The School of English at Trinity College
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Welcome to the School of English
The School of English at Trinity is one of the oldest in Britain or Ireland, and in 1867 it founded the first ever Chair in English Literature on this island. The School continues to be a leader in the discipline. It is ranked 7th in Europe in QS World University Subject Rankings 2024, and 21st in the world.
School of English News
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The Eavan Boland Award 2025
The Eavan Boland Award returns for 2025, with support from Poetry Ireland, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), The University of Manchester, and the British Council Ireland.
06 Jun 2025
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Gustav Parker Hibbett wins 2025 Pollard International Poetry Prize
Gustav Parker Hibbett has been announced as the winner of the 2025 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize for their debut poetry collection, ‘High Jump as Icarus Story’ (Banshee Press).
08 May 2025
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Seán Hewitt shortlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize
Dr Seán Hewitt's poetry collection "Rapture's Road" has been shortlisted for the world’s largest & most prestigious literary award for young writers, the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize.
20 Mar 2025
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