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The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast is a vibrant hub for emerging writers and literary talent – helping to shape the next generation of storytellers.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s hosts annual Fellowships in memory of its first director, Ciaran Carson, and inspired by his writing about the city of Belfast in prose as well as poetry.
A new digital archive capturing the artistic legacy of the Irish border has recently been launched by academics from Queen’s and Trinity College Dublin.
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The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointments of Fiona Benson, Jan Carson, and Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2024-25.
To celebrate the opening of our landmark new building, the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s has planned a year-long series of free, public events for people with an interest in the poet’s work.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast announce David Nash as the winner of the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2024, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Poetry Prize for a First Collection, supported by Atlantic Philanthropies.
The Fellowship was created as part of Queen’s University Belfast and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's (ACNI) joint ten-year Seamus Heaney Legacy project supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointment of Mícheál McCann as their new Publishing Fellow, and Sharon Dempsey and Charles Lang as the new Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows for 2024.
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The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointments of Stacey Gregg, Lisa O’Neill, and David Park as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2023-24.
The Seamus Heaney Centre joins the family and friends of Chuck Feeney, founder of the Atlantic Philanthropies, in mourning his passing.
Award-winning poet Michael Hofmann has been appointed as the fourth Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast.
The Seamus Heaney Centre joins the family and friends of Seamus Heaney, the lovers of his poetry the world over, in marking with affection as well as sadness this, the tenth anniversary of his so-sudden passing.
We are pleased to invite you all to register for Last Night's Fun: a conference and commemoration for our colleague Professor Ciaran Carson on Wed 13 - Sat 16 Sep 2023.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast announce Mark Pajak as the winner of the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2023, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for our 2023 Poetry Prize for a First Collection, supported by Atlantic Philanthropies.
We are delighted to collaborate once again with BBC Radio Ulster with a series of six special episodes of their Short Works programme, featuring new writing by students from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University, Belfast is delighted to be partnering with Haus für Poesie, Berlin on an exciting new translation project, with the support of the British Council's International Collaboration Grants.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointment of Dr Dane Holt as their new Publishing Fellow, and Dr Milena Williamson as the new Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellow for 2023.
One year on from taking up the position of Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland, Paul Howard is on a mission to inspire creativity and the joy of books among as many young readers as possible.
We are delighted to collaborate once again with BBC Radio Ulster with a series of six special episodes of their Short Works programme, featuring new writing by students from the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's.
We are pleased to announce that the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s will host an international conference in November on the role of creative activism in ending violence against women and girls.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointments of Roddy Doyle, Kae Tempest and Conor Mitchell as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellow’s for 2022-23.
Award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield has been appointed as the third Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the winner of their 2022 Poetry Prize for a First Collection, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the shortlist for their 2022 Poetry Prize for a First Collection, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.
The 27th Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize, worth £7,500, has been won by Gail McConnell for her book of poetry, The Sun Is Open, published by Penned in the Margins.
Gail McConnell has been announced as the winner of the 2022 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize for her debut book The Sun is Open at an award ceremony in Trinity College Dublin on Tue 12 Apr 2022.
Paul Howard, the illustrator behind the much loved children’s classic, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, has spoken of his delight upon hearing that Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge, has chosen the book as the CBeebies Bedtime Story.
Every Saturday in February this year, a special series of short stories by students at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's will be aired on BBC Radio Ulster's Storytellers programme.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to announce the appointment of Hilary McCollum as their new Publishing Fellow, and Darren Murphy and Tara McEvoy as the new Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows for 2022.
Award-winning author and illustrator Paul Howard has accepted the post as the new Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University Belfast.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s invites Expressions of Interest from recent graduates of their PhD programme.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointment of Wendy Erskine, Denise Riley and Tim Wheeler as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2021 – 22.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's are delighted to share news of an exciting collaboration with BBC NI.
Kelly McCaughrain reports on her time as Children's Writing Fellow for NI as her term draws to a close.
Experience theatre from the inside as a Student Volunteer with the Friel Reimagined project.
Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s announce Sumita Chakraborty as 2021 First Collection Poetry Prize winner.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast announce shortlist for the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize 2021.
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust and the Seamus Heaney Centre are delighted to present 'The Honest Ulsterman Revisited', a lecture by Professor Frank Ormsby.
To mark this year's World Book Night on Friday 23 April, free copies of Glenn Patterson's latest novel have been gifted to community groups, book clubs and members of the public.
Fighting Words Northern Ireland and Fighting Words recently welcomed Cathleen Young as their inaugural Fighting Words Writing Fellow in association with The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast.
Our Children's Writing Fellow, Kelly McCaughrain, and Fighting Words NI are making tiny masterclasses to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons, and help the next generation of young writers find their words.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has appointed Louise Kennedy and Padraig Regan as the inaugural Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows for 2020-21.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s is creating two, annual Fellowships in memory of its first director, Ciaran Carson, and inspired by his writing about the city of Belfast in prose as well as poetry.
The Seamus Heaney Centre have been invited to create a new weekly radio programme for SARC Radio.
We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of the Belfast-born poet Derek Mahon.
The event marks the anniversary of the death of Ciaran Carson, our dear friend and colleague, and one of the preeminent Irish poets of his generation. It features readings and reflections from some of his many friends, fellow writers and musicians.
Queen’s University announce Oliver Jeffers, Marian Keyes, and Enda Walsh as the next Seamus Heaney Fellows
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to announce the appointment of Manuela Moser as their inaugural Publishing Fellow for 2020 – 21.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the winner of the 2020 Poetry Prize for a First Collection, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Poetry Prize, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.
We were all, at the Seamus Heaney Centre, deeply saddened to learn of the death yesterday of Eavan Boland. Such a terrible loss of a poet, a person, who had so great an impact on our writing community, on colleagues, friends and students.
Earlier this month, The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced their prestigious awards in literature. The prizes, totalling $350,000, honour both established and emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry.
Professor Jenny Browne, from Trinity University, Texas and Professor Greg Winston, Husson University, Maine have taken up post in the Seamus Heaney Centre for the semester.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast hosted a showcase event on Monday 28 October at the Lotte New York Palace to celebrate fifteen years of the Centre and to introduce new writers and initiatives.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointment of Anna Burns, Vahni Capildeo, and Jed Mercurio as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2019 – 20.
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to announce the winner of the First Collection Poetry Prize 2019
Announcing the shortlist for this year's First Collection Poetry Prize 2019.
Award-winning Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie has been appointed as the second Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast.
Award-winning American poet, Mark Doty, has taken up his post as the first International Visiting Poetry Fellow at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast.
The Seamus Heaney Centre is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s First Collection Poetry Prize is:
The Seamus Heaney Centre's First Collection Poetry Prize supported by Glucksman Ireland House, NYU
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s has great pleasure in announcing the appointment of Jo Baker, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and Peter Wilson (who performs as Duke Special) as its first Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows.
The Blackbird Anthology has been launched.
Anne Enright will give a lecture on Thursday, 20 October at 8pm in the Great Hall, Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast.
Join us for the launch of Jean Bleakney's Selected Poems.
The Seamus Heaney Centre for poetry prize for first full collection 2016, supported by Glucksman Ireland House, New York University.