step 1 - check eligibility

Older Adults (65+), Adults with Disabilities AND resident (current or past)/have a connection to Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland or the state of Tennessee, United States.

step 2 - registration

Registration is open year round and is free of charge. If you meet the eligibility requirements above ^ then email the following information to mail@bncfc.org to get your profile up and running.

• Name

• Place you are associated with from the list above ^

• Area(s) of Culture & Arts which you are interested in e.g. Poetry

• A short biography (word limit: 300 words)

• Links to your website, social media or equivalent

step 3 - view MEMBER DIRECTORY

Check out some of the other profiles on the Originals Member Directory here.

step 4 - CREATE

Explore the Notebook as a source of inspiration and through the course of the year, look to build up a body of work in whatever creative medium you feel most at home with. Unsure of where to begin? Try Hapmo.

step 5 - contribute WORK to the journal

Edited in Belfast and available in print and online, The BNCFC Journal is an annual journal launching in 2025 that publishes the work of individuals who are part of The BNCFC’s Originals Member Program from Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and the state of Tennessee, United States.

Submit up to 3 pages of work (e.g. poetry, lyrics, essay, drawing, painting, photography, film stills etc.) with captions to mail@bncfc.org for publication in The BNCFC Journal (available in print and online). Work must be non-partisan, non-sectarian and non-divisive. Deadline for submission to the journal is September 1st each year.