LONDON this evening, 7.30pm, Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith Celebrating Arlen House at 50, launching biggest anthology of Irish women poets ever compiled *Washing Windows V: Women Revolutionise Irish Poetry, 1975-2025* @nualaoconnor.bsky.social Hosted by @irishlitsoc.bsky.social ALL WELCOME

Watch/listen/read—the first page of Tanya Farrelly's new collection, The Marionette and the Maestro, read by the author ❤️ @arlenhouse.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/the-first-pa...

London! Celebrating Arlen House at 50, launching @nualaoconnor.bsky.social's *Menagerie* plus *Washing Windows V: Irish Women Revolutionise Poetry, 1975-2025* Hosted by @irishlitsoc.bsky.social at @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social Hammersmith, Tuesday 25 Nov, 7.30pm irishlitsoc.org/event/arlen-...

Celebrating 50 Years of Arlen House Arlen House & Books Upstairs invite: Liz McManus (ed) *May Morton: Phantom Poet* Noelle Lynskey *Featherweight* Ruth Carr *Catching the Missing Beat* Rosemary Jenkinson *Manichea: A Play on Cancellation* Sunday 30 November, 2pm Books Upstairs Café ALL WELCOME

Arlen House & Books Upstairs launch invite: Liz McManus (ed) *May Morton: Phantom Poet* Ruth Carr *Catching the Missing Beat* Noelle Lynskey *Featherweight* Rosemary Jenkinson *Manichea: A Play on Censorship* Sunday 30 November, 2pm, Books Upstairs ALL WELCOME Celebrating 50 Years of Arlen House

looking forward to seeing @arlenhouse.bsky.social at the #DublinSmallPressFair2025! Arlen House publish a broad range of literature in English agus as Gaeilge arlenhouse.ie

Great readings @booksupstairs.bsky.social in Dublin on Sunday with the gang. I read from my new short story collection, Laganside Lights @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Arlen House & Books Upstairs invite you to enjoy readings from 5 stunning works of Irish literature: Deirdre Cartmill *Under the Blue Seraphim* Rosemary Jenkinson *Laganside Lights* Luke Morgan *Blood Atlas* Francis O'Hare *A Different Light* Csilla Toldy *Firebird* Sun 9 Nov 2pm, Books Upstairs

Launching Sr Stanislaus Kennedy's groundbreaking research on female homelessness *But Where Can I Go? Homeless Women in Dublin* (Arlen House, 1985) with Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald & Catherine Rose. Rest in power, Stan RTÉ Archives: A day in the life with Sr Stan in 1985 www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...

Arlen House & Books Upstairs invite you to enjoy readings from 5 stunning works of Irish literature: Deirdre Cartmill *Under the Blue Seraphim* Rosemary Jenkinson *Laganside Lights* Luke Morgan *Blood Atlas* Francis O'Hare *A Different Light* Csilla Toldy *Firebird* Sun 9 Nov 2pm, Books Upstairs

Launched "Blood Atlas" at the Irish Secretariat in Belfast last night, alongside new work from these other fine writers - Celia de Fréine, Ruth Carr, Deirdre Cartmill and Csilla Toldy. Thanks to @arlenhouse.bsky.social and the audience for coming out to support new irish poetry!

I had a wonderful time in Cork reading from my new short story collection, Laganside Lights, at the Cork International Short Story Festival @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social @arlenhouse.bsky.social

A magical event in Cork celebrating Arlen House at 50, honouring Catherine Rose, Ireland's first feminist publisher; plus launching the biggest anthology of Irish women poets ever published ‒ Washing Windows V ‒ with an amazing speech by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin + stunning readings from contributors.

The inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair is happening at the end of November! 30+ presses, events, readings, and more. Organised by me and @eireannmor.bsky.social. More information coming very soon - follow @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social for updates

Had a pop-up reading at @carleton.edu, Minnesota yesterday. Edgar Allan Poe showed up! Thanks to students and staff of the English Department. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

See @shaunagilligan.bsky.social's poem in Ballincollig Regional Park with Cork City Libraries "Poems in the Park" celebrating 50 years of Arlen House. Other poets @nualaoconnor.bsky.social Medbh McGuckian @rosemaryj77.bsky.social Tara Newley Arkle @nessao.bsky.social Deirdre Brennan, Pauline Bewick

Visiting University of Notre Dame, Indiana, last week. Poetry reading and Q&A hosted by @ndirishstudies.bsky.social. A joy to speak to the students, especially those who are studying gaeilge. Bhí sé iontach gaeilge a labhairt leis na daltaí. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

A date for the diary: Arlen House 50th celebration in Cork City Library this Saturday at 2.30, with Catherine Rose, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain and multiple poets from Washing Windows V.

I'm reading poetry from "Blood Atlas" in Chicago at Consulate General of Ireland on Oct 21st. Featuring music from Seán Cleland. In association with Chicago Sister Cities International. Registration open at www.ireland.ie/en/usa/chica... @arlenhouse.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social

Delighted to represent writers in Arlen House anthology Fire - Brigid and the Sacred Feminine today in Books Upstairs. Compered by Shauna Gilligan,with an illustrious spectrum of Arlen House authors: Rosemary Jenkinson,Ger Reidy& Celia de Fréine Fire-Brigid and the Sacred Feminine shorturl.at/uZ4em

Awful to hear this. Attended a lovely book launch and reading there with @arlenhouse.bsky.social yesterday afternoon. Such a wonderful community space as well as bookshop. Please support @booksupstairs.bsky.social and buy books from them.

Join us! Rosemary Jenkinson, Ger Reidy, Celia de Fréine, @alisonwellswriter.bsky.social, TCArkle read from new work @arlenhouse.bsky.social 50 years celebration @booksupstairs.bsky.social Sunday 5th October at 4pm!

I will be visiting @notredame.bsky.social next week to kick off a series of events for "Blood Atlas" in the Midwest. Thank you to @ndirishstudies.bsky.social for the invitation! @arlenhouse.bsky.social irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2025/...

Yet more shameful @artscouncilireland.bsky.social waste of public funding. Making artists beg for peanuts (then refusing any support to so many), the AC had no qualms spending millions on consultants, advisors, legal & other "experts". Arts Council spent almost €1m www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Congrats to Noelle Lynskey whose debut poetry collection *Featherweight* published in May has already gone into its 2nd ed. Noelle reads in Books Upstairs next Sunday 21 Sept at 2pm with Katie Donovan, Anne Tannam & Patrick Chapman. BUY: booksupstairs.ie/product/feat... Huge thanks, Argosy Books

Mary Cullen, happy 96th birthday, legendary feminist activist, educator, thinker, doer, writer who has inspired many generations (pictured with sister legend, Catherine Rose). Arlen House proudly publishes "Telling It Our Way: Essays in Gender History" & "Girls Don't Do Honours"

Eavan Boland: "Arlen House has one of the finest histories of any publishing house I know." Many say they admire Arlen House, its books, its independent feminist ethos & that they'd like to help progress our vision & help our work continue. Well, now you can ... www.gofundme.com/f/50-for-50-...

Join us at Clifden Arts Festival on the 23rd Sept! Great to be part of the 2025 edition of this historic fest with other poets whom I so deeply admire. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

As they say, "put your money where your mouth is"! Let's step up and help Arlen House reach its goals!

Many people have said they admire Arlen House, its books, its independent feminist ethos, & that they'd like to help progress our vision. Well, now you can! @nessao.bsky.social & Eavan Casey have created a fundraiser: www.gofundme.com/f/50-for-50-... Thank you for any support you can give.

Great cause for a determined small press determined to continue in the face of institutional indifference.

Arlen House, the leading feminist press and high quality publisher of Irish writing, is celebrating its 50th birthday so we are fundraising to ensure it can continue its important work. Can you help? gofund.me/01a31a841

Celebrating Arlen House at 50 Forthcoming titles - new short fiction from multi-award-winning writers: 1) Geraldine Mills *Survival Games* 2) Tanya Farrelly *The Marionette and the Maestro* Sneak previews of stunning covers below. More details to follow in October ...

Celebrating Arlen House at 50 September 1975: Catherine Rose establishes Ireland's first feminist press, striving for equality for all. Arlen House becomes the 1st organisation to introduce diversity into the Irish arts world. And still thriving 50 years later. #EqualityMatters

From today's Irish Times. Thank you to editor Gerry Smyth. From "Blood Atlas" (Arlen House, 2025) @arlenhouse.bsky.social

An amazing and inspiring person. Just reading her obituary in the Irish Times this morning. Her writing is extraordinary, her life and activism exemplary. RIP.

I’ve always enjoyed his book reviews, but this one made me cry. Thank you Aidy. I owe ya a pint or ten… @arlenhouse.bsky.social #Fermanagh #Leitrim #Irishpoetry www.bookshelfdiscovery.com/books/stench...

Can’t wait to be in Cork with my new short story collection, Laganside Lights, this October! Available now at www.blackwells.co.uk @arlenhouse.bsky.social @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social

Arlen House - Celebrating 50 Years Not one, but TWO, reviews of new Arlen House books in Irish Times today. Thanks to Martin Doyle, Declan Ryan, Brigid O'Dea. Rosemary Jenkinson *Laganside Lights* booksupstairs.ie/product/laga... Cherry Smyth *One Mountain: Sold* booksupstairs.ie/product/one-...

Brilliant review of Celia de Freine's debut short fiction collection *Even Still* in Irish Examiner written by Laura Cassidy. BUY: booksupstairs.ie/product/even... Kennys (free Irish post): www.kennys.ie/shop/even-st... Blackwells (free international postage) blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Great to be guest poet for a group of visiting students from @carleton.edu MN at Trinity College yesterday. We read from "Blood Atlas" and discussed the poems. @arlenhouse.bsky.social

Want to write a dystopian novel or stuck in the middle of writing one? Kickstart your ideas by joining my workshop below this Sat 16th Dublin! @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @arlenhouse.bsky.social irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/spec...

Sad to hear this. Her short story collection Orange Horses is wonderful.

RIP Maeve Kelly, a remarkable woman and a great writer. We were privileged to (re)publish her collection Orange Horses.

Maeve Kelly, legendary Limerick feminist activist & writer, has died age 95. Founder of Adapt House refuge. Novelist, short fiction writer, poet, she helped change many women's lives. An honour to have known her. Rest in power. rip.ie/death-notice... @martindoyle.bsky.social @tramppress.bsky.social

Dublin was appointed a UNESCO City of Literature on this day 15 years ago. I'm delighted to be one of the instigators of this prestigious designation. It was an honour to work with Jane Alger & the dynamic teams @dublincitylibs.bsky.social & @deptcultureirl.bsky.social @jackielynam.bsky.social

My Dublin workshop on speculative fiction will take place on 16 August - book below! @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @arlenhouse.bsky.social irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/spec...

Irish author Donal Ryan wins Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for novel Heart, Be at Peace. Tipperary writer says win ‘very unexpected’ for novel that explores the 21st century problems of a small, tight-knit community in Ireland www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

From "Blood Atlas" (2025), pub. @arlenhouse.bsky.social