Hilary McCollum
@hilarymcc7.bsky.social
Writer. Book lover. PhD in creative writing & 2022 publishing fellow at Seamus Heaney Centre. Feminist. Nature lover, walker, coastal rower
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Me in The New Statesman today on poverty.
Please share :)
Please share :)
A cold childhood
My unheated home wasn’t a temporary discomfort. The chill got into my bones.
www.newstatesman.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Me in The New Statesman today on poverty.
Please share :)
Please share :)
Delighted to have contributed a chapter on suffragette arsonist, Lilian Lenton, to this forthcoming book.
I made a book! Happy International Women’s Day!
We're thrilled to announce that the 3rd book from the Dangerous Women Project will release in September from Edinburgh University Press. "Women Who Dared: From the Infamous to the Forgotten" is edited by @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social & @joshaw.bsky.social with a foreword by @sarasheridan.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Delighted to have contributed a chapter on suffragette arsonist, Lilian Lenton, to this forthcoming book.
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Ireland is being invaded…by foreign far right social media
December 5, 2023 at 7:50 PM
Ireland is being invaded…by foreign far right social media
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This is your semi frequent reminder that “indie” doesn’t mean “amateur.” You can run a small press on a shoestring budget and still treat your authors like the stars they are!
October 3, 2023 at 7:57 PM
This is your semi frequent reminder that “indie” doesn’t mean “amateur.” You can run a small press on a shoestring budget and still treat your authors like the stars they are!
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For writers of any kind, I recommend the Comedy Masterclass podcast—the latest addition to my heaving podcast subscription list. This week's, with Michelle Gallen, has some great tips about pitching and talking to publishers.
comedymasterclass.com
comedymasterclass.com
Home - Comedy Masterclass
Comedy Masterclass is a show where Danielle Krage interviews creators about the craft of writing comedy. Experts include comedy writers and creators from the worlds of fiction, films, series, live sho...
comedymasterclass.com
September 8, 2023 at 9:46 AM
For writers of any kind, I recommend the Comedy Masterclass podcast—the latest addition to my heaving podcast subscription list. This week's, with Michelle Gallen, has some great tips about pitching and talking to publishers.
comedymasterclass.com
comedymasterclass.com
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Just moved in: Hi there!
... If you could share this and help us find our old (and hopefully some new) friends, we'd be very grateful.
... If you could share this and help us find our old (and hopefully some new) friends, we'd be very grateful.
September 20, 2023 at 7:11 AM
Just moved in: Hi there!
... If you could share this and help us find our old (and hopefully some new) friends, we'd be very grateful.
... If you could share this and help us find our old (and hopefully some new) friends, we'd be very grateful.
Introduce yourself with three books you love:
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Milkman by Anna Burns
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Milkman by Anna Burns
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Introduce yourself with three books you love:
Vilette
Milkman
War and Peace
Vilette
Milkman
War and Peace
Introduce yourself with 3 books you love (this is the moment when I forget all books ever so take it with a pinch of salt)
The Great Gatsby
The Little Prince
Good Morning, Midnight
The Great Gatsby
The Little Prince
Good Morning, Midnight
September 23, 2023 at 8:51 AM
Introduce yourself with three books you love:
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Milkman by Anna Burns
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Milkman by Anna Burns
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Sunrise on the Blackhead Path this morning
September 23, 2023 at 8:48 AM
Sunrise on the Blackhead Path this morning