Maria Butler

I submitted my thesis yesterday evening after four years, multiple lockdowns, a divorce, 4 homes (including buying our very own) & a dog 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you to everyone who helped me to get this far especially my supervisors @ClionaOGall & James O'Sullivan my @nli mentor @Keatd 😊

@redbreezes The Irish Writers' Centre has a list of open submissions on their website. You might find something there

Does anyone know any magazine/competition associated with climate change looking for poems?

We'll be moving more towards virtual reading rooms in future years as library collections continue to incorporate digital materials. If you (like me) have strong opinions then think about getting involved here

Maria Butler @MariabButler has just finished up her Irish Research Council partnership with the @NLIreland under an IRC postgrad Enterprise scholarship scheme, where she worked on the #MarianKeyes Mystery of Mercy Close collection.

Why commercial fiction is an ideal place for social activism Bestsellers have the potential to offer new viewpoints on socio-political issues to hundreds of thousands of readers, @MariabButler @EnglishUCC writes. #BookTok rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Happy birthday to the wonderful Marian Keyes! 🎈 This portrait by Margaret Corcoran joined our collection at the beginning of the year, and has become a firm favourite since then. You can find it in Room 23 if you're visiting.

I wish I lived closer to Dublin

Very excited to join @BianchiniGine24 in inviting you all to submit abstracts for this year's @theIAAS PG Symposium. The theme is 'American Carnage.' Find more information at the link below 💫 iaas.ie/iaas-postgradu…

Hey Freshers, welcome to UCC. Here's what you need to know about the Bystander Intervention Programme, Part 1

@duffles1 Ha, I'm nothing if not thematically consistent 😂 Thanks!

Commercial fiction is often dismissed with monikers like "easy" or "beach" reads but the genre's conventions actively contribute to its socially activist potential. Read my arguments why here ⬇️

@Francophoney82 @ClionaOGall @nli @Keatd Thanks Aileen

I submitted my thesis yesterday evening after four years, multiple lockdowns, a divorce, 4 homes (including buying our very own) & a dog 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you to everyone who helped me to get this far especially my supervisors @ClionaOGall & James O'Sullivan my @nli mentor @Keatd 😊

@drpatrickegan @ClionaOGall @nli @Keatd Thanks Patrick 😊

@MariabButler @ClionaOGall @nli @Keatd Congrats, Maria, go you!!

@riacheyne @ClionaOGall @nli @Keatd Thanks Ria! I'm hoping to publish it at some point in the future

@MariabButler @ClionaOGall @nli @Keatd This sounds fab!

@ERegan91 @ClionaOGall @nli @Keatd Thanks Eadaoin! It's a tome so you might be better waiting for if I release a book version 😂

@MariabButler @ClionaOGall @nli @Keatd Amazing 🙌🙌🙌🥳🥳🥳 can’t wait to read it in full someday!

@mary_db10 @ClionaOGall @nli @Keatd Thanks Mary!

The long stairs back to Ireland. Thank you so much to @IASIL3 for awarding me a postgraduate scholarship to attend their conference in Tokyo this week. It was a fabulous conference and a once in a lifetime trip! I'm looking forward to putting my new knowledge to use ✏️📓📚

Terrifying! theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/a…