Hilary McCollum
hilarymcc7.bsky.social
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 :)
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
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
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Ireland is being invaded…by foreign far right social media
December 5, 2023 at 7:50 PM
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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
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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
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...
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September 8, 2023 at 9:46 AM
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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.
September 20, 2023 at 7:11 AM
Introduce yourself with three books you love:
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
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
September 23, 2023 at 8:51 AM
Sunrise on the Blackhead Path this morning
September 23, 2023 at 8:48 AM