BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Bernie McGill - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Bernie McGill
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://berniemcgill.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bernie McGill
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Dublin
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20170326T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20171029T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20180325T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20181028T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20190331T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20191027T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20200329T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20201025T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20210328T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20211031T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201024T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201024T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182222
CREATED:20200917T104521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201023T154509Z
UID:1874-1603535400-1603546200@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Creative Writing Workshop at Seamus Heaney HomePlace\, Bellaghy
DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Workshop\nMoyola Hall and Sensory Garden\, Seamus Heaney HomePlace* \n*Please note: this workshop will now take place online \nJoin facilitator Bernie McGill for a writing workshop in the Moyola Hall and Sensory Garden at HomePlace\, Bellaghy\, inspired by the work of Seamus Heaney. This will be a practical workshop on the everyday craft of writing with the aim of sparking ideas for new work. All levels of experience welcome from experienced writers to first-timers\, poets and fiction writers alike. Participants will have the option to find a spot outdoors in the Sensory Garden to write\, weather permitting\, or at a social distance indoors in the Moyola Hall. Come with writing materials\, prepared to write. \nA hard backed notebook or clipboard may be useful for writing outdoors. Dress for the weather! \n*Full social distancing and safety measures are in place and workshops will have specific guidelines to allow for maximum enjoyment and participant safety. Please Note: in order to send resource material for printing at home in advance of the workshop the facilitator will require participants’ email addresses* \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House (nominated for Ireland European Prize for Literature in 2019) and The Butterfly Cabinet (named by Julian Fellowes as his novel of the year in 2012). Her collection of short stories\, Sleepwalkers\, was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in 2014. Her work has been published in the UK\, the US and in translation in Italy and the Netherlands. Her short fiction has appeared in anthologies Belfast Stories\, The Long Gaze Back\, The Glass Shore and Female Lines. She was Writing Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund at Queen’s University\, Belfast from 2018-2020. \nBook online or Tel. Seamus Heaney HomePlace on 028 7938 7444. \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/creative-writing-workshop-at-seamus-heaney-homeplace-bellaghy/
LOCATION:Seamus Heaney HomePlace\, 45 Main Street\, Bellaghy\, BT45 8HT\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_3572-scaled-e1600022309164.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201013T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182222
CREATED:20200902T150507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T081800Z
UID:1845-1602613800-1605645000@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Online Fiction Writing Surgery
DESCRIPTION:*Update \nThe Irish Writers Centre is offering bursaries on its courses to writers based in\, or from\, Northern Ireland\, and to Irish language writers. Apply by 1st October. Full details on The Irish Writers Centre’s News Page. \n  \nCourse Level: Emerging \nMaximum no. 12 \nCourse Summary: \nGrab a seat. Pull up to the virtual table. \nWould you appreciate some up-close and detailed feedback on your work? Would you be prepared to share up to 2000 words of your fiction writing with a professional writer and with a group of other writers\, at a similar writing stage to you? This short course will offer participants the opportunity to have their writing read and workshopped by writer Bernie McGill\, and by a peer group of emerging fiction writers. \nCourse Outline: \nParticipants should submit a maximum of 2000 words of their fiction writing (short story or novel excerpt) at least two weeks prior to the course commencing. The course will consist of 6 x two hour weekly workshops in each of which the work of two participants will be discussed. The work will be circulated to all twelve participants in advance. Participants will be provided with guidelines by the tutor and encouraged to give constructive feedback on what they have read and what they can bring from their reading to their own writing. Participants will be encouraged to complete writing exercises during and between workshops that relate primarily to the specific issues raised in the work. Suitable for writers committed to short or longer form fiction writing and who are open to giving and receiving constructive feedback. \nCourse Outcomes: Participants will benefit from professional and peer feedback on their own work and will be able to develop their writing based on what they have learned from the reading and discussion of others’ work. \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House (nominated for the Ireland European Union Prize for Literature in 2019) and The Butterfly Cabinet (named by Julian Fellowes as his novel of the year in 2012). Her collection of short stories\, Sleepwalkers\, was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in 2014. She was Writing Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund at Queen’s University\, Belfast from 2018-2020. \nCourse fee: €165 (€150 for members) \nTo book go to the Irish Writers Centre
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/online-fiction-writing-surgery/
LOCATION:Online\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_6343-scaled-e1598270945710.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Writers' Centre":MAILTO:info@writerscentre.ie
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201003T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201010T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20200902T103023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200907T074813Z
UID:1852-1601721000-1602331200@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Online Creative Writing Workshops hosted by Burnavon Arts Centre\, Cookstown*
DESCRIPTION:*Please note this workshop is now fully booked. \nYou are welcome to join these two practical online workshops led by writer Bernie McGill on the everyday craft of writing\, with the aim of sparking ideas for new work. \nThe workshops will take place over 2 weeks: on Saturday 3rd October and on Saturday 10th October 2020\, 10.30 am – 12 noon on each day. All levels of experience welcome\, from experienced writers to first-timers\, poets and fiction writers alike. The workshop will be fully participative with attendees taking part in writing exercises online\, developing work at home and sharing their work with group participants. \nCome with writing materials and be prepared to write. \n£20 fee includes both dates \nAfter booking your place the tutor will email you with the meeting link a few days before the first workshop begins. \nYou will require a device capable of running Zoom Meeting Software with a functioning screen\, microphone\, speakers and a stable connection to the internet. \n* Please Note: The tutor will require your email address for the purpose of this workshop * \nAll workshop participants are advised to test their Zoom connection prior to the workshop. Refunds will not be given for issues caused by your hardware\, software or internet connectivity. \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House (nominated for Ireland European Prize for Literature in 2019) and The Butterfly Cabinet (named by Julian Fellowes as his novel of the year in 2012). Her collection of short stories\, Sleepwalkers\, was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in 2014. \nThis workshop is suitable for 16yrs + \nBook at Burnavon Arts Centre\, or contact the Burnavon Box Office : 028 867 69949 (option 1)
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/online-creative-writing-workshops-hosted-by-burnavon-arts-centre-cookstown/
LOCATION:Online\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Burnavon-Creative-Writing-e1598981453946.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200829T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200830T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20200731T112428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200902T103001Z
UID:1795-1598697000-1598801400@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Online Workshop: What's a short story?
DESCRIPTION:*Please note this workshop is now fully booked \nWhat’s a short story? \nIn these online Zoom sessions\, hosted by Ballyeamon Barn and led by writer Bernie McGill\, we will ask what makes a good short story\, and in practical and participative writing exercises\, look at the ways in which we might attempt to combine those elements in our own writing. \nWhat’s the story about? How does it begin? Where and when is it set? Who is in it? Who’s going to tell it? What happens? Why do they do that? How does it end? \nCome with a place or a person or an event in mind and we’ll begin. \nMaximum no. of participants: 10 \nSaturday 29th August 10.30am – 12 noon and 2pm – 3.30pm \nSunday 30th August 2pm – 3.30pm \n(4.5 hours in total) \nFacilitator Bernie McGill is the author of the  short story collection Sleepwalkers\, shortlisted in 2014 for the Edge Hill Prize. She has written two novels: The Butterfly Cabinet\, and The Watch House which was nominated in 2019 for the Ireland/European Union Prize for Literature. She has been published in the UK\, the US and in translation in Italy and in the Netherlands. Her short fiction has appeared in anthologies Her Other Language\, Belfast Stories\, Female Lines\, The Glass Shore and The Long Gaze Back. She is a former Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at Queen’s University\, Belfast. She lives in Portstewart with her family\, works as a professional mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre and as a Writer in Schools for Poetry Ireland.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/online-workshop-whats-a-short-story-please-note-this-workshop-is-now-fully-booked/
LOCATION:Online\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_6775-scaled-e1596194087234.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200727T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200731T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20200702T163300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200703T141942Z
UID:1779-1595860200-1596213000@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Novel Writing: First Chapters at the Virtual John Hewitt International Summer School
DESCRIPTION:As part of the 2020 John Hewitt International Summer School\, Bernie McGill will facilitate 3 x Two Hour Online Workshop sessions on Novel Writing: First Chapters. The workshops will be hosted online using Zoom meeting software on the following dates. \n\nMonday 27th July 2020\, 1430hrs to 1630hrs\nWednesday 29th July 2020\, 1430hrs to 1630hrs\nFriday 31st July 2020\, 1430hrs to 1630hrs\n\nThese workshops will look at: structuring work; writing openings with impact; creating credible characters; selecting point of view\, as well as outlets for completed work. Suitable for writers who are beginning or developing a novel. Participants should prepare a 250-word synopsis of their novel in advance. Works-in-progress are welcomed. Workshop fee is £60 per person. To book go to the Novel Writing link on the John Hewitt Society page. \nAfter booking your place the tutor will email you with the meeting link a week before the workshop begins. You will require a device capable of running Zoom Meeting Software with a functioning screen\, microphone\, speakers and a stable connection to the internet. \nAll workshop students are advised to test their Zoom connection prior to the workshop. Refunds will not be given for issues caused by your hardware\, software or internet connectivity. \nOnline workshops are available on Getting Started with Heather Richardson\, Memoir with Maureen Boyle\, Poetry with Nessa O’Mahony\, and The Short Story with Edward Hogan. Talks\, panels and readings will take place over 3 days of the virtual summer school\, from Thursday 30 July to Saturday 1 August. Keep an eye on the John Hewitt Society page for the upcoming programme of events. \nTalks will be free to view online\, though donations will be accepted gratefully. \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels\, The Butterfly Cabinet and The Watch House (short-listed for the Ireland European Union Prize for Literature in 2019) and of Sleepwalkers\, a collection of stories short-listed in 2014 for the Edge Hill short story prize. She has been published in the UK\, the US and in translation in Italy and the Netherlands. Her short fiction has appeared in anthologies Her Other Language\, Belfast Stories\, The Long Gaze Back\, The Glass Shore and Female Lines. \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/novel-writing-first-chapters-at-the-virtual-john-hewitt-international-summer-school/
LOCATION:On Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/books-768426_1920-e1593707412904.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200408T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200505T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20200403T133030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200408T145952Z
UID:1724-1586332800-1588680000@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:'Small Steps'
DESCRIPTION:As you may have noticed\, there’s something of a dearth of public events at the moment\, so I’m adding a short story extract here\, as part of Flowerfield Creatives‘ #virtuallyflowerfield online group exhibition for which the current theme is Space. It’s from a story titled ‘Small Steps’* that I’ve adapted a little\, since things have changed in the world since it was first drafted. It’s around six or seven minutes of reading time\, which I reckon is about my concentration span right now. I hope you enjoy it. Huge thanks to Desima Connolly\, Arts Services Development Manager for Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council for the invitation to participate in the online exhibition\, and to Mary McClelland for permission to use a photograph of her embroidery here. Stay home. Stay safe.   \n  \nExtract from ‘Small Steps’ by Bernie McGill \nOur dog\, Shortlegs\, has a coat the colour of ploughed soil and a white bib and white socks and a white tip to her tail. Her body’s too long for the length of her legs. She looks like a big dog that’s been cut off at the knees. We got her from our neighbour\, Dan\, when his dog\, Spritzer\, had a litter and you can tell that she’s part Springer when she bounds through the long meadow between our house and the sea\, so that only her head bobs up above the grass. The rest of her\, Dan says\, is a mystery. His neighbour to the lower end has a boy beagle and up the road there’s a Jack Russell and a dachshund. Dan used to watch Shortlegs for traits of those other dogs but he says it could have been any one of them that did the business with Spritzer. \nShortlegs has some of what Mumma calls ‘strange behaviours’. She won’t eat her food unless you stand over her while she’s eating\, and she barks at aeroplane contrails\, and at the wind. She’s quieter now that there aren’t so many flights. I texted Dan to tell him that she was howling at the North Star and he said\, was I sure that that’s what it was? He said to keep an eye on it: if it was bright when there were no other stars around\, and if it moved position across the sky\, then it could be the space station\, and I checked and it was\, and it did. Dan said he wouldn’t blame Shortlegs for barking. He said\, ‘Who knows what she can sense out there that we can’t?’ \nI watched a programme on TV about Mars\, about the polar ice caps where it snows carbon dioxide and about the ancient salt deposits and the places where they believe water used to flow. So far\, NASA has only managed to land a rover there\, but the programme narrator said that the person could be alive today who would walk on the surface of the red planet. It would take seven earth months to get there\, but you could set up home in a lava tube in a volcano\, not that different from the green cave where I take Shortlegs\, and sit out the dust storms under a natural skylight\, and watch a Martian sunset. I told Mumma that that person could be me and she said\, ‘Why not? For you\, Cassie\, not even the sky is the limit.’ \nThe green cave is in the riverbank in the glen behind the house where a spruce tree fell backwards into the forest\, and pulled up the soft ground at its base. It must have happened years ago\, because the roots are all overgrown with moss and red lichen\, and underneath\, where the tree pulled away\, it’s formed a perfect cave. It sort of looks like the earth yawned and then froze in that position\, like Mumma used to say my mouth would when I used to make a face. Sometimes when I’m in there\, I imagine I can hear the earth breathing\, and that the mouth is going to close again and shut me and Shortlegs inside. That’s where I go to practice stillness and confinement\, in preparation for the space programme. I’m getting really good at it. \nMars has two small potato-shaped moons. Some scientists think it may once have had a third moon\, the orbit of which finally eroded. They think that when the lost moon collided with Mars\, the impact may have formed the Orcus Patera crater. I measured my orbit and I measured Mumma’s and I measured Shortlegs’ and Granda’s too. If you include Glasgow\, and France that time we went on holiday\, then my orbit\, before Lockdown\, was nine hundred and ten miles and I reckon Mumma’s was about the same. Now me and Mumma have the same orbit as Shortlegs\, which is about two miles and takes in the Spar and the green cave and the sea\, though Shortlegs covers at least four times that distance every time we go out\, because she can’t go in a straight line and boomerangs backwards and forwards to me. Granda can only go from his armchair to the kitchen table\, or to the bathroom\, or to his bed. If you take the TV as the central point\, I reckon his orbit is about twenty steps. That’s not much\, and Mumma says it’s shrinking. Granda’s speed is very low but all the same\, I watch him for signs of collision\, in case his orbit erodes further\, in case the same thing happens to him that happened to the missing Martian moon. \n  \n*A separate extract from this story was published in Reading the Future: New Writing from Ireland (Arlen House\, Galway\, 2018).
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/small-steps/
LOCATION:Flowerfield Arts Centre\, 185 Coleraine Road\, PORTSTEWART\, Northern Ireland\, BT55 7HU\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_6516-1-scaled-e1585918927700.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200306T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200306T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20200203T141037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T215315Z
UID:1694-1583501400-1583524800@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Her Other Language: workshop\, panel discussion & readings
DESCRIPTION:Of Mouth* is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Her Other Language: Women Writers from the North of Ireland Address Abuse and Domestic Violence\, in association with Arlen House and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Edited by Natasha Cuddington and Ruth Carr. \nHer Other Language is an anthology of poems\, stories and play extracts by women.  It was conceived as a project to raise the profile of the ongoing issue of domestic and sexual violence while also giving visibllity to women in our society\, and women writers in particular. On a practical level\, the profit of the sales of the book will go to Belfast and Lisburn Women’s Aid refuges. \nTo mark the launch\, there will be a series of events on Friday 6th March\, 2020 at Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich in Belfast. \n  \nHer Other Language: POET AS WITNESS\nWORKSHOP with Annemarie Ní Churreáin\nFriday 6th March 2020\, 1.30pm – 4.00pm\nCultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich\, 216 Falls Road\, Belfast \nHow can a poet bear witness? In what ways can we work innovatively with history\, perspective and sensitive material to craft a literary work? Using as a springboard the ideas of Lola Ridge who said: ‘write anything that burns you’\, students will be encouraged to excavate real and imagined landscapes\, identifying resonant themes and (re)discovering the transformative nature of the human voice on the page. \nWorkshop admission: £10. Places are very limited. Please register in advance at ofmouth@gmail.com. Participants are welcome to submit a short poem\, by way of introduction\, after receiving confirmation of enrolment. \n  \nHer Other Language: READING EVENT\nFriday 6th March 2020\, 5.00pm – 6.00pm\nCultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich\, 216 Falls Road\, Belfast \nTo celebrate the launch of Her Other Language\, Of Mouth is hosting a reading from a gathering of the anthology’s many talented contributors. \nReading Event admission is FREE. Places are limited. Please register in advance at ofmouth@gmail.com. \n  \nHer Other Language: WRITING TRAUMA\nPANEL DISCUSSION with Ruth Carr\, Colette Ní Ghallchóir\, Lorna Shaughnessy \n& Deirdre Cartmill\nFriday 6th March 2020\, 6.00pm – 8.00pm\nCultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich\, 216 Falls Road\, Belfast \nTo mark the launch of Her Other Language\, Of Mouth is hosting a panel discussion to explore writing as a resource for both personal recovery and social change. With questions and contributions from the floor. \nPanel Discussion admission is FREE. Places are limited. Please do register in advance at ofmouth@gmail.com. \n  \n*Of Mouth is a small voluntary organisation which more usually organises poetry events and workshops. However the group has experience in editing (Donegal is a red door by Ann Zell\,  The Female Line\, ed Ruth Carr). There is a shared ethos between Her Other Language and The Female Line\, an anthology of Northern Irish Writers published 35 years ago in which established and emerging writers appeared side by side. In this new anthology\, the work of distinguished writers such as Lucy Caldwell\, Leontia Flynn\, Bernie McGill\, Joan Newmann and Medbh McGuckian sit well alongside emerging and first time writers and survivors. \nFunded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Allstate\, the project has met with an overwhelming response from women (there are 98 contributors)\, giving their work freely to speak out against domestic violence – which does not appear to be diminishing any time soon. As the introduction notes – ‘PSNI figures show that domestic abuse incidents recorded in 2018/19 rose 51% above the level recorded in 2004/05 when police records began’. \nIn her foreword Monica McWilliams warns: ‘What you are about to read is both joyful and painful. Fear and tension jump out from the pages.’ This is certainly true.  It is quite remarkable how pieces interconnect\, bringing to light the insidious grip that an underlying cultural misogyny can exert. And yet there is hope: \nOn the precipice of Brexit\, from this contested locale\, this book offers the hope of solidarity across declaimed generation\, class\, gender\, language and ethnicity. From here\, these writers speak in a fullness beyond omission\, erasure and redaction\, very much their mending selves.  \nWhat began as a project to bear witness to violence against women\, has expanded to articulate the many paths from harm into the freedom of imaginative capability. In this anthology language is the key currency\, a remarkable resource.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/her-other-language-workshop-panel-discussion-readings/
LOCATION:Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich\, 216 Falls Road\, Belfast\, BT12 6AH\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ERiWOJnWoAADfQF-e1582581264412.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Of Mouth":MAILTO:ofmouth@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200131T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200131T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20191203T115145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191226T213210Z
UID:1678-1580499000-1580504400@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:'Strung on Air': A St Brigid's Day Celebration at Seamus Heaney HomePlace\, Bellaghy
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Moyra Donaldson\, Bernie McGill and Maria McManus\, with music from Brigid O’Neill \n‘As if St Brigid once more \nHad rigged up a ray of sun \nLike the one she’d strung on air \nTo dry her own cloak on’ \nSeamus Heaney\, ‘The Clothes Shrine’ \n  \nAs a celebration of St Brigid’s Day\, HomePlace is delighted to present three of Northern Ireland’s leading women writers\, reading their work alongside the beautiful music of Brigid O’Neill. \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels and one short story collection and her work has been anthologised in the award-winning collections The Long Gaze Back and The Glass Shore. She is currently Writing Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University\, Belfast. \nMaria McManus is a poet and playwright. Her most recent collection is Available Light and she has published three other collections of poetry. Maria is currently a poetry mentor for the Poetry Society and the creator of Ireland’s first Poetry Jukebox. \nMoyra Donaldson is a poet\, creative writing facilitator and editor who has published four collections. Her most recent collection\, Carnivorous\, was published by Doire Press in 2019. \nCritically acclaimed artist Brigid O’Neill is a genre-spanning singer-songwriter whose evergreen music appeals to all generations. Her latest album Touchstone sees her effortlessly weave elements of folk\, country and jazz into her relatable tales of happiness\, heartbreak and the human condition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Helicon at Seamus Heaney HomePlace\, Bellaghy Friday 31 January 2020\, 19:30\nBook tickets now
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/strung-on-air-a-st-brigids-day-celebration-at-seamus-heaney-homeplace/
LOCATION:Seamus Heaney HomePlace\, 45 Main Street\, Bellaghy\, BT45 8HT\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8c6181c72fd5984f342eccd74d0259ce26878066285cc93d15e751b1650b709d.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20191113T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20191113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20191104T113816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T115258Z
UID:1664-1573669800-1573675200@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Belfast Launch of The Danger and The Glory: Irish Authors on the Art of Writing
DESCRIPTION:The Danger and the Glory is a collection of essays\, articles and short fiction from 50 Irish writers involved in the Kaleidoscope: writers@work project\, in which they describe what writing fiction means to them. Published by Arlen House and edited by Hedwig Schwall\, director of the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies (LCIS). Hedwig is co-editor of the series Irish Studies in Europe (ISE) and editor of Volume 8 (Boundaries\, Passages\, Transitions)\, and literature editor of RISE\, the Review of Irish Studies in Europe\, where she was special editor of issue 2.1 on Irish Textiles: T/issues in Communities and their Representation in Art and Literature). She is now preparing a book on Parent-Child Relations in Contemporary Irish Fiction. \nThe collection includes Bernie McGill’s article ‘Meeting Mrs Thatcher’\, available to read online at Kaleidoscope. \nThe Danger and the Glory is available to order online.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/belfast-launch-of-the-danger-and-the-glory-irish-authors-on-the-art-of-writing/
LOCATION:Irish Secretariat\, 40 Linenhall Street\, Belfast\, BT2 8BA\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9781851322060-e1572866918433.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20191016T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20191016T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190819T190001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190819T190052Z
UID:1642-1571250600-1571254200@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Author Visit - Bernie McGill - Carrickfergus Library
DESCRIPTION:Join Us in Carrickfergus Library for this special author visit! \nBernie McGill’s publications include novels The Butterfly Cabinet (2010) and The Watch House (2017) and a short story collection\, Sleepwalkers (2013)\, shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in 2014. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for numerous awards and in 2008 she won the Zoetrope All-Story Award in the US. Her work has been anthologised in the award-winning collections\, The Long Gaze Back  and The Glass Shore  and more recently in Female Lines and  Belfast Stories. \nBooking essential – please ask in branch for more details \nTo book contact Branch Manager Jillian McFrederick​\nt: 028 9336 2261\ne: carrickfergus.library@librariesni.org.uk​
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/author-visit-bernie-mcgill/
LOCATION:Carrickfergus Library\, 2 Joymount Court\, Carrickfergus\, County Antrim\, BT38 7DQ\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bernie-McGill-author-pic-e1577395781126.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190809T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190706T114437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T100135Z
UID:1619-1565375400-1565384400@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Scribes at the Duncairn with Bernie McGill\, Natalya O'Flaherty and Danny Morrison
DESCRIPTION:This free event with wine reception (from 6.30pm) is part of the Feile Belfast 2019 programme. There will be readings from each of the three writers and a Q&A\, chaired by Marnie Kennedy\, as well as an opportunity for questions from the audience. Marnie is Shared Reading facilitator and coordinator of Stories@theDuncairn\, a volunteer-led\, community literature project in North Belfast. For more information\, Tel. the Duncairn on 028 90 747 114 or turn up on the evening. No booking required. \n\n\n\n\nBernie McGill is the author of two novels\, The Butterfly Cabinet and The Watch House (shortlisted for the Irish European Union Prize for Literature in 2019) and of Sleepwalkers\, a collection of stories shortlisted in 2014 for the Edge Hill short story prize. She has been published in the UK\, the US and in translation in Italy and the Netherlands. Her short fiction has appeared in anthologies Belfast Stories\, The Long Gaze Back\, The Glass Shore and Female Lines. She is the Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow\, based at the Seamus Heaney Centre\, Queen’s University\, Belfast. \nAmazing spoken word artist Natalya O’Flaherty has shot to national prominence with bravura performances at the National Concert Hall and Electric Picnic\, appearing twice on The Late Late Show in a few months. Dubliner Natalya speaks courageously and without inhibition about the youth of today\, the challenges and dilemmas they face on the street or within family. “I tell stories whether that’s about Ireland as a whole\, or personal relationships that I have or people in my life have. When I’m on stage I’m a different person… It’s like I’m possessed.” \n\n\n\n\nDanny Morrison is a well‐known commentator and novelist\, former republican prisoner and Sinn Féin’s national spokesperson\, whose writings have been translated into German\, Spanish\, Serbian and Estonian. For over twelve years he and designer Seán Mistéil designed Féile an Phobail’s highly‐regarded published programmes. Seán also designed the stylised covers of Morrison’s re‐issued novels\, West Belfast and The Wrong Man. For forty years Danny has been collecting quotes on a variety of themes from books and poems which appealed to him or suggested a little insight into the meaning of life. This collaborative book\, Life\, I Do Not Understand You contains around several hundred selections by Danny\, and Seán’s artistic response.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/scribes-at-the-duncairn-with-bernie-mcgill-natalya-oflaherty-and-danny-morrison/
LOCATION:Duncairn Cultural Arts Centre\, Duncairn Avenue\, Belfast\, BT14 6BP\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Duncairn-image3.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190722T144500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190725T164500
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190625T161138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190625T163504Z
UID:1604-1563806700-1564073100@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Novel Writing: First Chapters with Bernie McGill at the John Hewitt International Summer School
DESCRIPTION:Bernie McGill will take the Novel Writing: First Chapters workshops at the John Hewitt International Summer School at the Market Place Theatre\, Armagh\, on Monday 22nd\, Tuesday 23rd and Thursday 25th July from 2.45pm-4.45pm on each of the three days. In response to audience feedback\, we have extended the duration of our popular creative writing workshops to two hours per class and provided space in the Summer School programme for workshop participants to work on their creative writing outside of class time. \nEach workshop runs over three sessions and class sizes are kept to 15 or fewer to ensure everyone gets a chance to participate. Participants should attend all three workshop sessions. \nOur seven tutors are all experienced facilitators and published authors. For the full workshop schedule\, including Short Story with Heather Richardson\, Flash Fiction with Jan Carson\, Memoir Writing with Ferdia MacAnna\, Poetry with Siobhan Campbell\, Poetry with Kathryn Maris\, and Getting Started with Nessa O’Mahony\, as well as full details of all Summer School events go to the John Hewitt Society website. \nSpaces are limited – advance booking is essential. To book Novel Writing: First Chapters go to the Market Place Theatre website or telephone the Box Office on 028 3752 1821. \nBernie’s publications include novels The Butterfly Cabinet (2011) and The Watch House (2017) and a short story collection\, Sleepwalkers (2013)\, shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in 2014. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for numerous awards and in 2008 she won the Zoetrope All-Story Award in the US. Her work has been anthologised in the award-winning collections\, The Long Gaze Back  and The Glass Shore  and more recently in Female Lines and  Belfast Stories.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/novel-writing-first-chapters-with-bernie-mcgill-at-the-john-hewitt-international-summer-school/
LOCATION:Market Place Theatre\, Armagh\, Market Street\, Armagh\, Armagh\, BT61 7BW\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bernie-McGill-author-pic-e1577395781126.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190615T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190615T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190417T121859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T121859Z
UID:1575-1560614400-1560619800@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:In conversation with Éilís Ní Dhuibhne at Belfast Book Festival: Twelve Thousand Days\, A Memoir Of Love And Loss
DESCRIPTION:Twelve Thousand Days is the poignant memoir of a marriage of 30 years between renowned writer Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and folklorist Bo Almquist. \nIn the aftermath of Bo’s death\, Éilís wrote about love and grief\, capturing the beauty of a relationship that spanned decades whilst also illuminating the complexities and compromises of being in love. \nThis love story between Éilís and Bo is interlaced with observations on Irish life\, culture and morality. \nÉilís Ní Dhuibhne has published over twenty-five books\, including six collections of short stories\, several novels\, books for children\, and plays. She has won three Bisto awards\, an IBBY award\, a Readers’ Association of Ireland award\, several Oireachtas awards for novels in Irish\, and the Butler Award for The Dancers Dancing\, which was also shortlisted for the Orange Prize. In 2015 she was awarded the Irish PEN award for her outstanding contribution to Irish literature\, and in 2016 she was given a Hennessy Hall of Fame award for lifetime achievement.  She is a member of Aosdána\, an ambassador for the Irish Writers’ Centre\, and President of the Folklore of Ireland Society (An Cumann le Béaloideas Éireann). \nJoin Éilís in conversation with Bernie McGill as they discuss writing\, memoir and life after loss.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/in-conversation-with-eilis-ni-dhuibhne-at-belfast-book-festival-twelve-thousand-days-a-memoir-of-love-and-loss/
LOCATION:Crescent Arts Centre\, 2-4 University Road\, BELFAST\, BT7 1NH\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/9781780731735-e1555503271508.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190609T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190609T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190417T115101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T115101Z
UID:1570-1560099600-1560105000@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Launch of Belfast Stories Anthology at Belfast Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join Doire Press for the launch of Belfast Stories\, a collection of short fiction set throughout the neighbourhoods of the city\, written by both established and emerging writers who live in or have a strong connection to Belfast. Edited by Paul McVeigh and Lisa Frank. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe writers in Belfast Stories include: Linda Anderson\, Lucy Caldwell\, Jan Carson\, Wendy Erskine\, Jamie Guiney\, Peter Hollywood\, Caoilinn Hughes\, Rosemary Jenkinson\, Winnie M Li\, Bernie McGill\, Michael Nolan\, David Park\, Glenn Patterson\, Ian Sansom\, Dawn Watson and Shannon Yee. \nThe anthology also features photos and background information on each neighbourhood\, as well as local listings and a map displaying where each of the stories takes place. \nThe preface and photos are by Malachi O’Doherty. \nThis launch event will include readings by some of the writers featured in the anthology\, including Jan Carson\, Bernie McGill\, Dawn Watson and Shannon Yee\, among others\, and will be launched by Damian Smyth.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/launch-of-belfast-stories-anthology-at-belfast-book-festival/
LOCATION:Crescent Arts Centre\, 2-4 University Road\, BELFAST\, BT7 1NH\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/56167960_1843480639085329_6374516518566232064_n-e1555501759227.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190529T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190529T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190511T163042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T164346Z
UID:1582-1559127600-1559134800@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:At Sea with Words: Creative Writing Workshop with Bernie McGill
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival\, author Bernie McGill is hosting a free writing workshop in the Parochial Hall on Rathlin Island on Wednesday 29th May from 11am-1pm. No previous experience required. Come with writing materials and be prepared to write. Numbers are limited. Booking essential. Please phone the Rathlin Visitor Information Centre on 028 2076 0054 to book a place. \nYou’ll find the ferry timetable between Ballycastle and Rathlin here\, and if you fancy spending a night or two on the island around the time of the festival\, you’ll find details of accommodation on Rathlin here. The Festival runs from 24th May to 2nd June this year and there’s lots on offer\, from boat blessings to beach cleans\, pop up crab shacks to little pirates’ discos. Full programme available here. \nBernie McGill is the author of The Watch House\, a novel set on Rathlin Island at the time of Marconi’s wireless telegraphy experiments of 1898. The Watch House has been shortlisted for the Irish/European Union Prize for Literature. \n‘McGill writes about life\, love and telegraphy with a poet’s clarity’ The Sunday Times \n‘McGill proves once again she is a masterful storyteller . . . historical fiction at its absolute best’ The Lady \n‘A novel to haunt you’ Sunday Mirror \n‘Totally absorbing and full of unexpected twists’ Sunday Business Post \n‘Endlessly intriguing and exhilarating’ Dublin Review of Books \n‘An evocative novel that’s brimming with suspense… [it] reels you in and keeps a grip on you until the very end’ The Incubator \n‘[McGill’s] assured style and eye for detail make The Watch House a pleasure to read\, a fast-paced tale that rarely flags\, with a complex and beguiling heroine at the helm’ Irish Times \n‘Hard to put down\, this atmospheric book will stay with you long after the final heart-rending denouement\, setting McGill firmly into the panoply of modern Irish writers’ Irish Independent \nAs the twentieth century dawns on the island of Rathlin\, a place ravaged by storms and haunted by past tragedies\, Nuala Byrne is faced with a difficult decision. Abandoned by her family for the new world\, she receives a proposal from the island’s ageing tailor. For the price of a roof over her head\, she accepts. \nMeanwhile the island is alive with gossip about the strangers who have arrived from the mainland\, armed with mysterious equipment which can reportedly steal a person’s words and transmit them through thin air. When Nuala is sent to cook for these men – engineers\, who have been sent to Rathlin by Marconi to conduct experiments in the use of wireless telegraphy – she encounters an Italian named Gabriel\, who offers her the chance to equip herself with new skills and knowledge. As her friendship with Gabriel opens up horizons beyond the rocky and treacherous cliffs of her island home\, Nuala begins to realise that her deal with the tailor was a bargain she should never have struck. \n  \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/at-sea-with-words-creative-writing-workshop-with-bernie-mcgill/
LOCATION:Parochial Hall\, Rathlin Island\, BT54 6RT\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_4883-e1556209796671.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190511T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190511T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190310T164711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190310T164711Z
UID:1505-1557568800-1557579600@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Creative Writing Workshop with Bernie McGill at Burnavon Arts Centre\, Cookstown
DESCRIPTION:A practical workshop on the everyday craft of writing\, with the aim of sparking ideas for new work. All levels of experience welcome\, from experienced writers to first-timers\, poets and fiction writers alike. The workshop will be fully participative with attendees taking part in writing exercises throughout the morning. Come with writing materials and be prepared to write. \nSuitable for 16y+ \nBook online or Tel. Burnavon Arts & Cultural Centre on 028 8676 9949 \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House and The Butterfly Cabinet (named by Julian Fellowes as his novel of the year in 2012)\, and Sleepwalkers\, a collection of short stories\, shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in 2014. \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/creative-writing-workshop-with-bernie-mcgill-at-burnavon-arts-centre-cookstown/
LOCATION:Burnavon Arts & Cultural Centre\, Burn Road\, Cookstown\, BT80 8DN\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bernie-McGill-author-pic-e1577395781126.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190413T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190413T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190311T211853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190408T101652Z
UID:1516-1555149600-1555174800@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:In Sight of Rathlin Writing Workshops at Corrymeela\, Ballycastle
DESCRIPTION:A Day of Free Writing Workshops organised by Ballycastle Writers’ Group at Corrymeela\, Ballycastle. \nSpecial Guest – Joan Newmann \n10am Meet and Greet  \n10.30am Choice of Three Workshops \n(1) Poetry with Kate Newmann \n(2) Poetry with Ruth Carr \n(3) Fiction Writing with Bernie McGill \n12.30pm Lunch  \n1.30pm  Choice of Three Workshops \n(1) Poetry with Kate Newmann \n(2) Poetry with Ruth Carr \n(3) Fiction Writing with Bernie McGill \n3.30pm Writers’ Showcase \nThese workshops are free to participants and can be booked via Ballycastle Writers’ Group’s Facebook Page. Participants are welcome to book into one or two workshops. Lunch is provided. The day will finish with a Writers’ Showcase in which all participants are welcome to read a short piece of their work.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/in-sight-of-rathlin-writing-workshops-at-corrymeela-ballycastle/
LOCATION:Corrymeela Ballycastle\, 5 Drumaroan Road\, Ballycastle\, BT54 6QU\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_4384-e1552339787323.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Ballycastle Writers' Group":MAILTO:kaslass@yahoo.co.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190401T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190401T204500
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20190218T145924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190218T150428Z
UID:1493-1554146100-1554151500@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Bernie McGill & Sheena Wilkinson - Northern Irish Fiction Event at IWHC\, Manchester
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome two fantastic Northern Irish writers\, Bernie McGill and Sheena Wilkinson\, to share their work at the Irish World Heritage Centre\, Manchester\, on Monday 1st April. \nBernie McGill is the author of Sleepwalkers\, a collection of stories short-listed in 2014 for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize\, and of the novels The Butterfly Cabinet and The Watch House (a story of infidelity\, secrets and murder in a small Irish island community\, inspired by Marconi’s experiments in wireless telegraphy in the late nineteenth century). In 2012\, Julian Fellowes\, creator of Downton Abbey named The Butterfly Cabinet his novel of the year. She has been published in the UK\, the US and in translation in Italy and in the Netherlands. Her short fiction has appeared in acclaimed anthologies The Long Gaze Back\, The Glass Shore and Female Lines (all by New Island Books\, Dublin)\, and for the theatre she has written\, The Haunting of Helena Blunden and The Weather Watchers. She lives in Portstewart in Northern Ireland with her family\, works as a professional mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre and as a Writer in Schools for Poetry Ireland. She is currently Writing Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund\, based at the Seamus Heaney Centre\, Queen’s University\, Belfast. \nSheena Wilkinson\, described in The Irish Times as ‘one of our foremost writers’\, writes contemporary and historical fiction for young people and adults. She has won many awards including the CBI Book of the Year in 2013 for Grounded. Her most recent novel\, Star by Star\, published to commemorate the centenary of female suffrage\, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards and won the CBI Honour Award for Fiction. Her short stories have also won awards\, and she was recently included in the acclaimed Female Lines anthology. Sheena won a Major Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland in 2013\, and is a Royal Literary Fund Advisory Writing Fellow. She lives in County Down and travels extensively\, talking about reading and writing. She has spoken about Star by Star at GladFest\, Glasgow Women’s Library and the Oxford Literary Festival\, and is very excited to share it with readers in Manchester\, the hometown of its suffragette heroine. \nWe are delighted also that this event will be introduced and chaired by Dr Caroline Magennis\, Chair of the British Association for Irish Studies and Lecturer in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature at the University of Salford. \nThis is a free event\, but please do register for tickets at EventBrite. \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/bernie-mcgill-sheena-wilkinson-northern-irish-fiction-event-at-iwhc-manchester/
LOCATION:Irish World Heritage Centre\, 1 Irish Town Way\, MANCHESTER\, M8 0AE
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-55286170-135492772412-1-original.20190117-084122.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190209T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20190323T141500
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20181119T153446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190310T164919Z
UID:1471-1549706400-1553350500@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Novel Writing with Bernie McGill
DESCRIPTION:This 16 hour course will run on Saturday 9th & Saturday 23rd February and Saturday 9th & Saturday 23rd March 2019 from 10.00am-2.15pm each day at the Playhouse Theatre & Arts Centre\, Artillery Road\, Derry. \nIn this course\, participants will look at: structuring work; writing openings with impact; developing setting; creating credible characters; selecting point of view; writing dialogue; editing and redrafting; outlets for completed work. You will be invited to take part in writing exercises to further develop your work and to share your writing with other class members. Suitable for committed writers who are beginning or developing a novel. Participants should come with a 250 word outline for a novel. Works-in-progress are welcomed. \nBernie McGill is the author of Sleepwalkers\, a collection of stories short-listed in 2014 for the Edge Hill short story prize\, and of the novels The Butterfly Cabinet and The Watch House. She has been published in the UK\, the US and in translation in Italy and in the Netherlands. Her short fiction has appeared in acclaimed anthologies The Long Gaze Back\, The Glass Shore and Female Lines\, and for the theatre she has written The Haunting of Helena Blunden and The Weather Watchers. She works as a professional mentor with the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin and as a Writer in Schools for Poetry Ireland. She is currently Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at the Seamus Heaney Centre\, Queen’s University\, Belfast. \nThis course is kindly sponsored by Arts Council Northern Ireland. \nCost: €88 (£80) Book online at the Irish Writers’ Centre or email info@writerscentre.ie or Tel. (+353) 1 872 1302.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/novel-writing-with-bernie-mcgill/
LOCATION:The Playhouse Theatre & Arts Centre\, 5-7 Artillery Street\, Derry\, BT48 6RG\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/books-768426_1920-e1593707412904.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Writers' Centre":MAILTO:info@writerscentre.ie
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181202T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20181021T141018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181021T141454Z
UID:1454-1543744800-1543766400@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:On the Same Page at the River Mill Writers' Retreat with Sheena Wilkinson & Bernie McGill
DESCRIPTION:A day-long intensive fiction writing and editing workshop for committed writers facilitated by two of Northern Ireland’s most acclaimed fiction writers. Come prepared to write\, share your work and learn how to take your skills to the next level. From the first spark of inspiration to sending your work out into the world\, Bernie and Sheena will guide you through the process\, drawing on their own experiences in publishing and offering practical advice for the submission process. \nThe workshop fee includes lunch and refreshments.\nTo book\, contact Paul Maddern at inforivermill@gmail.com. \nBernie McGill is the author of Sleepwalkers\, a collection of stories short-listed in 2014 for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize\, and of two novels: The Watch House and The Butterfly Cabinet. Her stories have been widely anthologised\, in the award-winning The Long Gaze Back\, The Glass Shore and\, most recently\, Female Lines. She is the recipient of a number of Arts Council of Northern Ireland Awards\, is a creative writing facilitator in the community and with Poetry Ireland’s Writers in Schools Programme as well as a Professional Mentor for the Irish Writers’ Centre. She is Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at the Seamus Heaney Centre\, Queen’s University\, Belfast. \nSheena Wilkinson has been described by The Irish Times as ‘one of our foremost writers for young people’.  She has written seven novels\, the most recent being Star By Star\, winner of the CBI Honour Award for Fiction and shortlisted for the BGE Irish Book Awards 2017. She has won many awards\, including the CBI Book of the Year Award for Grounded. She has won or been placed in the Sean Ó Faoláin\, Fish\, Brian Moore\, Writers Bureau and Riptide International short story competitions. Her work has been anthologised in The Great War (2014)\, and most recently in Female Lines. She is an ACNI Major Award Holder and Royal Literary Fund Advisory Fellow. She teaches Creative Writing at Trinity College Dublin and for Arvon.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/on-the-same-page-at-the-river-mill-writers-retreat-with-sheena-wilkinson-bernie-mcgill/
LOCATION:River Mill Writers’ Retreat\, 43 Ballyclander Road\, Downpatrick\, BT30 7DE\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/41524101_693936657633902_5338609697131855872_n.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181110T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20180828T104153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T104153Z
UID:1364-1541844000-1541865600@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Dropping Your Gaze: A Day of Mindfulness and Writing with Michelle Gibb and Bernie McGill at Flowerfield Arts Centre\, Portstewart
DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness is the practice of learning to be present. It is also beneficial for calming the physical state of the body and quietening the mind. Whether you’re new to writing or have been writing for a while and are looking for a way to rejuvenate your approach\, this day of guided mindfulness and writing exercises\, led by two experienced facilitators\, will refresh and enhance your writing skills and leave you with a simple toolkit that you can use in your everyday practice. Alongside focused writing exercises\, you will learn: the importance of breath work and how to calm your breathing; how reducing the mind chatter can help centre your writing focus; a fifteen second calming technique; visualisation guidance and advice; short and simple brain gym exercises. All levels welcome. Please bring a packed lunch. \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House and The Butterfly Cabinet and of a short story collection\, Sleepwalkers. She has worked for twenty-five years as a creative writing facilitator\, is a Writer in Schools with Poetry Ireland and a Professional Mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre. www.berniemcgill.com \nMichelle Gibb is a poet\, life coach and yoga teacher whose work has been published locally by A New Ulster and nationally by United Press.  She is qualified in kinesiology\, hatha yoga and energy medicine and has been practicing yoga\, mindfulness and meditation as well as facilitating groups for over ten years. www.michymodo.com \nTo book\, tel. Flowerfield Arts Centre on 028 7083 1400 or email info@flowerfield.org. \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/dropping-your-gaze-a-day-of-mindfulness-and-writing-with-michelle-gibb-and-bernie-mcgill-at-flowerfield-arts-centre-portstewart/
LOCATION:Flowerfield Arts Centre\, 185 Coleraine Road\, PORTSTEWART\, Northern Ireland\, BT55 7HU\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_4707.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181104T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181104T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20181007T144951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181007T144951Z
UID:1441-1541325600-1541347200@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:One Day Writing Workshop at Ballyeamon Barn\, Cushendall
DESCRIPTION:A practical one day workshop led by Bernie McGill in the beautiful surroundings of Ballyeamon Barn\, Cushendall on the everyday craft of writing and with the aim of sparking ideas for new work. All levels of experience welcome. Come with writing materials and be prepared to write. \n\nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House and The Butterfly Cabinet\, and Sleepwalkers\, a collection of short stories\, shortlisted for the Edgehill Prize in 2014. She is Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow based at the Seamus Heaney Centre\, Queen’s University\, Belfast. \nFee includes lunch. To book please email: liz@lizweir.net
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/one-day-writing-workshop-at-ballyeamon-barn-cushendall/
LOCATION:Ballyeamon Barn\, 127 Ballyeamon Road\, Cushendall\, Ballymena\, Antrim\, BT44 0QP\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ballyeamon-300x200.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181103T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181103T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20181006T175524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181006T175524Z
UID:1427-1541275200-1541282400@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Of This and Other Worlds - an Evening of Literature and Music at the C.S. Lewis Festival\, Belfast
DESCRIPTION:C.S. Lewis Festival Curator Jan Carson hosts a bespoke evening of two halves. During the first half of the performance\, poet Damian Smyth\, novelist\, Bernie McGill and Bangor-based folk duo\, The Darkling Air\, playing alongside The Arco String Quartet\, will tell stories and sing songs exploring real world experiences. In the second half\, the performers will delve into the more magical elements of their work. \nTo book tickets visit Belfast Welcome Centre\, 9 Donegall Square North\, Belfast\, BT1 5GB\nTel. 028 9024 6609 \nWe’ve chosen\, “Of This and Other Worlds\,” as our theme for this year’s CS Lewis Festival. In the essay collection of the same name Lewis focuses his attention upon speculative writing: fantasy\, science fiction and the recently emerged genre of magic realism. Lewis throughout his career was always a great champion of imagination and this year’s festival theme gives us the opportunity to explore and exercise our imaginations as we focus on non-realist art across a range of different forms and expressions. Imagination isn’t just essential to creative practice\, imagination helps us to envisage what the future could look like\, to find creative solutions to ongoing problems and empathise with those who see the world a little differently from us. Through talks\, screenings\, workshops\, performances and a range of exciting\, innovative events we hope this year’s festival will give you scope to kickstart your own imagination\, exploring other worlds and seeing your own community through fresh eyes. \nBorn and bred in east Belfast\, C. S. Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. His major contributions in literary criticism\, children’s literature\, fantasy literature\, and popular theology brought him international renown and acclaim. \nThe C.S. Lewis Festival celebrates the legacy of Lewis through themes of storytelling\, imagination and spirituality with events including talks\, lectures and tours\, exhibitions\, workshops\, theatre\, poetry and spoken word events and film screenings. This year expect to see some firm favourites\, new ideas and some quirky events\, across 5 days of the festival. Full programme downloadable here. \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/of-this-and-other-worlds-an-evening-of-literature-and-music-at-the-c-s-lewis-festival-belfast/
LOCATION:Campbell College\, Belfast\, Belmont Road\, Belfast\, BT4 2ND
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Aslan-statue-CS-Lewis-Square-Belfast.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181027T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181027T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20180828T104223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T104223Z
UID:1347-1540634400-1540656000@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Dropping Your Gaze: A Day of Mindfulness and Writing with Michelle Gibb and Bernie McGill at Seamus Heaney HomePlace\, Bellaghy
DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness is the practice of learning to be present. It is also beneficial for calming the physical state of the body and quietening the mind. Whether you’re new to writing or have been writing for a while and are looking for a way to rejuvenate your approach\, this day of guided mindfulness and writing exercises\, led by two experienced facilitators\, will refresh and enhance your writing skills and leave you with a simple toolkit that you can use in your everyday practice. Alongside focused writing exercises\, you will learn: the importance of breath work and how to calm your breathing; how reducing the mind chatter can help centre your writing focus; a fifteen second calming technique; visualisation guidance and advice; short and simple brain gym exercises. All levels welcome. Please bring a packed lunch. \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House and The Butterfly Cabinet and of a short story collection\, Sleepwalkers. She has worked for twenty-five years as a creative writing facilitator\, is a Writer in Schools with Poetry Ireland and a Professional Mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre. www.berniemcgill.com \nMichelle Gibb is a poet\, life coach and yoga teacher whose work has been published locally by A New Ulster and nationally by United Press.  She is qualified in kinesiology\, hatha yoga and energy medicine and has been practicing yoga\, mindfulness and meditation as well as facilitating groups for over ten years. www.michymodo.com \nTo book\, contact Seamus Heaney HomePlace\, Bellaghy on 028 7938 7444 or email seamusheaneyhome@midulstercouncil.org or book online here.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/dropping-your-gaze-a-day-of-mindfulness-and-writing-with-michelle-gibb-and-bernie-mcgill-at-seamus-heaney-homeplace-bellaghy/
LOCATION:Seamus Heaney HomePlace\, 45 Main Street\, Bellaghy\, BT45 8HT\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Word-hoard-Seamus-Heaney-HomePlace.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181013T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181013T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20180912T101331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181007T145633Z
UID:1342-1539432000-1539435600@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Panel Discussion on The Glass Shore & The Long Gaze Back at Omagh Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 Omagh Literary Festival will feature a panel discussion on The Glass Shore and The Long Gaze Back Award-winning collections of Short Stories by Women Writers from Ireland\,  with Sinéad Gleeson\, Bernie McGill\, June Caldwell and Fiona O’Rourke. \nWriter\, broadcaster and critic\, Sinéad Gleeson\, is the guest speaker on a lively discussion panel about the significant role played by Irish female writers. She has edited two collections of short stories\, namely The Long Gaze Back and The Glass Shore\, both of which have been awarded the Best Irish Published Book at the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards (in 2015 and in 2016). These stories run the gamut from the heartbreaking to the humorous\, but always leaving a lasting impression. Sinéad Gleeson reviews books for The Irish Times and presents the Book Show on RTE 1. Sinead is the judge of the Benedict Kiely Short Story Competition 2018 and will announce the short list and winner at the end of the discussion. \nBernie McGill is the author of the short story collection Sleepwalkers\, shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize in 2014\, and of novels The Butterfly Cabinet and The Watch House. Her work has been anthologised widely\, and appears in both The Long Gaze Back and The Glass Shore. She works as a professional mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre\, a Writer in Schools with Poetry Ireland\, and (from September 2018) is the Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University\, Belfast. \nJune Caldwell is a ‘strong\, salty\, staggering new voice in Irish fiction’\, according to critics. Her short story collection\,  Room Little Darker\, ‘thuds with life and kicks with horror’ (The Sunday Times). Her stories deal with an array of controversial subjects including the legacy of family trauma which drips down the generations. Among her awards are Short Story of the Year\, Irish Books Awards and Irish Times Book Club of the month April 2018. \nFiona O’Rourke is an author\, creative writing facilitator and professional mentor at the Irish Writers’ Centre\, Dublin. Her first novel\, Have you found Luke? was a winner at the Irish Writers’ Novel Fair 2016 and her short stories have been included in Spontaneity Magazine and many other publications. ‘Wrong Whiskey’ was the prizewinner in the Fish International Short Story Award 2012. In 2017 she was selected for the inaugural Arts Council NI and Irish Writers’ Centre X Borders  project. \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/panel-discussion-on-the-glass-shore-at-omagh-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Strule Arts Centre\, Town Hall Square\, Omagh\, BT78 1BL\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/The-Glass-Shore_feature2.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181009T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20181009T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20180829T113438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T114522Z
UID:1338-1539113400-1539117000@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Victorian Mavericks at Red Line Book Festival\, Dublin
DESCRIPTION:In the Victorian era\, women were forced to endure many inequalities in terms of marriage\, finances and social status. Viewed as belonging to the domestic sphere\, they were expected to provide their husbands with a clean home\, food on the table and children. \nIn this special event for Red Line Book Festival\, Nuala O’Connor (Becoming Belle)\, Bernie McGill (The Watch House) and Caroline Busher (The Ghosts of Magnificent Children) explore the lives of Victorian female characters in their novels and the ways those women and girls defied the conventions of the time. \nBooking information here.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/victorian-mavericks/
LOCATION:Pearse Museum\, Saint Enda's Park The Hermitage Grange Road\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin 16\, Ireland
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_5459.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20180922T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20180922T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20180815T101710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180815T101710Z
UID:1328-1537644600-1537648200@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Pordenone Legge Book Festival\, Italy
DESCRIPTION:The Italian translation of The Watch House is published by Bollati Boringhieri on 30th August 2018. Translated by Simona Garavelli\, it appears under the title  Le parole nell’aria (The Words in the Air). \nOn 22nd September\, Bernie McGill will be interviewed by Mary B. Tolusso at Pordenone Legge Book Festival\, Italy. \nÈ l’estate del 1898 nella piccola isola irlandese di Rathlin. La giovane Nuala Byrne\, non vede altra possibilità per garantirsi la sopravvivenza se non sposare l’anziano sarto del paese. Ma sull’isola sbarca uno scienziato italiano\, collaboratore di Guglielmo Marconi\, cui sono affidati i primi esperimenti del telegrafo senza fili. E quando Nuala verrà arruolata come apprendista\, il mondo della scienza le aprirà nuovi\, inimmaginabili orizzonti.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/pordenone-legge-book-festival-italy/
LOCATION:Auditorium Istituto Vendramini\, Via Beata E. Vendramini\, 2 33170\, Pordenone\, Italy
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Copertina.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20180914T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20180914T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20180814T153338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180815T113920Z
UID:1317-1536919200-1536940800@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Dropping Your Gaze: A Day of Mindfulness and Writing with Michelle Gibb and Bernie McGill in the Festival Yurt\, Bangor Castle Walled Garden
DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness is the practice of learning to be present. It is also beneficial for calming the physical state of the body and quietening the mind. Whether you’re new to writing or have been writing for a while and are looking for a way to rejuvenate your approach\, this day of guided mindfulness and writing exercises\, led by two experienced facilitators\, will refresh and enhance your writing skills and leave you with a simple toolkit that you can use in your everyday practice. Alongside focused writing exercises\, you will learn: the importance of breath work and how to calm your breathing; how reducing the mind chatter can help centre your writing focus; a fifteen second calming technique; visualisation guidance and advice; short and simple brain gym exercises. All levels welcome. Please bring a packed lunch. \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House and The Butterfly Cabinet and of a short story collection\, Sleepwalkers. She has worked for twenty-five years as a creative writing facilitator\, is a Writer in Schools with Poetry Ireland and a Professional Mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre. www.berniemcgill.com \nMichelle Gibb is a poet\, life coach and yoga teacher whose work has been published locally by A New Ulster and nationally by United Press.  She is qualified in kinesiology\, hatha yoga and energy medicine and has been practicing yoga\, mindfulness and meditation as well as facilitating groups for over ten years. www.michymodo.com \nTo book\, see this event in the Aspects Festival programme\, or contact Bangor Visitor Information Centre Tel: 028 9127 0069 (Mon\,Tue\, Thur & Fri 9.15am-5pm\, Wed 10am-5pm & Sat 10am-4pm) Email bangorvic@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk \nor Ards Visitor Information Centre: Tel 028 9182 6846 (Monday- Friday 9-5 pm\, Saturday 9.30-5pm) Email ardsvic@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/dropping-your-gaze-a-day-of-mindfulness-and-writing-with-michelle-gibb-and-bernie-mcgill/
LOCATION:Festival Yurt\, Bangor Castle Walled Garden\, Valentine Road\, Bangor\, BT20 4BN\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_5281-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Aspects Festival":MAILTO:museum@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20180823T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20180823T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20180711T161932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180815T114821Z
UID:1306-1535029200-1535043600@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Fiction Writing Workshop\, the Governor's Room\, Linen Hall Library\, Belfast
DESCRIPTION:A practical afternoon workshop on the everyday craft of writing with the aim of sparking ideas for new work. All levels of experience welcome. Come with writing materials and be prepared to write. \nBernie McGill is the author of two novels: The Watch House and The Butterfly Cabinet (named by Julian Fellowes as his novel of the year in 2012)\, and Sleepwalkers\, a collection of short stories\, shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in 2014. \nBook online at the Linen Hall or Tel. the Box Office on 028 9087 2219. \nThe Linen Hall Library is a truly unique institution. Founded in 1788\, it is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Ireland. \nIt has a radical and ‘enlightenment’ foundation\, and ever since has prized its independence and has maintained the principle that its resources are owned by the community for the community. \nIt is renowned for its unparalleled Irish and Local Studies Collection\, ranging from comprehensive holdings of Early Belfast and Ulster printed books to the 250\,000 items in the Northern Ireland Political Collection\, the definitive archive of the recent troubles. \nThe Library also boasts the Northern Ireland Theatre and Performing Arts Archive\, a unique collection reflecting our rich cultural heritage. The Linen Hall has an illustrious profile as a centre of cultural and creative life and offers a varied programme of events ranging from monthly exhibitions to readings and lectures.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/fiction-writing-workshop-at-linen-hall-library-belfast/
LOCATION:Linen Hall Library\, Belfast\, 17 Donegall Square North\, Belfast\, BT1 5GB\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/post_display_open-uri20140117-18635-np6z8u.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20180723T144500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20180725T161500
DTSTAMP:20260403T182223
CREATED:20180711T155438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180711T155438Z
UID:1300-1532357100-1532535300@berniemcgill.com
SUMMARY:Fiction Writing Workshops at John Hewitt International Summer School
DESCRIPTION:Develop your writing skills under the direction of one of our eight tutors who are all experienced facilitators and published authors. Each workshop runs over three days\, and each intensive session lasts for 90 mins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBernie McGill will facilitate the Fiction Writing Workshops at this year’s summer school. Her publications include novels The Butterfly Cabinet (2011) and The Watch House (2017) and a short story collection\, Sleepwalkers(2013). Her short fiction has been shortlisted for numerous awards and in 2008 she won the Zoetrope All-Story Award in the US. Her work has been anthologised in the award-winning collections\, The Long Gaze Back\, The Glass Shore and Female Lines. \n\nFor a full list of workshops at this year’s summer school\, including Getting Started with Nessa O’Mahony; Poetry with David Wheatley; Poetry with Siobhan Campbell; Short Story with Mary O’Donnell; Memoir with Ferdia MacAnna\, and Radio Drama with Eoin McNamee go to the John Hewitt Society website. Full programme of readings and talks from Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th July also available there. \nBook the Fiction Writing Workshop online or Tel. the Box Office at the Market Place Theatre\, Armagh on 028 3752 1821 or email boxoffice@marketplacearmagh.com. \n 
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/fiction-writing-workshops-at-john-hewitt-international-summer-school/
LOCATION:Market Place Theatre\, Armagh\, Market Street\, Armagh\, Armagh\, BT61 7BW\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://berniemcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bernie-McGill-author-pic-e1577395781126.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR