Nuala O'Connor
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
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Writer. Irish. Autistic. Latest book: Menagerie (poetry).
https://nualaoconnor.com/
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âď¸PUBLICATION DAYâď¸ For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks. I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
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âď¸ Nollaig na mBan faoi mhaise âď¸ It's the day for reading this wondrous story, preferably in the exquisite hardback edition from
@newislandbooks.bsky.social
I've written a new intro to this volume.
about 10 hours ago
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
6 days ago
The Bowen Society wishes all its friends & followers a Happy New Year. Join us for our next Reading Group meeting, to chat about *Love's Civil War* ed. by Victoria Glendinning. Online, 28th Jan., 7pm GMT. Link to follow.
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14 days ago
The festive front image of the Elizabeth Bowen to Elizabeth Taylor Christmas card, owned by
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
19 days ago
'Around Christmas, the sun rises late behind a group of elms some way up the lawn in front of the house, casting the shadows of the tree trunks in spokes, fanwise, toward the door. Seldom does snow fall: everything is shining and moist and still...' EB on Bowenâs Court at Xmas
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Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders, Indexers Ireland
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Christmas is a great time to sort your 2026 calendar, and the Ennis Book Club Festival in March is always a fantastic buzz! Running in 2026 from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th March, there'll be workshops, author talks, book quizzes and more. Get the details at
ennisbookclubfestival.com
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Ennis Book Club Festival - Ennis Book Club Festival
Ennis Book Club Festival is an annual event in Ennis Co. Clare where readers come to share the joy of reading.
https://ennisbookclubfestival.com/
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
21 days ago
A Christmas card from Elizabeth Bowen to writer Elizabeth Taylor, sold with a copy of Bowen's Court at Jonkers Auctioneers.
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
26 days ago
We've such a treat for our Jan. Reading Group, the great *Love's Civil War* ed. Victoria Glendinning. Online, 28th Jan, 7pm GMT. Link anon. This book explores the letters and diaries of Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie, the Canadian diplomat with whom she was in love for more than thirty years.
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Link to my virtual visit, with
#NoraNovel
to Argentina and the
#jamesjoycecentreargentina
Lovely people!!
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đâConociendo a Nuala - Meeting Nuala
YouTube video by James Joyce Centre Argentina
https://youtu.be/tER8jKcT5oU?si=U10pFnLdkInm-4mC
27 days ago
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âď¸ Happy birthday, Emily Dickinson, born 10th December 1830 âď¸ 'Time is short and full, like an outgrown Frock.' ED
#collageart
#emilydickinson
#10thdecember
28 days ago
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
29 days ago
Vol 7 of the Elizabeth Bowen Review is now available to read online
www.bowensociety.com/wp-content/u...
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It was such a pleasure to take part in this series from
@irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
Dublin, One City, Many Stories, alongside
#PeterSirr
& with Rick O'Shea ably steering the convo.
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about 1 month ago
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Rhona Greene
about 1 month ago
Another brilliant episode in the Dublin, One City, Many Stories series
@irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
Super guests incl.
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
+ producer Damien B Donnelly
@eatthestorms.com
dons his interviewer cap in conversation with Mike McCormack winner of the Dublin Literary Award đ
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Dublin, One City, Many Stories, Episode 5, One Dublin One Book
YouTube video by Irish Writers Centre
https://youtu.be/eLDGn0YBacY?si=ZRlpW5pYMldPz0Mj
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Dublin UNESCO City of Literature
about 1 month ago
The episode features Rick OâShea
@rickoshea.bsky.social
interviewing Andrew Hughes, Christine Dwyer Hickey,
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
and Peter Sirr.
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Newly elected members at our official welcome to AosdĂĄna, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. (L-R) Paul Brady (Music), Nuala OâConnor (Literature), Mufutau Yusuf (Choreography), Ăine NĂ Ghlinn (Literature), Orla Barry (Vis Arts), Paul Mercier (Literature) and Locky Morris (Vis Arts).
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It took 7 yrs to find a publisher for my 1st novel because young women writers in the early 2000s weren't currency. Finally a balancing out & the menz are unhappy. Good points here: 'Men arenât vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent
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Men arenât vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated
As debates over the âdisappearingâ young male novelist rumble on, some authors and critics push back against claims that fiction has closed its doors to men. Hannah Ewens learns that the real problem ...
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about 1 month ago
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
about 2 months ago
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025 is the date for our Nov. Reading Group. *The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice. Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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Errant Media
about 2 months ago
Very much enjoyed
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
's Nora with her ghostly, strident voice resonating from the past
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President Catherine Connolly at her inauguration at Dublin Castle today. âď¸đ Ag breathnĂş ĂĄlainn agus sĂĄsta âď¸đ Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly
#catherineconnolly
#presidentialinaugaration
#ĂŠire
#ireland
#rclodaghkilcoyne
about 2 months ago
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June Caldwell
2 months ago
A new gift edition of James Joyce's The Dead is published by
@newislandbooks.bsky.social
with an introduction by
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
I also read that Joyce set the story on January 6th, Feast of the Epiphany, as a nod to the infamous đNight of the Big Windđ 1839 that devastated Ireland.
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âď¸PUBLICATION DAYâď¸ For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks. I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
2 months ago
Do you know that the fab
#atitagain
produce this gorgeous Elizabeth Bowen greeting card? It's suitable for all occasions, including a certain upcoming season đ
www.atitagain.ie/product/eliz...
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Elizabeth Bowen Greeting Card - At it Again!
This elegant Elizabeth Bowen Greeting Card by At it Again! features an iconic image of the Irish author of The Last September. A great literary card for book lovers and a keepsake of Irish culture fo...
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OisĂn McGann
2 months ago
It is not an exaggeration to say that we should be acting on the climate crisis on the same scale that we would a war. It will cause that kind of damage. Instead, weâre treating it as if itâs a Tidy Towns competition.
#SpĂŠirGorm
#ClimateChange
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
2 months ago
Link below for our November Reading Group. *The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice. 7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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Two events for me on Saturday Nov 8th Allingham Arts in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal *Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel* Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps. *DĂłnal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing DĂłnal.
2 months ago
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TheBookshop.ie
2 months ago
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Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from
@newislandbooks.bsky.social
, and introduced by
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
. Get one!
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Charlie Alice Raya
2 months ago
CAN I RETHINK AND RESHAPE THE WORLD? Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions â just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography
#nature
#ThisIsOurWorld
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
2 months ago
Bowen's WW2 story 'The Demon Lover' suits the season. If you like audio, there are several versions available as podcasts. Storyscape has a nicely gothic, slightly OTT version, performed by Alex Rogers. See Wild 7 Podcast Network wherever you listen to pods. Episode 5, October 2021.
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Good news for literature & travel writing.
m.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
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Waterford home of international travel writer Dervla Murphy bought by local council
A treasured piece of Irish literary history has been acquired in perpetuity for the public in Waterford following a long-running campaign
https://m.independent.ie/regionals/waterford/news/waterford-home-of-international-travel-writer-dervla-murphy-bought-by-local-council/a241755300.html
2 months ago
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
2 months ago
Spooky read? Try Bowen's *The Demon Lover*. And it's our next Reading Group pick too! Link soon đť
#ElizabethBowen
#bowenreadinggroup
#ElizabethBowenSociety
#thedemonlover
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
3 months ago
Friendly reminder: our pick for our next Bowen Reading Group on 26th November, 7pm GMT, online. We're reading the collection *The Demon Lover*. Link soon to book!
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I have a new (ghostly) poem published today
@ekphrasticreview.bsky.social
'Beatrice Cenci, Roman Warrior'. Based on the painting below, Portrait of Beatrice Cenci, by Ginevra Cantofoli (Italy) c. 1608 or 1616
www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...
3 months ago
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Look at this little beauty, an exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from
@newislandbooks.bsky.social
And I've written a new intro, which was both pleasure and privilege. Out Nov. 7th! âď¸ âď¸ âď¸ âď¸ âď¸
3 months ago
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FLASH WRITERS! I'm judging the Allingham Flash Fiction Comp and it's been extended! The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see
www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
3 months ago
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Join us on Saturday 4th of October, 2.30pm, in Ballinasloe Library for the official launch of 'Forged in Fire', a collaborative fine art exhibition by
#group8ballinasloe
members.
#Ballinasloe
3 months ago
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TheBookshop.ie
3 months ago
Coming from
@newislandbooks.bsky.social
this November is a handsome gift edition of the classic short story from Joyce's Dubliners - The Dead, with a new introduction written by
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
( author of the bestselling Nora) - Preorder here -
thebookshop.ie/james-joyce-...
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FLASH WRITERS! I'm judging the Allingham Flash Fiction Comp and it's been extended! The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see
www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
3 months ago
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
3 months ago
Board nember
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
has written a report on Evensong 2025, in memory of Elizabeth Bowen, at St Colman's Church, Farahy. It's now on the Bowen Society website.
www.bowensociety.com/commemoration/
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eolaĂ the artist
4 months ago
A new
#painting
. "Cill ChiarĂĄin". Kilkieran if you prefer. One ridiculous perfect day in South Connemara I was painting by the side of a road. Everywhere I looked I saw more paintings I knew I'd paint later. This is later. I love this part of the world. Love it.
#ArtYear
#SpeirGhorm
#MountainMonday
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
4 months ago
Bowen Essay Comp for under and postgrads. See more: Latest News â The Elizabeth Bowen Society
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Delighted to be shortlisted for this award alongside winner
#JudyCrozier
and Karen J McDonnell of down the road, and others. My essay, about autism and Pythia, will be in Southword in 2026. Thanks to all at Munster Lit &
@southword.bsky.social
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
4 months ago
Next Wednesday we have the September Bowen Reading Group. 24th Sep - 7pm BST - online. Free! All welcome. We're reading & discussing *Look at All Those Roses*. đš In the Collected volume, the stories we're considering run from 'Reduced' to 'Summer Night'.
www.tickettailor.com/checkout/vie...
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Culture Night, I'm in
@tertuliabookshop.bsky.social
in Westport for a Brainstorm with artist
#bredaburns
, talking about neurodivergent vs neurotypical brains/life/living/creativity. Fun! 6pm - Tertulia, Westport, Co. Mayo Image: 'Living With A Brain Like Mine' collage by Nuala O'Connor
4 months ago
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Damien B Donnelly
4 months ago
âĄď¸Meet the Stormers of Issue V
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
âs fifth poetry collection Menagerie (Arlen House) was published in 2025. Sheâs currently writing a memoir about late-diagnosed autism. She is a member of AosdĂĄna. The Storms is supported by
#fingalarts
#dublinUNESCOcityoflit
Arrives Nov 2025
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
4 months ago
Flowers for Elizabeth from the Bowen Society ahead of her annual memorial at St Colman's, Farahy, which commences shortly.
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Tomorrow in Cork, remembering Elizabeth Bowen đ¸
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4 months ago
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
4 months ago
Join us for the September Bowen Reading Group - link in bio! 24th Sep - 7pm BST - online. Free! All welcome. We're reading & discussing *Look at All Those Roses*. đš In the Collected volume, the stories we're considering run from 'Reduced' to 'Summer Night'.
www.tickettailor.com/checkout/vie...
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The Elizabeth Bowen Society
4 months ago
FORTHCOMING: *The Aesthetic of Elizabeth Bowenâs Novels - Light, Atmosphere, Fragmentation, and Sensation* (2026) by Diana Hirst This is the first monograph to evaluate Elizabeth Bowenâs âverbal paintingâ, and the first to acknowledge the influence of the East Kent landscape in her novels.
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My news! Thank you
@artscouncilireland.bsky.social
4 months ago
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'I donât know why itâs been banned. For describing what an American theological dictatorship could look like? Because it portrays evil? Is it evil to portray evil? If so, bye-bye Bible and Shakespeare.' Margaret Atwood
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Elizabeth Bowen features in a 1970 BBC documentary currently available to watch on the BBC iPlayer. Omnibus - Virginia Woolf: A Night's Darkness, A Day's Sail 'I know she was a genius.' EB on VW
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