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SUMMARY:'The Day of the Papering'\, a new short story by Bernie McGill on BBC Radio 4
DESCRIPTION:Set in an abandoned military base at Fort Dunree in Co. Donegal\, the story follows artist-in-residence Kayla\, on the final day of her residency\, as she installs her work in one of the abandoned buildings on the site. She’s being reluctantly helped by caretaker Dermot who has little time for Kayla’s work. The story touches on ‘the mica crisis’ that affected thousands of homes in Donegal from 2011 on. \nRead by Amy Molloy and produced for BBC Radio 4’s Short Works by Michael Shannon\, you can listen to the story here on Thursday 26th June 2026 and thereafter on BBC Sounds. \nBernie McGill is the 2023 winner of the prestigious Edge Hill Short Story Prize for her collection This Train is For. She is the author of two novels: The Watch House (nominated for the Ireland European Union Prize for Literature in 2019) and The Butterfly Cabinet (2010). Her short stories have been widely anthologised\, and her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. Bernie was co-judge of the Edge Hill Prize in 2024 and of the Michael McLaverty Short Story Award in 2023. She is a Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund\, a Mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre and an Honorary Member of the Linen Hall Library\, where her writing archive is held. Her first short story collection\, Sleepwalkers (2013)\, was re-published in 2025 by No Alibis Press.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/the-day-of-the-papering-a-new-short-story-by-bernie-mcgill-on-bbc-radio-4/
LOCATION:BBC Radio 4 Short Works\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Novel Writing with Bernie McGill at the John Hewitt International Summer School
DESCRIPTION:Monday 27th\, Tuesday 28th & Thursday 30th July 2026 | 2.45pm – 4.45pm | £80 for three-day workshop course  \nSpaces are limited – advance booking is essential. \nThese practical and participative workshops will focus on: structuring a novel; writing openings with impact; creating credible characters; building convincing settings and selecting point of view. We will also explore opportunities for further development and submission of work. Suitable for writers who are beginning or developing a novel. Works-in-progress are welcomed.  \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels\, The Butterfly Cabinet and The Watch House and two short story collections. She is the 2023 winner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize for her collection This Train is For. Her first short story collection Sleepwalkers was republished by No Alibis Press in 2025. Her novels have been published in the UK\, the US and in translation in Italy and the Netherlands. \n\nWorkshop course is delivered over three days.\nEach workshop lasts two hours and all workshops are delivered at the same time.\nParticipants should attend all three sessions.\nTutors are experienced creative writing facilitators and published authors.\nAll levels are welcome.\n\nBook via The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre Armagh. \nThe full programme of events for the John Hewitt International Summer School (taking place 27th – 31st July 2026) is available on the John Hewitt Society’s website. \nBursary applications are open until Friday 22nd May at 5pm. \nA full sponsored bursary award includes: \n– B&B for five nights in a single room\, within walking distance of The Market Place Theatre.\n– Free tickets to all programmed events each day\, unless otherwise specified.\n– A free creative writing workshop of your choice\, which includes 6 hours of tuition over 3 days.\n– An invitation to all festival receptions.\n– Morning break refreshments Tuesday – Friday. \nFor eligibility and application form go to the John Hewitt Society.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/novel-writing-with-bernie-mcgill-at-the-john-hewitt-international-summer-school/
LOCATION:Market Place Theatre\, Armagh\, Market Street\, Armagh\, Armagh\, BT61 7BW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Fall\, leaves\, fall: a day of writing at the close of summer with Bernie McGill at Ballyeamon Barn\, Cushendall
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 26th September 2026\n10.00 am – 4.00 pm \nNear the time of the Autumn Equinox\, as the days begin again to noticeably shorten\, this writing day will be an opportunity to reflect\, take stock\, and write whatever is in your head that wants to be written. We will spend the day in the mellow setting of Ballyeamon Barn and in a community of fellow writers. We will read short extracts from published writers to generate ideas\, and offer prompts and suggestions for stimulation. All levels of experience are welcome\, from published writers to first-timers\, poets\, fiction and memoir writers alike. Come with writing materials and an open mind\, prepared to write. \nTea\, coffee and lunch will be provided. \nFacilitator Bernie McGill is the author of novels The Watch House and The Butterfly Cabinet. She is the winner of the 2023 Edge Hill Prize for her short story collection This Train is For. She is a Writing for Life Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund and an Honorary member of the Linen Hall Library in which building her writing archive is held. Her work has been widely anthologised and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. She works as a Writing Mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre. Her first short story collection\, Sleepwalkers was re-published in 2025 by No Alibis Press. \n‘Fall\, leaves\, fall’ is the title of a poem by Emily Brontë
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/fall-leaves-fall-a-day-of-writing-at-the-close-of-summer-with-bernie-mcgill-at-ballyeamon-barn-cushendall/
LOCATION:Ballyeamon Barn\, 127 Ballyeamon Road\, Cushendall\, Ballymena\, Antrim\, BT44 0QP\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Bernie McGill among four leading Northern Irish artists to receive highest honour from Arts Council of Northern Ireland
DESCRIPTION:A poet\, a visual artist\, an author and an inclusive theatre maker have been presented with Major Individual Artist Awards (MIAs) by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Poet\, Padraig Regan\, visual artist and painter\, Pádraig Mac Cana\, author\, Bernie McGill and inclusive theatre maker and director\, Andrew Stanford\, will each receive a National Lottery funding award of up to £15\,000 to create ambitious new work. \nEach of the artists will now use the award to develop a series of new works. To hear the awardees speak about their proposed work\, go to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland website. \nAuthor Bernie McGill will use her award to create a new work of fiction inspired by Eleonora Duse\, an Italian actress active around the 1890s – 1920s and rated by many as the greatest of her time. As part of the award\, Bernie will spend time researching Duse at the Cini Foundationi and Museo Civico di Asolo in Italy. Watch the video here. \nPoet Padraig Regan will use their award to begin work on a new poetry collection exploring geology. They are interested in how poetry and language can relate to the natural world\, and how thinking about landscape on geological timescales may allow us to see the landscape as something that’s very much in process rather than a kind of static backdrop to our human lives. Video here. \nInclusive theatre maker and director Andrew Stanford will use his MIA award to create ‘Home in a Boat!’\, an immersive sensory theatre adventure that’s all at sea. The project is being created for families across the country\, serving the needs of children\, young people\, and adults who have complex needs and PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities) and will be a sensory theatre storytelling experience that participants can engage with from the comfort of their own homes. Video here. \nVisual artist and painter Pádraig Mac Cana’s paintings are interchanges between external events\, observations and his inner life of experiences and memories. Pádraig is currently undertaking an extended residency with The Florence Trust in London and will use the MIA award to research\, develop and produce a new series of paintings that confront and reframe an aspect of the lingering historic trauma of the Northern Ireland Troubles. As part of the MIA award\, he will undertake research at the British War Museum\, The British library\, The Imperial war Museum and on-site locations in London. \nDirector of Arts Development at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland\, Gilly Campbell\, said\, “Congratulations to all four artists in receiving a Major Individual Artist Award. These awards will enable these enormously talented artists to undertake a substantial piece of new work and reflects the Arts Council’s commitment to creating the conditions in which to grow artistic talent through experimentation and innovation. Thanks to money raised for good causes by the National Lottery players\, these major awards will help to cement the national and international reputations of these artists\, and strengthen the positive cultural profile of Northern Ireland\, both at home and abroad.” \nThe four join a distinguished list of artists who have previously benefited from the Major Individual Artist award\, including writers; Susan McKay\, Moyra Donaldson\, Carol Moore\, Rosemary Jenkinson\, Malachi O’Doherty\, Jimmy McAleavey\, Anne Devlin\, Carlo Gébler\, Damian Gorman\, Patricia Craig\, Sinéad Morrissey\, Glenn Patterson\, Owen McCafferty\, Brian McGilloway and Shelley Tracey; playwright Shannon Sickles (Yee)\, performance artist\, Sinéad O’Donnell\, magician\, Nikola Arkane\, visual artists\, Mairéad McClean\, Rita Duffy\, Susan MacWilliam\, Cara Murphy and Gail Ritchie; composers\, Deirdre Gribben\, Ed Bennett\, Piers Hellawell\, Ian Wilson\, Elaine Agnew\, Conor Mitchell\, Neil Martin and Deirdre McKay; musicians\, Michael McHale\, Ruth McGinley and David Lyttle plus choreographer\, Oona Doherty\, among others. \nMajor Individual Artist awards form part of the wider Support for the Individual Artist Programme (SIAP) which is supported with funding from The National Lottery and administered by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland annually.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/bernie-mcgill-is-among-four-leading-northern-irish-artists-to-receive-highest-honour-from-arts-council-of-northern-ireland/
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