Nuala O'Connor
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
Writer. Irish. Autistic. Latest book: Menagerie (poetry).
https://nualaoconnor.com/
https://nualaoconnor.com/
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❄️PUBLICATION DAY❄️
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
Newly elected members at our official welcome to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. (L-R) Paul Brady (Music), Nuala O’Connor (Literature), Mufutau Yusuf (Choreography), Áine Ní Ghlinn (Literature), Orla Barry (Vis Arts), Paul Mercier (Literature) and Locky Morris (Vis Arts).
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Newly elected members at our official welcome to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. (L-R) Paul Brady (Music), Nuala O’Connor (Literature), Mufutau Yusuf (Choreography), Áine Ní Ghlinn (Literature), Orla Barry (Vis Arts), Paul Mercier (Literature) and Locky Morris (Vis Arts).
It took 7 yrs to find a publisher for my 1st novel because young women writers in the early 2000s weren't currency. Finally a balancing out & the menz are unhappy. Good points here:
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated
As debates over the ‘disappearing’ young male novelist rumble on, some authors and critics push back against claims that fiction has closed its doors to men. Hannah Ewens learns that the real problem ...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It took 7 yrs to find a publisher for my 1st novel because young women writers in the early 2000s weren't currency. Finally a balancing out & the menz are unhappy. Good points here:
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
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7pm GMT, 26th November 2025 is the date for our Nov. Reading Group.
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025 is the date for our Nov. Reading Group.
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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Very much enjoyed @nualaoconnor.bsky.social 's Nora with her ghostly, strident voice resonating from the past
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Very much enjoyed @nualaoconnor.bsky.social 's Nora with her ghostly, strident voice resonating from the past
President Catherine Connolly at her inauguration at Dublin Castle today.
☘️💚 Ag breathnú álainn agus sásta ☘️💚
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly #catherineconnolly #presidentialinaugaration #éire #ireland #rclodaghkilcoyne
☘️💚 Ag breathnú álainn agus sásta ☘️💚
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly #catherineconnolly #presidentialinaugaration #éire #ireland #rclodaghkilcoyne
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
President Catherine Connolly at her inauguration at Dublin Castle today.
☘️💚 Ag breathnú álainn agus sásta ☘️💚
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly #catherineconnolly #presidentialinaugaration #éire #ireland #rclodaghkilcoyne
☘️💚 Ag breathnú álainn agus sásta ☘️💚
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly #catherineconnolly #presidentialinaugaration #éire #ireland #rclodaghkilcoyne
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A new gift edition of James Joyce's The Dead is published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social with an introduction by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social I also read that Joyce set the story on January 6th, Feast of the Epiphany, as a nod to the infamous 🌀Night of the Big Wind🌀 1839 that devastated Ireland.
November 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A new gift edition of James Joyce's The Dead is published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social with an introduction by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social I also read that Joyce set the story on January 6th, Feast of the Epiphany, as a nod to the infamous 🌀Night of the Big Wind🌀 1839 that devastated Ireland.
❄️PUBLICATION DAY❄️
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
❄️PUBLICATION DAY❄️
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
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Do you know that the fab #atitagain produce this gorgeous Elizabeth Bowen greeting card? It's suitable for all occasions, including a certain upcoming season 🎄
www.atitagain.ie/product/eliz...
www.atitagain.ie/product/eliz...
Elizabeth Bowen Greeting Card - At it Again!
This elegant Elizabeth Bowen Greeting Card by At it Again! features an iconic image of the Irish author of The Last September. A great literary card for book lovers and a keepsake of Irish culture fo...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Do you know that the fab #atitagain produce this gorgeous Elizabeth Bowen greeting card? It's suitable for all occasions, including a certain upcoming season 🎄
www.atitagain.ie/product/eliz...
www.atitagain.ie/product/eliz...
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It is not an exaggeration to say that we should be acting on the climate crisis on the same scale that we would a war. It will cause that kind of damage. Instead, we’re treating it as if it’s a Tidy Towns competition.
#SpéirGorm #ClimateChange
#SpéirGorm #ClimateChange
Finance for climate adaptation projects is below what is required to address the escalating risks posed by climate change, according to a new report.
Climate projects too small to secure funding, says report
Finance for climate adaptation projects is below what is required to address the escalating risks posed by climate change, according to a new report.
www.rte.ie
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It is not an exaggeration to say that we should be acting on the climate crisis on the same scale that we would a war. It will cause that kind of damage. Instead, we’re treating it as if it’s a Tidy Towns competition.
#SpéirGorm #ClimateChange
#SpéirGorm #ClimateChange
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Link below for our November Reading Group.
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Link below for our November Reading Group.
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Two events for me on Saturday Nov 8th Allingham Arts in
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
*Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel*
Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps.
*Dónal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing Dónal.
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
*Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel*
Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps.
*Dónal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing Dónal.
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Two events for me on Saturday Nov 8th Allingham Arts in
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
*Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel*
Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps.
*Dónal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing Dónal.
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
*Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel*
Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps.
*Dónal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing Dónal.
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Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!
Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
thebookshop.ie/james-joyce-...
Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!
Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!
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CAN I RETHINK AND RESHAPE THE WORLD?
Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions — just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography #nature #ThisIsOurWorld
Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions — just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography #nature #ThisIsOurWorld
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
CAN I RETHINK AND RESHAPE THE WORLD?
Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions — just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography #nature #ThisIsOurWorld
Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions — just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography #nature #ThisIsOurWorld
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Bowen's WW2 story 'The Demon Lover' suits the season. If you like audio, there are several versions available as podcasts.
Storyscape has a nicely gothic, slightly OTT version, performed by Alex Rogers. See Wild 7 Podcast Network wherever you listen to pods. Episode 5, October 2021.
Storyscape has a nicely gothic, slightly OTT version, performed by Alex Rogers. See Wild 7 Podcast Network wherever you listen to pods. Episode 5, October 2021.
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Bowen's WW2 story 'The Demon Lover' suits the season. If you like audio, there are several versions available as podcasts.
Storyscape has a nicely gothic, slightly OTT version, performed by Alex Rogers. See Wild 7 Podcast Network wherever you listen to pods. Episode 5, October 2021.
Storyscape has a nicely gothic, slightly OTT version, performed by Alex Rogers. See Wild 7 Podcast Network wherever you listen to pods. Episode 5, October 2021.
Good news for literature & travel writing.
m.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
m.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
Waterford home of international travel writer Dervla Murphy bought by local council
A treasured piece of Irish literary history has been acquired in perpetuity for the public in Waterford following a long-running campaign
m.independent.ie
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Good news for literature & travel writing.
m.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
m.independent.ie/regionals/wa...
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Spooky read? Try Bowen's *The Demon Lover*. And it's our next Reading Group pick too! Link soon 👻
#ElizabethBowen #bowenreadinggroup #ElizabethBowenSociety #thedemonlover
#ElizabethBowen #bowenreadinggroup #ElizabethBowenSociety #thedemonlover
October 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Spooky read? Try Bowen's *The Demon Lover*. And it's our next Reading Group pick too! Link soon 👻
#ElizabethBowen #bowenreadinggroup #ElizabethBowenSociety #thedemonlover
#ElizabethBowen #bowenreadinggroup #ElizabethBowenSociety #thedemonlover
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Friendly reminder: our pick for our next Bowen Reading Group on 26th November, 7pm GMT, online. We're reading the collection *The Demon Lover*. Link soon to book!
October 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Friendly reminder: our pick for our next Bowen Reading Group on 26th November, 7pm GMT, online. We're reading the collection *The Demon Lover*. Link soon to book!
I have a new (ghostly) poem published today @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social 'Beatrice Cenci, Roman Warrior'.
Based on the painting below, Portrait of Beatrice Cenci, by Ginevra Cantofoli (Italy) c. 1608 or 1616
www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...
Based on the painting below, Portrait of Beatrice Cenci, by Ginevra Cantofoli (Italy) c. 1608 or 1616
www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...
October 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I have a new (ghostly) poem published today @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social 'Beatrice Cenci, Roman Warrior'.
Based on the painting below, Portrait of Beatrice Cenci, by Ginevra Cantofoli (Italy) c. 1608 or 1616
www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...
Based on the painting below, Portrait of Beatrice Cenci, by Ginevra Cantofoli (Italy) c. 1608 or 1616
www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrast...
Look at this little beauty, an exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.bsky.social
And I've written a new intro, which was both pleasure and privilege.
Out Nov. 7th!
❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
And I've written a new intro, which was both pleasure and privilege.
Out Nov. 7th!
❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
October 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Look at this little beauty, an exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.bsky.social
And I've written a new intro, which was both pleasure and privilege.
Out Nov. 7th!
❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
And I've written a new intro, which was both pleasure and privilege.
Out Nov. 7th!
❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
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FLASH WRITERS! I'm judging the Allingham Flash Fiction Comp and it's been extended!
The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
September 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
FLASH WRITERS! I'm judging the Allingham Flash Fiction Comp and it's been extended!
The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
Join us on Saturday 4th of October, 2.30pm, in Ballinasloe Library for the official launch of 'Forged in Fire', a collaborative fine art exhibition by #group8ballinasloe members. #Ballinasloe
September 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Join us on Saturday 4th of October, 2.30pm, in Ballinasloe Library for the official launch of 'Forged in Fire', a collaborative fine art exhibition by #group8ballinasloe members. #Ballinasloe
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Coming from @newislandbooks.bsky.social this November is a handsome gift edition of the classic short story from Joyce's Dubliners - The Dead, with a new introduction written by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social ( author of the bestselling Nora) - Preorder here - thebookshop.ie/james-joyce-...
September 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Coming from @newislandbooks.bsky.social this November is a handsome gift edition of the classic short story from Joyce's Dubliners - The Dead, with a new introduction written by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social ( author of the bestselling Nora) - Preorder here - thebookshop.ie/james-joyce-...
FLASH WRITERS! I'm judging the Allingham Flash Fiction Comp and it's been extended!
The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
September 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
FLASH WRITERS! I'm judging the Allingham Flash Fiction Comp and it's been extended!
The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
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Board nember @nualaoconnor.bsky.social has written a report on Evensong 2025, in memory of Elizabeth Bowen, at St Colman's Church, Farahy.
It's now on the Bowen Society website.
www.bowensociety.com/commemoration/
It's now on the Bowen Society website.
www.bowensociety.com/commemoration/
September 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Board nember @nualaoconnor.bsky.social has written a report on Evensong 2025, in memory of Elizabeth Bowen, at St Colman's Church, Farahy.
It's now on the Bowen Society website.
www.bowensociety.com/commemoration/
It's now on the Bowen Society website.
www.bowensociety.com/commemoration/
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A new #painting. "Cill Chiaráin". Kilkieran if you prefer. One ridiculous perfect day in South Connemara I was painting by the side of a road. Everywhere I looked I saw more paintings I knew I'd paint later. This is later. I love this part of the world. Love it. #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm #MountainMonday
September 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A new #painting. "Cill Chiaráin". Kilkieran if you prefer. One ridiculous perfect day in South Connemara I was painting by the side of a road. Everywhere I looked I saw more paintings I knew I'd paint later. This is later. I love this part of the world. Love it. #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm #MountainMonday