Our Editor in Chief reviews Wendy Erskine's debut novel, The Benefactors. THE BENEFACTORS – Wendy Erskine Reviewed by Hanna Nielson   ...

by Hanna Nielson   Directed by Luke Mosely and written by Jamie Phillips, Famine Fortune is billed as, “A comedy following two Irishmen...

By Hanna Nielson, Editor in Chief Last month, I was invited to attend the press breakfast prelaunch for upcoming Crescent Arts Centre’s...

On Human Rights, Dublin Awards and Paying Attention in the Information Age 22 May, 2025 There was a lovely golden crescent moon hung...

The following is an audio transcription made by Hanna Nielson of The Belfast Review of the speeches delivered by the awardees for the...

Five courageous human rights defenders receive Front Line Defenders Award Laureates hail from Benin, Dominican Republic/Haiti, Thailand,...

2025 marks the 15th edition of Belfast Book Festival, housed all under one roof at The Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast from 5-12 June ....

Press Release from The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Book lovers encouraged to Save the Date for Belfast Book Festival 2025 Snow Patrol’s...

Our Editor-in-Chief shares a personal essay about one of her Hollywood filmmaking adventures about the price to pay when egos collide...

Our first nonfiction piece for the new blog - writer John Moriarty tackles Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, and takes his own walk down...

Our own Poetry Editor shares her thoughts on a local writing workshop she attended, and delves into her own solution for writer’s block....

To launch our Spring 2025 blog, we have some poetry with a hint of post-winter blues. The timing couldn’t be more right for this musical...

Here's an overview of all the exciting events we had the chance to attend the past several days. From talks with Hollywood directors,...

Our editor gives a thoughtful review of the Abbey Theatre’s play reading series Love at First Sight, with Aidan Quinn & Steve Buscemi

Our nonfiction editor Jen Herron muses about the value of social media for writers, the pros and cons, and the personal costs of...

Writer Jen Herron wonders how much writers should personally reveal about themselves and whether it’s sometimes wiser to self-censor.

This week we're delving into another 'city poem,', this time set in Dublin. It would be fair enough to say that Dublin poems could be an...

Writer-editor-filmmaker and artist Hanna Nielson shares her personal journey with disability and healing through her artist process.

26 September, 2024 The Belfast Review The versatility of poetry allows a building up of layers in its portrayal of a person, place,...

The weather here in Belfast is turning steadily cooler, the days shorter, and its nearly time to break out the wooly knits and hot cocoa....