims to diversify poetry critcisim in Ireland. Successful applicants will partake in a mentosrhsip programme and a whole host of other benefits. Find out more about the programme and how to apply here.

Fighting Words NI Training Workshop  Thursday 3rd June at 10-12 a.m.  Fighting Words NI is a creative writing centre for children and young people. This is a great opportunity to attend a training session for new volunteer mentors and see what you could do to help Fighting Words connect young people with writing in Belfast. For more information please contact Outr...@fightingwords.co.uk  Our People... The Yak Dilemma, by Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal    This week's Friday Critique was on The Yak Dilemma, our MA in Poetry Graduate Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal's celebrated debut collection.    Supriya talks about her collection on Radio 4 here, and you can read a review by Books Upstairs here.  You can read more and buy The Yak Dilemma here.  Snowflake, Lousie Nealon - BestSeller  Congratulations to our MA in Creative Writing Graduate Louise Nealon whose debut novel Snowflake is continuing to bring in great reviews and topped the Irish Bestseller list this week. Described as 'a novel for a generation', Snowflake is a coming of age novel not to be missed. You can read more about the novel here.  Reminders + Deadlines

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

Liminal Review - A literature and arts journal (print) that is looking for the things that are made in the in-between spaces. Poetry, Fiction and Non-Fiction - Deadline 31st May.  This week we would also like to mention poet Angela T. Carr, who runs a formidable website collating various submissions and competitions year-round. Please visit her website here.

A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.  Have news to share with the Seamus Heaney Centre community? Send us details by Friday afternoon for inclusion in the following Monday's email!

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Frank Ormsby Lecture: Ireland Chair of Poetry Now Available to watch on QFT Player!

Don't forget to catch the first annual lecture by the Frank Ormsby as the Ireland Chair of Poetry. One of the main events in the literary calendar, it took place this year in front of a small, socially distanced audience, in the Great Hall at Queen's University Belfast. The filmed lecture also features an introduction from Professor Glenn Patterson and Professor Fran Brearton from the Seamus Heaney Centre. The filmed lecture can now be watched here.  The Edit Podcast: Episode 3 with Louise Kennedy   Episode 3 of The Edit Podcast is out now, featuring a reading from Louise Kennedy, our Ciaran Carson Fellow. You can listen to the episode here.

In recent episodes, we’ve been hearing from some of our students in a series of pilot programmes, each a little different, to reflect the range of writing and conversations about writing that go on in the Centre. This is ‘The Edit’.

The QFT Player -  Don't forget that you can catch many of our previous events on the Queen's Film Theatre Player - including our events with Sharon Olds, Anne Carson, Marian Keyes, Billy Collins and many more.... if you missed any of our events, or just enjoyed one so much you want to re-watch it, check out the QFT page linked above for these recordings!  Upcoming Events  A Woman's Place Is In The Revolution - Women In Media Panel Event     Tuesday 15th June at 8.p.m   Amanda Ferguson, Allison Morris and Patricia MacBride are joined by feminist academic Dr. Margaret Ward in this panel discussion focussing on campaigns and networks which have changed their lives and careers for the better. As part of this event Women In Media Belfast are also running an essay competition for higher education students, who are invited to submit a 1,000 word essay for the chance to win a £500 bursary. For more information visit the website here.    Supporting Refugees Into Higher Education Friday 18 June at 2-5 p.m.  Organised and hosted by our recent MA graduate Aine McAllister, this panel event will feature readings from students and alumni from this education programme, some of whom have been mentored by Aine. There will also be addresses from academics and researchers. For more information and to register, click here.

Diversifying Irish Poetry: Poetry Critics of Colour in Ireland     Deadline to apply July 1st 2021  Dr. Catherine Gander is the project leader for this mentorship scheme which aims to diversify poetry critcisim in Ireland. Successful applicants will partake in a mentosrhsip programme and a whole host of other benefits. Find out more about the programme and how to apply here.    Fighting Words NI Training Workshop  Thursday 3rd June at 10-12 a.m.  Fighting Words NI is a creative writing centre for children and young people. This is a great opportunity to attend a training session for new volunteer mentors and see what you could do to help Fighting Words connect young people with writing in Belfast. For more information please contact Outr...@fightingwords.co.uk  Our People...

Book Club Event - Sam Thompson    Thursday 1st July  The next event in the Book Club series hosted by QUB Alumni will be on our lecturer Sam Thomspon's debut children's book, Wolfstongue, published very recently by Little Island.  You can buy Wolfstongue from No Alibi's here.  To register for the Book Club event or for more information, please email alu...@qub.ac.uk   Ping by Iain Whiteley - Publication + Launch  Congratulations to last year's Summer School graduate Iain Whiteley on the publication of his poetry book Ping! Described as a millennial journey, this is one to be excited about. You can pre-order the collection here. There will also be a Zoom launch at 7.30 p.m on Monday 31st May, which you can register for here.  Emma Press Pamphlets 2022 A quick line to say that the Emma Press Pamphlet Poets havefor 2022 have just been announced. Congratulations to our MA graduate Toby Buckley who is among these talented names. He joins a prestigious group of poets whose work will be published by the Emma Press. You can read more about the Emma Press Pamphlets here.    Belfast Book Festival 2021 ... 10-13 June  Belfast Book Festival 2021 by the Crescent Arts Centre - 10 to 13 June  Northern Ireland's leading literary festival is back... Featuring a wide range of events with authors such as our previous Fellow Lucy Caldwell, our Publishing Fellow Manuela Moser, our Ciaran Carson Fellow Louise Kennedy, and many others including Jan Carson, Wendy Erskine and Naoise Dolan.  To register for events or find out more click here.  Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after  Reminders + Deadlines

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

'A Woman's Role Is In The Revolution' Essay Competition - 1,000 word essay competition open to higher education students, on the theme of 'A Woman's Place Is In The Revolution' - Deadline Monday 31st May.  Liminal Review - A literature and arts journal (print) that is looking for the things that are made in the in-between spaces. Poetry, Fiction and Non-Fiction - Deadline Monday 31st May.

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Study with us...  The Seamus Heaney Centre Centre Summer School 2021  The 2021 Poetry Summer School is fast approaching. From Sunday 27th June to Friday 2nd July a small group of students from all over the world will be joining us virtually for an intensive week of writing, collaboration, workshops, and individual tuition. The summer school is led every year by Professor Nick Laird. Although the Summer School is online again, we were so impressed last year at how strong of a community can be built even virtually, and we can't wait to see the same again later this June.  Each year the Summer School participants are celebrated with a showcase of their work - last year we produced a podcast that you can listen to here which features new poetry from our participants. You can read all about last year's Summer School here, including Writer's Room interviews with the participants.   We really want to say at this point how proud we are of our previous Summer School graduates. All year we have an amazing amount of good news coming in from our incredible talented participants that we get to share out with you all, and it is so rewarding for us to see how this Summer School plays a part in their careers moving forward.  So watch this space and we can't wait to share out this year's work and participants...  MA Poetry Scholarships  Deadline 15th June 2021!   Want to study with us? There is still time to be considered for the Heaney Scholarship worth £10,000 for an international student on the MA in Poetry. You have until 15 June 2021 to apply to the programme to also be considered for the award. For more information and to apply visit the website here.    We are delighted to announce that two new Longley Scholarships will be awarded to students studying on the MA in Poetry. The scholarships, each valued at £7,500, will be awarded in recognition of the lifetime of poetry excellence from Michael Longley CBE and his wife, Professor Emerita Edna Longley. More info here.  Image: Michael Longley by Bobbie Hanvey Upcoming Events

Book Club Event - Sam Thompson

Thursday 1st July at 6.p.m

The next event in the Book Club series hosted by QUB Alumni will be on our lecturer Sam Thomspon's debut children's book, Wolfstongue, published very recently by Little Island.  You can buy Wolfstongue from No Alibi's here.  To register for the Book Club event or for more information, please email alu...@qub.ac.uk

The Harvill Secker Crime Writing Award 2021  Last week Vintage launched the 2021 Crime Writing Award in collaboration with Bloody Scotland, which seeks to find the most exciting new crime fiction by writers of colour. The winner of this award will have their book published by Harvill Secker, and win a range of other benefits including a pass to the Bloody Scotland festival and Arvon Foundation courses. For more information about how to enter and what the judges are looking for visit the website here.    Our People  Tim Dwyer  Congratulations to last year's Summer School graduate Tim Dwyer, who has been enjoying a run of success recently. Several of his poems are forthcoming in The London Grip and The High Window. He has also just been accepted onto the Dedalus Press Mentoring Programme for 2021, which will be a fantastic chance to develop his craft with some formidable mentors. You can read Tim's Summer School Writer's Room interview here.  Patricia Craig at the 'Culture Cafe' Saturday 12th June at 6.00p.m Catch Patricia Craig being interviewed this Saturday on BbC Ulster's Culture Cafe. She'll be talking to Marie-Louie Muir about her new Kilclief & Other Essays published by Irish Pages. You can find the programme here - there was also a great discussion last week about the upcoming Belfast Book Festival, you can find it here.    Did you catch our lecturer Gail McConnell on BBC Radio 4 yesterday? Gail was reading from her collection Fothermather and discussing the villanelle on Andrew McMillan's programme On Form. Listen back here.  We were delighted to receive a copy of Iain Whiteley's debut collection in the post today! Iain was a participant on last year's Summer School.  Ping! is published by Write Boody UK, out now!

Belfast Book Festival 2021 ... 10-13 June  Belfast Book Festival 2021 by the Crescent Arts Centre - 10 to 13 June  Northern Ireland's leading literary festival is back... Featuring a wide range of events with authors such as our previous Fellow Lucy Caldwell, our Publishing Fellow Manuela Moser, our Ciaran Carson Fellow Louise Kennedy, and many others including Jan Carson, Wendy Erskine and Naoise Dolan.  To register for events or find out more click here.  Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique

We're putting flash criticism into the world, on a weekly basis.

This week Saakshi Patel reviews Dreaming of Boxes by Kristen Kalicharan. This is a self-made and published 'quaranzine'. You can read the critique here.  The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize Shortlist 2021  We're delighted to announce the shortlist for this year's prize for a First Collection supported by Atlantic Philanthropies.  Find more information on the prize here and keep an eye out on our socials for a more in-depth look at the shortlist... The Station Before, by Linda Anderson (Pavilion Poetry, 2020) Arrow, by Sumita Chakraborty (Carcanet, 2020) Rose With Harm, by Daniel Hardisty (Salt Publishing, 2020) Growlery, by Katherine Horrex (Carcanet, 2020) Cannibal, by Safiya Sinclair (Picador Poetry, 2020) Want to get involved?  We're looking to run a series of Friday Critique style responses to each of the shortlisted collections. If this sounds like something you'd like to write, please contact Manuela at mmos...@qub.ac.uk for more information.

The QFT Player -  Don't forget that you can catch many of our previous events on the Queen's Film Theatre Player - including our events with Sharon Olds, Anne Carson, Marian Keyes, Billy Collins and many more.... if you missed any of our events, or just enjoyed one so much you want to re-watch it, check out the QFT page linked above for these recordings!  Upcoming Events

A Woman's Place Is In The Revolution - Women In Media Panel Event     Tuesday 15th June at 8.p.m

Amanda Ferguson, Allison Morris and Patricia MacBride are joined by feminist academic Dr. Margaret Ward in this panel discussion focussing on campaigns and networks which have changed their lives and careers for the better. As part of this event Women In Media Belfast are also running an essay competition for higher education students, who are invited to submit a 1,000 word essay for the chance to win a £500 bursary. For more information visit the website here.

Supporting Refugees Into Higher Education Friday 18 June at 2-5 p.m.  Organised and hosted by our recent MA graduate Aine McAllister, this panel event will feature readings from students and alumni from this education programme, some of whom have been mentored by Aine. There will also be addresses from academics and researchers. For more information and to register, click here.

Diversifying Irish Poetry: Poetry Critics of Colour in Ireland     Deadline to apply July 1st 2021  Dr. Catherine Gander is the project leader for this mentorship scheme which aims to diversify poetry critcisim in Ireland. Successful applicants will partake in a mentosrhsip programme and a whole host of other benefits. Find out more about the programme and how to apply here.

And, if we observe the present - Exhibition at Catalyst Arts  Wednesday 16th June at 6 p.m.  As part of the Belfast Photo Festival, Catalyst Arts is running this free online event where three writers will respond to the exhibition And, if we observe the present. This is an exploration of how futures can be imagined and prepared for, and our Publishing Fellow Manuela Moser has been involved in running this project. The exhibition is open from Tuesday until Saturday, 11.00-17.00 and tickets are available here.  Our People...

Book Club Event - Sam Thompson    Thursday 1st July

The next event in the Book Club series hosted by QUB Alumni will be on our lecturer Sam Thomspon's debut children's book, Wolfstongue, published very recently by Little Island.  You can buy Wolfstongue from No Alibi's here.  To register for the Book Club event or for more information, please email alu...@qub.ac.uk

You can also watch back over our previous Book Club events here, with a great series of authors such as Marian Keyes, Susannah Dickey and Caoilinn Hughes.     Stephen Sexton shortlisted for Forward Poetry Prize Congratulations to our colleague Stephen Sexton who is shortlisted for the 2021 Forward Poetry Best Collection Prize for his forthcoming collection Cheryl's Destinies. You can read more about the shortlist here.  Eric Gregory Prize - Milena Williamson  Congratulations to our PhD candidate Milena Williamson who is one of the winners of the 2021 Eric Greogry award - a prestigious award given to collections by a poet under 30. Milena won this year for the forthcoming The Red Trapeze. You can read more about the 2021 award here. Milena is also an editor of The Open Ear at the SHC - we are incredibly proud of her for this award!

Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after

Reminders + Deadlines

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

Sonder Literature Coffee Morning Writing Competition - An upcoming writing competition where all entry proceeds go towards the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. Submissions open on 17th June.  Catatonic Daughters - A new online student run magazine, this is the very first submission window for Catatonic Daughters. Their website states that they are looking for prose or poetry about disruptive women. Deadline 30th June.

This week we would also like to mention poet Angela T. Carr, who runs a formidable website collating various submissions and competitions year-round. Please visit her website here.

A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique

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This week Elizabeth McIntosh reviews Pure Gold by John Patrick McHugh. This debut collection of short stories is published in the Uk by 4th Estate this Thursday. You can read this critique and all previous ones here.  The QFT Player You can now watch our Book Club series event with Louise Kennedy and Lucy Caldwell in conversation on our QFT Player page.  Lots of our past events with fellows and guests are up on our QFT Player page - including events by Marian Keyes, Billy Collins and Caoilinn Hughes.  If you missed 'The Honest Ulsterman revisited' - Frank Ormsby's first annual lecture as Ireland Chair of Poetry, you can watch it back here. You can also read more about Frank and the lecture he gave at our new webpage here.

The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize Shortlist 2021

In the run-up to the announcement of the winner of the this year's poetry prize, we're taking a more in-depth look at the shortlist. We started off this week with a comment on each of the shortlisted collections from Nick Laird, the chair of this year's judging panel. You can read the full comments and more about the shortlist here. We'll be continuing to share more about the shortlisted poets and collections over the coming weeks.  The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize is suported by the Atlantic Philanthropies. Find out more about the Poetry Prize here.

Want to get involved?  We're looking to run a series of Friday Critique style responses to each of the shortlisted collections. If this sounds like something you'd like to write, please contact Manuela at mmos...@qub.ac.uk for more information.

Upcoming Events

Diversifying Irish Poetry: Poetry Critics of Colour in Ireland     Deadline to apply July 1st 2021  Dr. Catherine Gander is the project leader for this mentorship scheme which aims to diversify poetry critcisim in Ireland. Successful applicants will partake in a mentosrhsip programme and a whole host of other benefits. Find out more about the programme and how to apply here.

In Conversation: Sam Thompson and Kelly McCaughrain Thursday 1st July at 6.00 p.m

The next event in the Book Club series hosted by QUB Alumni will be on our lecturer Sam Thomspon's debut children's book, Wolfstongue, published very recently by Little Island.  You can buy Wolfstongue from No Alibi's here.  To register for the Book Club event or for more information, please email alu...@qub.ac.uk You can also watch back over our previous Book Club events here, with a great series of authors such as Marian Keyes, Susannah Dickey and Caoilinn Hughes.

Poetry Prize Award Night      Thursday 1st July at 8.00 p.m   We're delighted to welcome this year's shortlisted writers to a virtual event, celebrating these collections. The virtual Award Night will be hosted by chair of the judges panel, and Professor of Poetry at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's, Nick Laird. We'll hear short readings from each of the collections, before the winner is announced.  The Tangerine - Issue Ten Launch  Thursday 24th June at 7.00 p.m  The launch for issue ten of the Tangerine Magazine is this Thursday evening - register for the event here. Keep an eye on their socials for more details to follow soon. The Tangerine is a Belfast - based magazine of new writing of many kinds.  Our People... Tess Taylor - Harper's article   Congratulations to our previous Fulbright scholar and poet Tess Taylor, who has just had an excellent article published in Harper's magazine about the transformative power of art and creativity. The article is titled "Getting on with it: Art as Civic Repair" - you can read the full article here.

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique

We're putting flash criticism into the world, on a weekly basis.

This week Jake Hawkey reviews Cut Short by Ciaran Thapar. This nuanced reflection on youth violence in London and how positive change might happen was published on Wednesday. You can read this critique and all previous ones here.  The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast  The Seamus Heaney Centre Podcast Episode 9 is out now. In this episode, we’re joined by the best-selling Irish novelist, and SHC Fellow Marian Keyes. It was recorded during a masterclass with Marian and our students in spring 2021. Marian is introduced by director of the Seamus Heaney Centre, Glenn Patterson. You can listen to Episode 9 here and also the previous episodes of our podcast.    Student Showcase Podcasts!   Here's a beautiful still from some exciting podcast recording that's been happening recently. Watch this space for the student showcase podcast and more information coming soon...

The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize Shortlist 2021  In the run-up to the announcement of the winner of the this year's poetry prize, we're taking a more in-depth look at the shortlist. We started off this week with a comment on each of the shortlisted collections from Nick Laird, the chair of this year's judging panel. You can read the full comments and more about the shortlist here. We'll be continuing to share more about the shortlisted poets and collections over the coming weeks.  The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize is suported by the Atlantic Philanthropies. Find out more about the Poetry Prize here.

This Thursday is the Award Night for the Poetry Prize - read more below at the Upcoming Events section...  Upcoming Events

Diversifying Irish Poetry: Poetry Critics of Colour in Ireland

Deadline to apply Thursday July 1st 2021

Dr. Catherine Gander is the project leader for this mentorship scheme which aims to diversify poetry critcisim in Ireland. Successful applicants will partake in a mentosrhsip programme and a whole host of other benefits. Find out more about the programme and how to apply here.

In Conversation: Sam Thompson and Kelly McCaughrain

Thursday 1st July at 6.00 p.m  The next event in the Book Club series hosted by QUB Alumni will be on our lecturer Sam Thomspon's debut children's book, Wolfstongue, published very recently by Little Island.  You can buy Wolfstongue from No Alibi's here.  To register for the Book Club event or for more information, please email alu...@qub.ac.uk

There was also a great article by Sam Thomspson in the latest issue of the Honest Ulsterman - you can read it here.

Poetry Prize Award Night      Thursday 1st July at 8.00 p.m   We're delighted to welcome this year's shortlisted writers to a virtual event, celebrating these collections. The virtual Award Night will be hosted by chair of the judges panel, and Professor of Poetry at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's, Nick Laird. We'll hear short readings from each of the collections, before the winner is announced.

Our People... Kei Miller's Unmissable Poets    Congratulations to our two colleagues Mícheál McCann and Gail McConnell for their recent inclusion in part of the International Showcase of Literature 2021. Kei Miller has included Gail McConnell (Senior Lecturer in English) and Mícheál McCann (PhD student in English) in his selection of 10 unmissable emerging UK writers.  You can read more about the showcase and list here.     Ian Whitely Reading - PoetryLit We recently shared the fantastic news about last year's Summer School student Ian Whitely's debut collection Ping!. We're delighted to update you that Ian will be reading as a 'Featured Poet' at the online monthly event PoetLit, co-organized by another SHC Summer School 2020 alumna, Stephanie Green and Milla Van Der Have.  This reading will be taking place this Friday 2 July at 7.00pm.  For more information and to register click here.  Agenda - Irish Poets in the UK  We're delighted to see so many familiar names in the new issue of Agenda. 'Irish Poets in the UK' is a special double issue which features poetry from Leontia Flynn, Stephen Sexton, Michael Longley, Paul Jeffcutt and an article by Edna Longley. We love seeing such a strong representation from the Seamus Heaney Centre in this issue.

Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after  Reminders + Deadlines

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

Sonder Literature Coffee Morning Writing Competition - An upcoming writing competition where all entry proceeds go towards the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. Deadline is 15th July.

Catatonic Daughters - A new online student run magazine, this is the very first submission window for Catatonic Daughters. Their website states that they are looking for prose or poetry about disruptive women. Deadline 30th June.

A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.  Have news to share with the Seamus Heaney Centre community? Send us details by Friday afternoon for inclusion in the following Monday's email!

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June Roundup The Summer School   We've had such a fantastic week with our summer school students, who have all taken part in daily seminars, workshops and 1-1 tuition sessions with our tutors. A big thank you to everyone who took part, and for all the work that went on behind the scenes from our tutors. We can't wait to showcase our Summer School students' work with readings later this summer! We'll also be sharing all their news and achievements now that they've joined the Seamus Heaney Centre community! Starting off this week with some news from Ralph Dartford, one of this year's students. He is an editor at Northern Gravy, a literary periodical from the North of England, which has a submissions window opening in August, so watch out for that! We'll share more details closer to the time.  The Friday Critique: Poetry prize Edition   For the next 5 weeks we're running a series of Friday Critiques on the collections shortlisted for the First Collection Poetry Prize. Over the summer we will be celebrating the incredible collections that were shortlisted.  This week we start off with Padraig Regan reviewing Arrow by Sumita Chakraborty, this year's winner. Read the full review here.  The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize Winner 2021!   On Thursday night we had the Award Night for this year's First Collection Poetry Prize, a wonderful evening hosted by and streamed from No Alibi's, so a big thank you to them for having us. We had some beautiful readings from the shortlisted poets, all introduced by our judge Stephen Sexton.  A massive congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize - Arrow, by Sumita Chakraborty, published by Carcanet!  Nick Laird, our chair of this year's judging panel said the following on Arrow:  "Arrow by Sumita Chakraborty is a marvelous collection for both the maximalist and minimalist. Here are brief lyrics, prose essays, parables, lengthy lineated epics – and all of them given life with language stretched and pummelled into shape. Dealing in myth, astronomy, autobiography, philosophy, physics and metaphysics, Chakraborty possesses a singular outlook and the tone of a prophet." You can read more about the winner and shortlist on our website here and also on Carcanet's website here.

The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize is suported by the Atlantic Philanthropies. Find out more about the Poetry Prize here.

Upcoming Events  MA Poetry Webinar      Monday 5th July at 5.00p.m Later this evening lecturer Gail McConnell will be hosting a webinar about the MA/PG Dip in Poetry, outlining the course and answering any questions. Anyone can register at the link here.       Our People... Sheila Llewellyn - Winter in Tabriz      We recently congratulated our PhD graduate Sheila Llewellyn on the publication of her novel Winter in Tabriz - the novel has seen much success since then. It was recently selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of their Summer Books for 2021. Sheila also recently wrote a blog post for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland about the inspiration for the novel, which is a fascinating read.    New Collection by Gerald Dawe     Congratulations to our advisory board member Gerald Dawe on the publication of A City Imagined, the third collection in his Northern Chronicles trilogy. Merrion Press describes A City Imagined as the exploration of Dawe's relationship with Belfast, and the ever-changing nature of the city. You can read more about the A City Imagined published by Merrion Press here.

Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after  Reminders + Deadlines  Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  Sonder Literature Coffee Morning Writing Competition - An upcoming writing competition where all entry proceeds go towards the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. Deadline is 15th July.

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June Roundup The Summer School   We've had such a fantastic week with our summer school students, who have all taken part in daily seminars, workshops and 1-1 tuition sessions with our tutors. A big thank you to everyone who took part, and for all the work that went on behind the scenes from our tutors. We can't wait to showcase our Summer School students' work with readings later this summer! We'll also be sharing all their news and achievements now that they've joined the Seamus Heaney Centre community! Starting off this week with some news from Ralph Dartford, one of this year's students. He is an editor at Northern Gravy, a literary periodical from the North of England, which has a submissions window opening in August, so watch out for that! We'll share more details closer to the time.

The Friday Critique: Poetry prize Edition

For the next 5 weeks we're running a series of Friday Critiques on the collections shortlisted for the First Collection Poetry Prize. Over the summer we will be celebrating the incredible collections that were shortlisted.

This week Andrew Rahal reviews Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair, published by Picador Books. Read the full review here.

The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize Winner 2021!

A week ago we had the Award Night for this year's First Collection Poetry Prize, a wonderful evening hosted by and streamed from No Alibi's, so a big thank you to them for having us. We had some beautiful readings from the shortlisted poets, all introduced by our judge Stephen Sexton.

A massive congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize - Arrow, by Sumita Chakraborty, published by Carcanet!  Nick Laird, our chair of this year's judging panel said the following on Arrow:  "Arrow by Sumita Chakraborty is a marvelous collection for both the maximalist and minimalist. Here are brief lyrics, prose essays, parables, lengthy lineated epics – and all of them given life with language stretched and pummelled into shape. Dealing in myth, astronomy, autobiography, philosophy, physics and metaphysics, Chakraborty possesses a singular outlook and the tone of a prophet." You can read more about the winner and shortlist on our website here and also on Carcanet's website here.  The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize is suported by the Atlantic Philanthropies. Find out more about the Poetry Prize here.

Upcoming Events...  Bebe Ashley Reading       Monday 12th July at 8.30 p.m  Don't miss our PhD student and winner of an Ireland Chair of Poetry Project Award Bebe Ashley who will be reading at the Ó Bhéal reading series tonight. For more information and to register for the event click here.    Our People... St Anne's Cathedral Writer in Residence       A massive congratulations to our MA in Creative Writing Graduate of 2002 Deirdre Cartmill who has recently been announced as the first Writer in Residence at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast. Deirdre will also be running a writing workshop later in the summer as part of the residency, so watch out for more details about that soon. You can read more about the residency in an interview with Deirdre here.    Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Awards        We are delighted to share that two of our MA students, Caitlin Phenix and Saakshi Patel, are amongst the winners of the 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Awards. The judging panel commented on the winners - "Caitlin Phenix moved us with her lyrical pastoral. We were blown away by the poetry of Saakshi Patel: ‘I cry for the sound of my grandfather clipping / his half-moon toenails in Delhi heat.’" Congratulations to all! You can read more about the awards and the recipients here.  Ireland Chair of Poetry Project Awards We are also thrilled that two of our PhD students, Bebe Ashley and Milena Williamson, are recipients of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Project Awards. This award is designed to enable the development of a specific project: Bebe was chosen to pursue the translation of poetry into braille, and Milena will be developing a publication focusing on Bridget Cleary. Congratulations again! You can read more about the awards and recipients here.

Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after  Reminders + Deadlines  Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  Sonder Literature Coffee Morning Writing Competition - An upcoming writing competition where all entry proceeds go towards the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. Deadline is 15th July.    A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.  Have news to share with the Seamus Heaney Centre community? Send us details by Friday afternoon for inclusion in the following Monday's email!

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Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses

Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after

Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique: Poetry Prize Edition   Over the next few weeks we're running a series of Friday Critiques on the collections shortlisted for the First Collection Poetry Prize. Over the summer we will be celebrating the incredible collections that were shortlisted.  This week Manuela Moser reviews Growlery by Katherine Horrex, published by Carcanet Press. Read the full review here.   Writers' Room: Poetry Prize Edition  We're also running a series of Writers' Room style interviews with the poets who were shortlisted for the First Collection Prize. We're getting a closer look at the writing habits and influences of the poets - you can read the interviews so far here.

The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize Winner 2021!   A week ago we had the Award Night for this year's First Collection Poetry Prize, a wonderful evening hosted by and streamed from No Alibi's, so a big thank you to them for having us. We had some beautiful readings from the shortlisted poets, all introduced by our judge Stephen Sexton.  A massive congratulations to the winner of the 2021 Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize - Arrow, by Sumita Chakraborty, published by Carcanet!  Nick Laird, our chair of this year's judging panel said the following on Arrow:  "Arrow by Sumita Chakraborty is a marvelous collection for both the maximalist and minimalist. Here are brief lyrics, prose essays, parables, lengthy lineated epics – and all of them given life with language stretched and pummelled into shape. Dealing in myth, astronomy, autobiography, philosophy, physics and metaphysics, Chakraborty possesses a singular outlook and the tone of a prophet." You can read more about the winner and shortlist on our website here and also on Carcanet's website here.  The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize is suported by the Atlantic Philanthropies. Find out more about the Poetry Prize here.

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St Anne's Cathedral Writer in Residence       A massive congratulations to our MA in Creative Writing Graduate of 2002 Deirdre Cartmill who has recently been announced as the first Writer in Residence at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast. Deirdre will also be running a writing workshop later in the summer as part of the residency, so watch out for more details about that soon. You can read more about the residency in an interview with Deirdre here.    Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Awards        We are delighted to share that two of our MA students, Caitlin Phenix and Saakshi Patel, are amongst the winners of the 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Awards. The judging panel commented on the winners - "Caitlin Phenix moved us with her lyrical pastoral. We were blown away by the poetry of Saakshi Patel: ‘I cry for the sound of my grandfather clipping / his half-moon toenails in Delhi heat.’" Congratulations to all! You can read more about the awards and the recipients here.  Ireland Chair of Poetry Project Awards We are also thrilled that two of our PhD students, Bebe Ashley and Milena Williamson, are recipients of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Project Awards. This award is designed to enable the development of a specific project: Bebe was chosen to pursue the translation of poetry into braille, and Milena will be developing a publication focusing on Bridget Cleary. Congratulations again! You can read more about the awards and recipients here.

Reminders + Deadlines

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

Poetry Wales - Poetry. Deadline is 21st July.  Dedalus Press Local Wonders - Poetry about immediate surroundings with a natural theme, for poets living in Ireland/ Northern Ireland. Deadline is 30th August.

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Weekly Roundup  The Student Showcase Podcast: Poetry Prize Edition   Episode One of the MA Student Showcase Podcast 2021 is out now! In this special showcase episode, we hear short excerpts of new work by a few of our students on the Masters in Creative Writing programme. In this episode we hear the work of Carey Brown, Megan Mcgarrity, Elaine Columb, Ross McDonald & Andrew Comiskey. Please note there is some strong language from the outset. Listen to the episode here.

The Friday Critique: Poetry Prize Edition

Over the next few weeks we're running a series of Friday Critiques on the collections shortlisted for the First Collection Poetry Prize. Over the summer we will be celebrating the incredible collections that were shortlisted.

This week Scott McKendry reviews Rose With Harm by Daniel Hardisty, published by Salt Publishing. Read the full review here.

Writers' Room: Poetry Prize Edition  We're also running a series of Writers' Room style interviews with the poets who were shortlisted for the First Collection Prize. We're getting a closer look at the writing habits and influences of the poets - you can read the interviews so far here.

Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses

Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after

Our People... Smokes and Birds by James Simpson         Congratulations to our 2019 MA graduate James Simpson, who is self-publishing his debut short story collection Smokes and Birds with Dingle Publishing in October. This collection comes highly recommended from our colleagues Bernie McGill and Ian Sansom, so this is definitely one to watch out for.  Poetry Review Podcast - Gail McConnell  In this episode of the Poetry Review Podcast, editor Emily Berry talks to Seamus Heaney Centre lecturer Gail McConnell about loss, parenthood and the resource of language in her debut collection The Sun is Open, which is published this September. You can listen to the podcast here.    Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

Tolka Non-Fiction Journal - Creative Non - Fiction, Personal Essays, Memoir, Reportage, Travel Writing, and all things non-fiction. Deadline is 13th August.

Dedalus Press Local Wonders - Poetry about immediate surroundings with a natural theme, for poets living in Ireland/ Northern Ireland. Deadline is 30th August.

A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.  Have news to share with the Seamus Heaney Centre community? Send us details by Friday afternoon for inclusion in the following Monday's email!

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The Student Showcase Podcast: Poetry Prize Edition

Episode Two of the MA Student Showcase Podcast 2021 is out now! In this special showcase episode, we hear short excerpts of new work by a few of our students on the Masters in Creative Writing programme. In this episode we hear the work of Rebecca Brown, Carolina Garrigo, Rachel Hynds, Margaret Doyle & Dara McWade. Please note there is some strong language from the outset. Listen to the episode here.  QFT Player Films     Three of our recent event recordings went live over the weekend, so if you're looking for something great to watch, you're in luck.  Our newest films are - * Sam Thompson & Kelly McCaughrain In Conversation  * Oliver Jeffers & Kelly McCaughrain In Conversation  * Michael West & Dominic West In Conversation  These were all really enjoyable events and we hope you get a chance to watch them all, maybe even for a second time! You can watch all of our event recordings at our QFT Player films here... and don't forget to hit subscribe.  Opportunities

Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after

V.S Pritchett Short Story Prize 2021   This exciting short story competition is open for submissions of unpublished work of 2000-4000 words - deadline is Friday 20th August. This competition is run by the Royal Society of Literature, and the winning prize is £1,000 and publication in the RSL Review. The judges this year are Paul McVeigh, Emma Jane Unsworth, and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan. See here for full details and guidelines.  Friel Reimagined Student Volunteers  Experience theatre from the inside as a Student Volunteer with the Friel Reimagined project. Starting in September, join the project team in the Drama department at the School of AEL, alongside our friends at Bruiser Theatre Company, to bring Brian Friel’s work to new audiences. This opportunity also contributes towards Degree Plus qualifications. Deadline to apply is 4pm on Fri 27 August. For more information about what the role would involve, read more here.    Our People... The Limit of Light - Grace Wilentz  It's a great week for our previous Summer School students! P.W. Bridgman just had his review of Grace Wilentz's 'The Limit of Light' published in The London Grip. He writes extensively of the influence of the Summer School on Grace's poetry too... You can read the full review here.  Alanna Offield - Seaside Books  We're delighted to share the news that last year's Summer School student Alanna Offield has opened an independent online and traveling bookshop called Seaside Books, based out of Killowen. We wish her every success with this venture that is bringing Irish books closer to people.  Seaside Books is running a Writers' Workshop later this month which you can find out more about and register for here. You can also read the Friday Critique that Alanna wrote in March, which was a great one on Break the Mould by Sinéad Burke...

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique   We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Susannah Dickey reviews Grown-Ups by Marie Aubert, published by Pushkin Press and translated by Rosie Hedger. Read the full review here.    QFT Player Films     Don't forget to catch our recent event recordings that went live recently on the QFT Player!

Our newest films are -

* Sam Thompson & Kelly McCaughrain In Conversation  * Oliver Jeffers & Kelly McCaughrain In Conversation  * Michael West & Dominic West In Conversation  These were all really enjoyable events and we hope you get a chance to watch them all, maybe even for a second time! You can watch all of our event recordings at our QFT Player films here... and don't forget to hit subscribe.

Opportunities  Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after  V.S Pritchett Short Story Prize 2021   This exciting short story competition is open for submissions of unpublished work of 2000-4000 words - deadline is Friday 20th August. This competition is run by the Royal Society of Literature, and the winning prize is £1,000 and publication in the RSL Review. The judges this year are Paul McVeigh, Emma Jane Unsworth, and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan. See here for full details and guidelines.  Friel Reimagined Student Volunteers  Experience theatre from the inside as a Student Volunteer with the Friel Reimagined project. Starting in September, join the project team in the Drama department at the School of AEL, alongside our friends at Bruiser Theatre Company, to bring Brian Friel’s work to new audiences. This opportunity also contributes towards Degree Plus qualifications. Deadline to apply is 4pm on Fri 27 August. For more information about what the role would involve, read more here.    Our People...

Stephen Sexton - Book Launch  It's not long now until our colleague Stephen Sexton's second collection Cheryl's Destinies is released into the world. The collection will be published by Penguin on 26th August 2021. This collection has already been shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, congratulations again Stephen!  We are hoping (Covid permitting) to have a book launch in early September, so keep an eye out on our socials and in this newsletter for more details about that closer to the time... You can read more about the collection and pre-order it here.

Submission Calls Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  Tolka Non-Fiction Journal - Creative Non - Fiction, Personal Essays, Memoir, Reportage, Travel Writing, and all things non-fiction. Deadline is 13th August.   Dedalus Press Local Wonders - Poetry about immediate surroundings with a natural theme, for poets living in Ireland/ Northern Ireland. Deadline is 30th August.

Library Book Recall!  We are sorting out our library and reading room before the next academic year, and we need your help!! If you've borrowed any books or pamphlets from the Seamus Heaney Centre and still have them, please get in touch with us either by email or on our socials!!

A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.  Have news to share with the Seamus Heaney Centre community? Send us details by Friday afternoon for inclusion in the following Monday's email!

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique   We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Leah Taylor reviews Seed by Joanna Walsh, published by No Alibis Press earlier this year. Read the full review here.

Opportunities  Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after  V.S Pritchett Short Story Prize 2021   This exciting short story competition is open for submissions of unpublished work of 2000-4000 words - deadline is Friday 20th August. This competition is run by the Royal Society of Literature, and the winning prize is £1,000 and publication in the RSL Review. The judges this year are Paul McVeigh, Emma Jane Unsworth, and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan. See here for full details and guidelines.  Friel Reimagined Student Volunteers  Experience theatre from the inside as a Student Volunteer with the Friel Reimagined project. Starting in September, join the project team in the Drama department at the School of AEL, alongside our friends at Bruiser Theatre Company, to bring Brian Friel’s work to new audiences. This opportunity also contributes towards Degree Plus qualifications. Deadline to apply is 4pm on Fri 27 August. For more information about what the role would involve, read more here.    Our People...

Weeding by Jess McKinney  A massive congratulations to our recent graduate and this year's summer school graduate Jess McKinney on the publication of her first pamphlet, Weeding. The collection will launch with Hazel Press at the end of September. You can read more about Jess's upcoming collection and pre-order it here.  Up Late by Nick Laird  Our colleague Nick Laird recently had a poem published in Granta called Up Late, a beautiful elegy to his late father. You can read the full poem here.  Prosey Posie - MA Class of 2021 Reading  We're delighted to share news of an upcoming reading organised by our graduate Matthew Rice, which will take place as part of the Music and Mind Festival 2021. This will consist of readings by the Seamus Heaney Centre MA Poetry Class of 2021, and there will also be a few special guests.The reading will take place on Saturday 28th August at 2.p.m, and you can register here.  Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

The Laurence Stern Prize - Run by Beir Bua Press. Poetry, lyrical poetics, creative non- fiction, essays on literature or art history. Deadline is 31st October.

Dedalus Press Local Wonders - Poetry about immediate surroundings with a natural theme, for poets living in Ireland/ Northern Ireland. Deadline is 30th August.

Library Book Recall!  We are sorting out our library and reading room before the next academic year, and we need your help!! If you've borrowed any books or pamphlets from the Seamus Heaney Centre and still have them, please get in touch with us either by email or on our socials!!  A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact j.mca...@qub.ac.uk for more info.  Have news to share with the Seamus Heaney Centre community? Send us details by Friday afternoon for inclusion in the following Monday's email!

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique   We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Jamie Field reviews Notes on the Sonnets by Luke Kennard, published by Penned In the Margins. You can read the full review here.    The Student Showcase Podcast: MA Prose and Drama 2021 In these special showcase episodes, we hear short excerpts of new work by a few of our students on the Masters in Creative Writing programme. Both episodes of the student showcase podcast are available to listen to here. We also have extra content from some of our contributors, including illustrations and quotes, which you can view here.  Upcoming Events Summer School Student Showcase   Sunday 19th September at 7.00p.m  This showcase will be a fantastic date to put in your diaries - an evening of readings by 2021 Seamus Heaney Poetry Summer School Poets! You can find more information and register for online tickets here.  Book Club: Joseph O'Neill   Tuesday 14th September at 5.00p.m  Award-winning author Joseph O'Neill will join the QUB Postgraduate Book Club in September to talk about his bestselling novel, Netherland, and a wide range of other topics, as well as answering some audience questions. For more information and to register for the online event here.

Prosey Posie - MA Class of 2021 Reading

Saturday 28th August at 2.00 p.m  We're delighted to share news of an upcoming reading organised by our graduate Matthew Rice, which will take place as part of the Music and Mind Festival 2021. This will consist of readings by the Seamus Heaney Centre MA Poetry Class of 2021, and there will also be a few special guests. You can register here.  Lonely Passions - Brian Moore at 100   There is still time to sign up to the last few events of Paradosso Theatre's Brian Moore Centenary Festival. This celebration of the author has also inspired a series of screenings at the Queen's Film Theatre, which you can book here (Monday 23rd-Tuesday 24th). For more information and to book online events, see here.  Our People... Estelle Price   A huge congratulations to our previous Summer School graduate Estelle Price, who was announced as the winner of the 2021 Welsh Poetry Competiton for her poem 'iii'. You can read more about that competition and the winning poem here. Estelle has been having a very successful year, with poems appearing in Ekphrastic Review, 14 Lines, The Lake and other publications. You might also like to read the wonderful Writer's Room Interview Estelle wrote for us at the start of the lockdown. Congratulations again Estelle!  Kathleen Jamie  We were delighted to hear that our former Visiting Poetry Fellow Kathleen Jamie was recently announced as the new Makar (National Poet of Scotland), the fourth poet to hold the position. She will champion Scottish literature and produce new work for the role, and has said she will focus on the environment in her new position. You can read more about the news and Kathleen as a poet here.  Forgotten Voices - St Anne's Cathedral Writing Workshop   We recently had the pleasure of sharing our graduate Deirdre Cartmill's news that she is the first writer in residence of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. As part of this residency, Deirdre is running a writing workshop later in September, focussed on releasing hidden and forgotten voices. This workshop is aimed at writers of any experience. The workshop will take place on Saturday 25th August at 11.00 a.m, for more information on how to register see here.  Opportunities

Friel Reimagined Student Volunteers  Experience theatre from the inside as a Student Volunteer with the Friel Reimagined project. Starting in September, join the project team in the Drama department at the School of AEL, alongside our friends at Bruiser Theatre Company, to bring Brian Friel’s work to new audiences. This opportunity also contributes towards Degree Plus qualifications. Deadline to apply is 4pm on Fri 27 August. For more information about what the role would involve, read more here.

Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses

Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after

Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

National Poetry Competition 2021 - The Poetry Society opens for submissions soon for their annual National Poetry Competition. Unpublished poems of up to 40 lines, judges this year are Fiona Benson, Rachel Long and David Constantine. Deadline is 31st October.

The Laurence Stern Prize - Run by Beir Bua Press. Poetry, lyrical poetics, creative non- fiction, essays on literature or art history. Deadline is 31st October.  Dedalus Press Local Wonders - Poetry about immediate surroundings with a natural theme, for poets living in Ireland/ Northern Ireland. Deadline is 30th August.

Library Book Recall!  We are sorting out our library and reading room before the next academic year, and we need your help!! If you've borrowed any books or pamphlets from the Seamus Heaney Centre and still have them, please get in touch with us either by email or on our socials!!

A £5,000 fee scholarship is available for 'home students' applying to the MA in Creative Writing. Eligibility requirements apply, contact sam.th...@qub.ac.uk for more info.

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Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Summer School Student Showcase   Sunday 19th September at 7.00p.m  This showcase will be a fantastic date to put in your diaries - an evening of readings by 2021 Seamus Heaney Poetry Summer School Poets! You can find more information and register for online tickets here.  Book Club: Joseph O'Neill   Tuesday 14th September at 5.00p.m  Award-winning author Joseph O'Neill will join the QUB Postgraduate Book Club in September to talk about his bestselling novel, Netherland, and a wide range of other topics, as well as answering some audience questions. For more information and to register for the online event here.

Book Club - Louise Nealon   Thursday 23rd September at 6.00 p.m  Join us for the next installment of the Alumni Book Club series, where Louise Nealon will be in conversation with Glenn Patterson. Louise is a graduate of the Seamus Heaney Centre and the author of the bestselling novel Snowflake, which has recently been lined up for a TV production too. For more information and to register click here.  Book Launch - The Sun is Open    Thursday 30th September at 7.00 p.m  Bookings are now open for the launch in late September of senior Heaney centre lecturer Gail McConnell's new collection, The Sun Is Open. Gail will be in conversation with Tara McEvoy, and sharing some poems from the collection, which is published by Penned in the Margins. You can pre-order the collection here, and to book for the launch, click here.

Forgotten Voices - St Anne's Cathedral Writing Workshop

Saturday 25th September at 11.00 a.m  We recently had the pleasure of sharing our graduate Deirdre Cartmill's news that she is the first writer in residence of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. As part of this residency, Deirdre is running a writing workshop later in September, focussed on releasing hidden and forgotten voices. This workshop is aimed at writers of any experience. For more information on how to register see here.  Our People... Bath Magg Issue 7    Issue 7 of Bath Magg was released recently, and we spotted an impressive number of familiar names amongst the contributors. This digital magazine features new poetry from many of our students and staff, including Milena Williamson, Padraig Regan, Mícheál McCann, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal and Colm Tóibín. You can read the full issue online here - and it's well worth it.    Children's Writing Fellow - Kelly McCaughrain   Kelly McCaughrain has just completed her term as Children's Writing Fellow, and you can read her piece on her experience of it here. It's also well worth reading her Tiny Masterclass, Writers' Room Interview and more about her work here, to learn more about what Kelly's work as part of the Fellowship.  Emma Devlin - Galley Beggar Press  The 2021 Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize is now open to submissions, open to short stories of up to 6,000 words. The deadline for submissions is the 10th October, and in the meantime we'll be celebrating the fact that Emma Devlin, one of our PhD students, was a finalist in last year's prize. You can read her finalist story 'Charisma' here.  *some strong language*  Opportunities

Call for Submissions - Tiny Masterclasses  Join Children's Writing Fellow Kelly McCaughrain and Fighting Words NI to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons with a series of tiny masterclasses. Participants are invited to record a short (up to 5 minutes) video to inspire young writers. Aimed at Primary or Secondary age students, you can cover prose, poetry, script, non-fiction, or anything in between. Learn more here and watch previous Masterclasses here for an idea of what we're after  Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  National Poetry Competition 2021 - The Poetry Society opens for submissions soon for their annual National Poetry Competition. Unpublished poems of up to 40 lines, judges this year are Fiona Benson, Rachel Long and David Constantine. Deadline is 31st October.  The Laurence Stern Prize - Run by Beir Bua Press. Poetry, lyrical poetics, creative non- fiction, essays on literature or art history. Deadline is 31st October.

Galley Beggar Press Short Story Competition - Short stories of up to 6,000 words. Deadline is 10th October.

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Upcoming Events The Friday Critique    We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Marcella Prince reviews the short story collection Large Animals by Jess Arndt, published by Cipher Press. Read the full review and more Friday Critiques here.  Cheryl's Destinies by Stephen Sexton - Book Launch  Last Thursday we welcomed guests to the Great Hall at Queens for our first in-person event of the year, the launch of Stephen Sexton's second collection 'Cheryl's Destinies' which was published by Penguin earlier this year. We heard Stephen read from the fantastic collection, the sun was shining, and we couldn't have asked for a better event to kick off the literary year.  Thank you to everyone who attended the launch - we're looking forward to many more in-person events to come this year...

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Summer School Student Showcase   Sunday 19th September at 7.00p.m

This showcase will be a fantastic date to put in your diaries - an evening of readings by 2021 Seamus Heaney Poetry Summer School Poets! Some of the students involved include Jess McKinney, Elizabeth McGeown, Bernie Crawford, Ralph Dartford and many more. You can find more information and register for online tickets here.

Book Club: Joseph O'Neill   Tuesday 14th September at 5.00p.m  Award-winning author Joseph O'Neill will join the QUB Postgraduate Book Club in September to talk about his bestselling novel, Netherland, and a wide range of other topics, as well as answering some audience questions. For more information and to register for the online event here.

Book Club - Louise Nealon   Thursday 23rd September at 6.00 p.m  Join us for the next installment of the Alumni Book Club series, where Louise Nealon will be in conversation with Glenn Patterson. Louise is a graduate of the Seamus Heaney Centre and the author of the bestselling novel Snowflake, which has recently been lined up for a TV production too. For more information and to register click here.  Book Launch - The Sun is Open    Thursday 30th September at 7.00 p.m  Bookings are now open for the launch in late September of senior Heaney centre lecturer Gail McConnell's new collection, The Sun Is Open. Gail will be in conversation with Tara McEvoy, and sharing some poems from the collection, which is published by Penned in the Margins. You can pre-order the collection here, and to book for the launch, click here.

Forgotten Voices - St Anne's Cathedral Writing Workshop   Saturday 25th September at 11.00 a.m

We recently had the pleasure of sharing our graduate Deirdre Cartmill's news that she is the first writer in residence of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. As part of this residency, Deirdre is running a writing workshop later in September, focussed on releasing hidden and forgotten voices. This workshop is aimed at writers of any experience. There is still time to register - for more information on how to register see here.  Our People... Sam Thompson - Project 5  Heaney Centre Lecturer Sam Thompson recently took part in Project 5, a video series created by Myra Zepf where writers answer questions from children about their books. In Sam's section, he is answering questions from Antrim Primary School on his children's novel Wolfstongue. To watch the full video, click here or on the image.    A Unique Silence - Ekphrasis Screening and Film  Last Tuesday was the screening of our fourth Ekphrasis project in collaboration with the Ulster Museum - A Unique Silence. A big thank you to everyone who made this film a reality, especially the QFT for hosting the screening, and Stephen Sexton and Anna Liesching for their introductions. A reminder too that the full film is available to watch on our QFT Player page - click here or on the image to watch.

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique    We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Rachel Mawhinney reviews What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer, published by Orion Springs. Read the full review and more Friday Critiques here.  Seamus Heaney Poetry Prize Award Night Film Now Live!     Back in July we held the Award Night for the 2021 Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry. We had readings from all of our shortlisted poets, Daniel Hardisty, Katherine Horrex, Linda Anderson, Safiya Sinclair and Sumita Chakraborty, before the winner was announced. There were also introductions from Glenn Patterson and one of the judges of the prize Stephen Sexton. Now the full film of the event is available to watch on the Seamus Heaney Centre Page of the QFT Player - our 20th film to date!! Click here or on the image to watch.

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book! Summer School Student Showcase   Sunday 19th September at 7.00p.m  This showcase will be a fantastic date to put in your diaries - an evening of readings by 2021 Seamus Heaney Poetry Summer School Poets! Some of the students involved include Jess McKinney, Elizabeth McGeown, Bernie Crawford, Ralph Dartford and many more. You can find more information and register for online tickets here.  Book Club: Joseph O'Neill   Tuesday 14th September at 5.00p.m  Award-winning author Joseph O'Neill will join the QUB Postgraduate Book Club in September to talk about his bestselling novel, Netherland, and a wide range of other topics, as well as answering some audience questions. For more information and to register for the online event here.

Book Club - Louise Nealon   Thursday 23rd September at 6.00 p.m  Join us for the next installment of the Alumni Book Club series, where Louise Nealon will be in conversation with Glenn Patterson. Louise is a graduate of the Seamus Heaney Centre and the author of the bestselling novel Snowflake, which has recently been lined up for a TV production too. For more information and to register click here.

Book Launch - The Sun is Open    Thursday 30th September at 7.00 p.m  Bookings are now open for the launch in late September of senior Heaney centre lecturer Gail McConnell's new collection, The Sun Is Open. Gail will be in conversation with Tara McEvoy, and sharing some poems from the collection, which is published by Penned in the Margins. You can pre-order the collection here, and to book for the launch, click here.

VENUE CHANGE: Now being held in the Great Hall...

Forgotten Voices - St Anne's Cathedral Writing Workshop   Saturday 25th September at 11.00 a.m  We recently had the pleasure of sharing our graduate Deirdre Cartmill's news that she is the first writer in residence of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. As part of this residency, Deirdre is running a writing workshop later in September, focussed on releasing hidden and forgotten voices. This workshop is aimed at writers of any experience. There is still time to register - for more information on how to register see here.

Late Launch at Museum of Literature Ireland: A Celebration of Five Poets Thursday 16th September 7.00p.m   This event will be an evening with five poets - special evening with five poets – streamed live from MoLI. Chaired by poet Stephen Sexton, the evening will feature readings and discussion with poets Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe, Emily Cooper, Mícheál McCann and Charles Lang, all of whom released collections during the pandemic. Register and find more information here.  Our People... Jenny Browne Essay   Our 2020 Fulbright scholar Jenny Browne recently had a new essay published in The American Poetry Review (Sep/Oct 2021). 'Too Late to Stop Now' describes Jenny's experiences during her time here, and especially how her residency was affected by the pandemic. It's a beautiful read - click here for the full essay.  Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize 2021   A massive congratulations to our very own Padraig Regan, who was this week announced as the 2021 Winner of the Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize. Read Padraig's winning review of Ambera Wellmann's solo exhibition at the MAC Belfast here.  'An intimate work of poetic testimony...' Did you catch the recent review of Gail McConnell's new collection The Sun is Open in the Guardian poetry roundup? Read the full review here...

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Weekly Roundup  Ekphrasis at the Seamus Heaney Centre:  Senior lecturer Garrett Carr is the curator of Frontier Work, an exhibition which brings together four contemporary artists examining Ireland’s borderland. Pictured here: Semtex and Powdered Milk, Anne Marie Savage.  Find out more here.

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Book Club - Louise Nealon   Thursday 23rd September at 6.00 p.m  Join us for the next installment of the Alumni Book Club series, where Louise Nealon will be in conversation with Glenn Patterson. Louise is a graduate of the Seamus Heaney Centre and the author of the bestselling novel Snowflake, which has recently been lined up for a TV production too. For more information and to register click here.

Book Launch - The Sun is Open    Thursday 30th September at 7.00 p.m  Bookings are now open for the launch in late September of senior Heaney centre lecturer Gail McConnell's new collection, The Sun Is Open. Gail will be in conversation with Tara McEvoy, and sharing some poems from the collection, which is published by Penned in the Margins. You can pre-order the collection here, and to book for the launch, click here.  VENUE CHANGE: Now being held in the Great Hall...

Forgotten Voices - St Anne's Cathedral Writing Workshop   Saturday 25th September at 11.00 a.m  We recently had the pleasure of sharing our graduate Deirdre Cartmill's news that she is the first writer in residence of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. As part of this residency, Deirdre is running a writing workshop later in September, focussed on releasing hidden and forgotten voices. This workshop is aimed at writers of any experience. There is still time to register - for more information on how to register see here.

Seamus Heaney Homeplace events - 'An Ear to the Line'   Saturday 2nd October at 2.00p.m    There are some great events upcoming at the Seamus Heaney Homeplace in October. First up, An Ear To the Line, an afternoon with three poets who have released collections this year - including Matthew Rice, who was on the MA in Poetry this year, and Gail McConnell, senior lecturer at the Heaney Centre. For more information and to book tickets, click here.  Opening Night of Border Literature

Saturday 25th September at 11.00 a.m

The Border Literatures book reading and conversation series starts this Wednesday evening. Professor Nicholas Allen will be speaking with Kapka Kassabova, Suchitra Vijayan, Dónal Hassett and SHC lecture Garrett Carr. You can register here.  The Black Dreams: Strange Stories from Northern Ireland  The Black Dreams: Strange stories from Northern Ireland is an anthology of specially commissioned short stories exploring the weird, surreal, and dream-like. Seamus Heaney Centre lectures Aislínn Clarke and Sam Thompson have contributed stories and so has PhD student and tutor Emma Devlin. It will be published in early October. Keep an eye out for more details to follow soon about a launch... You can find more information about the collection and pre-order here.  Our People... Hilary McCollum - Cill Rialaig Residency  Congratulations to our PhD student, Hilary McCollum, who has been awarded an Irish Writers' Centre residency at the Cill Rialaig Arts Centre in Co. Kerry. During the residency, which will take place from 7-17 October, Hilary will begin work on her new novel, The Unspoken, which is set in contemporary Belfast and explores rape culture.  Forward Poetry Prize Awards  A massive congratulations to our Publishing Fellow Manuela Moser and MA graduate Matthew Rice, who both had poems Highly Commended in this year's Forward Poetry Prize. Here's a link for more information or to order the Forward Book of Poetry 2022.  James Conor Patterson - 'Bandit Country'   Congratulations to our MA graduate James Conor Patterson, whose debut collection 'Bandit Country' will be published by Picador in 2022. James is also the editor of the upcoming 'The New Frontier: Reflections From the Irish Border', which will be published by New Island next month. You can read more about The New Frontier and  pre-order here.

'An intimate work of poetic testimony...' Did you catch the recent review of Gail McConnell's new collection The Sun is Open in the Guardian poetry roundup? Read the full review here...  Submission Calls Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  National Poetry Competition 2021 - The Poetry Society opens for submissions soon for their annual National Poetry Competition. Unpublished poems of up to 40 lines, judges this year are Fiona Benson, Rachel Long and David Constantine. Deadline is 31st October.  The Laurence Stern Prize - Run by Beir Bua Press. Poetry, lyrical poetics, creative non- fiction, essays on literature or art history. Deadline is 31st October.  Galley Beggar Press Short Story Competition - Short stories of up to 6,000 words. Deadline is 10th October.    Library Book Recall!  We are sorting out our library and reading room before the next academic year, and we need your help!! If you've borrowed any books or pamphlets from the Seamus Heaney Centre and still have them, please get in touch with us either by email or on our socials!!

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Senior lecturer Garrett Carr is the curator of Frontier Work, an exhibition which brings together four contemporary artists examining Ireland’s borderland. Garrett Carr is a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's, and author of The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland’s Border. Find out more here.  Pictured here: Lost Lines, Noel Connor.     The Friday Critique  We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Leah Taylor reviews The Sun Is Open by senior Heaney Centre lecturer Gail McConnell, published by Penned In the Margins. Read the full review and more Friday Critiques here.  If this review has piqued your interest, make sure to keep an eye out for our launch this Thursday evening of The Sun Is Open at the Great Hall at Queens, more details below...  The Sun Is Open was yesterday announced as the Observer Poetry Book of the Month, alongside Cheryl's Destinies by Gail's fellow Heaney Centre lecturer Stephen Sexton.  There was also a great piece on The Sun Is Open by Amy Cochrane in the Belfast Telegraph a few days ago - read the full article here.

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Book Launch - The Sun is Open    Thursday 30th September at 7.00 p.m  Bookings are now open for the launch in late September of senior Heaney centre lecturer Gail McConnell's new collection, The Sun Is Open. Gail will be in conversation with Tara McEvoy, and sharing some poems from the collection, which is published by Penned in the Margins. You can pre-order the collection here, and to book for the launch, click here.  VENUE CHANGE: Now being held in the Great Hall...

Seamus Heaney Homeplace events - 'An Ear to the Line'   Saturday 2nd October at 2.00p.m    There are some great events upcoming at the Seamus Heaney Homeplace in October. First up, An Ear To the Line, an afternoon with three poets who have released collections this year - including Matthew Rice, who was on the MA in Poetry this year, and Gail McConnell, senior lecturer at the Heaney Centre. For more information and to book tickets, click here.

Postgraduate Book Club - Sharon Dempsey  Tuesday 28th September at 5.00 p.m  Join us for the Postgraduate Book Club this Tuesday, where Sharon Dempsey will be speaking about her work. Sharon is a Belfast based crime writer. The first in her new crime series, ‘Who Took Eden Mulligan?’ was published in 2021, by Avon Harper Collins and has been described as ‘Gripping and pacy’. For more information and to register for the author event, click here or on the image.

The Black Dreams: Strange Stories from Northern Ireland  The Black Dreams: Strange stories from Northern Ireland is an anthology of specially commissioned short stories exploring the weird, surreal, and dream-like. Seamus Heaney Centre lectures Aislínn Clarke and Sam Thompson have contributed stories and so has PhD student and tutor Emma Devlin. It will be published in early October. Keep an eye out for more details to follow soon about a launch... You can find more information about the collection and pre-order here.

Belfast International Arts Festival - Epilogue: A Dancer Dies Twice   Monday 11th October at 8.00p.m   As part of Belfast International Arts Festival, Heaney Centre graduate Maria McManus collaborated with choreographer Eileen McClory and filmmaker Conan McIvor on this production for Maiden Voyage. Maria wrote the poetry text for this dance-to-camera film that will take place in Flax Art Studios. Click here for more information and to register.    BBC Storytelling: Project Briefing Wednesday 29th September at 12.00 p.m  The Seamus Heaney Centre has an exciting new project planned, in partnership with BBC NI. This session will introduce the project, and is open to SHC students only. Students will have the opportunity to develop their short stories, with editorial guidance from BBC commissioning editors and other industry professionals. For more information and to register please click here.  Our People... 'As If' - Charles Lang  'As If' is a new series of six poems by PhD student Charles Lang, with accompanying music by Michael Phoenix & Antoine Gilloire. This series of poems is edited by Nidhi Zak/ Aria Eipe and is a Fallow Media Presentation. To read the poems and for more information click here.  Forward Poetry Prize Awards  A massive congratulations to Senior Heaney Centre lecturer Gail McConnell, Publishing Fellow Manuela Moser, and MA graduate Matthew Rice, who all had poems Highly Commended in this year's Forward Poetry Prize. Here's a link for more information or to order the Forward Book of Poetry 2022.

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2021 - 2022 Seamus Heaney Fellows We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new Seamus Heaney Fellows for the new academic year! Wendy Erskine is an acclaimed short story writer from Belfast, and the author of Sweet Home, which won the Butler Literary Prize. Her second collection, Dance Moves, will be published in 2022.  Tim Wheeler is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and musician for the alternative rock band Ash. He has written nearly all of Ash's notable works, such as "Oh Yeah", "Shining Light", "Girl From Mars", "Kung Fu", and "Goldfinger". In November 2014, he released his debut solo album Lost Domain. Denise Riley lives in London. Her writing includes poetry, the history of ideas, and philosophy. Among her prose books are The Words of Selves: Identification, Solidarity, Irony (2000), The Force of Language (with Jean-Jacques Lecercle; 2004), and Impersonal Passion: Language as Affect (2005). Each year, the Seamus Heaney Centre announces three Fellows from the worlds of Poetry, Fiction, Music, Film and Television to explore creative writing in all its forms by working with students and contributing to the Centre’s activities within the University and the wider literary community. We're hugely excited about the events we'll hold with our Fellows this year and the richness they will bring to our literary community here at Queens.  Read more about the recent announcement and the new Fellows here.  Weekly Roundup

Ekphrasis at the Seamus Heaney Centre:  Senior lecturer Garrett Carr is the curator of Frontier Work, an exhibition which brings together four contemporary artists examining Ireland’s borderland. Garrett Carr is a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's, and author of The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland’s Border. Find out more here.

Pictured here: Turf Wall, by Janet Hoy.     The Friday Critique  We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Dane Holt reviews Cheryl's Destinies by Heaney Centre lecturer Stephen Sexton, published by Penguin books. Read the full review and more Friday Critiques here.

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Irish Cultural Centre Literary Festival - Northern Irish Panel      Saturday 16th October at 5.30 p.m (London venue!)  This might be one for our graduates and connections over the water! Heaney Centre director Glenn Patterson will be speaking at the Northern Irish Panel of the ICC Literary Festival, alongside Susan McKay. The rest of the festival has some fantastic events too, all celebrating contemporary Irish writing. You can read more and book tickets for the event here.  'Westering' - Seamus Heaney Homeplace   Saturday 23rd October at 2.00p.m    There are some great events upcoming at the Seamus Heaney Homeplace in October. Next up, Westering, an afternoon with three Sligo literary stars, chaired by Jan Carson. Heaney Centre graduate Louise Kennedy will be speaking alongside Una Mannion and Alice Lyons about their recent publications. For more information and to book tickets, click here. Paul Jeffcut reading   Thursday 7th October at 7.30 p.m  Acclaimed poet Paul Jeffcut will be reading in Armagh with the City Chapter of Armagh Libraries and the John Hewitt Society for National Poetry Day.  To book tickets please email armagh....@librariesni.org.uk

Belfast International Arts Festival - Epilogue: A Dancer Dies Twice   Monday 11th October at 8.00p.m   As part of Belfast International Arts Festival, Heaney Centre graduate Maria McManus collaborated with choreographer Eileen McClory and filmmaker Conan McIvor on this production for Maiden Voyage. Maria wrote the poetry text for this dance-to-camera film that will take place in Flax Art Studios. Click here for more information and to register.

The Lemon Experiment - Friday Postgraduate Workshop   Friday 8th October at 1.00 p.m (weekly). The Lemon Experiment is a weekly postgraduate workshop that allows you to explore and expand your poetic horizons while discussing your work in a supportive atmosphere with fellow students. Both creatives and critics are welcome.  To register your interest in the workshop or for any queries please email bash...@qub.ac.uk Our People... Deirdre Cartmill - IWC Evolution Programme 2021 A huge congratulations to MA graduate Deirdre Cartmill who has been announced as one of the 2021 awardees of the Irish Writers' Centre Evolution Programme, which provides a number of supports to published writers. You can read more about Deirdre's work and the programme here.  Out of the Darkness - Sam Thompson   Our colleague and MA in Poetry convenor Sam Thompson has recently contributed to the just published anthology 'Out of the Darkness', which is being published in support of the mental health charity Together for Mental Wellbeing. This anthology "challenges some of the most exciting voices in horror and dark fantasy to bring their worst fears out into the light." You can read more about the anthology here.

Submission Calls Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  National Poetry Competition 2021 - The Poetry Society opens for submissions soon for their annual National Poetry Competition. Unpublished poems of up to 40 lines, judges this year are Fiona Benson, Rachel Long and David Constantine. Deadline is 31st October.  The Laurence Stern Prize - Run by Beir Bua Press. Poetry, lyrical poetics, creative non- fiction, essays on literature or art history. Deadline is 31st October.  Galley Beggar Press Short Story Competition - Short stories of up to 6,000 words. Deadline is 10th October.

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Ekphrasis at the Seamus Heaney Centre:  Senior lecturer Garrett Carr is the curator of Frontier Work, an exhibition which brings together four contemporary artists examining Ireland’s borderland. Garrett Carr is a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's, and author of The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland’s Border. Find out more here.

Pictured here: Bingo Borderland, by Sue Morris in collaboration with Greg McLaughlin.

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Partition of Ireland: Causes and Consequences Series of lectures available online.   The video and podcast series, The Partition of Ireland: Causes and Consequences, is now available in full, featuring academics from a range of universities including Queens. In each episode of the series, a leading expert analyses aspects of the origins, nature or legacies of partition, based on their own original research, allowing for a wide-ranging set of insights into complex and important historical events. Watch the lectures and find more information here.

Belfast International Arts Festival - Epilogue: A Dancer Dies Twice   Monday 11th October at 8.00p.m   As part of Belfast International Arts Festival, Heaney Centre graduate Maria McManus collaborated with choreographer Eileen McClory and filmmaker Conan McIvor on this production for Maiden Voyage. Maria wrote the poetry text for this dance-to-camera film that will take place in Flax Art Studios. Click here for more information and to register.

The Lemon Experiment - Friday Postgraduate Workshop   Friday 8th October at 1.00 p.m (weekly). The Lemon Experiment is a weekly postgraduate workshop that allows you to explore and expand your poetic horizons while discussing your work in a supportive atmosphere with fellow students. Both creatives and critics are welcome.

To register your interest in the workshop or for any queries please email thelemonexpe...@gmail.com Our People... Star Gazing - Poetry Jukebox  We're delighted to see several Heaney Centre alumni and students on the list of contributors to the Poetry Jukebox Star Gazing collection, which is live on the jukebox at the Crescent Arts Centre from now, throughout the Belfast International Arts Festival until mid-November. You can find the list of contributors and read more about the project here.  Cliodhna: Queen of the Banshees    Look out for the upcoming short film 'Cliodhna: Queen of the Banshees' from our MA student Rachel Hynds. This two-minute animated short film is being aired on RTE as part of a series of shorts for Halloween. You can read more about the upcoming short film here.    Louise Nealon on RTÉ 1  Catch Heaney Centre alumna Louise Nealon reading from her hugely successful novel Snowflake on RTÉ 1 as part of their Book On One series. Find more information here.

Submission Calls Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  National Poetry Competition 2021 - The Poetry Society opens for submissions soon for their annual National Poetry Competition. Unpublished poems of up to 40 lines, judges this year are Fiona Benson, Rachel Long and David Constantine. Deadline is 31st October.  The Laurence Stern Prize - Run by Beir Bua Press. Poetry, lyrical poetics, creative non- fiction, essays on literature or art history. Deadline is 31st October.

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Book Week NI  Monday 18th October - Sunday 24th October  This week is Book Week Northern Ireland, and we will be celebrating with Daily Critiques, a new podcast series, and a one-off production of a little-known Louis MacNeice work for the BBC, 'The Stones Cry Out'.  Find out more about our Book Week activities, and how to participate here...  Write Night Podcast - On Libraries    Listen as of 18th October  The Write Night Podcast is a new regular series from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, adapted from Andrew Rahal's popular pandemic newsletter. His is a voice in the void, sharing moments of reflection and insight into a writing life. This week’s episode celebrates the Library, in honour of Book Week.

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'The Stones Cry Out'  Sunday 24th October at 2.30.p.m    Closing Book Week 2021 is a special one-off performance and screening of The Stones Cry Out, a little known BBC production by Louis MacNeice. The Wireless Mystery Theatre will recreate Louis MacNeice's The Stones Cry Out, a radio broadcast dramatising the spirit of Belfast during the Blitz. The performance will be accompanied by other works from the BBC archives and will be hosted by the Seamus Heaney Centre's Glenn Patterson. For more information and to book, click here.  NI Writers Day 2    Wednesday 27th October  Join the Royal Society of Literature and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for the second edition of their hugely popular series, Northern Ireland Writers Day, hosted by former SHC Fellow and RSL Fellow Lucy Caldwell. All events will take place online. For more information and to register visit the Royal Society of Literature website here.    FIghting Words NI Mentorship Training  Tuesday 26th October at 2.30p.m  An exciting upcoming opportunity for Seamus Heaney Centre students. Fighting Words NI training is invaluable for anyone interested in teaching creative writing, working with young people, or delivering online workshops. You can do the training, with no obligation to become a volunteer mentor. Participants in this session will be trained in the methods of online and in-person workshops, and ways to support young people write their stories. Visit our website here for more information and to sign up.  Silver Tongued Deviance Open Mic Night   Wednesday 20th October at 6.45p.m, Void Gallery We're excited to invite you to Silver Tongued Deviance, a monthly open mic platform, open to Spoken Word performers/singers/ (acoustic) musicians at Void Gallery, Derry. Silver Tongued Deviance is a collaboration with Bluebell Arts, Derry and hosted by spoken word artist, Frank Rafferty. Find more information and register here.

The Lemon Experiment - Friday Postgraduate Workshop   Friday 8th October at 1.00 p.m (weekly). The Lemon Experiment is a weekly postgraduate workshop that allows you to explore and expand your poetic horizons while discussing your work in a supportive atmosphere with fellow students. Both creatives and critics are welcome.  To register your interest in the workshop or for any queries please email thelemonexpe...@gmail.com Our People...

Read All About It - Matthew Rice reading We're delighted to share a reading event as part of Book Week NI that Heaney Centre student Matthew Rice will be taking part in. Local poets Maureen Boyle, Niamh McNally and Damien Gorman will be talking about and reading from their collections with host Scott McKendry. You can register for the live stream by emailing eve...@librariesni.org.uk.  English Research Seminar  This year's English Research Seminar series is underway, a fortnightly event where everyone in English - staff, postgraduates and postdocs - are invited to come together and talk about all aspects of research in English Studies.  This Wednesday's event (Wednesday 20th October, Harty Music Room 15.30), will be of particular interest to Heaney Centre students, as senior lecturers Gail McConnell and Sam Thompson will be presenting on their works in progress.  Find more details and the full programme here.    Belfast International Arts Festival Make sure to check out the programme for the 59th edition of the largest contemporary arts festival in Northern Ireland. We're particularly excited to see events with Heaney Centre staff and students including Stephen Sexton, Manuela Moser, Maria McManus and more...  For the full programme and to book tickets visit the website here...  Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

Bath Magg - Unpublished poetry. Deadline is 31st October.

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Weekly Roundup The Daily Critique  Over the last week we published flash criticism by our students and staff every day to celebrate Book Week NI. Read all the full critiques here.  Notions: Theories of Reading and Writing Welcome to our new student led craft series - Notions. Students and alumni share their thoughts on the literary process and their reading habits in this video series of observation, obscurity and oddity. Through these (approximately) five minute masterclasses, ideas are explained, theories are shared, and concepts are demystified.  The first Notions are up on our website, including Matthew Rice on 'Growing the Poem' and Leah Taylor on 'The Poem as Literary Photograph'. You can watch them here.  Current postgraduate students at the Seamus Heaney Centre are invited to contribute to the series with their own notions. Contact s...@qub.ac.uk for more information.

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

The Seamus Heaney Centre Presents... Boo!   Thursday 28th October at 7.00p.m   Join us for an evening of poetry, prose, and drama to celebrate the launch of The Black Dreams: Strange Stories from Northern Ireland (Blackstaff, 2021). There will be live musical accompaniment to readings from some of the contributors (including the Heaney Centre's own Sam Thompson, Aislinn Clarke and Emma Devlin), and the opportunity to buy the book on the night. Find more information and register here.  Shadow Voices Book Launch    Wednesday 3rd November at 7.00p.m   Join us next week for the book launch of Shadow Voices: 300 Years of Irish Genre Fiction, presented in partnership with No Alibis Bookstore. John Connolly's one volume presents the history of Irish genre writing and uses it to explore how we think about fiction itself. The lives of more than sixty writers are set alongside the stories they have written, to create a new way of looking at genre and literature, both Irish and beyond. Find more information and register to attend here.  Seaside Books Writers' Workshop Sunday 14th November at 7.30.p.m    Next Sunday is the start of the next Writers' Workshop from the wonderful Seaside Books, which will run weekly on Sunday evenings at 7pm over Zoom. All skill levels are welcome.  Find more information and register for the workshop here.

NI Writers Day 2    Wednesday 27th October  Join the Royal Society of Literature and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for the second edition of their hugely popular series, Northern Ireland Writers Day, hosted by former SHC Fellow and RSL Fellow Lucy Caldwell. All events will take place online. For more information and to register visit the Royal Society of Literature website here.

Fighting Words NI Mentorship Training

Tuesday 26th October at 2.30p.m

An exciting upcoming opportunity for Seamus Heaney Centre students. Fighting Words NI training is invaluable for anyone interested in teaching creative writing, working with young people, or delivering online workshops. You can do the training, with no obligation to become a volunteer mentor. Participants in this session will be trained in the methods of online and in-person workshops, and ways to support young people write their stories. Visit our website here for more information and to sign up.

The Lemon Experiment - Friday Postgraduate Workshop   Friday 8th October at 1.00 p.m (weekly). The Lemon Experiment is a weekly postgraduate workshop that allows you to explore and expand your poetic horizons while discussing your work in a supportive atmosphere with fellow students. Both creatives and critics are welcome.  To register your interest in the workshop or for any queries please email thelemonexpe...@gmail.com

Meet the Author: Bebe Ashley  Tuesday 26th October at 5.00p.m  The next Postgraduate Book Club x the Graduate School is this Tuesday, where Bebe Ashley will be talking about her works in progress. The event is free to attend and tea, coffee and treats will be provided. You can find more information and register for the event here.   Our People... Lucy Caldwell - Winner of BBC Short Story Award 2021  A massive congratulations to our former Fellow Lucy Caldwell, who was this week announced as the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award for her story 'All the People Were Mean and Bad'. The story has been described as 'an intimate exploration of parenthood, marriage, religion, kindness and the seductive power of an alternative life', and is part of Lucy's most recent collection Intimacies. This is fantastic news and a really exciting moment for Northern Irish literature! You can read more about the award and read Lucy's winning story here.  Glenn Patterson at Prix Europa 2021  A big congratulations to Heaney Centre director Glenn Patterson, who was this week commended at the Prix Europa for his BBC Sounds series 'The Northern Bank Job: Unexpected Visitors'. The Special Commendation was awarded in the category of Best European Radio Documentary of the Year. You can read more about the award here and listen to the series here.    Storm (Doineann), by Aislinn Clarke Make sure to catch this upcoming film - Heaney Centre lecturer Aislinn Clarke is the writer of Storm (Doineann), which will be in cinemas shortly. Storm is about a woman and her baby who go missing on a remote Irish island as a storm approaches. The film stars Peter Coonan and Bríd Brennan. You can read more about the upcoming film here.

Belfast International Arts Festival Make sure to check out the programme for the 59th edition of the largest contemporary arts festival in Northern Ireland. We're particularly excited to see events with Heaney Centre staff and students including Stephen Sexton, Manuela Moser, Maria McManus and more...  For the full programme and to book tickets visit the website here...  Submission Calls Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  Bath Magg - Unpublished poetry. Deadline is 31st October.  National Poetry Competition 2021 - The Poetry Society opens for submissions soon for their annual National Poetry Competition. Unpublished poems of up to 40 lines, judges this year are Fiona Benson, Rachel Long and David Constantine. Deadline is 31st October.  The Laurence Stern Prize - Run by Beir Bua Press. Poetry, lyrical poetics, creative non- fiction, essays on literature or art history. Deadline is 31st October.    Have news to share with the Seamus Heaney Centre community? Send us details by Friday afternoon for inclusion in the following Monday's email!

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Weekly Roundup The Spooky Critique  We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Rose Winter reviews Come Closer by Sara Gran, a horror novella published by Faber & Faber. Read the full review and more Friday critiques here.  Happy Halloween from the Seamus Heaney Centre!  The Seamus Heaney Centre Presents Boo!  Last Thursday was the reading and celebration of The Black Dreams: Strange Stories from Northern Ireland, held in the Crescent Arts Centre. Thank you to our two student contributors Sacha White and Suzi Bloom, to our anthology guests Sam Thompson, Emma Devlin and Aislinn Clarke and John Patrick Higgins, and to No Alibis for the books!

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Seaside Books Writers' Workshop Sunday 14th November at 7.30.p.m    Next Sunday is the start of the next Writers' Workshop from the wonderful Seaside Books, which will run weekly on Sunday evenings at 7pm over Zoom. All skill levels are welcome.  Find more information and register for the workshop here.

Shadow Voices Book Launch    Wednesday 3rd November at 7.00p.m   Join us next week for the book launch of Shadow Voices: 300 Years of Irish Genre Fiction, presented in partnership with No Alibis Bookstore. John Connolly's one volume presents the history of Irish genre writing and uses it to explore how we think about fiction itself. The lives of more than sixty writers are set alongside the stories they have written, to create a new way of looking at genre and literature, both Irish and beyond. Find more information and register to attend here.

Walking With Beckett Until Sunday 7th November Part of Belfast International Arts Festival, this self-guided audio walking tour follows the great Irish writer Samuel Beckett through the Queen's Quarter of Belfast. This walking tour is based off the play Both Sides by Jane Coyle, which explores two women's imaginations influenced by Beckett. Find more information and book here.  Acts of Commission 2

Wednesday 3rd November at 7.00p.m

Also part of the International Arts Festival, this is a showcase of new and innovative poetry commissions in the North of Ireland. Acts of Commission 2 - the Spirit, the Psyche, the Body will feature three poets, including our Ciaran Carson Fellow Padraig Regan. For more information and to book visit the BIAF website here.      Your Say Belfast Ongoing  There are several interesting opportunities coming up to contribute your opinion to decisions being made in Belfast. This is the chance to have your say on several upcoming projects, developments and activities. Visit the Belfast City Council website here for more information.

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The Lemon Experiment is a weekly postgraduate workshop that allows you to explore and expand your poetic horizons while discussing your work in a supportive atmosphere with fellow students. Both creatives and critics are welcome.  To register your interest in the workshop or for any queries please email thelemonexpe...@gmail.com

Our People At the Cottage - Andrew Comiskey We're delighted to see that MA student Andrew Comiskey has been featured in the latest edition of the Honest Ulsterman magazine. His short story 'At the Cottage' can be read here.

Belfast International Arts Festival Make sure to check out the programme for the 59th edition of the largest contemporary arts festival in Northern Ireland. We're particularly excited to see events with Heaney Centre staff and students including Stephen Sexton, Manuela Moser, Maria McManus and more...  For the full programme and to book tickets visit the website here...  Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

The Apiary - Student led magazine accepting poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction and visual art on the theme of Home/Away. Deadline is 30th November.

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique  We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Jake Hawkey reviews No New Wilderness by Andrew Rahal, published by Seven Kitchens Press. Read the full review and more Friday critiques here.  Films on QFT Player  We have two new films on the QFT Player page from recent events. First up we have Book Launch: Cheryl's Destinies by Stephen Sexton, Aug 2021. Our first in-person event in almost 18 months, we were joined by a wonderful audience in the Great Hall at Queen's to celebrate the launch of Stephen Sexton's collection Cheryl's Destinies (Penguin, 2021). The second film is In Conversation: Enda Walsh & Aislinn Clarke. This conversation took place back in the spring, but we delayed sharing as we were waiting to coincide with a screening of Enda's and David Bowie's stageplay, Lazarus. This screening has moved to the new year. Stay tuned for that! Watch the films and more here.  Thank you to our MA student Luke Macpherson for taking these fantastic photos from the Seamus Heaney Centre Presents Boo! at the Crescent Arts Centre in October. You can find more of his photos on Instagram at @lukepatrickmacpherson

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Collette Bryce in conversation with Leontia Flynn   Thursday 18th November at 6.30p.m  We're delighted to welcome Colette Bryce to the University, in partnership with Outburst Queer Arts Festival. There are a limited number of tickets available for Seamus Heaney Centre Students. For more information and to book, click here.

The Lemon Experiment - Friday Postgraduate Workshop   Friday at 1.00 p.m (weekly). The Lemon Experiment is a weekly postgraduate workshop that allows you to explore and expand your poetic horizons while discussing your work in a supportive atmosphere with fellow students. Both creatives and critics are welcome.  To register your interest in the workshop or for any queries please email thelemonexpe...@gmail.com

Our People... Eirin Thompson  A massive congratulations to MA Creative Writing graduate Eirin Thompson on her new novel I Know I Saw Her, published by Hachette Ireland. This suspense novel has had great reviews and is definitely one to catch, congratulations Eirin! Read more about the novel here.    Write Night Podcast: On Autumn.  The Write Night Podcast is a new regular series from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, adapted from Andrew Rahal's popular pandemic newsletter. His is a voice in the void, sharing moments of reflection and insight into a writing life. In this episode Andrew discusses the Autumn, and its presence in works of prose and poetry both. Listen to the full episode and more podcasts here.  Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  The Apiary - Student led magazine accepting poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction and visual art on the theme of Home/Away. Deadline is 30th November.

Catatonic Daughters Magazine - Submissions of creative non-fiction are especially welcome, although also accepting poetry, visual art and short stories. Deadline is 22nd November.

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Weekly Roundup  The Friday Critique  We're putting flash criticism into the world on a weekly basis. This week Mícheál McCann reviews Magdalene by Marie Howe, published by WW Norton. Read the full review and more Friday critiques here.  The Saturday Matinee  The Saturday Matinee: a new partnership between the Heaney Centre and the QFT, giving our students an opportunity to engage with new cinema and report back in a flash review. In our pilot episode, Dara McWade tells us about The French Dispatch, directed by Wes Anderson. Read the full review and more about the new series here.  Write Night Podcast - On Death   The Write Night Podcast is a new regular series from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast, adapted from Andrew Rahal's popular pandemic newsletter. His is a voice in the void, sharing moments of reflection and insight into a writing life. This week’s episode Andrew discusses Death, and the ways writers have dealt with it in their work. Listen to the episode here.  Poetry Summer School 2021 Showcase Episode  In this episode we’re celebrating some of the exceptional writing produced during our annual Poetry Summer School. This Summer School Showcase is hosted by Elizabeth McIntosh, with some words of introduction from Seamus Heaney Chair of Poetry, Nick Laird. Listen to the full episode here.

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book! Collette Bryce in conversation with Leontia Flynn   Thursday 18th November at 6.30p.m  We're delighted to welcome Colette Bryce to the University, in partnership with Outburst Queer Arts Festival. There are a limited number of tickets available for Seamus Heaney Centre Students. For more information and to book, click here. The Lemon Experiment - Friday Postgraduate Workshop   Friday at 1.00 p.m (weekly). The Lemon Experiment is a weekly postgraduate workshop that allows you to explore and expand your poetic horizons while discussing your work in a supportive atmosphere with fellow students. Both creatives and critics are welcome.  To register your interest in the workshop or for any queries please email thelemonexpe...@gmail.com

Bind Film Premiere  Thursday 25th November at 8.30p.m  This poetry and dance film will be premiering at the Market Place Theatre Studio. Heaney Centre graduate Maria McManus wrote the poetry, and PhD student Bebe Ashley translated some of the lines into sign language for the choreography. For more info and to book tickets visit the event site here.    A City Imagined: Belfast Soundscapes with Gerald Dawe  Thursday 22nd November at 7.00 p.m  Building on the critical acclaim of In Another World: Van Morrison & Belfast and Looking Through You this third and final volume of the Northern Chronicles trilogy completes a fascinating and rich portrait of the celebrated poet’s tangled and ever-evolving relationship with his native city. Find more information and register here.  A Sense of Sylvia by Three Women  Saturday 20th and 27th of November at 10.30 a.m.  This series of three workshops are being held in support of the Poetry in Prison fund, and are being run by Sarah Byrne, a former Summer School student at the Heaney Centre. The workshops will be by three female poets, Victoria Kennefick, Sasha Dugdale, and Eilean Ni Chuilleanáin, who will be looking at lines of Plath. For further information, contact by email: in...@thewellreview.com Our People... Nothing You Could Call A Place by Shannon Kelly  A massive congratulations to MA Creative Writing graduate Shannon Kelly on her Fiction piece Nothing You Could Call A Place which was published in the London Magazine in October. You can read the piece here.  Hillary Leatham  Congratulations to MA in Poetry student Hilary Morgan Leatham, whose essay "To Coronavirus, C: An Anthropological Abecedary," is featured inBest Canadian Essays 2021, edited by Bruce Whiteman, an anthology of the year's best non-fiction writing from Canada. You can more about the anthology here.

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Weekly Roundup  Last week we welcomed Collette Bryce to the Great Hall in Conversation with Leontia Flynn as part of the fantastic Outburst Queer Arts Festival which ended on Friday. Collette is Outburst's artist in residence this year.

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Like a Tree, Walking - launch Wednesday 1st December at 7.00p.m  Don't miss the Carcanet Press launch of Like a Tree, Walking, by Vahni Capildeo. The launch and reading will be hosted by Padraig Regan, recent graduate and current Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellow. Find more information and book tickets here.

The Lemon Experiment - Friday Postgraduate Workshop   Friday at 1.00 p.m (weekly). The Lemon Experiment is a weekly postgraduate workshop that allows you to explore and expand your poetic horizons while discussing your work in a supportive atmosphere with fellow students. Both creatives and critics are welcome.  To register your interest in the workshop or for any queries please email thelemonexpe...@gmail.com

Bind Film Premiere  Thursday 25th November at 8.30p.m  This poetry and dance film will be premiering at the Market Place Theatre Studio. Heaney Centre graduate Maria McManus wrote the poetry, and PhD student Bebe Ashley translated some of the lines into sign language for the choreography. For more info and to book tickets visit the event site here.

A Sense of Sylvia by Three Women

Saturday 27th of November at 10.30 a.m.

This series of three workshops are being held in support of the Poetry in Prison fund, and are being run by Sarah Byrne, a former Summer School student at the Heaney Centre. The workshops will be by three female poets, Victoria Kennefick, Sasha Dugdale, and Eilean Ni Chuilleanáin, who will be looking at lines of Plath. For further information, contact by email: in...@thewellreview.com

Our People... 10th Annual Quinlan Family Lecture   Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon delivers the 10th Annual Quinlan Family Lecture in Poetry. Watch the full lecture here.  Close to Home - Michael Nolan  A huge congratulations to our PhD graduate Michael Nolan, who has landed a 2 book deal with Hamish Hamilton, including his debit novel "Close to Home". This first novel is described by the publisher as a "gripping auto-fictional exploration of masculinity, class and trauma". We can't wait to read the novels, congratulations Michael! You can also read more details here.  Queering the Green - Pre-Order Queering the Green is a new anthology of 31 of the most distinctive queer Irish poets to emerge since 2000, edited by Paul Maddern. The anthology is now available to pre-order either online or through No Alibi's, which you can do here.    Lucy Caldwell in the Belfast Telegraph   Our previous Fellow Lucy Caldwell was featured in a fantastic Belfast Telgraph article at the Weekend, where she talks about her love of the short story form, and how there are still so many stories to be told by Northern Irish writers. You can read the article here. Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.  The Apiary - Student led magazine accepting poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction and visual art on the theme of Home/Away. Deadline is 30th November.

New Worlds, New Voices - Submission call for genre and speculative fiction to a new anthology by Books Beyond NI. Short stories, poetry and visual art welcome. Deadline is 20th February 2022.

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Weekly Roundup  The Saturday Matinee The Saturday Matinee: a partnership between the Heaney Centre and the QFT, giving our students an opportunity to engage with new cinema and report back in a flash review. This week, Dara McWade reviews Petite Maman, directed by Celíne Sciamma. Read the full review here.

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Swerve - Surprise, Errancy, & Unexpected Turns  February 2022   This is an exciting set of poetry workshops coming up in the new year, run by Genevieve Irons who is one of our recent Summer School students. Open to all levels of experience. Find more information and book here.  Yellow Manifesto Until April 10th 2022  In 2018 Heaney Centre lecturer Garrett Carr composed a border manifesto with about 150 border residences. The manifesto, subtitled 'A true account of a border and its people' has already been shown in Belfast and Düsseldorf and can currently be seen and read in Manchester's Whitworth Gallery. The manifesto is included in the exhibition, 'What kind of city? A manual for social change'. The show runs until April 10th. Find more information here.  Our People... Last night, the mountain, by Manuela Moser It's been a fantastic week for book news in the Centre, with two new collections announced by staff and graduates. Bad Betty Press announced today they will be publishing our Publishing Fellow Manuela Moser's debut pamphlet on the 16th December, called Last night, the mountain. You can read more about the pamphlet and pre-order here. Congratulations Manuela!  Some Integrity, by Padraig Regan  We're also delighted to hear that Carcanet Press will be publishing the much-anticipated debut collection by recent PhD graduate Padraig Regan, called Some Integrity. You can read more about the upcoming collection and pre-order it here, it will be published in January 2022.

Queering the Green - Pre-Order Queering the Green is a new anthology of 31 of the most distinctive queer Irish poets to emerge since 2000, edited by Paul Maddern. The anthology is now available to pre-order either online or through No Alibi's, which you can do here.

Rosie Schaap in the Irish Times  There was a wonderful piece on bagels, home and moving to Northern Ireland by recent graduate of the SHC Rosie Schaap in the Irish Times on Thursday. Read the full article here.  Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

The Apiary - Student led magazine accepting poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction and visual art on the theme of Home/Away. Deadline is 30th November.  Last chance to submit!!

New Worlds, New Voices - Submission call for genre and speculative fiction to a new anthology by Books Beyond NI. Short stories, poetry and visual art welcome. Deadline is 20th February 2022.

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Weekly Roundup  The Saturday Matinee The Saturday Matinee: a partnership between the Heaney Centre and the QFT, giving our students an opportunity to engage with new cinema and report back in a flash review. This week, Dara McWade reviews C'mon C'mon, directed by Mike Mills. Read the full review here.  If you're interested in writing a Friday Critique or Saturday Matinée, we want to hear from you! We'll be running a workshop on writing flash criticism in the New Year so keep an eye out for that, but in the meantime we have Google Forms up and running for you to submit ideas for reviews in the New Year...  Friday Critique ideas                   Saturday Matinée ideas

Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Queering the Green Launch Party Saturday 11th December at 7.30 p.m Join the Lifeboat Press this Saturday at Catalyst Arts for the launch party of new anthology of Post-2000 Queer Irish Poetry Queering the Green, edited by Paul Maddern. There is no booking required, but you can find more information here.  The Door Left Wide: A Tribute to Eavan Boland  Opens for submissions March 2022 The New England Review invites submissions in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, and translations in every genre. Students are welcome to submit to this special tribute of Irish poetry and prose, which is due to be published in 2023 and will honour the influence and legacy of Irish poet Eavan Boland. Find more information on submissions here.  Winter MA Showcase  Wednesday 8th December at 5.00 p.m This Wednesday a few of our MA writers will be gathering at the Crescent Arts Centre post-graduation to share some of their work over a few glasses before heading out to celebrate! Capacity in the room is strictly limited so please register here. Radio 2020: A Celebration - Fighting Words  Available to watch online now. Fighting Words NI recently held an online celebration event for their young playwrights project, 'Radio: 2020', where they celebrated the young writers and heard extracts from their plays. Watch the event online here.  Our People... Estelle Price - Primers 6 We're delighted to hear that former Poetry Summer School student Estelle Price has been selected for the Nine Arches Press Primers 6 collection, edited by Rishi Dastidar and Jane Commane. This will be published next summer, and will include 15 of Estelle's poems. You can read more about the collection here.  Awkward Middle Children  Awkward Middle Children: Emerging Writers from Northern Ireland is a fantastic new anthology of young voices, edited by Caitlin Young and produced as part of the 21 Artists for the 21st Century Centenary Mentoring Programme. Heaney Centre lecturer Stephen Sexton wrote the foreword for the anthology. Students can read a copy in the Heaney Centre library.  Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

New Worlds, New Voices - Submission call for genre and speculative fiction to a new anthology by Books Beyond NI. Short stories, poetry and visual art welcome. Deadline is 20th February 2022.

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Christmas Roundup SHC Recommends: The 12 Days of Christmas For the 12 days of Christmas, we're rounding up a host of books written by our people in 2021, all of which come with a stamp of Christmas recommendation from us. Make sure to head over to @seamusheaneycentre on Instagram to catch the series starting today, and we'll upload a roundup of them when the newsletter starts again in January.    Holiday Watching  Over the Christmas holidays why not catch up on (or rewatch!) our content over on the QFT Player Seamus Heaney Centre Collection. There's plenty of films from events we've held over the past year, from the launch of Cheryl's Destinies by Stephen Sexton and Conversations with our Fellows, to the Ekphrasis film A Unique Silence. You can also catch up on last year's Winter programme, with our International Poets Series featuring Anne Carson, Terrance Hayes and Sharon Olds, and keep an eye out for the new programme coming soon.

If you're interested in writing a Friday Critique or Saturday Matinée, we want to hear from you! We'll be running a workshop on writing flash criticism in the New Year so keep an eye out for that, but in the meantime we have Google Forms up and running for you to submit ideas for reviews in the New Year...  Friday Critique ideas                   Saturday Matinée ideas Upcoming Events Just a friendly reminder that now things are generally open again, some of the events we are promoting will be in person, so please check carefully if something is an in-person or online event before you book!

Fighting Words Songwriting Mentorship Apply Asap Fighting Words NI are looking for musicians and songwriters to help out on their first songwriting workshop, happening in January 2022 with two youth groups in East Belfast as part of a cross-community project. If you're interested please contact Romy on volu...@fightingwords.co.uk.

The Door Left Wide: A Tribute to Eavan Boland  Opens for submissions March 2022 The New England Review invites submissions in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, and translations in every genre. Students are welcome to submit to this special tribute of Irish poetry and prose, which is due to be published in 2023 and will honour the influence and legacy of Irish poet Eavan Boland. Find more information on submissions here.

Keith O'Keefe at Black Box  Sunday 19th December at 7.30 p.m The confederation of Small Business NI, Gronman PLC and Factotum Arts NI cordially invite you to an evening of poetry, business artistry and audio visual pleasure. They are hosting the launch of poet Keith O Keefe’s new book ’The Business of Poetry’ at the Black Box Theatre in Belfast. Find more information and book tickets here.

Radio 2020: A Celebration - Fighting Words  Available to watch online now. Fighting Words NI recently held an online celebration event for their young playwrights project, 'Radio: 2020', where they celebrated the young writers and heard extracts from their plays. Watch the event online here.

Our People  Radio 3's The Essay Did you catch our staff Gail McConnell and Glenn Patterson on BBC Radio 3's The Essay last week? Jan Carson and Mícheál McCann also featured and all the essays are well worth the listen. Listen back to all five episodes of 'Another Northern Ireland' here.  Irish Writers' Centre Bursaries   We'd love to share an inspirational message from one of our MA students, who has recently been awarded an Irish Writers' Centre Bursary, and emphasises what a fantastic opportunity it is, saying that it absolutely complements MA studies. The scheme is currently open to all writers living in or from Northern Ireland, and we encourage students to apply. You can find more information and the application here.  Submission Calls

Submission Calls and Deadlines:  Every week, we'll be sharing open literary submission calls for our readers who are looking for places to submit their writing.

Honest Ulsterman - Submission call for poetry and prose. Deadline 1st February 2022.

New Worlds, New Voices - Submission call for genre and speculative fiction to a new anthology by Books Beyond NI. Short stories, poetry and visual art welcome. Deadline is 20th February 2022.

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