Welcome back to all of our students and staff, and best wishes for a great coming term! ☀️ @maynoothuniversity.ie

There's our own Belinda McKeon writing about her relationship to the @newyorker.com, ahead of the 12th October event 'A Century of the New Yorker's Irish Writers' at the @abbeytheatre.bsky.social. @maynoothuniversity.ie

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! ⭐

Our colleague Belinda McKeon will be in conversation w/ Deborah Treisman (fiction editor of @newyorker.com) Anne Enright, Roddy Doyle & Colin Barrett @abbeytheatre.bsky.social on 12 Oct. for this special event: A Century of The New Yorker's Irish Writers'. ⭐ www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/the...

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

Residency alert! In partnership w/ @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, we're seeking a Writer-in-Residence for 2026. Pls spread the word and consider applying to come and work with us! 🙏 @maynoothuniversity.ie @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

I’m thrilled too. This time 38 years ago, I left home and moved to Maynooth. The first person in my family to finish secondary school and go to college. It was a life-changing experience. ❤️ 📚

@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

Congratulations to all of our prizewinners, and thanks to our wonderful Head of Department Conrad Brunstrom for awarding certificates today. We were delighted to host students and their families for such a lovely occasion! @maynoothuniversity.ie

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

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...

Thanks again to everyone who supported our academic programme in #IrishStudies this year. You can find recordings of most of our events on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@QUBIrishStu...

Good luck to all of the students starting the Leaving Cert exams tomorrow with English: we look forward to welcoming you in the autumn! ⭐💪 @maynoothcao.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie

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...

We are excited to see our new degree programme in Creative Writing and English highlighted in the @irishtimes.com. Full article link: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ... @maynoothuniversity.ie @oonaf.bsky.social

Our colleague @oonaf.bsky.social's new book has been published with @lilliputpress.bsky.social and an extract was in this weekend's Irish Times ⬇️😊

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

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

Residency opportunity, closing tonight! ⬇️ @maynoothuniversity.ie @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

Opportunities for Writers 🖊️ Check out late April, May and June deadlines for submissions, competitions, bursaries, residencies and other opportunities! 🔗Read the FULL LIST here: irishwriterscentre.ie/resources/co...

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

This Thursday: Colin Barrett in conversation with Writer-in-Residence Gavin McCrea! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 🤩

Our brilliant colleague Paul Lynch has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the @unioflimerick.bsky.social. Paul is Distinguished Writing Fellow @maynoothuniversity.ie. Congratulations Paul! @muahi.bsky.social

Deevy is one of the main subjects in my @researchireland.bsky.social project "Celibacy in Irish Women's Writing, 1860s-1950s", and it was a great opportunity to work on her archives while @maynoothenglish.bsky.social, especially her late career non-fiction essays, which I plan to write on this year.

This Thursday 10 April 12pm, join us for the Department's Research Seminar to hear our own Dr Sinéad Kennedy's giving what will be an amazing talk! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social

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 🥂🤩

In partnership w/Kildare Library and Art Services, we're looking for a Writer-in-Residence for 2025-26: application deadline 4 May. Pls spread the word! universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni... @maynoothuniversity.ie @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @molimuseum.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social

We have some brilliant writers coming to visit us this month @maynoothuniversity.ie as part of Gavin McCrea's @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Residency: all events are free and open to the public!

Looking forward to the Maynooth Festival of Palestinian Culture April 7-10 at the National University of Ireland @maynoothuniversity.ie Great to see such broad support across the university @mu-ssi.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social @maynoothenglish.bsky.social sites.google.com/view/maynoot...

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 are delighted for our wonderful colleague: congratulations, Paul! @muahi.bsky.social @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

Massive congratulations to all of our wonderful students who graduated yesterday, including our MA Creative Writing cohort! ⭐🥂👏

We love our creative writers 👏🏽👏🏼👏🏽👏🏼👏🏽👏🏼

Novels by two of our brilliant colleagues, Paul Lynch and Belinda McKeon, are on this @irishtimes.com list of the best novels/ collections of short fiction of the 21st century. 😊 @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social

There is some excellent work on Theatre that takes place in our English Department. Today Alan Waldron presented his PhD research on theatre and creative ecologies @maynoothenglish.bsky.social #theatre #theatrestudies #PhD #Maynooth

We have another great event coming up this Thursday 2pm, when Kildare Arts Writer-in-Residence Catherine Prasifka is in conversation with novelist Rosemary Hennigan. All are welcome! @prasifcat.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @kildarereaders.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social

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

In amazing news for a recent MA CW graduate, @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social has acquired Edie May Hand's brilliant novel Dirtpickers (2026). We'll welcome Edie & agent Brian Langan in May for a public event so watch this space! 🥂👏 @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @brianlangan.bsky.social

Massive congrats to our MA CW graduate @finnegag.bsky.social, who's going from strength to strength with publications and prize listings! 👏 ⭐ @maynoothuniversity.ie

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

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