Welcome to the Irish Women’s Writing (1880-1920) Network

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Our network facilitates international and interdisciplinary connections and exchanges between researchers recovering and studying the lives and work of Irish women writers, artists, historians, scientists and more.

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Are you a postgrad working in the area? Check out our Postgraduate Forum.

Send us updates for the News and Events Page: notifications of forthcoming publications, conferences and other events are welcome. Contribute a blog: tell us about your research, recent conferences attended, or new projects.

Read all about our September 2021 Virtual Symposium here.

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Check out our archives, bibliography, and our resources for more.

  • IWWN Writing Morning
    With the summer season of conferences almost upon us, we have decided to switch up our writing mornings to provide some further support, ideas, collaboration, and motivation. Our Work In Progress series over the next few months will include a guest speaker at each writing…
  • Online Writing Group
    NEXT SESSION Friday March 21st 9.30am – 12.30pm The Irish Women’s Writing Network (1880-1920) has recently started a virtual writing group which takes places once a month. This writing group provides a virtual space for like-minded researchers and creative areas with an interest in…
  • Rosa Mulholland, Digital Renaissance and Digital Humanities in Trier, Germany
    Citation: Brassil, G. and K. Laing. (2025) ‘Rosa Mulholland, Digital Renaissance and Digital Humanities in Trier, Germany’, IWWN Blog, date of posted entry. Available at (accessed date) Geraldine Brassil and Kathryn Laing In March 1909 Rosa Mulholland’s short story, ‘Krescenz: An Idyll on the…