Open Mic Literary Event

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Friday 3 October

6:00 – 7:30 pm

Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s

£5

BSL

Literature

Belfast

Following our fantastic literary sharing event at Bounce in 2024, we are looking for d/Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent writers who would like to share their work with an audience.

For audiences, this is a chance to hear work read by disabled writers—some writing about disability and some not—along with a glass of something in the beautiful Seamus Heaney Centre.

If you are interested in reading your work, please complete the Open Mic expression of interest form before 4:00 pm on Friday 26 September 2025 (deadline extended). Access facilitators need to read the work in advance, so we will allocate all slots before the day of the event.

Drinks will be available from 6:00 pm and readings will begin at 6:30 pm.

Accessibility at Seamus Heaney Centre

You can find more information about accessibility at Bounce Arts Festival venues on the Venue Accessibility page.

Making an Access Request

You can also request other accommodations (there are some examples on the right).

For events booked through TicketSource, you can make a request during checkout.
For events at The MAC, you can email the front of house team.
You can also contact University of Atypical at access@universityofatypical.org and 028 9023 9450.
You can fill out our access request form.

Please request services at least 2 weeks in advance. We will do our best to meet your request, but cannot guarantee that providers will be available.

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