Morna Sullivan
@mornawriter.bsky.social
Award winning writer in English and Ulster Scots. Avid reader. Keen baker. Crafter. SCBWI member, SCBWI Ireland Regional Advisor
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Morna Sullivan
@mornawriter.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Very excited to be a finalist in this year's @sundaypost.com short story contest
Great to read some of my work in the 'Leid Week' launch of Yarns5 at Ballyclare Town Hall tonight. A lovely event that took me right back to my roots - with Scottish country dancing, a piper and tartan carpet 😀
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Great to read some of my work in the 'Leid Week' launch of Yarns5 at Ballyclare Town Hall tonight. A lovely event that took me right back to my roots - with Scottish country dancing, a piper and tartan carpet 😀
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A good writing weekend
While I was away catching up with friends in Durham last weekend I received good news about a couple of short stories I'd entered in writing...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Great night at The Nutcracker at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Great night at The Nutcracker at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
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Our next Midlands meet up takes place on the morning of Saturday 29th November from 11.00-1.00 at Costa coffee shop, Longford. Thanks to @eileenmoynihan.bsky.social for organising this.
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our next Midlands meet up takes place on the morning of Saturday 29th November from 11.00-1.00 at Costa coffee shop, Longford. Thanks to @eileenmoynihan.bsky.social for organising this.
Congratulations to all the winners! Delighted to be a finalist in this prestigious competition again this year
Sunday Post Short Story Competition 2025: Winners revealed
Sunday Post Short Story Competition 2025: Winners revealed
It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for. Budding writers from across the UK and beyond have been eager to learn the final results of the 2025 Sunday Post Short Story Competition.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Congratulations to all the winners! Delighted to be a finalist in this prestigious competition again this year
Lovely few days away in Durham
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Lovely few days away in Durham
Looking forward to this creative space
Our next 'Picture This, Write Now' session takes place on Monday 1st December from 7.30-9.00pm. You can register here
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December Picture This, Write Now
This is a space to connect and write/ draw together. You can drop in for just part of the time or all of it. You can come with a project in mind to work on, or if you want to work on something new, we...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Looking forward to this creative space
Thrilled and delighted to be on this longlist with my story 'Court Games' about Mary Queen of Scots. Good luck to everyone for the next round
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Thrilled and delighted to be on this longlist with my story 'Court Games' about Mary Queen of Scots. Good luck to everyone for the next round
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November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Still buzzing from a brilliant day with writers,editors and translators #amwriting #kidlit
We had the best day at the Seamus Heaney centre at Queen's University today - our Belfast social get together in the morning and brilliant picture workshop in the afternoon with the amazing Ann Whitford Paul.
Thanks to everyone who came today & the team who facilitated this event
Thanks to everyone who came today & the team who facilitated this event
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Still buzzing from a brilliant day with writers,editors and translators #amwriting #kidlit
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November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Note to self - don't fill the mug so full next time!
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Note to self - don't fill the mug so full next time!
Looking forward to some creative time
Join us for some creative time this Monday evening
Our next Picture This, Write Now online creative session takes place on Monday 3rd November. This is a space to connect & write/ draw together for about an hour/ hour & a half commencing at 7.30pm (Dublin time).
We'd love to see you!
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We'd love to see you!
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November 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Looking forward to some creative time
Well done to all the winners including my writing pal Rhonda! Delighted my poem has been highly commended by the judges. In very esteemed poetic company 😀
October 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Well done to all the winners including my writing pal Rhonda! Delighted my poem has been highly commended by the judges. In very esteemed poetic company 😀
Belfast is getting scarier!
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Belfast is getting scarier!
Wow! What a show in the Grand Opera House tonight
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Wow! What a show in the Grand Opera House tonight
You can hear more about the UlsterScots poetry jukebox on this week's Kintra on BBC Radio Ulster
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
You can hear more about the UlsterScots poetry jukebox on this week's Kintra on BBC Radio Ulster
Very excited to be a finalist in this year's @sundaypost.com short story contest
October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Very excited to be a finalist in this year's @sundaypost.com short story contest
Looking forward to some space to be creative. It's a while since I've written anything new. Good being part of an online writing group
Our next Picture This, Write Now online creative session takes place on Monday 3rd November. This is a space to connect & write/ draw together for about an hour/ hour & a half commencing at 7.30pm (Dublin time).
We'd love to see you!
www.scbwi.org/events/pictu...
We'd love to see you!
www.scbwi.org/events/pictu...
November Picture This, Write Now
This is a space to connect and write/ draw together. You can drop in for just part of the time or all of it. You can come with a project in mind to work on, or if you want to work on something new, we...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Looking forward to some space to be creative. It's a while since I've written anything new. Good being part of an online writing group
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This year's final meet up will be on Sat 15 Nov, 11:00 - 13:00 at Tara's Team Room on McCurtain Street, Cork. Thanks to @colleenjones.bsky.social for organising this.
Join us for tea/coffee/treats & lots of kidlit book talk about the Booker Children's Prize, self publishing, #BookElves25, and more!
Join us for tea/coffee/treats & lots of kidlit book talk about the Booker Children's Prize, self publishing, #BookElves25, and more!
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This year's final meet up will be on Sat 15 Nov, 11:00 - 13:00 at Tara's Team Room on McCurtain Street, Cork. Thanks to @colleenjones.bsky.social for organising this.
Join us for tea/coffee/treats & lots of kidlit book talk about the Booker Children's Prize, self publishing, #BookElves25, and more!
Join us for tea/coffee/treats & lots of kidlit book talk about the Booker Children's Prize, self publishing, #BookElves25, and more!
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Calling #parents and #teachers! Less than a week left to submit writing, art, and photography for Lit Kids' Issue 8: Air! We're in dire need of creative work from 5 to 13 y/o kids. Subscribe, find details on our site, and keep shining! ✨
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October 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Calling #parents and #teachers! Less than a week left to submit writing, art, and photography for Lit Kids' Issue 8: Air! We're in dire need of creative work from 5 to 13 y/o kids. Subscribe, find details on our site, and keep shining! ✨
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What a lovely writing afternoon at The Linen Hall celebrating the launch of the poetry jukebox. I'm honoured to be included in this special Ulster Scots curation. Call into the Linenhall to listen to the poems written in response to a Robert Burns poem before the end of January
October 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
What a lovely writing afternoon at The Linen Hall celebrating the launch of the poetry jukebox. I'm honoured to be included in this special Ulster Scots curation. Call into the Linenhall to listen to the poems written in response to a Robert Burns poem before the end of January
Very honoured and excited to be part of this poetry jukebox curation at the Linenhall
October 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Very honoured and excited to be part of this poetry jukebox curation at the Linenhall
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Which week is it?
At this time of year, there are always so many bookish events taking place, it's sometimes difficult remembering which week it is. Last Sat...
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October 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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