Lynn Buckle
@lynnbuckle.bsky.social
🤘🏻🦻Irish author of What Willow Says + The Groundsmen. Pub by époque press, Calman Levy, Profilkitap.Climate writing, trees, leaves, more 🍃Translated into English, Irish, Turkish, French, Japanese, Welsh, Polish, Irish Sign Language, & Oxford commas please
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The 2021 @barbellionprize.bsky.social winning What Willow Says by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart’
From you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:https://www.epoquepress.com/online-store/What-Willow-Says-p300450204
#epoquepress #booksky
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart’
From you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:https://www.epoquepress.com/online-store/What-Willow-Says-p300450204
#epoquepress #booksky
August 14, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The 2021 @barbellionprize.bsky.social winning What Willow Says by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart’
From you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:https://www.epoquepress.com/online-store/What-Willow-Says-p300450204
#epoquepress #booksky
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart’
From you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:https://www.epoquepress.com/online-store/What-Willow-Says-p300450204
#epoquepress #booksky
July 22, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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The Barbellion Prize PAST WINNERS! 🏆🏆🏆
2020: Riva Lehrer Golem Girl: A Memoir (One World/Virago Press)
2021: What Willow Says @lynnbuckle.bsky.social (@epoquepress.bsky.social)
2022: @lettymchugh.bsky.social
Book of Hours: An Almanac for The Seasons of The Soul (Self-published w/support from DAO)
2020: Riva Lehrer Golem Girl: A Memoir (One World/Virago Press)
2021: What Willow Says @lynnbuckle.bsky.social (@epoquepress.bsky.social)
2022: @lettymchugh.bsky.social
Book of Hours: An Almanac for The Seasons of The Soul (Self-published w/support from DAO)
April 30, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The Barbellion Prize PAST WINNERS! 🏆🏆🏆
2020: Riva Lehrer Golem Girl: A Memoir (One World/Virago Press)
2021: What Willow Says @lynnbuckle.bsky.social (@epoquepress.bsky.social)
2022: @lettymchugh.bsky.social
Book of Hours: An Almanac for The Seasons of The Soul (Self-published w/support from DAO)
2020: Riva Lehrer Golem Girl: A Memoir (One World/Virago Press)
2021: What Willow Says @lynnbuckle.bsky.social (@epoquepress.bsky.social)
2022: @lettymchugh.bsky.social
Book of Hours: An Almanac for The Seasons of The Soul (Self-published w/support from DAO)
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The Groundsmen, the debut novel by @barbellionprize.bsky.social
winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘fierce and fearless’
Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘fierce and fearless’
Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
April 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The Groundsmen, the debut novel by @barbellionprize.bsky.social
winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘fierce and fearless’
Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘fierce and fearless’
Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from our website: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepress #books #bookrecommendations #booksky
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Submissions for the 2026 Barbellion Prize are open!
The Barbellion Prize celebrates & promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness & disability.
Subs open 2nd April-1st September, 2026.
Judges: Penny Pepper, Dr David Bolt & Letty McHugh.
Full details: barbellionprize.org
The Barbellion Prize celebrates & promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness & disability.
Subs open 2nd April-1st September, 2026.
Judges: Penny Pepper, Dr David Bolt & Letty McHugh.
Full details: barbellionprize.org
April 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Submissions for the 2026 Barbellion Prize are open!
The Barbellion Prize celebrates & promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness & disability.
Subs open 2nd April-1st September, 2026.
Judges: Penny Pepper, Dr David Bolt & Letty McHugh.
Full details: barbellionprize.org
The Barbellion Prize celebrates & promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness & disability.
Subs open 2nd April-1st September, 2026.
Judges: Penny Pepper, Dr David Bolt & Letty McHugh.
Full details: barbellionprize.org
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A trailer for this Thursday's live online event with author Isabel Waidner and their new novel AS IF. (The sound doesn't work, so you'll have to take my word for it.) If you haven't already received an invitation and want to join us please email via my website davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site
March 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A trailer for this Thursday's live online event with author Isabel Waidner and their new novel AS IF. (The sound doesn't work, so you'll have to take my word for it.) If you haven't already received an invitation and want to join us please email via my website davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site
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Great to see the Barbellion Prize winning What Willow Says by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social reaching a wider audience through the recent French publication by Calmann Levy (Ce que disent les saules - translated by Catherine Richard-Mas)
Some fantastic bookseller reviews also coming through.
#booksky
Some fantastic bookseller reviews also coming through.
#booksky
February 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Great to see the Barbellion Prize winning What Willow Says by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social reaching a wider audience through the recent French publication by Calmann Levy (Ce que disent les saules - translated by Catherine Richard-Mas)
Some fantastic bookseller reviews also coming through.
#booksky
Some fantastic bookseller reviews also coming through.
#booksky
You can now read What Willow Says in French! Published by Calmann Levy and translated by Catherine Richard-Mas
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
You can now read What Willow Says in French! Published by Calmann Levy and translated by Catherine Richard-Mas
@dublintheatrefest.bsky.social did you proud today @ilyakaminsky.bsky.social 🤟staging Deaf Republic
October 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@dublintheatrefest.bsky.social did you proud today @ilyakaminsky.bsky.social 🤟staging Deaf Republic
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A shortlist to get excited about - isn't that what we want from a prize?
Huge congratulations @benpester.bsky.social @cdrose.bsky.social Sarah Hall Colwill Brown (who's had a very good week!) Yrsa Daley-Ward & Charlie Porter
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Huge congratulations @benpester.bsky.social @cdrose.bsky.social Sarah Hall Colwill Brown (who's had a very good week!) Yrsa Daley-Ward & Charlie Porter
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
October 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A shortlist to get excited about - isn't that what we want from a prize?
Huge congratulations @benpester.bsky.social @cdrose.bsky.social Sarah Hall Colwill Brown (who's had a very good week!) Yrsa Daley-Ward & Charlie Porter
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Huge congratulations @benpester.bsky.social @cdrose.bsky.social Sarah Hall Colwill Brown (who's had a very good week!) Yrsa Daley-Ward & Charlie Porter
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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The Groundsmen by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘a fierce and fearless new voice’
‘provocative and obsessive’
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
‘a fierce and fearless new voice’
‘provocative and obsessive’
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
September 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Groundsmen by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘a fierce and fearless new voice’
‘provocative and obsessive’
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
‘a fierce and fearless new voice’
‘provocative and obsessive’
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
Poets, rappers, and hedges. That’s the deal this weekend at Mount Brisco Festival of Hedges!
tickets.mountbriscoe.ie/events/poetr...
tickets.mountbriscoe.ie/events/poetr...
Poetry Writing Workshop with Testament | 11:45pm - 1:15pm | Sep 6
Testament is an aclaimed writer, rapper, educator and world record breaking beatboxer.
tickets.mountbriscoe.ie
September 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Poets, rappers, and hedges. That’s the deal this weekend at Mount Brisco Festival of Hedges!
tickets.mountbriscoe.ie/events/poetr...
tickets.mountbriscoe.ie/events/poetr...
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What Willow Say, by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
Winner of the Barbellion Prize 2021
‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#books
Winner of the Barbellion Prize 2021
‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#books
June 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What Willow Say, by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
Winner of the Barbellion Prize 2021
‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#books
Winner of the Barbellion Prize 2021
‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us: www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#books
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Two events in Dublin next week: the launch of my latest book 'A Crumpled Swan' at Hodges Figgis (Thursday from 6pm, and free, and all welcome) and a Dada cabaret at the James Joyce Centre (Friday 13th. Tickets here: jamesjoyce.ie/events/his-a... All join in with the shoutmost shoviality.
His Art Belongs to Dada: A Joycean Cabaret - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland
Bloomsday Festival 2025 Friday, 13 June 2025 at 7pm Kick off The Bloomsday Festival weekend celebrations at The James Joyce Centre on Friday, June 13th at 7pm with a Joyce-themed cabaret of readings, ...
jamesjoyce.ie
June 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Two events in Dublin next week: the launch of my latest book 'A Crumpled Swan' at Hodges Figgis (Thursday from 6pm, and free, and all welcome) and a Dada cabaret at the James Joyce Centre (Friday 13th. Tickets here: jamesjoyce.ie/events/his-a... All join in with the shoutmost shoviality.
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The Groundsmen, the debut novel by the Barbellion Prize
winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘fierce and fearless’
‘provocative and obsessive’
Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books
winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘fierce and fearless’
‘provocative and obsessive’
Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books
June 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The Groundsmen, the debut novel by the Barbellion Prize
winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘fierce and fearless’
‘provocative and obsessive’
Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books
winning author @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘fierce and fearless’
‘provocative and obsessive’
Available from your local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books
Looking forward to meeting all the writers and artists at the Writing the Land Retreat in Doolin this weekend to deliver my workshop Saved by Words - not just the written words! #ISL
May 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Looking forward to meeting all the writers and artists at the Writing the Land Retreat in Doolin this weekend to deliver my workshop Saved by Words - not just the written words! #ISL
@byddi.bsky.social launching into her latest novel Barren @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
@byddi.bsky.social launching into her latest novel Barren @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
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Join me in conversation with Fiona O'Rourke for the Dublin launch of Barren
🗓 Wednesday 14 May 2025
🕡 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Dublin
RSVP via link: irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/boo...
#BookLaunch #IrishWriters #DublinEvents #AmReading #WomenWriters #LiteraryNight
🗓 Wednesday 14 May 2025
🕡 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Dublin
RSVP via link: irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/boo...
#BookLaunch #IrishWriters #DublinEvents #AmReading #WomenWriters #LiteraryNight
irishwriterscentre.ie
April 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Join me in conversation with Fiona O'Rourke for the Dublin launch of Barren
🗓 Wednesday 14 May 2025
🕡 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Dublin
RSVP via link: irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/boo...
#BookLaunch #IrishWriters #DublinEvents #AmReading #WomenWriters #LiteraryNight
🗓 Wednesday 14 May 2025
🕡 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Dublin
RSVP via link: irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/boo...
#BookLaunch #IrishWriters #DublinEvents #AmReading #WomenWriters #LiteraryNight
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If you're in Dublin on Friday 13th June please join me and some very special guests for an evening of Joyce-aligned Dada cavortings. Music, poetry, performance, readings and a climax involving noisy audience participation. All welcome - not just Joyceans
www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/his-ar...
www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/his-ar...
His Art Belongs to Dada: A Joycean Cabaret - Bloomsday Festival
Kick off The Bloomsday Festival weekend celebrations at The James Joyce Centre on Friday, June 13th at 7pm with a Joyce-themed cabaret of readings, performance, music and natter, hosted by author Davi...
www.bloomsdayfestival.ie
May 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you're in Dublin on Friday 13th June please join me and some very special guests for an evening of Joyce-aligned Dada cavortings. Music, poetry, performance, readings and a climax involving noisy audience participation. All welcome - not just Joyceans
www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/his-ar...
www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/his-ar...
I’m in a watery mood for today’s accessible climate writing session with Kildare Arts & Library Service in Naas. Might swim via canal if this rain persists 💦
April 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I’m in a watery mood for today’s accessible climate writing session with Kildare Arts & Library Service in Naas. Might swim via canal if this rain persists 💦
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What Willow Say, by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
Winner of The Barbellion Prize 2021
2021
‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:
www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
Winner of The Barbellion Prize 2021
2021
‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:
www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
April 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
What Willow Say, by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
Winner of The Barbellion Prize 2021
2021
‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:
www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
Winner of The Barbellion Prize 2021
2021
‘A moving, delicate book for this moment.’
‘Evocative, carefully crafted and full of heart,’
Available from you local bookshop, as ePub or direct from us:
www.epoquepress.com/online-store...
Let Ailbhe’ Tale flow through your Sunday morning as she swims through Dublin’s waters in this eco tale from a deaf perspective.
Commissioned in 2021 as a UNESCO City of Lit Writer in Residence
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/...
Commissioned in 2021 as a UNESCO City of Lit Writer in Residence
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/...
Ailbhe's Tale | National Centre for Writing | NCW
A short story by Lynn Buckle
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April 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Let Ailbhe’ Tale flow through your Sunday morning as she swims through Dublin’s waters in this eco tale from a deaf perspective.
Commissioned in 2021 as a UNESCO City of Lit Writer in Residence
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/...
Commissioned in 2021 as a UNESCO City of Lit Writer in Residence
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/...
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The Groundsmen by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘a fierce and fearless new voice’
‘provocative and obsessive’
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
‘a fierce and fearless new voice’
‘provocative and obsessive’
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
March 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The Groundsmen by @lynnbuckle.bsky.social
‘a fierce and fearless new voice’
‘provocative and obsessive’
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
‘a fierce and fearless new voice’
‘provocative and obsessive’
#epoquepresstitles #epoquepressauthors #books #book #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation
Book your spot at this🦻inclusive climate writing workshop which I will host on 26th April at Naas Library as part of their Eco Lines series, in conjunction with Chime national D/deaf & Hard of Hearing Charity
www.tickettailor.com/events/naasl...
www.tickettailor.com/events/naasl...
Select tickets – Inclusive Climate Writing with Lynn Buckle – Naas Library and Cultural Centre
Join award-winning author Lynn Buckle for an introduction to inclusive climate writing. See how to embed nature, ecology, and c...
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March 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Book your spot at this🦻inclusive climate writing workshop which I will host on 26th April at Naas Library as part of their Eco Lines series, in conjunction with Chime national D/deaf & Hard of Hearing Charity
www.tickettailor.com/events/naasl...
www.tickettailor.com/events/naasl...
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THE SHORTLIST.
Stories have the unique ability to spark imagination, offer new perspectives and make complex issues resonate. These five novels do just that - spanning genres and geographies, they explore resilience, justice, community and what it means to live in a changing world.
Stories have the unique ability to spark imagination, offer new perspectives and make complex issues resonate. These five novels do just that - spanning genres and geographies, they explore resilience, justice, community and what it means to live in a changing world.
March 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
THE SHORTLIST.
Stories have the unique ability to spark imagination, offer new perspectives and make complex issues resonate. These five novels do just that - spanning genres and geographies, they explore resilience, justice, community and what it means to live in a changing world.
Stories have the unique ability to spark imagination, offer new perspectives and make complex issues resonate. These five novels do just that - spanning genres and geographies, they explore resilience, justice, community and what it means to live in a changing world.