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perspectives on publishing

Perspectives on Publishing: A series of Panel Discussions for Writers

Thursday 04 June 2026
12.30 - 17.45

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late night art with illustrators north

Late Night Art With Illustrators North

Thursday 04 June 2026
17.30 - 19.30

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mairtin crawford awards winners announcement

Mairtín Crawford Awards: Winners Announcement!

Thursday 04 June 2026
18.00 - 18.30

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poetry new collections

Poetry: New Collections with Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Moyra Donaldson & Milena Williamson

Thursday 04 June 2026
19.00 - 20.30

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irish short fiction anthologies

Irish Short Fiction & Anthologies

Jan Carson, Paul Delaney & Hedwig Schwall
With Lucy Caldwell

Thursday 04 June 2026
19.30 - 21.00

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nostalgie film screening followed by a qa

Screening & Q&A

Nostalgie Film Screening followed by a Q&A

Thursday 04 June 2026
19.30 - 21.00

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Workshop

poet as dreamer

Poet as Dreamer: Writing Beyond the Ordinary with Annemarie Ní Churreáin

Friday 05 June 2026
10.00 - 12.30

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1:1 session headshots with neil hainsworth

headshots with neil hainsworth

Headshots with Neil Hainsworth

Friday 05 June 2026
10.00 - 15.00

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Drop-in

society of authors members drop in

Society of Authors: Members Drop-In with Anna Ganley

Friday 05 June 2026
11.00 - 13.00

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1:1 session 11 self-publishing with editor averill buchanan

11 self-publishing with editor averill buchanan

1:1 Self-publishing with Editor Averill Buchanan

Friday 05 June 2026
11.00 - 13.00

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1:1 session 11 elizabeth haylett clark from society of authors

11 elizabeth haylett clark from society of authors

1:1 with Elizabeth Haylett Clark from Society of Authors

Friday 05 June 2026
11.00 - 13.00

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1:1 session 11 quick pitch childrens young adult fiction with molly ker hawn

11 quick pitch childrens young adult fiction with molly ker hawn

1:1 Quick Pitch (Children’s & Young Adult Fiction) with Agent Molly Ker Hawn

Friday 05 June 2026
11.00 - 13.00

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1:1 session 11 ask an agent fiction with david h headley

11 ask an agent fiction with david h headley

1:1 Ask an Agent (Fiction) with David H. Headley

Friday 05 June 2026
11.00 - 13.00

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independent publishing and small presses

Independent Publishing & Small Presses: Kevin Duffy, Jamie Guiney, Blathnaid Healy & Matthew Rice

With Emma Cummins

Friday 05 June 2026
13.00 - 14.30

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writing and publishing childrens books

Writing & Publishing Children’s Books: Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Molly Ker Hawn & Babita Sharma

Friday 05 June 2026
15.00 - 16.30

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the nuts and bolts of crime fiction with andrea carter

The Nuts & Bolts of Crime Fiction with Andrea Carter

Friday 05 June 2026
15.00 - 17.00

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as if nothing could fall essays on monuments

In Conversation

As if nothing could fall: Essays on monuments with Neil Hegarty & Belinda McKeon

With Maureen Boyle

Friday 05 June 2026
17.30 - 19.00

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sophie hannah in conversation with jan carson

Sophie Hannah: The Opposite of Murder

In Conversation with Jan Carson

Friday 05 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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katriona osullivan in conversation with tara mills

Katriona O’Sullivan: Hungry

In conversation with Tara Mills

Friday 05 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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illustrators north in depth with paul howard

In Conversation

Illustrators North: In-Depth with Paul Howard

Friday 05 June 2026
19.30 - 21.00

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BYO

belfast book festivals big book quiz hosted by jan carson

Belfast Book Festival’s Big Book Quiz hosted by Jan Carson

Friday 05 June 2026
20.00 - 21.00

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BYO

poetry slam with poetry ni

Belfast Book Festival Poetry Slam

with Poetry NI

Friday 05 June 2026
20.30 - 22.00

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belfast zine fair

Belfast Zine Fair

Saturday 06 June 2026
10.00 - 14.00

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the incomprehension workshop with ann morgan

The Incomprehension Workshop with Ann Morgan

Saturday 06 June 2026
10.30 - 12.00

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seminar how to be a happy successful writer with sophie hannah

Seminar: How to be a Happy & Successful Writer with Sophie Hannah

Saturday 06 June 2026
11.00 - 13.00

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project fusion junction a global launch with fighting words ni

Project Fusion Junction: A Global Launch with Fighting Words NI

Saturday 06 June 2026
11.00 - 12.30

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frank ormsby the tumbling paddy

Frank Ormsby: The Tumbling Paddy

With Malachi O’Doherty

Saturday 06 June 2026
14.00 - 15.00

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reading freedom of expression

Reading & Freedom of Expression: Hilary McCollum, Ann Morgan & Gaea Schoeters

With Lucy Caldwell

Saturday 06 June 2026
14.00 - 15.30

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ruth carr my creative life

Ruth Carr: My Creative Life

In conversation with Natasha Cuddington

Saturday 06 June 2026
15.00 - 16.30

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irish writers centre showcase new voices north 2026

Irish Writers Centre Showcase: New Voices North 2026

Saturday 06 June 2026
15.00 - 16.30

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rnn hession louise nealon

Rónán Hession & Louise Nealon

In conversation with Andrew Cunning

Saturday 06 June 2026
16.00 - 17.30

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civil rights history in the us and ni with forest issac jones

Civil Rights History in the US & NI with Forest Issac Jones

In conversation with Amanda Ferguson

Saturday 06 June 2026
17.00 - 18.30

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an evening with sarah moss

An Evening with Sarah Moss

In conversation with Wendy Erskine

Saturday 06 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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miriam ocallaghan life work everything

Miriam O’Callaghan: Life, Work, Everything

In Conversation with Mark Carruthers

Saturday 06 June 2026
19.30 - 21.00

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doireann ni ghriofa said the dead

Doireann Ní Ghríofa: Said the Dead

In Conversation with Mícheál McCann

Saturday 06 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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comic creators workshop with kieron black

Children's event

Comic Creators Workshop with Kieron Black

Sunday 07 June 2026
10.00 - 11.30

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picture books come to life

Children's event

Picture Books Come to Life! With Mel Carroll, Ellan Rankin & Johnathan Sung

Sunday 07 June 2026
10.30 - 11.30

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silent book club with literature to the tit

Silent Book Club with Lit(erature) to the Tit

Sunday 07 June 2026
10.30 - 12.00

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supertato silliness with paul linnet

Children's event

Supertato Silliness with Paul Linnet

Sunday 07 June 2026
12.00 - 13.30

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swifts and the story of life on earth with mark cocker

Swifts & the Story of Life on Earth with Mark Cocker

In conversation with Mary Montague

Sunday 07 June 2026
12.00 - 13.30

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the crescent writers read

The Crescent Writers Read

Sunday 07 June 2026
12.30 - 14.00

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the lives of ordinary saints

The Lives of Ordinary Saints: Mícheál McCann & Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin

In conversation with Wendy Erskine

Sunday 07 June 2026
14.00 - 15.30

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an cheardlann irish language workshop with mollie guidera

An Cheardlann: Irish Language Workshop with Mollie Guidera

Sunday 07 June 2026
14.00 - 16.00

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showcase time fiction for young adults

Showcase-Time! Fiction for Young Adults

With Stephen Daly, Sue Divin, Jenny Ireland, & Kelly McCaughrain

Sunday 07 June 2026
15.00 - 16.30

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anne enright in conversation

In Conversation

Anne Enright in Conversation

With Lucy Caldwell

Sunday 07 June 2026
16.00 - 17.30

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will storr making sense of our modern world

Will Storr: Making Sense of Our Modern World

In Conversation with Roisin Kiberd

Sunday 07 June 2026
17.30 - 19.00

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an evening with bernard maclaverty

An Evening with Bernard MacLaverty

In Conversation with Anne Tannahill

Sunday 07 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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nussaibah younis fundamentally

Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally

In Conversation with Lucy Caldwell

Sunday 07 June 2026
19.30 - 21.00

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capturing contemporary belfast

Capturing Contemporary Belfast: Wendy Erskine, Phil Harrison & Tolu Ogunware

With Glenn Patterson

Sunday 07 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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rhythm and rhyme with libraries ni

Children's Event

Rhythm & Rhyme with Libraries NI

Monday 08 June 2026
10.30 - 11.00

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Workshop

reading and writing gothic with heather parry

Reading & Writing Gothic with Heather Parry

Monday 08 June 2026
14.00 - 16.00

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Workshop

your story your superpower with leon diop

Your Story, Your Superpower with Leon Diop

Monday 08 June 2026
15.00 - 16.30

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take five with andy white

In Conversation

Take Five with Andy White

Hosted by Lucy Caldwell

Monday 08 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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journeys to belong leon diop and sue divin

Journeys to Belong: Leon Diop & Sue Divin

Monday 08 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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entangled lives

Entangled Lives: Laura Barnett & Sarah Gilmartin

In conversation with Áine Toner

Monday 08 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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from prague to belfast a true story from world war ii

From Prague to Belfast: A True Story from World War II with Michael Lewis

Chaired by Seamus McKee

Monday 08 June 2026
19.00 - 20.30

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steve cavanagh two kinds of stranger

Steve Cavanagh: Two Kinds of Stranger

Monday 08 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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jan carson few and far between

Jan Carson: Few and Far Between

In Conversation with Heather Parry

Monday 08 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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reflecting the real with laura barnett

Reflecting the Real with Laura Barnett

Tuesday 09 June 2026
10.00 - 12.00

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the neuroverse autistic insights expressions

The NeuroVerse: Autistic Insights & Expressions

Tuesday 09 June 2026
14.00 - 16.00

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writing across literary forms

Writing Across Literary Forms: Tim MacGabhann, Sinéad Morrissey & Rosamund Taylor

Chaired by Paul Maddern

Tuesday 09 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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silent book club with literature to the tit tues

Silent Book Club with Lit(erature) to the Tit

Tuesday 09 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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the irish midwives series with seana tinley

The Irish Midwives Series with Seána Tinley

In Conversation with Robyn Atcheson

Tuesday 09 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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rebel sounds music as resistance with joe mulhall

Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance with Joe Mulhall

In conversation with Emmet McKeown

Tuesday 09 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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family novels

Family Novels with Susannah Dickey & Kathleen MacMahon

In conversation with Lucy Sweeney Byrne

Tuesday 09 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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patrick radden keefe london falling

Patrick Radden Keefe: London Falling

In Conversation with Freya McClements

Tuesday 09 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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rhythm and rhyme with libraries ni wed 10

Children's Event

Rhythm & Rhyme with Libraries NI

Wednesday 10 June 2026
14.30 - 15.00

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the inside story of ozempic aimee donellan

The Inside Story of Ozempic: Aimee Donnellan

In Conversation with Babita Sharma

Wednesday 10 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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henrietta mckervey unravelling daphne du mauriers rebecca

Henrietta McKervey: Unravelling Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca

In Conversation with Jan Carson

Wednesday 10 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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a hosting with martin doyle

A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2026 with Martin Doyle

Wednesday 10 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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sara pascoe weirdo

Sara Pascoe: Weirdo

In conversation with Lucy Caldwell

Wednesday 10 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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poet in residence presents

Poet in Residence Susanna Galbraith Presents

Supported by The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation

Thursday 11 June 2026
16.30 - 17.30

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seamus heaney centre fellows

In Conversation

Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows: Caoilinn Hughes, Mark McCambridge & Conor McPherson

In conversation with Glenn Patterson

Thursday 11 June 2026
18.00 - 19.30

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the rise of speculative fiction

The Rise of Speculative Fiction with RB Kelly, Kalie Reid & Caroline Sumpter

Thursday 11 June 2026
18.00 - 19.00

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danielle mclaughlin rituals

Danielle McLaughlin: Rituals

In Conversation with Bernie McGill

Thursday 11 June 2026
19.30 - 21.00

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neil jordan the library of traumatic memory

Neil Jordan: The Library of Traumatic Memory

In conversation with Marie-Louise Kerr

Thursday 11 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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off the sceal multilingual open mic night

Off The Scéal: Multilingual Open Mic Night

Thursday 11 June 2026
20.00 - 21.30

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