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Lynn Buckle

@lynnbuckle.bsky.social
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🤘🏻🦻Irish author of What Willow Says + The Groundsmen. Pub by époque press, Calman Levy, Profilkitap.Climate writing, trees, leaves, more 🍃Translated into English, Irish, Turkish, French, Japanese, Welsh, Polish, Irish Sign Language, & Oxford commas please

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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The 2021 @barbellionprize.bsky.social winning What Willow Says by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social ‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart’ From you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:https://www.epoquepress.com/online-store/What-Willow-Says-p300450204 #epoquepress #booksky
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Details and registration here irishwriterscentre.ie/climate-writ... @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
2026 Irish Writers Centre Climate Writing Prize
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The Barbellion Prize @barbellionprize.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Barbellion Prize PAST WINNERS! 🏆🏆🏆 2020: Riva Lehrer Golem Girl: A Memoir (One World/Virago Press) 2021: What Willow Says @lynnbuckle.bsky.social (@epoquepress.bsky.social) 2022: @lettymchugh.bsky.social Book of Hours: An Almanac for The Seasons of The Soul (Self-published w/support from DAO)
Image of the three past winners' books on a red background. Letty McHugh's Book of Hours, which looks like a white quilt, Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer, which has a woman wearing a red polo neck sweater (we can't see the face) on it, What Willow Says by Lynn Buckle, which is cream with the inside of a tree trunk/tree rings as the main image.
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Groundsmen, the debut novel by @barbellionprize.bsky.social winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social ‘fierce and fearless’ Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store... #epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
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The Barbellion Prize @barbellionprize.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Submissions for the 2026 Barbellion Prize are open! The Barbellion Prize celebrates & promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness & disability. Subs open 2nd April-1st September, 2026. Judges: Penny Pepper, Dr David Bolt & Letty McHugh. Full details: barbellionprize.org
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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
A trailer for this Thursday's live online event with author Isabel Waidner and their new novel AS IF. (The sound doesn't work, so you'll have to take my word for it.) If you haven't already received an invitation and want to join us please email via my website davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Great to see the Barbellion Prize winning What Willow Says by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social reaching a wider audience through the recent French publication by Calmann Levy (Ce que disent les saules - translated by Catherine Richard-Mas) Some fantastic bookseller reviews also coming through. #booksky
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
You can now read What Willow Says in French! Published by Calmann Levy and translated by Catherine Richard-Mas
Book cover of trees and pathway leading into sunset
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
@dublintheatrefest.bsky.social did you proud today @ilyakaminsky.bsky.social 🤟staging Deaf Republic
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Jo Lloyd but jolly 🌍🐎 @jolloyds.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
A shortlist to get excited about - isn't that what we want from a prize? Huge congratulations @benpester.bsky.social @cdrose.bsky.social Sarah Hall Colwill Brown (who's had a very good week!) Yrsa Daley-Ward & Charlie Porter www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The Groundsmen by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social ‘a fierce and fearless new voice’ ‘provocative and obsessive’ #epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Poets, rappers, and hedges. That’s the deal this weekend at Mount Brisco Festival of Hedges! tickets.mountbriscoe.ie/events/poetr...
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Poetry Writing Workshop with Testament | 11:45pm - 1:15pm | Sep 6
Testament is an aclaimed writer, rapper, educator and world record breaking beatboxer. 
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
What Willow Say, by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social Winner of the Barbellion Prize 2021 ‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’ ‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’ Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store... #books
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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Two events in Dublin next week: the launch of my latest book 'A Crumpled Swan' at Hodges Figgis (Thursday from 6pm, and free, and all welcome) and a Dada cabaret at the James Joyce Centre (Friday 13th. Tickets here: jamesjoyce.ie/events/his-a... All join in with the shoutmost shoviality.
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His Art Belongs to Dada: A Joycean Cabaret - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland
Bloomsday Festival 2025 Friday, 13 June 2025 at 7pm Kick off The Bloomsday Festival weekend celebrations at The James Joyce Centre on Friday, June 13th at 7pm with a Joyce-themed cabaret of readings, ...
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
The Groundsmen, the debut novel by the Barbellion Prize winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social ‘fierce and fearless’ ‘provocative and obsessive’ Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us www.epoquepress.com/online-store... #epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Looking forward to meeting all the writers and artists at the Writing the Land Retreat in Doolin this weekend to deliver my workshop Saved by Words - not just the written words! #ISL
Underwater scene with kelp forest and shoals
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
@byddi.bsky.social launching into her latest novel Barren @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
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Byddi Lee 📚 Author |🎭Playwright |🎬 Screenwriter @byddi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Join me in conversation with Fiona O'Rourke for the Dublin launch of Barren 🗓 Wednesday 14 May 2025 🕡 6:30pm – 8:30pm 📍 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Dublin RSVP via link: irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/boo... #BookLaunch #IrishWriters #DublinEvents #AmReading #WomenWriters #LiteraryNight
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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
If you're in Dublin on Friday 13th June please join me and some very special guests for an evening of Joyce-aligned Dada cavortings. Music, poetry, performance, readings and a climax involving noisy audience participation. All welcome - not just Joyceans www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/his-ar...
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His Art Belongs to Dada: A Joycean Cabaret - Bloomsday Festival
Kick off The Bloomsday Festival weekend celebrations at The James Joyce Centre on Friday, June 13th at 7pm with a Joyce-themed cabaret of readings, performance, music and natter, hosted by author Davi...
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
I’m in a watery mood for today’s accessible climate writing session with Kildare Arts & Library Service in Naas. Might swim via canal if this rain persists 💦
Underwater scene with shoals and sea forests. Titled Saved by Word with Lynn Buckle, plus Chime logo national charity for people who are Deaf and hard of hearing
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
What Willow Say, by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social Winner of The Barbellion Prize 2021 2021 ‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’ ‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’ Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Let Ailbhe’ Tale flow through your Sunday morning as she swims through Dublin’s waters in this eco tale from a deaf perspective. Commissioned in 2021 as a UNESCO City of Lit Writer in Residence nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/...
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Ailbhe's Tale | National Centre for Writing | NCW
A short story by Lynn Buckle
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The Groundsmen by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social ‘a fierce and fearless new voice’ ‘provocative and obsessive’ #epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Book your spot at this🦻inclusive climate writing workshop which I will host on 26th April at Naas Library as part of their Eco Lines series, in conjunction with Chime national D/deaf & Hard of Hearing Charity www.tickettailor.com/events/naasl...
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Select tickets – Inclusive Climate Writing with Lynn Buckle – Naas Library and Cultural Centre
Join award-winning author Lynn Buckle for an introduction to inclusive climate writing. See how to embed nature, ecology, and c...
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Climate Fiction Prize @climate-fiction.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
THE SHORTLIST. Stories have the unique ability to spark imagination, offer new perspectives and make complex issues resonate. These five novels do just that - spanning genres and geographies, they explore resilience, justice, community and what it means to live in a changing world.
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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Are you working on creative non-fiction that explores the climate crisis? Send us your creative non-fiction pitches for our upcoming Climate Issue. Our Winter 2025-26 issue will have a special focus on the climate crisis. Deadline: March 31st, 2025 stingingfly.org/news/submiss...
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
@forwardprizes.bsky.social accepts poetry video entries in BSL! Get those entries in 🤟
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Our St Brigid’s Day readings from her sacred well in Co Kildare. Featuring Kevin Bateman, Mairead Carroll, Fiona Smith, Lynn Buckle and Doreen Duffy youtu.be/aBofFnREwb8?...
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The Womb Of Brigid @ Brigid's Well Co Kildare
YouTube video by Kevin Bateman
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Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
NEWS: Calling all writers! Receive mentoring from an acclaimed Irish writer of your choice. Writers living in all 32 counties can apply. Accepted forms: fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and Children's/YA fiction. Deadline to apply: Sun 2 March 2025, 5pm irishwriterscentre.ie/national-men...
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Apply now: Irish Writers Centre National Mentoring Programme
Each year, we award over 30 mentorships across the island of Ireland to support writers in their creative and professional development. Apply by Sunday 2 March 2025
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Join us in the heart of Kildare for some poetry on St Brigid’s Day for another Event in Spiritual Places That People Have Forgotten to Visit hosted by surrealist poet Kevin Bateman
Mural on gable wall of Brigid
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 06/01/2025
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the broadcast of the first-ever broadcast of an Irish Sign Language news programme on RTÉ.
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RTÉ marks 50 years of ISL news programming
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of the first-ever broadcast of an Irish Sign Language news programme on RTÉ.
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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Check out the Barbellion Prize winning book, What Willow Says by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social and be taken on ‘a captivating journey’ by this ‘exquisitely sculpted’ story. From your local bookshop, as ePub and direct from us: epoquepress.com/online-store/W… #epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors
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Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
❄️Winter Course Programme❄️ Browse our first batch of winter courses! Starting as early as Jan 7th, we have a range of in-person and online courses including novel writing, short story writing, poetry and creative non-fiction✒️ Browse courses⬇️ irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/
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Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 20/11/2024
The Saturday from 5pm, on most podcast platforms, the #poetry #podcast Eat the Storms is playing host to a luscious league of poets including Klaus Funnell, Cathy Briel & Melanie Joy On most podcast platforms to ensure you Stay Bloody Poetic 😉
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Hunter D Phoenix 🐦‍🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @hunterdphoenix.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I appreciate all of you who use the Alt-text description for the images you post. As a blind dude I feel so much more included here. For those of you who forget: Did you know there’s a reminder in Settings/Accessibility to toggle on & then it won’t let you post image without Alt-text. Thanks 🙏😎
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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I'd really like to build this list - I've probably forgotten lots, or haven't yet found you - who else is here that I should include? go.bsky.app/JbTr8AN
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Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Winter Papers Volume 10 has arrived! An annual anthology for the arts, it offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, visual arts, craft interviews and in-conversation pieces on writing, film, theatre, photography and music - it is a TOTAL delight & I am very excited!!
Image of the latest edition of the Winter Papers volume 10 - green cover, gold lettering
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 15/11/2024
Over 60? Writer? This is for you
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NEW! Never Too Late 60+ award - Bridport Prize
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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Heading off to Dingle for the weekend for Dingle Literature Festival. Why not throw your homework onto the fire and join us for a discussion on Ghost Mountain tomorrow. dinglelit.ie/news/event/g...
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Ghost Mountain - Rónán Hession, novelist, lyricist, musician | Dingle Literary Festival 15 - 17 November 2024
Rónán Hession’s creative career started as a musician and lyricist but it wasn’t long before his love of words and storytelling manifested in a novel - and so his debut novel Leonard and Hungry Paul w...
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Lynn Buckle @lynnbuckle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Just so you know the kinda thing I write, here are my published novels, short stories, essays and, yikes, it’s mostly literary fiction with an ISL twist on what I cannot hear and too many trees, leaves and Irish peat bogs
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