Robin Elliot interviews Paul McVeigh
Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
Paul McVeigh Author explains his Writers Residency at The Harrison
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The Harrison is a new unique place to stay in Belfast full of history and character. Visit us to hear our stories.
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The Harrison is a Bohemian Bolthole in Belfast, hosting scoundrels and scholars since 1879. Friendly, Eclectic Victorian Heritage Accommodation Near Queens University. The Harrison Chambers of Distinction Belfast are restored, landmark Victorian merchants’ residences dating from 1879 designed to serve the culturally curious traveller. Learn all about the first family to live here and their fascinating lives. If you are looking for a Heritage place to stay that is quirky and fun this is the place. Owner Melanie Harrison has expertly woven past and present into an individual celebration of a city like no other. Each of the 16 rooms combines pieces collected by Melanie over many years with the very best facilities that the 21st-century traveller demands and expects. Friendly staff will give you the inside track on what the best attractions and music and cultural events are happening in Belfast city centre and around. Huge bay windows, antique furniture, sumptuous velvet curtains and bathtubs in the bedrooms combine elegance with underlying mischief and tongue-in-cheek humour lurking beneath. Eccentric curios and surprises await to delight around every corner. Comfortable beds with starched white linens you can sink into at any time of the day or night and soundproofed rooms to help you enjoy a peaceful, heavenly, restful nights sleep when you stay with us.
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- Belfast, Northern Ireland
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The Paul McVeigh residency returns to the Harrison. We celebrate a rich tradition of talented writers from Northern Ireland
Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
Searching for three emerging writers to spend a week in the luxurious The Harrison belfast - travel, hotel stay and food all included. You will be mentored by 5 incredible writers in array of writing skills as well as get industry knowledge from literary professionals. One such mentor is the multi-award winner Kit de Waal who has written novels, short stories and hit television shows. More info here: https://lnkd.in/eX_aQswS
The Paul McVeigh Hotel Residency | The Harrison Chambers of Distinction
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Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
Had a great day chatting to so many arts organisations at Arts and Business event. Great fun with Armagh Rhymers and bridal head. Also nice to catch up with Noelle Mc Alinden and discuss mental health Festival and fabulous to meet Frank Liddy who I'm looking forward to collaborating with Lucy Morgan Dougan was on hand to on all things photographic and fun projects ahead Hard to mention everyone here but very good event with millions of ideas
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Granny Jacksons Family invite you to The Harrison this Halloween
Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
This Halloween visit the Harrison during the International Arts Festival. Attend Granny's Wake and meet the Jackson Family as they mourn the loss of a colourful character.
BigTelly TheatreCompany on Instagram: "Granny Jackson's Dead (AGAIN!) Join us as we wake Granny across the UK and Ireland this Autumn before returning to Belfast with her for @belfast_int_arts_fest Check out the link in BIO for tickets and locations... It's what she would have wanted. Video @gavinpeden"
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Budding Writers listen up ! Your chance to pen your next novel has arrived
Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
The Paul McVeigh Residency at The Harrison belfast is open for applications and runs Jan 26-Feb 2, 2025. Seven nights at the gorgeous Harrison Hotel with meals provided. With special mentor Mel Giedroyc, actor Tony Flynn, authors , Anna Burtt, Kit de Waal Wendy Erskine, Cathy Galvin, Sophie Haydock, Cate Kennedy, Ingrid Persaud and Aki Schilz. details on our website https://lnkd.in/gSj5MaH
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Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
The Harrison has a secure yard designed especially for motorbikes. We were delighted to host Magellan Motorcycle Tours for the Belfast leg of their Irish tour. It was nice that they could relax and enjoy Belfast knowing their machines were being kept safe for them.
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Know any aspiring writers ? This could be their big opportunity!
Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
*The Harrison Writers Residency News * The next author working on the Paul McVeigh Residency here at the Harrison in January 2025 is award-winning Australian writer Cate Kennedy. Cate is an Australian author widely published as a novelist, short story author, poet and essayist. She currently writes for Womankind magazine, the Saturday Paper, the Monthly and Griffith Review, and is in high demand as a writing teacher, mentor and editor in both adult writing workshops and writer-in-residency school programs. She has taught throughout Australia, as well as in Singapore, Vietnam, Bali, Fiji, Vanuatu, France, Austria and the U.S.A. She is currently a faculty member of Pacific University’s MFA in Creative Writing program in Portland, Oregon, teaching both fiction and non-fiction. Her story collection, ‘Like A House on Fire’ won the 2012 Queensland Literary Award. Her third poetry collection ‘The Taste of River Water’, was awarded the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry in 2012. Her novel ‘The World Beneath’ was shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year Award, the Barbara Jefferis Award and the N.S.W. Premier’s Prize for fiction. It won the “People’s Choice” prize in these awards, and has been translated into French and Mandarin. Her travel memoir “Sing and Don’t Cry: a Mexican Journal” (Transit Lounge, 2005) was published in Canada and the U.S.A. and was broadcast in Australia on ABC Radio National’s Book Show. ‘Dark Roots’, her first collection of prize-winning short stories, won international critical acclaim, with one of its stories appearing in the New Yorker. That short story ‘Cold Snap’ (which appeared in the New Yorker as ‘Black Ice’) was made into a short film in New Zealand in 2012, selected for the Venice Film Festival 2013 and won the Jury Prize at Hong Kong Film Festival.
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New Offers for Autumn
Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
* A NIGHT TO REMEMBER * Plan a special stay in our beautiful, characterful rooms. Perfect for theatre breaks or simply a special night away. Whether you're staying in or going out, a cozy ambiance is the perfect starting point for a magical evening. You can book a suite with a bathtub and with breakfast tray delivered to the room. You will receive : an early 2 pm check in, pizza or cheese and charcuterie board with glass of wine or prosecco , free parking and WiFi, robe and slippers, Harrison Tote bag, Breakfast in bed and Field Day products.
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Delighted to announce Paul McVeigh writers residency
Proprietress of The Harrison chambers of Distinction. A bohemian bolthole in Belfast. A fun & interesting place to stay
The Paul McVeigh Residency Returns to The Harrison belfast January 2025 and the first author the winners will work with is the wonderful Ingrid Persaud. Ingrid has won the Costa First Novel Award, the Author’s Club First Book Award, the BBC National Short Story Award and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. To find out more about this multi-award-winner's work check out the link https://lnkd.in/eXbbDAau
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