# Event Details - **Event Name**: As a Lover by Hilary McCollum: Book Launch - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join us at the Seamus Heaney Centre for the launch of Hilary McCollum's new novel, As a Lover (Bella Books).About this EventDoors at 5:30pm Start time at 6pmAs a Lover is a historical novel about the power of stories to create change. London, 1928. Award-winning author, Radclyffe Hall, hopes her new novel, The Well of Loneliness, will revolutionise attitudes to same-sex relationships. It soon comes under attack from the right-wing press, concerned about its potential impact on readers. One such reader is Belfast-born Maggie Dillon, a trainee firefighter who has been struggling with fears that she is an abomination after kissing another woman at a party. Can The Well transform Maggie's views about herself and help her to find love? And will Radclyffe Hall keep her book in print long enough to radically change the views of society?Book sales courtesy of No Alibis book store and copies can be pre-ordered now.'As a Lover is that rare and precious thing, an historical novel whose concerns are every bit as urgent now as they were then. A story of real power, told by a writer of consummate skill. Read it. Do.'- Glenn Patterson'Sweeping history, deep emotions and lyrical storytelling animate this tender love story that illuminates the inner lives of neglected legendary heroines. I loved it.'- Michelle Gallen'We're gripped immediately, hooked into the impeccably researched history of the banning of The Well of Loneliness, which acts as backdrop to the coming out experience of Maggie our firefighter, whom we can do nothing but love, as she learns about herself and her world.'- Evelyn ConlonAs a Lover vividly imagines the world of 1920s London, of lives riven with desire, intrigue, and ambition, with fascinating glimpses of lesbian life, full of glorious details and moving encounters. A riveting, immersive novel that makes wonderful links between past and present.'- Ger Moane - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/as-a-lover-by-hilary-mccollum-book-launch/100001986311801067 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, parties, entertainment, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fas-a-lover-by-hilary-mccollum-book-launch-tickets-1986311801067 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Belfast - **state**: NI - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Seamus Heaney Centre - **lat**: 54.5864948 - **long**: -5.9358973 - **full address**: The Seamus Heaney Centre, 38-40 University Road, Belfast, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: School of Arts, English and Languages (https://allevents.in/org/school-of-arts-english-and-languages/20288936) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/945cdceb3398acf4710ef68aa7f0243d50c912745631070440f97711b79922d1-rimg-w1200-h600-dcc05133-gmir.jpg?v=1775123219 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/af22ba7f0627ef653ae3224c0dc1931a840c123c3d1d5268a0d5aa021fe5e26b-rimg-w400-h400-dcc05133-gmir.jpg?v=1775123218 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+01:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** The Seamus Heaney Centre, 38-40 University Road, Belfast, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** School of Arts, English and Languages - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, parties, entertainment, storytelling - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about As a Lover by Hilary McCollum: Book Launch ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "As a Lover by Hilary McCollum: Book Launch", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/945cdceb3398acf4710ef68aa7f0243d50c912745631070440f97711b79922d1-rimg-w1200-h600-dcc05133-gmir.jpg?v=1775123219", "startDate": "2026-04-29T18:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-04-29T19:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/belfast/as-a-lover-by-hilary-mccollum-book-launch/100001986311801067", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Seamus Heaney Centre", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "38-40 University Road", "postalCode": "BT7 1NN", "addressLocality": "Belfast", "addressRegion": "NI", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "54.5864948", "longitude": "-5.9358973" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us at the Seamus Heaney Centre for the launch of Hilary McCollum's new novel, As a Lover (Bella Books).", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-29T19:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/belfast/as-a-lover-by-hilary-mccollum-book-launch/100001986311801067" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/belfast/as-a-lover-by-hilary-mccollum-book-launch/100001986311801067", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "School of Arts English and Languages", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/school-of-arts-english-and-languages/20288936", "description": "For further information or details about the event please email Maria Meehan (m.meehan@qub.ac.uk) or telephone 028 9097 1143." } ] } ] ```