‘One of the Ireland’s most exciting writers’: Public reading with UCC Writer-in-Residence Ellen Dillon

24 Feb 2025

• Plurilingual poet and writer of exploratory poetry Ellen Dillon to share her work at public event.
• Members of the public invited to engage with one of Ireland's most dynamic literary voices.

Ellen Dillon, UCC Writer-in-Residence, will give a public reading on 27 February at 6pm in West West 9, University  College Cork.

Ellen Dillon is a poet and writer of exploratory poetry from Limerick. Her most recent books are Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel (HVTN, 2023) and tentatives (Pamenar Press, 2023). She has also written Butter Intervention (Veer 2, 2022), Morsel May Sleep (Sublunary Editions, 2021), and Sonnets to Malkmus (Sad Press, 2019), as well as the pamphlets Excavate (Poems after Pasolini) (Oystercatcher Press, 2020) and Achatina, achatina! (SoundEye Press, 2019).

She received an Individual Arts Bursary from Limerick City and County Council, and the Arts Council Agility Award and Literature Bursary in 2024. Her most recent work of essay, prose poetry and fiction, A Whale Called Milieu, was shortlisted for the inaugural Prototype Prize for writers and artists working at the intersections of different literary and artistic forms.

Danny Denton, UCC School of English and Digital Humanities, said: “Ellen Dillon is one of the most exciting and innovative writers currently working in the English language. We are so delighted to host such an extraordinary writer at UCC in collaboration with the Arts Council. Her work challenges and captivates, offering new perspectives on language, history, and culture. We encourage everyone - writers, students, and members of the public - to join us for what promises to be an inspiring and insightful evening.”

On the night, Ellen will read from her work-in-progress, followed by a Q&A session, offering an opportunity to engage directly with the writer.

When:  27 February, 6pm

Where: West Wing 9, The Quad, University College Cork.