Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill

Cover of the book The Midnight Letterbox by Edwin Morgan, showing a bright red letter box.

“How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter" (Haruki Murakami). Join the Open University for an international celebration of Letters and Literature, November 5-7. Full programme at
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Sigrid Nunez, one of the USA’s most esteemed authors, talks to Open University novelist Emma Claire Sweeney about the letters of Virginia Woolf and Susan Sontag.

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What a privilege to get to call this work. Please do join
Sigrid Nunez and me online on Friday 7 November at 8pm (UK time). Secure your free spot here: mklitfest.org/sigridnunez

Excited to have poems included in Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025

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A map of Jane Austen's Hampshire showing locations connected to the writer

Postcards continue to arrive from speakers all over the globe as we prepare for the upcoming international conference, Letters and Literature. Full details of the programme at
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A postcard showing scenes from the town of Chapel Hill

The first of a series of postcards for our free online conference: Letters and Literature 1500-2025, 5-7 November 2025. Full programme: digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/letters2025/...

Every day we'll share a postcard sent to us by one of our guest speakers. Watch out for tomorrow’s!

Dr Siobhan Campbell, Mel McAvoy and others in the Writers Nook at UHNT

Great write-up in @thenorthernecho.bsky.social for The Writers' Nook at UHNT: tinyurl.com/ya9wu4jz
Over 200 visitors in less than a week! Well done @poetrysiobhan.bsky.social, Mel McEvoy, @drsallybd.bsky.social and all involved. @ouhealtharts.bsky.social
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Only 12 more days to our conference: Letters and Literature 1500-2025, 5-7 November 2025.
Full conference programme here: digital-humanities.open.ac.uk/letters2025/...

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We are delighted to be supporting the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize 2025 with
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Submissions open on 1st November 2025. www.writersandartists.co.uk/about-wa-wor...
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Galánta ar fad!

Press release for the launch of the Writers' Nook at University Hospital North Tees on 14th of October 2025 at 3pm

Excited to announce the launch of the Writers’ Nook in Café Wilbers, Tees Restaurant, UHNT, Stockton on Tees, developed with Dr. Siobhan Campbell of @openuniversity.bsky.social and Nurse Consultant Mel McEvoy.

Official unveiling on Tuesday 14 October, 3pm.

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BBC National Short Story Award - BBC National Short Story Award 2025 - Little Green Man by Edward Hogan - BBC Sounds Edward Hogan's tender story is in the running for the 20th BBC National Short Story Award.

Just had a blissful half hour listening to my colleague, Ed Hogan's story, Little Green Man, on R4. Really compelling storytelling, beautifully written. It's available on Listen Now: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Greatly looking forward to hearing my Colleague Ed Hogan's story this afternoon!

A picture of author Ed Hogan

Ed will also feature on tonight's episode of Front Row on BBC Radio 4 at 19:15: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - BBC National Short Story Award, BBC National Short Story Award 2025, Little Green Man by Edward Hogan Edward Hogan's tender story is in the running for the 20th BBC National Short Story Award.

We are delighted to reveal that our colleague Ed Hogan has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. His story, Little Green Man, will be broadcast today at 15:30 on BBC Radio 4: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Andrey Kurkov, acclaimed Ukrainian novelist and author of Death and the Penguin, is speaking TONIGHT. Please repost. @mklitfest.bsky.social

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An Evening with Andrey Kurkov | MK Lit Fest 2025 Ukrainian novelist and author of the international bestseller Death and the Penguin, Andrey Kurkov, is an ambassador for his country’s literature, culture, identity and independence. Now writing and c...

Very much looking forward to An Evening with Andrey Kurkov in conversation with Christina Lamb The Sunday Times @mklitfest.bsky.social
Wednesday 11 June 2025, 7.00 - 8.00pm
Tickets here: www.mklitfest.org/andreykurkov
All profits donated to International Women’s Club of Kyiv

Great afternoon session at #OUCreatingWorlds with OU Creative Writing colleagues on Writing The Coast.

Prof Nicola J. Watson giving a fascinating talk on literary place making: how tours, visitor centres, objects, and houses work in dialogue with literary texts. A great start to #OUCreatingWorlds

Good crowd @ #OUCreatingWorlds waiting for Dr Joanne Reardon’s opening remarks

Just about to start at the #OUCreatingWorlds symposium in Senate House, London!