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🔔 Submissions close this Thursday!! 🔔
A reminder that our call for submissions to our Blackbird Anthology (MA students only) is open until Thursday 30th June! More details https://t.co/1aHQvhQZri
@MAPoetryQUB
TONIGHT @CrescentArts we'll be announcing the winner of this year's Seamus Heaney First Collection #PoetryPrize w/ readings from the 6 shortlisted collections. Join us, and our hosts Nick Laird, @ssexton02 and @JessicaTraynor6 from 7pm. https://t.co/3GOJP9k8P3
Make sure to look through this fantastic programme, so many great events on our very doorstep! You still have a day to book what you can before the festival starts on Friday, it's going to be a great week 💫
The Friday Critique: this week Daniel Bresland reviews Home Is Neither Here Nor There, the debut collection from SHC student Nandi Jola, published recently by Doire Press.
Read the full review and more #flashcriticism at the link in our bio
@JolaNandi
Share the news. We have 3 scholarships available (£25k) for the MA in Poetry at Queen's: The Seamus Heaney Scholarship for an international student & 2 Michael Longley Scholarships for GB/Ireland students. Deadline 31 May. Webinar on Tues 24 May at 5pm BST to find out more.
Pleased to announce some of my paintings have been published in The Apiary @qub_scribblers Available at No Alibis Bookstore in Belfast (and online w int’l shipping option). @NOALIBISBOOKS
Don't forget to grab your tickets for WORD VOMIT this Saturday at Sunflower, Belfast. https://t.co/RKsGpGEhtd
Also available OTD.
We will have some of the most exciting poets from Belfast and beyond, as well as two amazing performances from @zmameadows and Mac McCluskey!
TICKETS: https://t.co/7px69SHqvF
Mac McCluskey (@_mccluskey_ ) is a Deaf, queer, poet of color. He is Sri Lankan-American, but currently residing in Belfast. Studying Economics at Queen’s, McCluskey’s work can be found in The Apiary and he is also a UniSlam 2022 first runner up.
Submissions for our third issue are officially open !!
Once again, there is no specific theme for this issue: we simply want your best work ! We are accepting poetry, short stories, essays, flash fiction and creative non-fiction
Guidelines at https://t.co/RLjj2y4ycZ
Words can't describe how proud of
I am of these angels for coming in at second place in this year's @Uni_Slam competition after only being together for a little over two weeks. Nobody does it like Belfast.
thinking about how we came second at our first ever slam poetry comp, how fortunate that i get to share a stage with some of the sickest poets going :’) i love them all to bits 💖
A massive congratulations are due to our slam poetry team who came second across the whole UK & Ireland at @Uni_Slam and a big thank you to all the judges, organizers, hosts ,and workshop facilitators who helped make the weekend so fantastic
Join us next Tuesday at 17.00 for a collaboration between the Heaney Centre and QUB Scribblers Writing Society, where we'll be running a workshop on the theme of submissions. 👀🐝🕊️
In person and online tickets available here👇
https://t.co/MqHrYqUYkC
Don't forget to grab tickets to our Submissions workshop tomorrow with @qub_scribblers !! In-person and online tickets still available at the link below 👀