O’Brien Fest 2018

“Infamous, Influential, Beloved” - Irish writers celebrate Edna O’Brien. 17th September, FitzGerald Chamber, UCD.

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Keep an eye out for us in today’s @IrishLitTimes - delighted to have the event featured in @thetwicket!

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Huge thanks to @universitytimes for such fantastic coverage of the event last night! #obrienfestucd #ucd

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Well! What a day and what an evening! Thanks to all our authors, helpers, funders, and supporters.

The organisers (Eve and Dan) are going to take a well earned rest tomorrow and will reply to all tweets in due course. Thanks for making #obrienfestUCD a privilege and a delight!

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Visiting author @DanniLmc explores Edna O’Brien’s late archieves, held here at @UCDLibrary #obrienfestucd

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Ready to start our exciting day! All our authors will be recording reflections on Edna O’Brien for @UCDscholarcast - first up is @Louise_Nealon #obrienfestucd

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Coming to our #obrienfest event tomorrow? You could be in with the chance to win one of these books by our guest authors!

Special thanks to Patrick Cotter, editor of Southword, for his generous donation. Southword can be purchased at @BooksUpstairs

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We are delighted to be welcoming @Louise_Nealon to @ucddublin on Monday for #obrienfestUCD

Louise’s new short story can be found in the latest edition of Southword, and we will be raffling off copies of it at the event thanks to @BooksUpstairs!

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Lovely feature on the archive held here in @UCDLibrary on the @RTEBrainstorm website today! Written by event co-ordinator, Dr Dan O’Brien. @UCD_English @HumanitiesUCD

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Congratulations to the winner of our Twitter give away, @donnamitch_!

Missed out on the O’Brien books? We’ll have plenty of books to give away on Monday 17th at our #obrienfestUCD event!

Book your tickets below to be in with a chance to win!

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Ordinary life bypassed me, but I also bypassed it. It couldn't have been any other way. Conventional life and conventional people are not for me.

Edna O'Brien

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History is said to be written by the victors. Fiction, by contrast, is largely the work of injured bystanders.

Edna O'Brien

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Your last opportunity to be in with a chance to win these two stunning books by Edna O’Brien! Simply like and RT to enter.

Some tickets for #obrienfestUCD still available at https://t.co/V4YQhodrsa

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Delighted to be featured in @IrishTimes this week!

We still have a few tickets left for our event, which can be found at https://t.co/xPSkNxwpcW

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Excited to have our poster along side some amazing @UCD_English conferences, in preparation for the incoming @ucddublin students! #ucd #obrienfestUCD

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We couldn’t be more excited about this great news! #obrienfest2018

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To win these two books by Edna O’Brien, like and RT this tweet!

For a chance to win more books, attend our #obrienfest event in @ucddublin on 17th September, where we will be raffling off books by our five guest authors! Free tickets can be found here:

https://t.co/zY8VuaN8ts

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Our Eventbrite page is now live! Tickets for “Infamous, Influential, Beloved” are free, but limited, so get yours while they last! #obrienfest #irishlit #ucd

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Fancy winning these two stunning books by Edna O’Brien? Just like and retweet this tweet for a chance to win! #obrienfest

*winner to be announced 10/09/18*

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@EvelynMaryW @ucddublin @UCD_English @DanniLmc @Louise_Nealon @stingingfly @UCDscholarcast @MoLI_Museum Yes, it will be recorded by @UCDscholarcast! We will be sure to tweet the link to the recordings after the event

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Delighted to announce #OBrienFest, a celebration of the life and works of Edna O’Brien!

Taking place in @ucddublin, “Infamous, Influential, Beloved” invites five contemporary Irish authors to read and respond to O’Brien’s work, in front of a live audience.