A Legacy Weekend in Cong

A Legacy Weekend in Cong

I finally got back to CongRegation, a three day mind mesh unconference festival of thinking, sharing and connecting. Now in its 12th year, I went along to the first few of these unconferences, joined a few via zoom and then life got in the way as it does. It’s a simple concept really. No entry…

Mayday 2024 with UL

Mayday 2024 with UL

I was thrilled to get a place on CASHEW, Community Approach to Supporting, Helping and Enhancing Writing across genres, an innovative project led by Dr. Christina Morin and Professor Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, both from the University of Limerick. The idea was akin to the NaNoWriMo movement in the US that I’ve done a few times. Basically,…

Roundup of the John Hewitt International Summer School 2023

Roundup of the John Hewitt International Summer School 2023

So another John Hewitt Summer School has sadly come to an end and what a jam packed week of interesting talks, inspiring interviews and a great workshop to boot. This Festival of Literature, Arts & Politics is the annual event run by the John Hewitt Society. The Society promotes literature, arts, and culture inspired by…

100 miles

100 miles

This is a short piece I wrote and read at the John Hewitt International Summer School in Armagh in July 2023. I was one of three participants in the Memoir workshop, led by poet/memoirist Maureen Boyle, invited to read at the Creative Writing Showcase on the final day. I will write a post later about…

Zaventem

Zaventem

This is a piece I wrote while doing the Sustaining Stories CNF workshop with Sylvia Cullen as part of the Gap Arts Festival. I also gave a reading but I can’t seem to find the video of the recording. You can read all the output from that course here. Zaventem From January to March 1993,…