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Nomad, a short story by Bernie McGill from her 2022 collection This Train Is For, published by ⁦No Alibis Press⁩, which last night won the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. Congratulations to ⁦Bernie McGill⁩ irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

Congratulations again to Bernie McGill and the excellent No Alibis Press for their Edge Hill University prize win last night! We have signed copies of the winning collection THIS TRAIN IS FOR - order your copy here: lrb.me/7k3

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“It’s such an honour to have won”. We're delighted to congratulate Bernie McGill on being crowned the EHU Short Story Prize 2023 winner for her collection, This Train Is For 🥳📚: edgehill.ac.uk/novelists-seco… #WeAreEHU

.Bernie McGill has been crowned the winner of the £10,000 Edge Hill Short Story Prize (Edge Hill Prize) 2023 for her collection This Train Is For (No Alibis Press). Read more 👇 thebookseller.com/news/bernie-mc…

The programme for the North Belfast Festival is up and available to view. I'm taking a Short Story Taster session on Sat 24th Feb from 10am - 12 at the Women's TEC. Click on the link to view and book. The John Hewitt Society tickettailor.com/events/thenort…

🏞️ On #YPAM this Saturday - Lavey's Bernie McGill on winning Edge Hill Prize Edge Hill University plus memories of school days in the rocky hills of #Coa - join YpamAnnie after 8am @BBCRadioUlster and afterwards BBC Sounds bbc.in/3w4aK9l

🏞️ On #YPAM this Saturday - Lavey's Bernie McGill on winning Edge Hill Prize Edge Hill University plus memories of school days in the rocky hills of #Coa - join YpamAnnie after 8am @BBCRadioUlster and afterwards BBC Sounds bbc.in/4bqbwxt

📚 The Edge Hill Prize and Moneydarragh Hub 📚 Catch up with #YPAM on @BBCsounds. We hear from the winner of the Edge Hill University Short Story Prize 2023, Bernie McGill, and Volunteer Claire Mooney on how #arts and #stories are at the core of Moneydarragh Hub

We're still buzzing about This Train is For clinching the Edge Hill Prize! A huge thank you to all our readers for their unwavering support. What a testament to Bernie McGill's exceptional talent and the incredible stories she weaves 💼 Pick up your copy at your local bookshop!

Lucky writers on this year's #NorthernSoulRoadshow at Irish Writers Centre online will hear award-winning author Bernie McGill read from #ThisTrainIsFor plus Q&A, in week 6. Such a great short story collection ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great to see a mention of Bernie McGill's collection This Train Is For and her Edge Hill Short Story Prize win in this article on the thriving NI literary scene!

Please join us in the Guildhall (it’s free!) on Monday 4th March 1.30pm. Places can be booked via QR code, or phone on the poster.

Event for #IWD2024 in The Guildhall, Monday 4th March.

There are many side-effects of insomnia, but one joyful one is coming across podcasts or audio programmes which immerse you in the creative sea. This "essay" by Royal Literary Fellow Bernie McGill is lyrical and insightful. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

The Christmas #BookTree that became the #LoveBooks #Valentine tree is now the World Book Day UK 📚 WorldBookDayIE tree! Couldn't resist including the little book chaps I made for #TheBookWhoWantedToBeLoved by John Bittles from other #WBD titles & bunting from Tom Percival 📚💚

Great advice from this year’s judges of the RTE Short Story Award. Thank you for your words on This Train is For, Neil Hegarty. It is so appreciated. No Alibis Press @NOALIBISBOOKS Edge Hill University PAGE & STAGE NI

I’ve written about my top 10 favourite novels about 'The Troubles' that aren't really about 'The Troubles' at all. Including Colin Bateman Stuart Neville #BloodLikeMine Sharon Dempsey Adrian McKinty Brian McGilloway Gerard Brennan Kelly Creighton thriller writer #bookreview #crimefiction simonmaltmanblogs.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-tr…

I have a new short story on R4, on Friday 26th April at 3.45pm (and afterwards on BBC Sounds). Thank you to Producer @ThatMShannon and to @SeanaKerslake (BallywalterFilm, Blue Lights) who reads it so beautifully. The title is 'At Heart Centre'. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

If you’re thinking you’d enjoy a week of stimulating writing workshops, readings, debates and performances this summer among the best people then apply for the John Hewitt International Summer School Bursary. Closes 10th May.