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2016 Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship Award

2016 is off to a great start, between the Shine/Strong Award shortlisting and now this bit of wonderful news: The trustees of the estate of Katherine Kavanagh have awarded me a Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship Award worth 8,000 euros.

Fellow recipients include Nell Regan, Fred Johnston, Nicholas McLachlan and Dairena Ní Chinnéide. The awards are made in recognition of a number of factors, balancing the criteria of need, commitment to the literary life, achievement so far and promise for the future.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/8-000-kavanagh-awards-beckett-in-foxrock-yeats-school-story-house-patron-1.2522467


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Announcing CONNIE ROBERTS’ DEBUT POETRY COLLECTION

Hi Everyone. I’d like to announce the publication of my debut volume Little Witness, a collection of poems inspired by my experiences growing up in an industrial school (orphanage) in Ireland. Little Witness is published by Arlen House, Dublin. (Thank you, Alan Hayes!) Read the reviews on the HOME page. To purchase a copy, click the appropriate link in the sidebar.

When you get a chance, I’d really appreciate it if you could share news of my publication on your respective social media platforms. Every bit helps in spreading the good word. Thank you all so much! And I hope you enjoy Little Witness.
Connie xoxo


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North West Words Magazine, Autumn/Winter 2014: On Winning Writing

Maureen Curran, editor of North West Words Magazine, Donegal, invited myself and a few other writers to share our thoughts on entering and winning writing competitions. Click here to read my contribution; the full article can be found here.