So sad to hear this. What an amazing inspiring woman she was

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 to Thursday 28 October 1982 - 42 years ago - a new shopping complex was opened in Ballymena containing 70 shopping units and providing 800 jobs. Environment Minister David Mitchell performed the opening ceremony. Austin Hunter reports, and interviews

Very considered, inspiring advice today on the short story from Jan Carson and Mary Costello, hosted by Breda Brown Dublin Book Festival 💙

Thanks to all Dublin Book Festival for a gorgeous day catching up with lots of old friends and having great chats with Lucy Sweeney Byrne, Maggie Armstrong, Mary Costello and Brede Brown

Your Sunday to-do list: 1. Polish up your best story under 4000 words. 2. Submit it to the Bristol Short Story Prize, full details here: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/entry-form/ We want your stories! Tangent Books ShortStoryComps 😀😍😉

It’s only that I was expecting the antichrist to be a little more convincing

Velveteen Rabbit tickets are on sale. These would make a brilliant Christmas present - easy to wrap if nothing else

Jan Carson a new french review of Le fantôme sur la banquette arrière on Babelio : "J'ai dévoré ses deux premiers romans et... j'ai dévoré les quelques 300 pages de ce recueil qui contient plutôt des "novelas", que des "nouvelles courtes". Une fois … ift.tt/TksSLDr

The Velveteen Rabbit Comes To Life At The Lyric 🐰 We've joined forces with Replay Theatre Company for this heartwarming new musical with a script by acclaimed writer Jan Carson and music by the wonderful Duke Special. 📰: bit.ly/3UMQrXw

Jan Carson a new french review of Les Ravissements on Babelio : "Hannah est une petite fille de 11 ans. Elle grandit en Irlande du Nord, dans le petit village de Ballylack. Elle est solitaire, obéissante, ne mâche jamais de chewing-gum, ne regarde p… ift.tt/5rvaiKu

Looking forward to a first collaboration between Jan Carson & Duke Special with The Velveteen Rabbit, Janice Kernoghan-Reid directing, Lyric Theatre Belfast & Replay Theatre Co for Young at Art’s Belfast Children’s Festival in March. My British TheatreGuide news story: britishtheatreguide.info/news/margery-w…

Yay for Samantha Harvey, not just because of Orbital (which is sublime) but because she’s been writing consistently brilliant books for years and will hopefully now get the readership she deserves.

Gorgeous family friendly musical production on the near horizon! Lyric Theatre Belfast Replay Theatre Co Jan Carson Duke Special 🎶 🐇 Wonder if I could bribe our two big teens to join me… 🤔

Two weeks to get your story, novel extract, essay or poem(s) into us. Submission guidelines and access the Submittable link anseo: stingingfly.org/submissions/

Thank you to Jan Carson and Hilary Copeland for being fantastic judges for our recent IEF Essay Writing Competition. #thankfulthursday ief.org.uk/2024/10/29/ess…

Thoroughly enjoyed chatting about the Art of the #ShortStory with Jan Carson and Mary Costello Dublin Book Festival And great to hear such insightful questions from writers and readers in the audience too, demonstrating the significant interest in this brilliant art form!

Jan Carson a new french review of Les Ravissements on Babelio : "Tout l'espoir de l'Irlande du Nord repose sur les fluettes épaules des enfants en cette période de Troubles. Hannah Adger, onze ans, fait partie d'une famille très dévote, issue d'un r… ift.tt/CLynPQA

Huge congratulations to the brilliant and lovely Ruth Gilligan who’s just won the Readers’ Prize at the LEC literature festival here in Cognac for the French translation of her novel, The Butchers

Christmas show came from the house todaywith Paula McIntyre MBE Jan Carson Tom Williamson Clara Tracey and THE 4 OF US in the living room. Thanks to everybody who came, took part or just listened. Doesn't feel like work...