In partnership with @kildarelibrary.bsky.social, we are delighted to announce the search for our next Kildare Writer-in-Residence. Closing date of 17 May! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Info: universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

Catching up on end-of-year best-ofs here! With @sweetoblivion.bsky.social including @oonaf.bsky.social on her "10 Irish writers you should read" list, dusting off my short review of her very deserving work — This Interim Time — for @commonmag.bsky.social: www.thecommononline.org/what-were-re...

It's #IrishBookWeek and Bookselling Ireland have​ daily prompts to inspire you to discover Irish books Day 3: Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel @soula.bsky.social Day 4: This Interim Time by Oona Frawley @oonaf.bsky.social #SeachtainNaLeabharEireannach #IrishBookADay

Author @oonaf.bsky.social's This Interim Time (@lilliputpress.bsky.social) is a poignant meditation on memory, family, and the brief windows of life we share with those we love. This #IrishBookWeek, Oona joins us to share some of her favourite books about grief. Read now: buff.ly/1wwAtgh

An exciting day here at the Department of English as we meet our first group of students on the BA in Creative Writing and English. 🎊🤩 Welcome!! And on your tour of our gorgeous library, be sure to stop by the Pride stand and grab a pin or a bookmark! @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie

We are so proud of Edie, and can't wait to celebrate the launch of her brilliant novel! ⭐ @maynoothuniversity.ie @mu-alumni.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social

We are so excited to have @aingealaflannery.bsky.social with us for the coming year! ⭐

We're looking forward to meeting incoming first-years at the Arts Subjects Talks tomorrow and Wednesday @maynoothuniversity.ie! Come and say hello! @mulibrary.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Come and work with us! This is a brilliant residency open to established, mid-career writers resident in Ireland.

@maynoothuniversity.ie & @kildarelibrary.bsky.social are thrilled to announce @aingealaflannery.bsky.social as Writer-in-Residence. Aingeala is an award-winning writer, journalist, & broadcaster. It is a great pleasure to welcome Aingeala back to Maynooth! @mu-alumni.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

What a treat to read and recommend Oona Frawley's achingly gorgeous new essay collection This Interim Time for @commonmag.bsky.social's "What We're Reading" series: www.thecommononline.org/what-were-re...

Maynooth's own Dr Oona Frawley recently published 'This Interim Time' featured in the Times' Best Books for Summer 2025. A well deserved acknowledgment! Get a copy & read.

Congratulations one and all! 🥂🎊

I was delighted to see This Interim Time in the @irishtimes.com's 'best books for summer 2025': www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...? Thank you @martindoyle.bsky.social & @jesstraynor.bsky.social 🙏🙏 @lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Thank you so much to all of the bookshops and readers - so grateful for your support! 🙏🙏 🥰

It's been just over a month since we launched THIS INTERIM TIME by @oonaf.bsky.social, so it feels like a good time to share some of the lovely things reviewers have said about it 🧡💛

We are hiring! Details about 2 x 10 month contract posts are available here: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr... @maynoothuniversity.ie

So pleased to see a lovely review of This Interim Time in Saturday's @irishtimes.com (by the brilliant writer @jesstraynor.bsky.social no less). 🙏 🙏 @lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

'A raw exploration of the past ... A beautiful, delicate, skilfully-meandering book.' - Irish Examiner A gorgeous review over the weekend for This Interim Time by Oona Frawley @oonaf.bsky.social ✨ Get your copy of this gorgeous book from your fave bookshop or direct from the Lilliput website!

So grateful for this generous and thoughtful review of This Interim Time. 🙏🙏 @irishexaminer.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Seán also tells us about a recent book he loved: To Avenge a Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan @lilliputpress.bsky.social Video: Freddie Greenall Music: Natalia Beylis @sunkenhum.bsky.social Blúiríní was made possible thanks to the support of The Arts Council

Our new BA in Creative Writing and English was noted in an article in the @irishtimes.com as one of a series of new 'popular and novel courses' on offer for CAO applicants this year. We are so excited to get started! 🤩

Really pleased that there's an extract of This Interim Time in today's @irishtimes.com weekend magazine: www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... @lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Huge thanks to everyone who turned up to Books Upstairs and made the launch of This Interim Time so special! @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social 🙏😊

Today's the day! 😊

Our last event of the term sees our brilliant Writer-in-Residence Catherine Prasifka in conversation with novelist Naoise Dolan this Thursday 8 May. 🤩 @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social

With only a week to go until the launch of This Interim Time by @oonaf.bsky.social, we thought we'd share some of the wonderful things people have been saying about it 🧡💛 Come celebrate with us on Tuesday May 13 at @booksupstairs.bsky.social where we will be joined by guest speaker Emilie Pine 🎉

To mark the launch of our brilliant colleague Karl O'Hanlon's new book, Official Voices: Poets and the Irish State, @livunipress.bsky.social is offering a 30% discount. Pls spread the word&order this terrific book for yr library! @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie #irishstudies #irishlit

Next Thursday 1 May 2.30pm, we're delighted to welcome @brianlangan.bsky.social & Edie May Hand. A graduate of our MA in CW, Edie won the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Novel Fair in '23. Join us to hear about their work together! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social

Thrilled (& a bit terrified!) that this will be out soon. Grateful to all @lilliputpress.bsky.social, to @brianlangan.bsky.social for all of the support & encouragement, and to @jackflag.bsky.social for the gorgeous cover. 🙏 @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @maynoothenglish.bsky.social

Really looking forward to hearing Gavin McCrea and Colin Barrett on Thursday: free and open to the public!

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

Really looking forward to this 😊

Next up in our Writers in Conversation Series is Arts Council Writer-in-Residence Gavin McCrea in conversation with the brilliant Sara Baume: not to be missed! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social ⭐

Look at that gorgeous book! Congratulations to our brilliant colleague Dr Karl O'Hanlon! @maynoothuniversity.ie @livunipress.bsky.social 🥂🤩

Writer-in-Residence post for 2025-26: come and work with us! Grateful for reposts 🙏

Tomorrow!

Our brilliant Kildare Arts Writer-in-Residence @prasifcat.bsky.social was on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning talking about the internet and the 'manosphere'. You can listen back here (41.30 minutes in): www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @maynoothuniversity.ie

We're looking forward to hosting award-winning author Mark O'Connell next Thursday 27 March 2pm. Come and join us! This event is free and open to the public. @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social @mrkocnnll.bsky.social @flordtk.bsky.social

Really looking forward to this - free and open to the public. Thursday 2pm! @maynoothuniversity.ie

Happy International Women's Day from all at Maynooth English! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @catgander.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social

Our fab colleague @catgander.bsky.social, winner of the Max Nänny Prize, will be delivering a lecture on 28 March at the University of Amsterdam, in person and online. ⭐ Details are below. ⬇️ @maynoothuniversity.ie

Brilliant news for Edie, an @maynoothenglish.bsky.social MA CW graduate. This is an incredible novel!! ⭐

Please note that this Thursday's event is already at capacity.

We have some brilliant authors coming to talk about their work this month: and all events are free and open to the public! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @prasifcat.bsky.social @mrkocnnll.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social

Psyched to talk to @prasifcat.bsky.social about her brilliant books!

@maynoothuni.bsky.social English department seminar series. All welcome #creativewriting #conversation #irleand @oonaf.bsky.social