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Scribes at the Duncairn: Bernie McGill, Jan Carson & Paul McVeigh chaired by Marnie Kennedy

Featuring Paul McVeigh, Bernie McGill & Jan Carson at Duncairn Arts Centre, Duncairn Avenue, Belfast. Chaired by Marnie Kennedy, Shared Reading facilitator. This event is hosted by Stories@theDuncairn, a volunteer-led, community literary project, in…

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June 28, 2024
Short Story Writing with Bernie McGill at the John Hewitt International Summer School, Armagh

Join writer Bernie McGill in an investigation of the short story and the ways in which short story writers can make one thing seem to cause the next. This course will offer exercises, prompts…

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June 21, 2024
Taster Workshop: Short Story Writing with Bernie McGill

Focus on Short Story… with Bernie McGill, a workshop for the North Belfast Festival 2024 In this short participative creative writing workshop, you will be offered a number of prompts and writing exercises to…

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February 5, 2024
This Train is For by Bernie McGill wins the 2023 Edge Hill Short Story Prize

This year’s winner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize is Bernie McGill with her short story collection This Train is For, published by No Alibis Press. Now in its 17th year, The Edge Hill…

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January 26, 2024
This Train is For by Bernie McGill is shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize

This Train is For by Bernie McGill, published by No Alibis Press, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Edge Hill Prize, awarded annually by Edge Hill University for excellence in a published single authored…

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December 11, 2023
(SOLD OUT) Between the Lights: Writing Workshop with Bernie McGill at Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy

The Celtic festival of Samhain traditionally marks the end of the lighter half and the beginning of the darker half of the year. It was believed that at this time, the division between this world and…

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August 5, 2023
Book Week NI Author Panel: John Self hosts Bernie McGill and Wendy Erskine

*This event is now available to view online. Renowned international literary critic John Self will host a panel with authors Bernie McGill and Wendy Erskine to discuss their recent short story collections This Train Is For and Dance Move,…

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September 30, 2022
Creative Writing Workshop with Bernie McGill at FLive Festival, Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen

Harness the power of your imagination and creative writing skills and join Bernie McGill for a 2-hour writing workshop as part of FLive Festival at the Ardhowen Theatre Studio, Enniskillen. This will be a…

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August 18, 2022
Celebrating the Short Story with Wendy Erskine & Bernie McGill

Celebrating the Short Story with Wendy Erskine & Bernie McGill in conversation with Paul McVeigh. Wendy Erskine’s first collection, Sweet Home (2018), was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize…

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June 13, 2022
This Train is for

Bernie McGill’s award-winning stories have been widely praised for their emotional depth and their lyrical language. She is a writer of profound sensitivity and observation. Her masterful deployment of linguistic precision and economy enables…

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May 29, 2022