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Aspects Festival
Bangor, 18-25 September 2016
A celebration of Irish Writing
aspectsfestival.com
Welcome to Aspects 2016
A quarter of a century has passed since the first Aspects Festival took place and its spirit
remains ‘a celebration of Irish Writing’. We are delighted to return this year still celebrating,
nurturing and exploring the extraordinary literary talent found locally and throughout
the island.
Aspects has a tradition of embracing an eclectic range of writing. This year is no different as
we bring you a wide variety of events, from poetry to history, journalism to crime, songwriting
to comedy and, some might say, everything in between!
For our Silver Anniversary we have put together a very special programme. It has been hard
to contain ourselves knowing that Van Morrison will be performing and talking about his
song writing and poetry. And, of course, no conversation would be complete without some
special guests. All will be revealed closer to the time, so keep checking our website and
social media for details.
We are also delighted this year to launch our very first Aspects book, The Bangor Book. This
is a celebration of writing from and about Bangor, a town with a fascinating literary history.
To nurture reading and creativity there will be workshops for emerging writers and family
events to engage both young and old. Bangor Castle Walled Garden will host our Festival
Yurt, a unique and atmospheric venue for Aspects’ weekend events.
It’s a festival programme with something to inspire both the writer and the reader in you,
come and join us to celebrate, delight in and discover Irish writing anew.
We look forward to seeing you!
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At a Glance
Family Events
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Workshops
DATE
TIME
1-25 Sept
Normal Opening
‘Enough, and More’
Hours
EVENT
1-30 Sept
Normal Opening
Hours
3 & 17 Sept; 2-5pm
1 Oct
Sustaining Your Artistic Practice - Reflective Writing
DATE
Bangor Carnegie Library
23 Sept9.30pm
Owen O’Neill
Festival Yurt
Bangor Castle Walled Garden
24 Sept10.30am-12.30pm
Collage Art Session
24 Sept
11am
Sinéad Moriarty
Festival Yurt
24 Sept12noon-4pmThe Mini Book Booth
North Down Museum
24 & 25 Sept12noon-4pm
The Mega Doodle
24 Sept12noon-4pmThe Book Doctors
North Down Museum
24 Sept
1pm
Happy Dark
Tara West
Festival Yurt
24 Sept2.30pm
ACES Literary Salon
Festival Yurt
24 Sept2-4pm
Words, Movement and Art
24 Sept
5pm
A Writer’s Guide
to Humour
Festival Yurt
24 Sept
8pm
Duke Special and Ulaid:
Belfast Suite
Festival Yurt
25 Sept
2pm
Glenn Patterson
Festival Yurt
25 Sept
4pm
Spirit of ‘58
Festival Yurt
The Blackberry Path Art Studios
Project 24
18 Sept4pm
The Bangor Book launch Clandeboye Estate
19 Sept6.30pm
North Down Museum
Micropoetry: Bitesize Poetry Workshop
19 Sept8pm
Poetic Justice North Down Museum
20 Sept6pm
Paul Muldoon
20 Sept8pm
Clandeboye Estate
Lord Dufferin (1826-1902):
‘A Personal Perspective’
21-22 Sept
1pm, 3pm
The Clandeboye Reading Party
Clandeboye Estate
21 Sept8pm
‘Lit Up Inside’: Van Morrison
An Evening of Words and Music
Culloden Hotel
22 Sept6pm
Writing Crime: Brian McGilloway
& Steve Cavanagh
North Down
Museum
22 Sept7-8.45pm Creative Writing Workshop
with Liz Weir
22 Sept8pm
Gerald Dawe
Clandeboye
Estate
23-25 Sept
Normal Opening
The Neon Book-Find
Hours
23 Sept11am-12noonLifeboat Luke
North Down
Museum
23 Sept1-5.30pm Resource for Writers
Festival Yurt
23 Sept7pm
Poetry Slam
Festival Yurt
23 Sept
8pm
The Space
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‘Aches and Pains’
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Workshops
LOCATION
Twenty-Five Years
North Down and Counting...Museum
2-16 Sept11am-1pm
Now and Then
Family Events
TIME
25 Sept
8pm
EVENT
LOCATION
The Future Always
North Down Makes Me So ThirstyMuseum
26 Sept6.30pm
All For the Dead Man’s Penny
Bangor Carnegie
Library
28 Sept7.30pm
The Prodger
The Space
SERC
Box Office: North Down Museum 028 9127 1200 Ards Arts Centre 028 9181 0803
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Lifeboat Luke
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
11AM – 12NOON
£5, AGES 2-4 YEARS
Lifeboat Luke stars in a 52 part animated
series set in mad, magical Donaghadoo, a
seaside community bearing an uncanny
resemblance to a town very close to the
Aspects Festival!
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BANGOR CASTLE WALLED GARDEN
SATURDAY 24 & SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
12NOON – 4PM
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MUSEUM
The Neon Book-Find
FRIDAY 23 – SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
Take a stroll around the Walled Garden and
see if you can spot 20 Neon Books peeping
out from behind the flowers and shrubs!
The Mini Book Booth
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
12NOON – 4PM
Pop by the Mini Book Booth to make a
teeny tiny book of your own! Write a story
or poem inside, draw some pictures, add
some glitter, stickers or anything else the
Mini Book Booth has hiding in its box of
creative treats!
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The Book Doctors
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM
12NOON – 4PM
Finished a series and not sure what to read
next? Just can’t find a book that interests
you? Then the Children’s Books Ireland
Book Clinic is the place to go! Young readers
of all ages are invited to drop in and meet
the Book Doctor – no appointment needed,
and no nasty jabs or tablets, we promise.
After a chat about your favourite books,
comics or things to do, the doctor will make
a diagnosis and write a prescription for
your next reads. The Book Doctor has lots
of ideas and there’s a book out there for
everyone.
Collage Art Session
in the style of Eric Carle (The Hungry
Caterpillar) with Creative Natives
BANGOR LIBRARY
10.30AM – 12.30PM
£8 PER CHILD, AGES 6-10 YEARS
In this art session inspired by the illustrations
of Eric Carle (The Hungry Caterpillar)
children will learn how to use colour and
painting techniques to create their own
textured collages.
(Please bring a change of old clothes)
Words, Movement and Art
BANGOR LIBRARY
2 – 4PM
£8 PER CHILD, AGES 10-16 YEARS
A relaxed and fun opportunity to unleash
your inner artist with a drawing and
painting session inspired by words!
Create your own large scale artwork using
the different materials provided to create a
visual response to words.
PLEASE NOTE: All family events children
must be accompanied by an adult.
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1-30 September
1-25 September
‘Enough, and More’
BANGOR CARNEGIE LIBRARY
(DURING LIBRARY OPENING HOURS)
OPENING NIGHT:
THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
7 - 9PM, POETRY READING 8PM
Twenty-Five Years and Counting…
1 - 25 SEPTEMBER
ASPECTS RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
FREE ADMISSION
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM (DURING MUSEUM OPENING HOURS)
OPENING NIGHT: THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER, 6 - 7PM
1 - 30 SEPTEMBER
FREE ADMISSION
Visit North Down Museum, throughout September, to get a flavour of Aspects’ history.
Aspects has had the privilege of hosting many of the great names in Irish writing over the
past 25 years, and the festival has also welcomed some of our best loved writers in the
early stages of their careers.
Taking place in two of the Museum’s galleries, find photographs, memorabilia and
recordings in the Museum’s Long Gallery; and festival posters presented in a timeline in
the Community Gallery.
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‘Turn to the feathered whisper of an owl,
delicate as the cusp of understanding.’
A unique collaboration of painting and
poetry by artist Lindsay Turk and poet
Jon Plunkett.
The works displayed in ‘Enough, and More’
are not paintings inspired by poems.
Nor are they poems inspired by paintings.
Instead they are the result of a joint
process of creativity, and an ongoing
evolution of ideas where paintings
and poems simultaneously influence
each other.
This exhibition explores how each moment
lived, good or bad, holds a complex fusion
of memories, aspirations and ideas that
influence who we are. The continual
flux and flow of these concepts ensures
‘Enough, and More’ is the couples’ most
varied and ambitious exhibition to date.
Lindsay Turk
A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art,
Lindsay has been exhibiting throughout
the UK for almost twenty years. Her work
frequently draws on natural themes
that relate in a variety of ways to the
human condition and often takes fleeting
moments and stills them into focus.
lindsayturk.com
Jon Plunkett
Born in Northern Ireland, Jon now lives and
writes in Scotland. His work has appeared
in numerous UK literary magazines,
anthologies and poetry journals including
Gutter, Northwords Now, Poetry Scotland
and Acumen. As well as writing, Jon has
also been leading the development of the
‘Corbenic Poetry Path’, a three kilometre
path with lines of poetry carved in stone,
etched in glass, cast in resin or burned into
wood along the way.
jonplunkettpoetry.weebly.com
corbenicpoetrypath.com
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2-16 September
Workshops 3, 17, 22, 1
Now and Then
Sustaining Your Artistic
Practice - Reflective Writing
BANGOR POETRY COMPETITION
PROJECT 24
THE BLACKBERRY PATH ART STUDIOS
SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER, SATURDAY 17
SEPTEMBER, SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER –
FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
PRICE: £30 (VAI MEMBERS) / £60 (NON
MEMBERS) – FOR ALL 3 WORKSHOPS
OPENING NIGHT:
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
7 - 9PM
MAX 8 PARTICIPANTS
2 - 5PM
TUESDAY – SATURDAY 11AM – 1PM
FREE ENTRY, EVERYONE WELCOME
Writing for, about, or around your practice:
A workshop in Reflective Writing.
The exhibition will showcase writing by
local poets. The work is selected from
submissions of illustrated poems exhibited
throughout the three floors of this small
but beautifully formed creative space.
As visual artists are more and more
required to articulate the underpinning of
their work, writing has become an essential
aspect. This workshop will consider writing
as a way of exploration, beyond explaining
one’s work.
You are invited to visit the exhibition and
vote for your favourite poem. All poetry
pieces are for sale.
The winning poem will be announced after
15 September and the winning author will
be offered the opportunity to read it at
Aspects Festival on Friday 23 September.
Come and see this unique exhibition, enjoy
some refreshments and listen to readings
by some of the participating poets.
If you wish to submit a poem
for the exhibition, email it to:
[email protected]
by 18 August with the heading:
‘Poetry Competition’.
Poems must be no longer than 30 lines,
and related to the theme ‘Now and Then’.
Up to four poems can be submitted per
person. Each selected poem must be
hand written, framed, signed and can
be illustrated.
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Over three sessions, the workshop will look
at the possibilities of how reflective writing
can help you explore new perspectives
as an artist. Through presentations,
reading of artists’ writings, discussions
and group feedback sessions, it will aim
to give you the inspiration, the confidence
and the tools to start writing and to use
this material for various purposes, be it
inspirational, promotional, or conceptual.
The workshop is open to all visual artists
interested in further understanding their
practice through the method of reflective
writing. Those new to writing are
particularly welcome.
In partnership with Visual Artists Ireland.
Creative Writing Workshop
with Liz Weir
7 – 8.45PM
FREE
Liz Weir has told her stories to people
of all ages on five continents. She has
performed in pubs and prisons and hospital
rooms. She worked on stages in the mighty
Vanderbilt Hall of New York’s Grand Central
Station and in the Royal Albert Hall.
Join this workshop and get tips and advice
on creative writing from her vast wealth
of experience.
SPACES ARE LIMITED
Please not that registration is directly with
Bangor Carnegie Library. Please telephone
028 9127 0591 to reserve your place.
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Sunday 18
Monday 19
The Bangor Book
BOOK LAUNCH
CLANDEBOYE ESTATE
SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
4PM
FREE EVENT
The roots of writing run deep in Bangor, one of medieval Ireland’s earliest monastic
centres of learning.
This year Aspects Festival is incredibly excited to launch our very first publication.
The Bangor Book charts the incredible journey of writers from this area and includes an
array of talented writers with links to, or a love for this part of the world.
Compiled by one of Aspects’ founders, Kenneth Irvine, The Bangor Book gathers poems
and prose, from historic writing to up-to-the minute contemporary works. Acclaimed
novelist Glenn Patterson provides the foreword, with an afterword by poet and academic
Gerald Dawe.
Join us for this event and be part of the celebration of 25 years of the Aspects festival!
This is a free event but please register at: aspectsfestival.com
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Micropoetry: Bitesize Poetry Workshop
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM
6.30PM
MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
£8
Poets Colin Dardis and Geraldine O’Kane encourage you to ‘think small’ and get to grips
with micropoetry. Whether it’s a humble haiku, an elfin elfchon, or just free verse, this
workshop will allow you to condense your thoughts into tweet-size stanzas and embrace
the way of the diminutive.
The workshop explores some traditional forms of short-form poetry, explaining the layout
and structure of each. Insights are shared into how to approach micropoetry and the
possibilities it allows. The workshop will inspire and work through creating participants
own works. Duration: 90mins
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Monday 19
Tuesday 20
Poetic Justice:
a song of joy and hope
Paul Muldoon
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM
6PM
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
£10
MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
8PM
£6
Join Athol Williams from South Africa and
Anthony McCann from Northern Ireland for
an exploration of the power of words, the
politics of the personal and the possibilities
of the heart as they debut their creative
collaboration.
Athol Williams is an award-winning poet,
social philosopher and social entrepreneur.
Athol believes in the power of education as
a source of freedom, and in our potential
for human prosperity and social justice. An
inspirational speaker, Athol draws on his
experience of apartheid in South Africa to
show the power of self-belief in crafting an
extraordinary life.
Athol has published 3 collections of poetry
and 2 children’s books. He co-founded
Read to Rise, an NGO that promotes youth
literacy. In 2015, he won the Sol Plaatje
European Union poetry award.
Anthony McCann is an award-winning
social philosopher, poet, social entrepreneur
and songwriter. A specialist in ethics,
culture change, leadership and the
anthropology of music, Anthony’s work
explores the gentleness at the heart of
helpfulness, the extraordinary at the
heart of the ordinary and the horizons
of social justice.
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If you’re a fan of poetry you won’t want
to miss this special evening with the
incomparable Paul Muldoon. Poet,
Professor of Poetry at Princeton University,
translator, anthologiser and critic – a writer
who has been described as a riddler.
Muldoon’s first full collection of poetry,
New Weather, was published in 1973. Over
a forty-year career this Pulitzer Prize winner
has established himself not only as one
of Ireland’s most important poets but as
one of the most significant poets writing in
English, with collections such as;
Madoc: A Mystery (1990), Moy Sand and
Gravel (2002), Horse Latitudes (2006) and
Maggot (2010).
In addition to editing many anthologies of
poetry – The Faber Book of Contemporary
Irish Poetry (1986) for instance - he has also
translated the work of other poets, such as
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill’s The Astrakhan Cloak
(1992).
Always interested in music, he has written
librettos and lyrics since the 1990’s and has
most recently collaborated with the singer
Paul Brady; his current band is the ‘Wayside
Shrines’. Paul Muldoon’s latest collection
One Thousand Things Worth Knowing was
published by Faber and Faber in 2015.
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Tuesday 20
Wednesday 21 Thursday 22
The Clandeboye Reading Party
Lord Dufferin (1826-1902):
‘a personal perspective’ with Lady Dufferin
CLANDEBOYE ESTATE
8PM
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
£8
A unique opportunity to attend an evening talk with Lady Dufferin where she examines the
vision and career of Lord Dufferin – first Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902) - a man
whose career encompassed an empire. One of the most accomplished Victorian diplomats,
Lord Dufferin served as Viceroy of India, Governor General of Canada and as British
Ambassador to St Petersburg, Constantinople, Rome and Paris.
Throughout her life Lady Dufferin has been inspired by Lord Dufferin and has treasured and
sustained the family home at Clandeboye. Lady Dufferin’s talk will explore the impact of
Clandeboye and Ireland on Lord Dufferin and how this legacy has been inspirational for her.
Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Modern History at Trinity College
Dublin, will chair Lady Dufferin’s lecture. It will be followed by a discussion, with invited
literary specialists and historians from Trinity and Queen’s University Belfast.
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CLANDEBOYE ESTATE
1PM, 3PM
WEDNESDAY 21 & THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
FREE EVENT
In 2016 the centenaries of both the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme, events
so central to the identity of many people living on this island, were commemorated.
By focusing on how and why we commemorate and by debating and discussing issues
of history and memory this series of talks aim to raise awareness, and deepen our
understanding of relationships within the island, of ourselves and our shared - frequently
contested - past.
Over what promises to be two stimulating days of discussion, the Clandeboye reading
party invites staff and students from Queens University Belfast (QUB) and Trinity College
Dublin (TCD) and members of the public to debate issues of culture and identity. Debating
the history and literature of Ulster and how it related to the wider context of Ireland, Britain
and the British Empire.
Wednesday 21 September:
1 - 2pm: Ulster, Ireland and Britain: researchers in History and English from QUB and TCD
will present aspects of their work relating to the history and culture of Ulster, Ireland and
Britain from the plantations of Ulster in the seventeenth century until the present day.
3-5pm: Panel Discussion: ‘History, Memory and Commemoration’ with historians and
literary scholars from Trinity and Queens.
Thursday 22 September:
1 - 2pm: Society and Print Culture in Ireland: researchers in History and English from QUB
and TCD will present aspects of their work relating to the social history and culture of
Ireland, especially Ulster, from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.
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Wednesday 21
Van Morrison is a man whose legendary
blend of mystic poetry and soulful music
has inspired and uplifted audiences
throughout an extraordinary career. This
unique night will bring you not only the
best of Van Morrison’s music, but also an
insight into the craftsmanship of one of the
world’s outstanding songwriters.
Lit Up Inside
From his earliest days, Van Morrison has
channeled the influences of creative giants
such as Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers,
Muddy Waters, Mahalia Jackson, and
Leadbelly. His music has defied boundaries,
offering everything from the swinging souljazz of Moondance to the traditional styles
of Irish Heartbeat. In the last few decades,
he has collaborated with a range of artists
including John Lee Hooker, Mose Allison,
and Tom Jones, and dedicated projects to
celebrating and re-exploring his blues, jazz,
skiffle and country roots.
CULLODEN HOTEL
VAN MORRISON
AN EVENING OF WORDS AND MUSIC
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
8pm
£65/£45
In a career spanning thirty-five studio
albums, he has been honoured with a
Brit Award, a knighthood, an Ivor Novello,
six Grammys, honorary doctorates from
Queen’s University Belfast and University of
Ulster, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame and the French Ordres des Artes
et des Lettres. Van Morrison has done
nothing less than re-define the possibilities
of popular music.
The range of his work is clear from the
first volume of his lyrics, Lit Up Inside.
Selected Lyrics (Faber and Faber, 2014).
This publication was the catalyst
for a series of sell-out, introspective
performances which explored the roots
of his art in the company of some special
guest contributors.
For this year’s Aspects Van Morrison will
also be joined in conversation by some
invited friends. Details to be revealed closer
to the event, keep an eye on the Aspects
website and social media!
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Thursday 22
Thursday 22
Brian McGilloway
Steve Cavanagh
Writing Crime: Panel Discussion
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM
6PM
£7
Get an insight into the minds and practice of crime-writing authors Brian McGilloway and
Steve Cavanagh as they talk to Gerard Brennan (crimesceneni.blogspot.co.uk).
Brian McGilloway is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed
Inspector Benedict Devlin and DS Lucy Black series. In 2014, Brian won BBC NI’s Tony Doyle
Award for his screenplay, Little Emperors, an award which saw him become Writer In
Residence with BBC NI. His latest novels in 2015 were The Forgotten Ones and Preserve
The Dead.
‘Preserve the Dead is storytelling of the highest order from one of Irish crime writing’s
most unassuming masters’.
Irish Independent
Steve Cavanagh writes fast-paced legal thrillers set in New York City featuring series
character Eddie Flynn. His debut novel, The Defence was long-listed for the Crime Writer’s
Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and shortlisted for two Dead Good Readers Awards.
His new book, The Plea was described by Ian Rankin as, ‘A gripping twisty thriller’.
‘Lively, clever and enjoyable . . . Cavanagh writes vividly about American injustice . . .
The constant action is interrupted only by absorbing courtroom scene’.
The Times
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Gerald Dawe
CLANDEBOYE ESTATE
8PM
£8
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear new and selected work from Gerald Dawe in the
atmospheric surroundings of Clandeboye Estate.
Born in Belfast in 1952, Gerald Dawe is an acclaimed poet, essayist, anthologist and
literary critic. From his impressive first collection Sheltering Places (Gallery, 1978), Dawe
has established himself as one of Ireland’s most significant voices nationally and
internationally.
Reviewing Of War and War’s Alarms: Reflections on Modern Irish Writing (CUP, 2015) the
author Carlo Gébler said: ‘So what sort of an animal is Of War and War’s Alarms? Every
chapter is rich, detailed, focused, lean and comprised of multiple elements (history,
biography, criticism, memoir and so on), all of which are deftly and ingeniously woven into
a seamless whole’.
Gerald Dawe is Professor of English and Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin and founderdirector of the Oscar Wilde Centre at Trinity College.
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Friday 23
Friday 23
Resource for Writers
1 - 2PM
MINDFULNESS & CBT (COGNITIVE
BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY) TO ADDRESS
BLOCKS IN CREATIVITY WITH
ANN BRACKEN
THE FESTIVAL YURT
This workshop will inspire writers to
express their creativity with confidence.
Ann Bracken draws on her considerable
expertise and insight as a psychotherapist
and writer, to guide you through highly
effective, mindfulness-based stress
reduction techniques and CBT skills.
You will learn how to recognise and
challenge self-sabotaging thinking patterns
and limiting beliefs, clearing the mental
and emotional space for a more productive
and enjoyable creative experience.
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
£25 FOR FULL PROGRAMME
£8 PER INDIVIDUAL SESSION
This will be of benefit not only to writers,
but in fact to anyone who suffers from
performance-related stress, whatever field
they are working in.
Ann Bracken is a published author and
feature writer on matters of emotional and
psychological health and well-being. She is
a leading professional Mindfulness Trainer,
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and
Fertility Coach. She is a published author
(Mind, Body, Baby: CBT, Mindfulness and
Good Nutrition to Enhance Fertility (Yellow
Kite, 2016)) with a regular blogspot on The
Huffington Post New York.
2.15 – 5.30 PM
DEBUT WRITERS’ WORKSHOP WITH
THE FELDSTEIN AGENCY
Ann Bracken
2.15 – 3.00 PM: PRESENTING YOUR WORK
TO AGENTS AND PUBLISHERS
While writing your novel is the hard part,
getting your work in front of publishers
and agents is yet another hurdle all writers
have to cross. This seminar will cover all
you need to know about contacting agents
and publishers, and how to prepare and
submit your work to them.
Susan and Paul Feldstein
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Lesley Allen
3.15 – 4PM: GETTING SIGNED AND WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT
You’ve got a publishing deal – what now?
This session provides a review of the
publishing process, from manuscript to
market and looks at agents’ and publishers’
contracts.
4.15 – 5.00 PM: DEBUT FICTION
PUBLISHING PANEL DISCUSSION
The Inside Track with novelist Tanya
Ravenswater, Lesley Allen and Twenty7
Books, London. Chaired by Paul and
Susan Feldstein.
Newly published authors, Tanya
Ravenswater and Lesley Allen talk about
their personal publishing journeys – from
completing the first draft of the manuscript
to finding an agent and then a publisher,
as well as the editing process and the
business of self-promotion.
A representative of new London publisher
Twenty7 Books talks about what they are
looking for in a debut author, the editorial
process and the current trends in fiction
publishing, as well as answering your
questions and offering a publisher’s point
of view.
5.00 – 5.30 PM: NEW VOICES
Debut novelists Tanya Ravenswater and
Lesley Allen read from their recently
published novels.
Bangor-born Tanya Ravenswater was the
winner of the 2014–2015 Cheshire Prize
for Literature. Her debut novel Jacques
(Twenty7 Books, 2016) has just been
published in paperback.
Lesley Allen is the author of the debut
novel The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir
(Twenty7 Books, 2016). She lives in
Bangor, and provides PR and Programme
Development for the town’s Open House
Festival. Lesley is a recipient of an Arts
Council ACES award for 2016.
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Friday 23
Friday 23
Poetry Slam
THE FESTIVAL YURT
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
7PM£5
Poetry NI presents: The North Down Heat
of the All Ireland Poetry Slam.
Bring your poems from page to stage and
enter our live event, at which poets read
original work.
Just register at the start of the night if
you want to enter. Names will be drawn
out from the hat at random to read. You
have three minutes to compete in, and
our judges will score who goes through to
the next round. The outright winner will be
crowned ‘Aspects Poetry Slam Champion’!
This is a first stage event in selecting
Ireland’s top eight poets for the All Ireland
Poetry Slam. The top two poets will join
winners from other regional heats across
Ulster in an All-Ulster final (Sat 1st October,
5pm - Enniskillen - Blakes of the Hollow).
From there, two winners join six other
poets from across Connacht, Leinster
and Munster in the grand final, which this
year will be held in Leinster (date to be
confirmed). One poet will walk away with
the prestigious crown of All Ireland Poetry
Slam Champion.
Maeve Binchy’s Aches and Pains
Rules:
• Any poet that goes over the three minute time limit will be eliminated.
• No props.
• No musical accompaniment.
• All poems must be your own work.
• All poems must be read on your own
no duets/group pieces.
• Any breaking of the rules leads to disqualification!
Good luck everyone!
Poetry NI is passionate about poetry,
especially from within Northern Ireland.
It aims to help provide a platform for local
poets, showcasing great writing through
readings, open mics, poetry slams and more,
while also publishing work from a range
of up-and-coming voices. Find out more
about them by visiting; poetryni.com
poetryni.com
Twitter: @poetryni
Facebook: facebook.com/poetryforni
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(adapted for stage by Shay Linehan of Deilg Inish Theatre Company)
THE SPACE, SERC
8PM
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
£12
When the late, great Maeve Binchy went into hospital for a hip replacement some years
ago, what did she do? Play the martyr? Complain and wait to get better? Not a bit of it that was never Maeve!
What she did do was write a ‘cheer up’ book, a sort of survival manual, containing, ‘advice
about how to muddle through in times of aches and pains’.
In the book, Maeve offers hilarious advice on: baring your body; motivating the patient in
the next bed; hiding being lame; becoming a friend to your feet; making a will; things never
to ask a child; how to be less nervy; terrific things to do when getting old; how to give up
drink and many more unique and ‘Maeviously’ wonderful perspectives on life.
Aches and Pains is Maeve at her wisest, funniest, and most tongue-in-cheek.
Directed by Margaret Dunne and starring Michael Heavey and Margaret Toomey, the play
is set in a recuperation ward where two post-operative ‘hippies’, Ann and Stan, try to figure
out the best way to tackle life, armed only with a plastic hip and a positive attitude.
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Friday 23
Saturday 24
The Way We Were
SINÉAD MORIARTY
THE FESTIVAL YURT
11AM£10
Bestselling women’s fiction writer, Sinéad
Moriarty always manages to get right
into the minds of her fictional characters,
giving readers the chance to escape into
an embracing atmosphere, a bit like a
favourite reading nook. A new novel is
always eagerly awaited!
Her latest novel The Way We Were (Penguin
Ireland, 2015), winner of the 2015 Irish
Independent Popular Fiction Book of the
Year in the Irish Book Awards, takes the
reader a step beyond her previous ones,
with its dual location and unusual storyline.
Owen O’Neill: Red Noise
THE FESTIVAL YURT, BANGOR CASTLE WALLED GARDEN
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
9.30PM
£12
By turn poignant and hilarious, Red Noise with Owen O’Neill is the most unexpected of
performances and a highlight of this year’s Aspects programme.
Alice and Ben are a couple like any other
- bound together by love, work, children,
familiarity and a shared sense of purpose.
But when Ben decides to pursue a dream
of his own, he brings devastation on his
family and, as far as they know, their lives
will never be the same again. So what
happens if they get a second chance?
Can they – should they – go back to the
way they were?
This Cookstown comedian has many strings to his bow. As an actor, writer and poet, he
has created a hybrid of theatrical monologue, poetry and stand-up story-telling. Having
scribbled down verse since he was a young boy, O’Neill incorporated poetry into his stand-up
act in the 1980s. It’s only recently, however, that he has developed a full show around it.
His stage persona is that of an unassuming friend, rather than in-your-face stand up.
Prepare to take a journey with O’Neill, both poetic and comedic, in this sixty minute show.
Owen O’Neill’s most recent volume of poetry was published in 2014, ‘Licking the Matchbox’.
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Saturday 24
Saturday 24
Tara West: Happy Dark
THE FESTIVAL YURT
In this immersive and brilliantly written
memoir, Tara West tells readers about
her battle with depression and how she
has learnt to cope with the disease that
threatened to engulf her. Through her
writing, she makes the darkness of mental
health visible. She shares intimate insights:
those gained through therapy and also
those realised about her mother and their
relationship. From living in Rathcoole as
a teenager and young adult, to working
as an advertising executive in Belfast, to
living as a young mother in Carrickfergus,
Tara recounts the moments of happiness
and despair with poignant and beautiful
honesty – and her trademark black humour.
Tara West is an Irish author based in
Belfast. Her first novel, Fodder (Blackstaff
Press, 2002) was published to widespread
critical acclaim and established her
reputation as a fresh and original new
writer. She appears regularly at literary
and cultural festivals and has received a
number of Arts Council of Northern Ireland
awards. Her short stories are punchy
and pithy and give a flavour of real life in
Northern Ireland. She works in advertising
and is a member of the Society of Authors.
Liberties Press published her novel Poets
Are Eaten as a Delicacy in Japan in 2013.
Photo by Maria McManus
1PM£7
Aces Literary Salon
2.30PM
FREE ADMISSION
Join the literature recipients of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s ACES award for a
showcase of writing of depth and talent, from some of the country’s most promising artists.
The Artists Career Enhancement Scheme (ACES) award is made annually to professional
artists working in music, visual arts, literature and participatory arts, allowing them to
develop their professional artistic careers. It is the most prestigious award bestowed by the
Arts Council annually.
For more information about the Salon readers and to register, visit: aspectsfestival.com
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Saturday 24
Saturday 24
A Writer’s Guide to Humour
THE FESTIVAL YURT
5PM£8
Come to a rib-tickling late afternoon event,
where an eclectic panel of writers give their
recommendations for their favourite funny
books. They’ll talk about what inspires
them, tips on writing for laughs and will
look into the lives of some of those who
make us laugh.
The panel will include Aspects veteran and
dark humoured novelist, Colin Bateman and
comedian, poet and actor Owen O’Neill.
In 2016, Bateman published his 28th
novel, ‘Papercuts’. He has written for the
large and small screen. He recently wrote
the screenplay for the upcoming film
The Journey, which has been selected for
the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto
International Film Festival 2016.
The Telegraph included him in their, ‘50
crime writers to read before you die’.
Owen O’Neill has appeared on TV
comedy panels, written poetry books and
performed stand-up all over the world.
Duke Special and Ulaid: Belfast Suite
8PM
£15
Drawing on their influences from the traditional music world and pre-rock and roll song
writing, Ulaid and Duke Special combine forces to create an original work called
‘Belfast Suite.’
Exploring the collection of noted historian and antiquary Francis J Bigger, they have written
new compositions inspired by obscure treasures found among the Bigger collection and by
the incredible story of the City of Belfast.
Playing to their strengths, the collaboration allows the stunning musicianship of Ulaid and
Duke Special’s curiosity in story to shine, which delivers a unique and compelling new sound.
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Sunday 25
A Reading with
Glenn Patterson
THE FESTIVAL YURT
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
Sunday 25
Spirit of ’58
THE FESTIVAL YURT
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
4PM£6
2PM£8
Glenn Patterson, award-winning writer,
memoirist, critic, screenwriter and
broadcaster, is an old friend of Aspects.
The author of nine novels - from Burning
Your Own (1988) to The Mill for Grinding
Old People Young (2012) - Here’s Me Here.
Further Reflections of a Lapsed Protestant
(New Island, 2015) is his most recent
collection of writing for newspapers
and radio.
An author who has continually embraced
his native Belfast as the setting of his
work, Patterson has described his novels
as ‘alternative histories.’ The Rest Just
Follows (Faber and Faber, 2014) is his most
recent novel. We’re back in 1974, the Bay
City Rollers are top of the pops and Craig,
St John and Maxine are in their first terms
at big school. We’re also in Belfast, so it’s
not just bullies and homework that our
characters have to contend with but the
Troubles growing around them.
In the words of one reviewer it is a ‘study
of ordinary lives in an extraordinary time,
sweet and bitter, and always compelling.’
Director Evan Marshall will give an
introductory talk prior to this special
Aspects screening of Spirit of ’58 – a
new documentary on Northern Ireland’s
wonderful 1958 team (NI 2015, 61mins,
Documentary Panorama).
In the summer of 1958 Northern Ireland
stood just one game away from a semifinal appearance in the World Cup against
the mighty Brazil.
The heroic story of this uniquely blessed
squad of players, led by the peerless Danny
Blanchflower, is one which takes in the
Munich Air Tragedy, a fight against Sabbath
Observers within the IFA who tried to stop
them going to the tournament in Sweden
and a violent win-or-bust struggle against
Italy to qualify. And yet it has almost
been forgotten.
This, the first documentary celebrating
their achievements, includes interviews
with all the surviving players. Join us for this
archive-rich film which finally tells the story
of Northern Ireland’s greatest ever team.
‘Glenn Patterson is a national treasure’
Ian Sansom
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Sunday 25
The Future Always
Makes Me So Thirsty
NORTH DOWN MUSEUM
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
Monday 26 Wednesday 28
SOMME
CENTENARY
EVENTS
8PM£5
Northern Ireland is rightly celebrated the
world over for its rich poetic heritage and
vibrant poetry culture – Seamus Heaney,
Michael Longley, Medbh McGuckian,
Paul Muldoon, Leonita Flynn and Sinéad
Morrissey (amongst others) have changed
the map of contemporary poetry.
Edited by Sinéad Morrissey and Stephen
Connolly, The Future Always Makes Me
So Thirsty. New Poets from the North of
Ireland is a landmark anthology of poetry
published earlier this year which brings
together the best of the new generation
that has emerged in Northern Ireland over
the past decade, from more established
poets such as Miriam Gamble, Caoilinn
Hughes and Stephen Sexton to exciting
new voices such as Padraig Regan,
Manuela Moser and Emma Must.
Aspects is delighted to present readings
from this ground breaking anthology,
introduced by Stephen Connolly.
Expect to hear poets who are confidently
poised to carry the proud tradition of
contemporary poetry in Northern Ireland
into the future.
All For the Dead
Man’s Penny
The Prodger
by Tina Noonan
with Liz Weir and Ciaran Mulholland
THE SPACE, SERC
MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
7.30PMFREE
6.30PMFREE
Internationally renowned storyteller Liz
Weir and fiddle player Ciaran Mulholland
tell a tale that links past and present, a tale
of lost youth and memories that span the
generations.
A teenage girl explores her family history
a century after World War I. Whilst 200,000
Irish soldiers fought in the war, this is the
story of one young Donegal man who
responded to the call to arms.
Like the youthful warrior Oisín, he left a
world which would be totally transformed
during his absence.
FREE EVENT
Please register with Bangor Carnegie
Library to book your place on:
028 9127 0591.
The Prodger tells the story of the writer’s
Grand Uncle Johnny, an Irishman from
Waterford who fought at The Somme, woke
up in a morgue and found his right leg
amputated below the knee. This one act
play highlights the plight of the Forgotten;
the Irish men who fought in WW1, endured
its horrors and survived, returning to a new
and divided Ireland where they buried their
stories, never breathing a word of them to
a single, living soul.
A one act play - based on the writer’s
Great Uncle, an Irish Veteran - a private, an
amputee, a survivor of The Somme. Set in a
bar, Lismore, Co. Waterford, circa 1964.
FREE EVENT
No tickets will be issued for the events.
Please register with Ards and North Down
Borough Council Good Relations section.
0300 013 3333.
Performance contains adult language and content.
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booking information
Book online at
aspectsfestival.com
Or in person at
North Down Museum
028 9127 1200
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4.30pm
Sunday 12noon – 4.30pm
Mondays in August: 10am – 4.30pm
Ards Arts Centre
028 9181 0803
Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am – 4.30pm
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Tickets can be purchased from all
Ards and North Down Visitor Information Centres.
Refund Policy
Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded, so please
check them as soon as you receive them.
Access for Disabled Patrons
We welcome disabled patrons, but would appreciate
knowing your requirements in advance.
All events were correct at the time of going to print.
Aspects Festival reserves the right to make alterations if necessary.
No photography/recording of events.
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