Submission Call for the Mairtín Crawford Awards 2019

    We are delighted to open the submission window for the 3rd Poetry Award and the 2nd Short Story Award. 

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    7th June / Current Affairs

    David Kogan: Protest and Power - The Battle for The Labour Party

    We are delighted to open the Belfast Book Festival 2019 with David Kogan as he discusses his new b
    Friday 07 June 2019
    6:00 PM
    8th June / Theatre

    Cake Daddy

    By Ross Anderson-Doherty & Lachlan Philpott Directed by Alyson Campbell  
    Saturday 08 June 2019
    9:30 PM
    11th June / Lifestyle

    Jack Monroe

      In Conversation with Elizabeth Nelson  
    Tuesday 11 June 2019
    7:30 PM
    12th June / Poetry

    Shane Koyczan

      Supported by Alice McCullough
    Wednesday 12 June 2019
    8:30 PM
    15th June / Current Affairs

    Mariam Khan: It’s Not About The Burqa

    What does it mean, exactly, to be a Muslim woman in the West today? According to the media, it&rs
    Saturday 15 June 2019
    5:00 PM
    15th June / Fiction

    The Politics of Fiction

    A panel discussion with Roddy Doyle, John Boyne & Kit de Waal Chaired by Paul McVeigh  
    Saturday 15 June 2019
    8:00 PM

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