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SUMMARY:Mary Beckett: A Belfast Woman at Look North! Festival at the Linen Hall Library
DESCRIPTION:This event took place on the 25th February 2026. A video recording is now available to view on YouTube. \nBorn in 1926\, Mary Beckett is regarded as one of Belfast’s finest writers. Widely acclaimed for her novels and short stories\, especially A Belfast Woman\, A Literary Woman and Give Them Stones\, her work did much to capture and explore the lives and experiences of women\, especially working-class women. To mark the centenary of her birth\, The Linen Hall Library in partnership with Look North!\, brings together two acclaimed Belfast writers\, Anne Devlin and Wendy Erskine\, to talk about Beckett’s work and her enduring legacy. This session will be chaired by award-winning novelist and short story writer\, Bernie McGill. \nSupported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. \nThis event will be hosted by The Linen Hall Library\, Belfast on 25th February at 1pm. Tickets £5. Booking details here.
URL:https://berniemcgill.com/event/mary-beckett-a-belfast-woman-at-look-north-festival-at-the-linen-hall-library/
LOCATION:Linen Hall Library\, Belfast\, 17 Donegall Square North\, Belfast\, BT1 5GB\, 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) will be available soon. \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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