Jan Carson
@JanCarson7280
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Trying to do everything at once and never miss Casualty. For bookings and queries contact my agent or PR. Details on website.
Belfast
Joined January 2013
Happy publication day to my eighth book. Godspeed the little horse as they canter their way unto bookshelves up and down the land #quicklywhiletheystillhavehorses
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Christmas show came from the house todaywith @paula_mcintyre @JanCarson7280 Tom Williamson @ms_clara_tracey and @the4ofus in the living room. Thanks to everybody who came, took part or just listened. Doesn't feel like work...
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Huge congratulations to the brilliant and lovely @RuthGilligan who’s just won the Readers’ Prize at the LEC literature festival here in Cognac for the French translation of her novel, The Butchers
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@JanCarson7280 a new french review of Les Ravissements on Babelio : "Tout l'espoir de l'Irlande du Nord repose sur les fluettes épaules des enfants en cette période de Troubles. Hannah Adger, onze ans, fait partie d'une famille très dévote, issue d'un r… https://t.co/K9y0gdvAet
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Thoroughly enjoyed chatting about the Art of the #ShortStory with @JanCarson7280 and Mary Costello @DublinBookFest And great to hear such insightful questions from writers and readers in the audience too, demonstrating the significant interest in this brilliant art form!
Looking back at #DBF24 to the Saturday in our Festival Hub, we had great insights and discussion around The Art of the Short Story, as @JanCarson7280 and Mary Costello discussed their latest collections and more with @BredaBrown1
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Thank you to @JanCarson7280 and @HilaryCopeland for being fantastic judges for our recent IEF Essay Writing Competition. #thankfulthursday
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Two weeks to get your story, novel extract, essay or poem(s) into us. Submission guidelines and access the Submittable link anseo: https://t.co/h9dTbSKLR5
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Gorgeous family friendly musical production on the near horizon! @LyricBelfast @ReplayTheatreCo @JanCarson7280 @DukeSpecial 🎶 🐇 Wonder if I could bribe our two big teens to join me… 🤔
The Velveteen Rabbit Comes To Life At The Lyric 🐰 We've joined forces with Replay Theatre Company for this heartwarming new musical with a script by acclaimed writer Jan Carson and music by the wonderful Duke Special. 📰: https://t.co/NccoRSXFtx
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Yay for Samantha Harvey, not just because of Orbital (which is sublime) but because she’s been writing consistently brilliant books for years and will hopefully now get the readership she deserves.
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Looking forward to a first collaboration between @JanCarson7280 & @DukeSpecial with The Velveteen Rabbit, @janicekernoghan directing, @LyricBelfast & @ReplayTheatreCo for @Young_at_Art’s Belfast Children’s Festival in March. My @BritTheatreGuid news story:
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@JanCarson7280 a new french review of Les Ravissements on Babelio : "Hannah est une petite fille de 11 ans. Elle grandit en Irlande du Nord, dans le petit village de Ballylack. Elle est solitaire, obéissante, ne mâche jamais de chewing-gum, ne regarde p… https://t.co/wvlJl3Tba9
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The Velveteen Rabbit Comes To Life At The Lyric 🐰 We've joined forces with Replay Theatre Company for this heartwarming new musical with a script by acclaimed writer Jan Carson and music by the wonderful Duke Special. 📰: https://t.co/NccoRSXFtx
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@JanCarson7280 a new french review of Le fantôme sur la banquette arrière on Babelio : "J'ai dévoré ses deux premiers romans et... j'ai dévoré les quelques 300 pages de ce recueil qui contient plutôt des "novelas", que des "nouvelles courtes". Une fois … https://t.co/GQ9GcTc9Pb
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Velveteen Rabbit tickets are on sale. These would make a brilliant Christmas present - easy to wrap if nothing else
Put a Spring in your step with an original musical adaption of the children’s classic #TheVelveteenRabbit coming to the Lyric in 2025. With a brilliant new script by celebrated writer Jan Carson and music from the renowned Duke Special. 🐰: https://t.co/T9SOnp2NGt
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It’s only that I was expecting the antichrist to be a little more convincing
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Your Sunday to-do list: 1. Polish up your best story under 4000 words. 2. Submit it to the Bristol Short Story Prize, full details here: https://t.co/3AKrk2a64c We want your stories! @TangentBooks @ShortStoryComps 😀😍😉
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Thanks to all @DublinBookFest for a gorgeous day catching up with lots of old friends and having great chats with Lucy Sweeney Byrne, Maggie Armstrong, Mary Costello and Brede Brown
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Very considered, inspiring advice today on the short story from @JanCarson7280 and Mary Costello, hosted by @BredaBrown1 @DublinBookFest 💙
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𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 to Thursday 28 October 1982 - 42 years ago - a new shopping complex was opened in Ballymena containing 70 shopping units and providing 800 jobs. Environment Minister David Mitchell performed the opening ceremony. Austin Hunter reports, and interviews
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So sad to hear this. What an amazing inspiring woman she was
The former Alliance Party assembly member Anna Lo has died at the age of 74. https://t.co/vGrC2YP4uz
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