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Podcast: Authors John Patrick McHugh and Clara Kumagai at UCC
07 May 2026
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MA Creative Writing Class 24/25 Launch Focal Archive
12 May 2025On the 9th of May, UCC MA in Creative Writing students celebrated the launch of their website FocalArchive.com in the Dora Allman Room at UCC.
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Writing and Politics During Times of Revolution and Catastrophe
20 Aug 2025
Last month, the MA Creative Writing Cohort were joined by award-winning poet, playwright, essayist, short story writer and political activist of British Syrian Heritage, lisa luxx, for a personalised masterclass. luxx's work has been described as "vigorously intellectual and politically febrile" (Poetry Review) and "tender, political, simultaneously exuberant and mournful, and loving populated with family of every definition" (Safia Elhillo). Their work primarily explores revolutionary poetics, queer theory and diasporic narratives, and this masterclass saw both critical and creative explorations on the theme of necessary literature: writing and politics during times of revolution and catastrophe.
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Eimear McBride To Read At UCC, March 20th
05 Mar 2025
We’re delighted to announce that, on March 20th, acclaimed, award-winning author Eimear McBride will come to UCC, with a public event to mark the arrival of her new novel, The City Changes Its Face.
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Creative Writing Programme Team Gains Two New Lecturers
18 Oct 2024
The School of English & Digital Humanities is thrilled to welcome two new Lecturers in Creative Writing to the Creative Writing Programme team: Eimear Ryan and Rosa Rogers.
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Acclaimed Author Mike McCormack To Read at UCC
12 Sep 2024
The School of English and Digital Humanities at UCC is thrilled to announce that acclaimed author Mike McCormack will read at an exclusive, open-to-the-public event at UCC on October 7th, 6.30pm.
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