Writer/ Visual Artist

Offaly County Council funding for continued mentoring with Joanna Walsh- March 2023

Guest poetry performer at Prima Vista- Tartu Literary festival, Estonia May 2022

Three poetry films screen at Prima Vista festival, Liverpool literary festival Summer 2022

A hybrid book of poetry, prose and text-based art under the mentorship of International Award winning writer, Joanna Walsh- January 2022

National Mentorship recipient with Words Ireland/ Irish Writers Centre/ Source Arts Centre- November 2021 https://wordsireland.ie/national-mentoring-programme-2021/

Tyrone Guthrie residency, awarded by Arts Council- March 2021

Poem selected for publication in Arc, Canada's National Poetry Magazine- Fall/Winter 2020

Visual Art piece 'Other' published in Feral Journal of Poetry and Art- August/September 2020

Shortlisted for publication- 192 Poetry Magazine- Fall 2020

Tyrone Guthrie Residency, awarded by Poetry Ireland- August 2020

Poetry Ireland/Trócaire Poetry competition winner 2019

Listed: Over the Edge New Writer of the Year 2019

High commended- Cáthal Buí Poetry competition 2019 Awarded Tyrone Guthrie Residency 2019

Awarded Cloughjordan Artist Residency in assoc. with the Arts Council- August 2019

Shortlisted for SHORT SHOTS Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Scheme 2017, Short Grass Shorts Film Bursary 2017, Dun Laoghaire County Council First Frames Initiative 2017.

Freelance Internatonal videography/photography - Weddings Online- videographer of the Year 2017

First Class Honours: MSc Multimedia DCU 2013 INT BA Liberal Arts UCD: English/Spanish

CV available upon request.  Phone: +353 87 689 14 65  Email: jillchloekenny@gmail.com