SHC Publications
Started in 2010 by graduate students, The Open Ear publishes new work by the students, staff and alumni of Queen's University Belfast. The editorial team selects work by both new and established writers, from across disciplines. Supported by the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's since 2019, The Open Ear remains a student-led publication.
The Yellow Nib is a poetry journal produced in association with The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s. The magazine has published poetry, criticism and reviews by new and established writers. The first issues were edited by Ciaran Carson, it was then co-edited by Frank Ormsby and Leontia Flynn.
The Blackbird Anthology is an eclectic mix of prose, poetry, and drama from recent graduates of the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's. Volume 2 was published in January 2019 and features new writing from 2016-18 graduates, edited by Darran McCann.
The Ekphrasis Pamphlet series features new poetry made in response to artworks from the Ulster Museum. They are created as part of the Ekphrasis: Art & Writing project. So far, the series includes:
That All I'd Said Would Be Left Untranslated, 2018
Privilege of Distance, 2019
Changing Views, 2020