Our Children's Writing Fellow, Kelly McCaughrain, and Fighting Words NI are making tiny masterclasses to help schools and homeschoolers incorporate creative writing into lessons, and help the next generation of young writers find their words.

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has appointed Louise Kennedy and Padraig Regan as the inaugural Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows for 2020-21. 

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s is creating two, annual Fellowships in memory of its first director, Ciaran Carson, and inspired by his writing about the city of Belfast in prose as well as poetry. 

The Seamus Heaney Centre have been invited to create a new weekly radio programme for SARC Radio.

We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of the Belfast-born poet Derek Mahon.

The event marks the anniversary of the death of Ciaran Carson, our dear friend and colleague, and one of the preeminent Irish poets of his generation. It features readings and reflections from some of his many friends, fellow writers and musicians.

Queen’s University announce Oliver Jeffers, Marian Keyes, and Enda Walsh as the next Seamus Heaney Fellows

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to announce the appointment of Manuela Moser as their inaugural Publishing Fellow for 2020 – 21.

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the winner of the 2020 Poetry Prize for a First Collection, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.  

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Poetry Prize, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies.

We were all, at the Seamus Heaney Centre, deeply saddened to learn of the death yesterday of Eavan Boland. Such a terrible loss of a poet, a person, who had so great an impact on our writing community, on colleagues, friends and students.

Earlier this month, The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced their prestigious awards in literature. The prizes, totalling $350,000, honour both established and emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry.

Professor Jenny Browne, from Trinity University, Texas and Professor Greg Winston, Husson University, Maine have taken up post in the Seamus Heaney Centre for the semester.

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast hosted a showcase event on Monday 28 October at the Lotte New York Palace to celebrate fifteen years of the Centre and to introduce new writers and initiatives.  

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointment of Anna Burns, Vahni Capildeo, and Jed Mercurio as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2019 – 20.

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to announce the winner of the First Collection Poetry Prize 2019

Announcing the shortlist for this year's First Collection Poetry Prize 2019.

Award-winning Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie has been appointed as the second Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast.

Award-winning American poet, Mark Doty, has taken up his post as the first International Visiting Poetry Fellow at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast.

The Seamus Heaney Centre is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s First Collection Poetry Prize is:

The Seamus Heaney Centre's First Collection Poetry Prize supported by Glucksman Ireland House, NYU

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s has great pleasure in announcing the appointment of Jo Baker, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and Peter Wilson (who performs as Duke Special) as its first Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows.

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Ireland Chair of Poetry

The Blackbird Anthology has been launched.

Anne Enright will give a lecture on Thursday, 20 October at 8pm in the Great Hall, Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast.

Join us for the launch of Jean Bleakney's Selected Poems.

The Seamus Heaney Centre for poetry prize for first full collection 2016, supported by Glucksman Ireland House, New York University.