Some of the most contemporary voices in Irish writing
Cancelled: This event has been cancelled and we apologise for any inconvenience. We will be in touch regarding refunds shortly. There will be other opportunities to see Zaffar Kunial, our writer-in-residence, at events in Leeds, Bradford, and Ballaghy this year. We hope that you will attend other literature events at the Museum this year. See our What's On for more information about events and workshops.
Some of the most exciting contemporary voices in Irish writing have been invited to read at the Brontë Parsonage Museum by our writer-in-residence Zaffar Kunial to celebrate the Irishness of the Brontës, and the journeys that played a significant part in defining this creative family.
Zaffar will be joined by Nicole Flattery and Colette Bryce.
Nicole Flattery’s work has been published in the Stinging Fly, White Review, Dublin Review, BBC Radio 4, Irish Times, Winter Papers and will be published in the forthcoming Faber anthology of new Irish writing. Her story ‘Track’ won the 2017 White Review Short Story Prize. She is twenty-nine years old and lives in Galway.
Colette Bryce is a poet from Derry, Northern Ireland. She has published four poetry collections including The Full Indian Rope Trick (Picador, 2004) and Self-Portrait in the Dark (2008). Her latest, The Whole & Rain-domed Universe (2014), was awarded a Ewart-Biggs Award in memory of Seamus Heaney. Selected Poems, drawing on all her books, is a PBS Special Commendation and winner of the Pigott Prize for Poetry 2018. Colette lives in the north of England where she works as a freelance writer and editor. She received the Cholmondeley Award for poetry in 2010.
The event will be preceded by writing workshops covering a range of topics. Please keep an eye on our website for details.
Tickets £7/£5 concessions
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