Crescent Arts Centre
@CrescentArts
Providing a home for the arts in Belfast since 1873 🎭 Join our courses in dance, art, literature & more! Home to the annual June Belfast Book Festival 📚
2 weeks ago today, we announced the winners of the Mairtín Crawford Awards 🤩 📚Story Story Winner @sarahdavywrites 📚Poetry Winner @siobhanflynn13 Head to bit.ly/BBFMCA to read the winning works Thanks to the supporters of the Awards: Johns Elliot Solicitors (via…
Did you join us for #BelfastBookFestival 2025? If yes, we hope you had as much fun as we did 🤩 We'd love to hear about your experience via a short survey --> bit.ly/BBF25Survey (As thanks for completing the survey, you'll be entered into a draw to win a tote bag of…
@RubyFree8 is incredibly excited to be chairing this discussion between some truly inspirational people – Aaron Kelly (Black Mountain), Dakota Reid (Wild Belfast) and Anne-Marie McDevitt (@RSPBNI) – this Sunday at @BelfastBookFest at @CrescentArts. belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/wild-…
About last night! We're so pleased to announce the Mairtín Crawford Award winners: ✨Winner of the Poetry Award: Siobhán Flynn ✨Winner of the Short Story Award: Sarah Davy Thanks again to our judges, Kathleen McCracken @yopopodawn @beingvarious @WednesdayErskin for all of…
Such a brilliant night catching up with my big wee mate @KristianNairn @CrescentArts Belfast celebrating Belfast Book Festival and Kristian’s memoirs ‘Beyond the Throne’ 📕 #friendsunited #neverchanged #Hodor #holdthedoor #gameofthrones #BelfastBookFestival
Thank you @CrescentArts #Volunteers for a great evening. Thank you for all you do 🙏 Happy @VolunteersWeek 🙏
Hidden Depths: Writing Male Characters with Garrett Carr & Michael Pedersen 🗯️ @garrett_carr and Michael Pedersen discuss their approaches to writing masculine characters, giving them depth and complexity. Exploring themes like male friendship and rural father-son relationships,…
Great chatting with @WednesdayErskin about this year's @BelfastBookFest at @CrescentArts. As well as discussing her debut novel The Benefactors with @beingvarious, she's also doing other events with folks like @KristianNairn, @Kath_Ferguson & @stingingfly irishnews.com/entertainment/…
Society of Authors Information Session: Managing Your Creative Collaborations 💡 @soc_of_authors, the UK's largest trade union for writers, illustrators and literary translators, are joining us at #BelfastBookFestival this year to discuss creative collaboration. Relevant for…
Writing & Animation: Books & Screen 📚 Ever thought about how stories are adapted for screen? Join creatives @mairezepf @samporciello and industry experts @paperowlfilmsni and BBC Commissioning Executive Guy Phenix in discussing this dynamic creative process 🌀 ⭐️ Writing &…
Find artistic inspiration in the world around you 🌍 Ekphrasis uses the description of a visual object or art piece as a literary device. Led by local poet Padraig Regan, explore natural objects as artworks in their own right. All you need to do is bring a small object with you…
The Brighton Bomb: Narrative Approaches 💥 Join us for a fascinating discussion with journalist & production heavyweights Mary McKeagney @rorycarroll72 @owenmcftweets @taramillstv as we dive into the media coverage of one of recent history's most shocking events ⚡️ 🗓️ Wednesday…
Drumroll please... We're delighted to reveal the Mairtín Crawford Awards shortlisted writers for 2025! ⭐️ 🥁 Our judges Kathleen McCracken @yopopodawn & @beingvarious @WednesdayErskin had their work cut out for them this year with so many incredible submissions in both…
The #belfastbookfestival 2025 printed programme is has arrived! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 You can pick up a copy from The Crescent, a @LibrariesNI branch or from various bookshops, venues and cafes across Belfast. Design by @UsFolk_ Illustration by Sonny Ross
Six @BelfastBookFest authors share one book that has a permanent place on their bookshelf - you can read which one I chose in @IrishTimes hope to see you at @CrescentArts for the festival next month irishtimes.com/culture/books/…
It’s official, the #BelfastBookFestival 2025 programme is now live 🥳 I’ll be taking part in this year’s festival at the Pathways to Publication: Panel Discussions for Writers on the 5th June @CrescentArts. You can get your tickets here: BelfastBookFestival.com
What could be nicer than coffee and a cinnamon bun @CrescentArts before an art class?