LAUNCH | Out There by William Keohane

We are delighted to be hosting the launch of Out There, by William Keohane. A beautiful memoir of self-formation, Out There moves through love and longing, pain and dejection, the constant shifting of our bodies: a masterfully penned insight into trans life which we look forward to celebrating.

All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be served.

Attendance is free but booking is essential.

PRAISE FOR OUT THERE

“Out There uncovers the elemental forces - alienation, longing, dejection, determination, courage, tenderness, self-regard, love, grief - that coincide in the formation of a man. Suffusing Keohane’s observations is a gorgeous gentleness, out of which come flashes of insight, both painful and exalting. Essential reading.” - Gavin McCrea

“A beautiful and deeply moving book on seeing and being seen - Out There unveils the ways in which we all grow into ourselves, not as a singular act but as a constantly shifting conversation with the self, our friends and family, our body and our language. A touching and honest account of trans life today, with all its heartbreaks and joys. ” - Elizabeth Lovatt

“A stark, hopeful weave through transition, via names, bodies and identity. Of being a child, a man, a son . . . as a portrait of unconditional love, it’s one of the most moving pieces of writing about parental love; and of how we should strive to offer support and acceptance to others.” - Sinéad Gleeson

ABOUT WILLIAM KEOHANE

WILLIAM KEOHANE is a writer from Limerick. His essays have been published in The Stinging Fly , The Dublin Review , and British GQ Magazine , among others. Boxing Day , a poetry performance, toured internationally and was nominated for an award at the Dublin Fringe Festival. In 2021, he was longlisted for Canongate’s Nan Shepherd Prize for Nature Writing, received a Literature Bursary Award from the Arts Council of Ireland, and was one of ten poets selected for the Poetry Ireland Introductions series. William holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Limerick, and is currently completing a PhD in poetry at the Seamus Heaney Centre in Queen’s University Belfast.