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[ACNI Writing @ACNIWriting]

Omagh-born & raised Sam Neill (1947-2026) https://t.co/sycTpGKut9

[Gail Walker @GWalker9]

Very vexed to hear Jim Gracey has died. He was a superb journalist - a wonderful writer with an unrivalled contacts book packed with big sporting names who always answered his calls. Just as importantly he was a great friend and colleague. My sympathy to his wife Paula and family

[Csilla Toldy @CsillaToldy]

@fortnight50 read issue 502 of Fortnight with stories of inclusivity in the arts, poetic resilience, the generosity of strangers in #Belfast and #immersive theatre. Available at NoAlibis and Books Upstairs @ArtsCouncilNI @OU_Literature @at_ulster @QUBelfast @ACNIWriting

[The Stanford Society @cvs_society]

#OTD in 1926, Charles Wood died in Cambridge.

A pupil and successor of Stanford, Wood remains central to the Anglican choral tradition.

His centenary year brings welcome renewed attention, with Jeremy Dibble’s new biography and SOMM’s recording of the string quartets.

[Csilla Toldy @CsillaToldy]

Looking forward to exploring three line structures in poetry at @The_JHS this summer! @OUBelfast @ArlenHouse @ACNIWriting #poetry

[The John Hewitt Society @The_JHS]

TONIGHT ON UTV LIFE!
Tune in for our very own Niamh McNally and Stuart Neville on the couch, chatting about all things John Hewitt International Summer School!
#JHISS26

[CUSUBT @_cusubt]

Yesterday, it was great to discuss the recent USA-NI 250 conference and potential future work with Dr James Dingley of the Frances Hutcheson Institute.

[ACNI Writing @ACNIWriting]

APPLICATIONS FOR THE KAVANAGH FELLOWSHIP 2026 Closes 31st July

[ACNI Writing @ACNIWriting]

"Ngidi’s translation matters... African languages are not peripheral to global literary culture but active participants in it, capable of carrying, reshaping and reinterpreting some of the most demanding works ever written."

[sandile ngidi @mahlephula]

Thanks to the African literary scholar, my dear brother, @tinsmush, Assistant Professor in African and African American Studies, and @TC_Africa for this insightful piece on my short translation of Ulysses. Ukwanda kwaliwa wumthakathi!

"In fact, reading Joyce in isiZulu raises larger questions about literary inheritance. Who owns a literary classic? Joyce himself was deeply concerned with the relationship between language and power."
- Tinashe Mushakavanhu,

Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world https://t.co/gRJp7DbPRI via @TC_Africa

[sandile ngidi @mahlephula]

Thanks to the African literary scholar, my dear brother, @tinsmush, Assistant Professor in African and African American Studies, and @TC_Africa for this insightful piece on my short translation of Ulysses. Ukwanda kwaliwa wumthakathi!

"In fact, reading Joyce in isiZulu raises larger questions about literary inheritance. Who owns a literary classic? Joyce himself was deeply concerned with the relationship between language and power."
- Tinashe Mushakavanhu,

Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world https://t.co/gRJp7DbPRI via @TC_Africa

[Orkney Arts @OrkneyArts]

‘…arts deprivation is linked with increased risk of depression, dementia, chronic pain, harmful behaviours, physical decline, even premature mortality.’ P241

[The John Hewitt Society @The_JHS]

Less than THREE WEEKS til The 39th John Hewitt International Summer School!

Literature, discussion, music, drama, workshops and more literature from Monday 27 – Friday 31 July at the Marketplace Theatre, Armagh.

COME JOIN US!

Booking & info: https://t.co/ZSEG90klHJ

[The John Hewitt Society @The_JHS]

HANDFUL OF SPACES left for our 3-DAY POETRY WORKSHOPS at #JHISS26!(supported by Open University)

Booking: https://t.co/SeTlc84q5x

[Orkney Arts @OrkneyArts]

‘…the arts reduces pressure on health services and brings a social return on investment of between £2.14 and £8.56 for every £1 invested.’ P237

[Jamie Guiney 🫖 @jamesgwriter]

Bookpost!
Thanks to @PenOfRyanDennis for the signed copy - really looking forward to reading this one 🤩
#LoveBooks #LoveReading

[CUSUBT @_cusubt]

At Brownlow Courtyard to speak at the launch the new report by South Lurgan Community Forum and ABC Alternatives Restorative Justice on ‘The Cultural, Historical and Economic Significance of Marching Bands in NI, UK and Beyond’

[CUSUBT @_cusubt]

Last week the Commissioner visited Cornwall, meeting with Councillors, and officials of @CornwallCouncil as well as academics to discuss the revival of the Cornish identity and its language including schools initiatives (@gocornish), research approaches and the work of museums.

[ACNI Writing @ACNIWriting]

Thanks America #FourthofJuly

[Kate Clanchy @KateClanchy1]

Poems to keep you cool.. a swim under the bridge with Kerry Hardie.

[Communities NI @CommunitiesNI]

It’s time to thank James Applegate for his tenure as US Consul General for Northern Ireland (@USAInNI) over the past three years.

His support across Minister @GordonLyons1’s #USANI250 programme of events has played a vital role in strengthening the bonds between Northern Ireland and the United States.

Thank you! 🇺🇸

#DFC

@America250
@UlsterScotsAgen
@PRONI_DFC
@NI_Bureau