John Hewitt International Summer School presents

Celebrating Brian Moore at 100: A Favourite Novel

Location: Marketplace Theatre, Armagh

To celebrate North Belfast born Moore's 100th 'birthday', three northern writers, journalist and novelist Malachi O'Doherty, novelist and short-story writer Jan Carson, and crime-writer Sharon Dempsey, each argue the case for their favourite from Moore's eclectic output - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The Emperor of Ice Cream, Lies of Silence. Introduced and chaired by joint Moore centenary-project leader, Prof. Sinéad Moynihan.


Speakers

Sinéad Moynihan Sinéad Moynihan is an Associate Professor in American and Atlantic Literatures at the University of Exeter.

Jan Carson Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in Belfast. She is the author of two novels and four-story collections.

Sharon Dempsey Sharon Dempsey is a Belfast based crime writer, academic researcher, former journalist and health writer.

Malachi O'Doherty Malachi O'Doherty is a journalist, writer, presenter and photographer.

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I loved Jan Carson's talk about my favourite Brian Moore novel.
 
Celebrating Brian Moore at 100: A Favourite Novel


John Hewitt International Summer School presents

Celebrating Brian Moore at 100: A Favourite Novel

Location: Marketplace Theatre, Armagh

To celebrate North Belfast born Moore's 100th 'birthday', three northern writers, journalist and novelist Malachi O'Doherty, novelist and short-story writer Jan Carson, and crime-writer Sharon Dempsey, each argue the case for their favourite from Moore's eclectic output - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The Emperor of Ice Cream, Lies of Silence. Introduced and chaired by joint Moore centenary-project leader, Prof. Sinéad Moynihan.


Speakers

Sinéad Moynihan Sinéad Moynihan is an Associate Professor in American and Atlantic Literatures at the University of Exeter.

Jan Carson Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in Belfast. She is the author of two novels and four-story collections.

Sharon Dempsey Sharon Dempsey is a Belfast based crime writer, academic researcher, former journalist and health writer.

Malachi O'Doherty Malachi O'Doherty is a journalist, writer, presenter and photographer.

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