Out of the Attic is a unique literary experience, offering a variety of ways for audience members to explore memory through the written word.
With the aim of prompting reflection and a sense of connection with the past and others, we invite you to join us on an immersive journey through time. Start by getting lost in the beautiful letters crafted by local artists, engage with a personalised poem done by our talented writers and be transported to a home away from home.
Jessica Anne Rose
Jessica Anne Rose was awarded the Miriam Cotter Award, a full scholarship for an exciting and emerging writer accepted into University College Cork’s MA in Creative Writing. A National Student Media Award winner in 2022, Jessica now works freelance and is a contributing journalist for Hot Press Magazine. Jessica’s recently published poetry is included in Abridged, A New Ulster, ROPES, The Stony Thursday, and Hide and Seek Anthology.
John O'Boyle
John O'Boyle is a PhD (Arts) candidate at UCC, from which he also holds a BA (Honours) in English and an MA in Creative Writing. His academic work is concerned with the narratives and mythologies of decolonialist praxes presented in popular and contemporary media. His ultimate intention is to 'write back' against many of the harmful misconceptions surrounding such praxes, misconceptions which may predispose those accustomed to the western canon to take antagonistic positions towards the decolonial movements of the present day.
John's work has appeared in print in The Summit Avenue Review, The University of Minnesota Women's Center 60th Anniversary Zine, Focal Archive, and elsewhere. He has read as a featured poet for Mercier Press, Ó Bhéal, and Swerve Magazine. Through Focal Archive, he has collaborated on multimedia projects with The Slow Camera Exchange.
When he is not writing and researching, John enjoys composing music, hosting dinner parties, and playing cards with his friends.
Niamh Ní Dhea
Niamh Ní Dhea is a writer based in Cork, currently working on her debut novel. She has spent the last twenty years writing for national newspapers and magazines. She is recent graduate of UCC’s MA in Creative Writing.
Nell Korben
Nell Korben is a writer and multidisciplinary artist based in Cork. Her work, shown in zines, exhibitions, and on radio, explores the raw and fractured edges of everyday life. She created and hosts Let Me Tell You Something, a literary series supporting emerging and established voices.
Jessica Anne Rose
Jessica Anne Rose was awarded the Miriam Cotter Award, a full scholarship for an exciting and emerging writer accepted into University College Cork’s MA in Creative Writing. A National Student Media Award winner in 2022, Jessica now works freelance and is a contributing journalist for Hot Press Magazine. Jessica’s recently published poetry is included in Abridged, A New Ulster, ROPES, The Stony Thursday, and Hide and Seek Anthology.
Jessica Anne Rose was awarded the Miriam Cotter Award, a full scholarship for an exciting and emerging writer accepted into University College Cork’s MA in Creative Writing. A National Student Media Award winner in 2022, Jessica now works freelance and is a contributing journalist for Hot Press Magazine. Jessica’s recently published poetry is included in Abridged, A New Ulster, ROPES, The Stony Thursday, and Hide and Seek Anthology.
John O'Boyle
John O'Boyle is a PhD (Arts) candidate at UCC, from which he also holds a BA (Honours) in English and an MA in Creative Writing. His academic work is concerned with the narratives and mythologies of decolonialist praxes presented in popular and contemporary media. His ultimate intention is to 'write back' against many of the harmful misconceptions surrounding such praxes, misconceptions which may predispose those accustomed to the western canon to take antagonistic positions towards the decolonial movements of the present day.
John's work has appeared in print in The Summit Avenue Review, The University of Minnesota Women's Center 60th Anniversary Zine, Focal Archive, and elsewhere. He has read as a featured poet for Mercier Press, Ó Bhéal, and Swerve Magazine. Through Focal Archive, he has collaborated on multimedia projects with The Slow Camera Exchange.
When he is not writing and researching, John enjoys composing music, hosting dinner parties, and playing cards with his friends.
Niamh Ní Dhea
Niamh Ní Dhea is a writer based in Cork, currently working on her debut novel. She has spent the last twenty years writing for national newspapers and magazines. She is recent graduate of UCC’s MA in Creative Writing.
Niamh Ní Dhea is a writer based in Cork, currently working on her debut novel. She has spent the last twenty years writing for national newspapers and magazines. She is recent graduate of UCC’s MA in Creative Writing.
Nell Korben