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Author Archives: Lia Mills
Halyna Kruk and Olesya Zdorovetska in conversation (Rathmines Library, 14th November 2022)
Halyna Kruk is a Ukrainian poet, children’s writer, translator, literary critic and professor of medieval studies at the University of Lviv. She has also been a vice-president of PEN Ukraine. Olesya Zdorovetska is a performer, composer, curator and educator. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts Council, Democracy, Gréagóiir Ó Dúill, Halyna Kruk, Kherson, Libraries, Literature Ireland, Munster Literature Centre, Museum of Embroidery (Kyiv), Olesya Zdorovetska, PEN Ukraine, Poetry Ireland, Postcards from Ukraine, Rathmines Library, Slavic Studies, translation, Ukrainian culture, Ukrainian literature, Ukrainian-Irish Cultural Platform, University of Lviv, War
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Another Alice: Interview with Shauna Gilligan
Thanks to Shauna Gilligan for this generous, thoughtful interview about the new Arlen House Classic Literature edition of Another Alice. There’s a Foreword by Paula McGrath and an Afterword by Lia. Cover image by Carmel Benson. This is #53 in … Continue reading
Old Notes on New Presentations
Today, going through old notes, I came across this advice to myself and thought it was worth sharing to anyone who’s getting ready to promote a book or speak on a panel or make any kind of presentation, really. I … Continue reading
Link to Catherine Dunne’s interview about the Arlen Classic Literature Series edition of Another Alice
(We have exchanged interviews because Catherine’s second novel, A Name for Himself, is also part of the Arlen Classic Literature series. Other titles include Marian Thérèse Keyes (Ed) A Life of No Light Toil:An Anna Maria Hall Reader; Carmen Cavanagh … Continue reading
Interview: Marian Therèse Keyes on Anna Maria Hall (1800-1881)
This interview marks the publication of A Life of No Light Toil: The Anna Maria Fielding Hall Reader Edited and Introduced by Marian Thérèse Keyes, one of the 2022 Arlen Classic Literature Series. Is this your first book, Marian? This … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, Irish Women's Writing, Publishing, Writing Ireland
Tagged Anna Maria Hall, Anne Makower, Annie Smithson, Arlen Classic Literature, Arlen House, Áine McGillicuddy, Betty stenson, Catherine Dunne, Christopher Fitz-Simon, Concepta Lynch, David Gunning, Dun Laoghaire LexIcon, Jennifer Johnston, Kate O'Brien, Lia Mills, Limerick School of Art & Design, Marian Thérèse Keyes, Nigel Curtin, Victoria & Albert Museum
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Read for Ukraine
At a recent “Dialogues on War” event organised by PEN International, in a conversation between Andreiy Kurkov and Philippe Sands, Kurkov was asked what people could do to support Ukrainian writers. “Read their books”, was his reply. Sands’ own brilliant … Continue reading
The Flowering
Look! It’s a Woman Writer!: Irish Literary Feminisms 1970-2020, edited by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and published by Arlen House is an anthology of essays by 21 Irish women writers who were born in the 1950s. Ní Dhuibhne gave contributors (full … Continue reading
New Theatre New Writing Development Week
The New Theatre are running their New Writing Development Week again. The event, a series of performed readings on the New Theatre stage, will take place in November or December 2021, actual dates tbc. This opportunity is open to writers … Continue reading
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