Literary Twitterati: from Noir by Noir West to @RossOCK in London

Our weekly round-up of recent literary happenings on Twitter. Follow Sarah Gilmartin on Twitter at @pandapolitics

<br/> Samuel Beckett story, Echo's Bones, now published, 81 yrs after his editor rejected it. Beckett renamed Chatto & Windus 'Shatton & Windup'.

Donal Ryan and David Park wearing the Green Jersey on the <a href="https://twitter.com/DublinLitAward">@DublinLitAward</a> shortlist <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23herewego&amp;src=hash">#herewego</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23italia90forbooks&amp;src=hash">#italia90forbooks</a>

Shadow and shelter. Lovely speech from Michael D Higgins.

Illustration: Getty Images
Illustration: Getty Images

Congratulations to Irish authors Eimear McBride & Audrey Magee shortlisted for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BaileysPrize&amp;src=hash">#BaileysPrize</a> <a href="http://t.co/ah0j5hFwON">http://t.co/ah0j5hFwON</a>

Looking forward to Noir by Noir West <a href="https://twitter.com/KennysBookshop">@KennysBookshop</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/6pm">@6pm</a>,so many great Galway writers involved,see you all there!

<a href="https://twitter.com/RossOCK">@RossOCK</a> Wonderful to see internationally renowned Irishman getting the recognition he deserves in London today <a href="http://t.co/tBwkmFiO60">pic.twitter.com/tBwkmFiO60</a>

We're having readings to celebrate issue one, Wednesday 9 April <a href="https://twitter.com/Tonerspub">@Tonerspub</a>, from 7.00-8.30. Join us: <a href="https://t.co/getUoE9UNu">https://t.co/getUoE9UNu</a>

Characters? Plot points? Themes? Motifs? The cat cares not for these things. <a href="http://t.co/ev6H3Hls3N">pic.twitter.com/ev6H3Hls3N</a>

Beautiful poem and video. Athair (Father) - Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill: <a href="http://t.co/WBSAz6wS5g">http://t.co/WBSAz6wS5g</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube">@YouTube</a>