Sara Baume
A Line Made by Walking
Baume studied Fine Art at IADT before obtaining her Masters in Creative Writing at Trinity. Additionally, she spent nine months as an intern at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in 2008. She has since …
literature
Nollaig na mBan: A night of women’s literature
The Irish Writers Centre celebrated Nollaig na mBan by bringing together some of Ireland’s most talented writers and performers
Traditionally, the 6th of January, Nollaig na mBan, was the day when the woman of the house would finally put her feet up after all the turkey basting and sprout peeling of the Christmas period and her husband would take …
Careers in the arts: Hilary Copeland
Madalyn Williams interviews the Irish Writers Centre’s Acting Director about carving your own career path and making each day count
As ironic as it might be, the beginning of the academic year often serves as a reminder that eventually we will be making career choices which will push us out of the bubble of our chosen course, and into the …
Museum of Literature Ireland: The past, present, and future of Irish writing
Libby Phillips explores what makes Dublin’s newest cultural institution both worth-while and worth visiting
The Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), which opened on Culture Night this September, is sure to become one of the city’s most popular cultural institutions for residents and tourists alike. Housed in UCD’s Newman House on St. Stephen’s Green, MoLI …
Trinity alumnus Michael Longley wins PEN Pinter literary award
The annual prize, first established in 2009, is awarded to a writer from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland or the Commonwealth
Trinity alumnus Michael Longley has been awarded the 2017 PEN Pinter award for his poetry. He will receive the award at a ceremony in the British Library on October 10th, where he will also give an address.
The annual prize, …
A bookworm’s guide to Dublin’s literary havens
This week saw Lit Soc bring its members on a book crawl across the city, hand-picking the bookshops every avid reader in Trinity should visit.
On Wednesday February 15, the Literary Society gathered with members and book enthusiasts alike at the front of House 6 to begin their tour of bookshops and literary hubs in Dublin. In good spirit, we left campus for the first …
Music, readings and more at LitSoc’s Songs of Ice and Fire
LitSoc give new life to some of our all-time favourite books at their highly anticipated event, Songs of Fire and Ice
Tuesday evening saw the Literary Society’s event Songs of Ice and Fire take place in the GMB. To say it was ‘lit’ would be an understatement. The plush sofas of the room made for the perfect environment to listen to …
Release Salinger’s manuscripts!
Another year has gone by and Salinger’s unpublished works remain a mystery to the public; how long will his literary estate keep this up? And is posthumous publication ever really unjustifiable?
What this Nobel in Literature really means
Svetlana Alexievich’s win isn’t just a win for women, but for an entire underappreciated literary genre
When Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in Literature last week, I immediately received word of the achievement from a friend on Twitter. She tweeted to me, “LIT JOURNO NOBEL!!!” to which I replied, “AND A WOMAN!!!” To …