Caoilinn Hughes

Seamus Heaney Fellows 2025-26: Caoilinn Hughes, Mark McCambridge and Conor McPherson The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointments of Caoilinn Hughes, Mark McCambridge and Conor McPherson as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2025-26.

So looking forward to returning to my alma mater, specifically to the Seamus Heaney Centre, alongside phenomenal playwright Conor McPherson and musician Mark McCambridge of Arborist. 🙏🏻 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

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Thank you!

Good to hear!

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Vona is a legend.

BBC Radio 4 - BBC National Short Story Award, BBC National Short Story Award 2025, Two Hands by Caoilinn Hughes Caoilinn Hughes' story is under consideration for the BBC National Short Story Award 2025.

Fresh off the BBC Radio 4 airwaves @bbcsounds.bsky.social, here is Ruth Bradley reading an abridged version of my shortlisted story "Two Hands" 🙌🏻
First published in the @parisreview.bsky.social

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Poster of 5 people with the logo BBC National Short Story Award 2025 with Cambridge University

We're absolutely delighted to share the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award 2025 which very proud to be a part of 👏 #BBCNSSA

What a dream to be shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award with @universitypress.cambridge.org on its 20th anniversary. You'll be able to listen to the abridged story on BBC Radio 4 + @bbcsounds.bsky.social next week, read by Ruth Bradley. It was first pubd in @parisreview.bsky.social. 🙏🏻

Wonderful.

That's very kind - thank you!

James Joyce went by train from Dublin to Trieste. A hundred years on, it’s a very different experience It is more than a century since Joyce crossed Europe by rail but there is still inspiration to be found on the overland journey to Trieste

Hello! New to using this platform, but thought to share a piece I wrote for @theguardian.com about long distance train travel and the lineage of writers who have traversed Europe by rail.

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...