Alumni
Jean Bleakney (Queen’s Writers’ Group)
- Publications: The Ripple Tank Experiment (Lagan Press, 1999); The Poet’s Ivy (Lagan Press, 2003); Ion (forthcoming, Lagan Press, 2011).
- Anthologies: The Field Day Anthology: Vol.5 (New York University Press, 2002), The New Irish Poets (Bloodaxe, 2004), Magnetic North (Lagan Press, 2006), New North (Irish Pages/Salt, 2011).
Maureen Boyle (MA Creative Writing 2005, and Arts Council of Northern Ireland SHC Affiliate)
- Publications: poems in Fortnight, Poetry Ireland Review, The Yellow Nib.
- Anthology: Incertus (Netherlea Press, 2007).
- Awards: Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award (2007); winner of the Strokestown International Poetry Competition (2007); Arts Council of Northern Ireland awards (2005, 2007 2009).
Olive Broderick (MA Creative Writing 2002)
- Publications: Darkhaired (Templar, 2010).
- Awards: winner of the Hennessy XO Literary Award (Emerging Poet), 2009; Poetry Ireland Introductions (2009), Templar Poetry Pamphlet Competition (2009).
- Founding member of the Write!Down Collective.
June Caldwell (MA Creative Writing 2010)
- Freelance journalist. Publications include The Observer, The Guardian, Sunday Times, Sunday Life
- Awards: Winner of the Irish Blog Awards for the Best Blog Post 2011. http://theantiroom.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/being-depressed-just-means-you-not-a-moron
Deirdre Cartmill (MA Creative Writing 2002 & Arts Council of Northern Ireland SHC Affiliate)
- Publication: Midnight Solo (Lagan Press, 2004).
- Awards: Winner of the 2003 Claddagh Films Script Award for Honk if You Love Jesus.
Stephen Connolly (MA Creative Writing)
- Publications: poems in Allotrope
Emily DeDakis (MA Creative Writing 2006, PhD Creative Writing 2010)
- Publications: prose in The Yellow Nib, Poetry Proper, Tidelines (English Society of Queen’s, 2007), editor The Lonely Page: March 2009 (forthcoming from eSharp, Glasgow University, http://www.thelonelypage.co.uk/index.html).
Moyra Donaldson (QUB School of English Graduate & Arts Council of Northern Ireland SHC Affiliate)
- Publications: Kissing Ghosts (Lapwing, 1995), Snakeskin Stilettos (Lagan Press, 1998), Beneath the Ice (Lagan Press, 2002), The Horse’s Nest (Lagan Press, 2006), Miracle Fruit (Lagan Press, 2011).
- Anthologies: The Field Day Anthology: Vol.5 (New York University Press, 2002), Magnetic North (Lagan Press, 2004), New North (Irish Pages/Salt, 2011).
- Awards: Allingham Award; National Women’s Poetry Competition; Cúirt New Writing Award.
- Founding member of Creative Writers’ Network.
Maureen Evans (MA Creative Writing 2009)
- Publication: Eat Tweet: 1000 Tiny Recipes in Twitterese (Workman Publishing, 2010).
Miriam Gamble (Queen’s Writers’ Group; PhD, School of English, 2009)
- Publications: This Man’s Town (tall-lighthouse, 2007), The Squirrels Are Dead (Bloodaxe, 2010). Anthologies: Voice Recognition (Bloodaxe, 2009), Incertus (Netherlea, 2007), Tidelines (English Society of Queen’s, 2007).
- Awards: Eric Gregory Award (2007), Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award (2010).
Ray Givans (Queen’s Writers’ Group)
- Publication: No Surrender Castlecaulfield (Lapwing, 1993), Before Winter (Grendon House, 2000), Going Home (Lapwing, 2004), Tolstoy in Love (Dedalus Press, 2009).
- Awards: first recipient of the Jack Clemo Memorial Prize for Poetry; Poetry Ireland Introductions 2007.
Enda Coyle-Greene (MA Creative Writing 2009)
- Publications: Snow Negatives (Dedalus Press, 2007).
- Anthologies include: The Quiet Quarter – Ten Years of Great Irish Writing (New Island Books, 2009), Thornfield – Poems by Thornfield Poets (Salmon Poetry, 2008),
The Echoing Years – An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry and Translation from Canada and Ireland (Waterford Institute of Technology, 2007)
Sunday Miscellany – 2004 -2006 (New Island Books, 2006) - Awards: Patrick Kavanagh Award 2006.
Erin Halliday (Creative Writing MA, 2006)
- Publications: poems in Fortnight, Poetry Ireland Review, The SHOp, Stinging Fly.
- Awards: Poetry Society Young Poet of the Year (2004).
Richard Irvine (MA Creative Writing 2007)
- Publication: editor, Incertus (Netherlea, 2006); editor, From the Small Back Room (Netherlea, 2008); editor, The Furthest Distance by Lucy Caldwell (Netherlea, 2009).
Paul Jeffcut (Queen’s Writers’ Group)
- Publication: Latch (Lagan Press, 2010)
Lisa Keogh (PhD Creative Writing 2011)
- Plays: Even Cleans Hands Cause Damage (Tall Tales Theatre Company, June 2008)
- Awards: Abbey Theatre’s New Playwrights Programme, 2009.
Matt Kirkham (Queen’s Writers’ Group)
- Publications: The Lost Museums (Lagan Press, 2006), Aged Fourteen My Grandfather Ran Away to Sea (forthcoming Templar/Iota, 2011).
- Anthologies: New Soundings (Blackstaff, 2003), Incertus (Netherlea, 2007), Landing Places (Dedalus, 2010); New Voices (Irish Pages/Salt, 2011).
- Awards: winner of the Rupert and Eithne Strong Award (2007), Iota Shots (2011).
David Lewis (Arts Council of Northern Ireland SHC Affiliate)
Sheila Llewellyn (MA in Creative Writing current PhD student)
- Award: RTE PJ O'Connor Radio Drama Award 2011
- Radio Play: 'The House on Shareni Street' - won 2012 Silver Award for Best Scheduled Broadcast Drama at the NY International Radio Drama Festival.
- Short Story: 'Dislocation' shortlisted for the Costa Short Story Award.
Sean Mackel (MA Creative Writing 2008)
- Publication: The River and Other Stories (Guildhall Press, 2010).
Helen Madden (MA Creative Writing 2009)
- Award: winner of the inaugural GQ Norman Mailer Prize, 2010.
Paul Maddern (MA Creative Writing 2006, PhD School of English pending)
- Publications: Kelpdings (Templar, 2009), The Beachcomber’s Report (2010).
- Anthologies: Landing Places (Dedalus, 2010), From a Small Back Room: A Festschrift for Ciaran Carson (Netherlea, 2009), Incertus (Netherlea, 2007).
- Awards: Templar Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2009; Poetry Ireland Introductions (2006).
- Co-founder of Poetry Proper (http://poetryproper.blogspot.com/)
Maureen Maher (MA Creative Writing 2008)
- Award: winner of the Wells Short Story Competition 2008.
Ben Maier (MA Creative Writing, 2010)
- Publications: Irish Pages (forthcoming), The Salt Book of Younger Poets (forthcoming)
Darren McCann (PhD Creative Writing, 2010)
- Publications: novel forthcoming from Harper Collins (2011).
- Play: Confession (Queen’s University Belfast, 2008).
Bernie McGill (Arts Council of Northern Ireland SHC Affiliate)
- Publications: The Butterfly Cabinet (Headline Review, 2010)
- Plays: The Weather Watchers (Cahoots NI), The Haunting of Helena Blunden (Big Telly Theatre Company).
Maria McManus (MA Creative Writing 2005)
- Publications: Reading the Dog (Lagan Press, 2006), Cello Suites (Lagan Press, 2010).
- Plays: Bruised (co-author: Tinderbox), His n Her’s and Nowhere Harder (Replay Theatre Company), The Black-Out Show (Red Lead Arts).
- Awards: Arts Council of Northern Ireland (SIAP) Award, 2009.
- Founding member of the Write!Down Collective.
Barbara Morton
- Publications: include The Yellow Nib and The SHOp.
- Awards: Poetry Ireland Introductions 2011.
Vanessa Pope (MA in Creative Writing)
- Award: Tony Doye Bursary for New Writing 2010.
Elizabeth Reapy
- Editor and founder of online magazine wordlegs, www.wordlegs.com
- Publications: stories in La Bouche Magazine and Flash International.
- Awards: shortlisted for Over the Edge- New Writer of the Year, 2009.
Eoghan Ryan
- Publications: stories and journalism in The Yellow Nib, Foliate Oak, and the Korea Herald.
Barbara Smith
- Publications: Poetic Stage (1998) and Gnosis (1996) Kairos (Doghouse Books, 2007)
- Awards: prize-winner in the Wigtown Poetry Competition (2009); Annie Deeny residential bursary (Tyrone Guthrie Centre).
Myra Vennard (Queen’s Writers’ Group)
- Publication: Easter Saturday (Lagan Press, 2009)
Eoghan Walls (PhD, School of English Graduate)
- Publications: The Salt Harvest (Seren, 2011).
- Anthologies: Incertus (Netherlea Press, 2007).
- Awards: Eric Gregory Award (2006),Irish Arts Council Award (An Chomhairle Ealaíon).
Sheena Wilkinson (MA Creative Writing 2010)
- Publications: Friends in the Fourth (Bettany Press, 2007), Taking Flight (Little Island, 2010).
- Awards: winner of the Brian Moore Short Story Award, 2006; winner of the Writers’ Bureau Short Story Award (2009);Riptide International Award 2010; Shortlisted for 2011 Bisto Children's Book of the Year Award.
Alex Wylie (PhD, School of English Graduate)
- Publications: poems and critical work in Stand, Agenda, PNR.
- Anthologies: New Poetries V (Carcanet, forthcoming 2011), Incertus (Netherlea, 2007).
- Co-founder of Poetry Proper (http://poetryproper.blogspot.com/)
