Alex Cregan
He/him (They/them OK). Writer of all trades, master of none. Primarily found in literary journals, poetry open mics and DnD sessions. Derry based. Organiser of the city's Queer Writers' Circle. Disabled, queer and trans.
Previous (and Current) Projects
Writer2023
"The Paperclip Vol. 3" (poet, Says the Crow to the Guillotine and INFANT GIRL DOE '01)
Poetry with Pride Issue 4 (poet, Reimagining Myself)
Motherwort + Rose's "Grieving as Shapeshifting" zine (poet, Real Names and Rosaries)2024
Beyond Queer Words' January 2024 Edition (poet, Questions from the Transmasc Chulainn)
The Selkie's "Songs of Rebellion" (poet, New Form Genesis)
"The Pig's Back: Exploring the World of Literary Journals" for Writing.ie (reviewer/journalist, part of my residency for the Spread The Word Literary Festival)
Abridged's "0-101 REBECCA" (poet, Second String)
Poetry with Pride Issue 5 (poet, reprint of INFANT GIRL DOE '01)
Faerie Press' "Hide and Seek" (poet, For J)
En*gendered (poet, A Beginner’s Guide To Building Your Own Chrysalis and An Incomplete List on TDOR)
The Paperclip Vol 4. (poet, Call Me ROYGBIV Because I'm Visibly On The Spectrum OR A Love Letter To Being Autistic and If No Man Is An Island)2025
the engine(idling's "Trashy Daydreams" issue (poet, Transformation sequence)
Abridged's "0-104 LEGION" (poet, Undergrad Halloween)
Visual Arts Ireland's November/December 2025 issue (access columnist, Dreaming Disability Futures)
Eascair, Volume 3 (poet, Dried Sunflower Seeds)
En*gendered (poet, Tattoos = gender ? and A Prayer for the Siblings Gone Before)Performer2024Sole Purpose Productions' "The Pride Monologues" (monologuist, Just Another Ghost Story)"Not Your Pity Party: An Evening of Unapologetically Proud, Queer Disabled Art" as part of Bounce Arts Festival 2024 (poet, INFANT GIRL DOE '01, A Beginner's Guide To Building Your Own Crysallis and Call Me ROYGBIV Because I'm Visibly On The Spectrum OR A Love Letter To Being Autistic)Field Day with The Playhouse Company - co-writer, performerTranslink NI's Poetry In Motion Performance at the North West Transport Hub (headlining poet, Vesper's Visit, For R, at Home, For J, The Quiet Year, In Light Of The Lies I've Been Told and 'I Am No More Daisy Than I Am Gasoline')2025Sole Purpose Productions' "The Pride Monologues" (monologuist, Soulmate Study - For Shannon)"(Still) Not Your Pity Party" for Bounce Arts Festival 2025 (poet, Untitled, That's Showbiz, Baby!!, INFANT GIRL DOE '01, The Gospel According To..., Undergrad Halloween, Dried Sunflower Seeds)Derry Poetry Slam 2025 (winner, INFANT GIRL DOE '01, CALL ME ROYGBIV BECAUSE I'M VISIBLY ON THE SPECTRUM OR: A Love Letter to Being Autistic, Vesper's Visit)All Ulster Poetry Slam (finalist)Organiser/facilitator2023
"Celtic Renaissance Art Zine" (co-moderator - this project raised €337.14 for Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI))2024-Present"Queer Writers' Circle" (organiser/facilitator, founded in February 2024 as part of the Waterside Theatre's Spread The Word Literary Festival, now runs monthly in Void Art Centre)2025
Dreaming Disability Futures (facilitator - workshop for Bounce Arts Festival 2025 held in Void Art Centre)
CASS-T ASIDE!: The Cass Review Erasure Poetry Workshop (facilitator - workshop for Outburst Queer Arts Festival 2025 held in PaperxClips)Other
Emerging Writer in Residence for Spread the Word Literary Festival
Foyle Poet in Residence for Translink NI's Poetry in Motion
Regional Access Advisor at University of Atypical
Script Editor for Rhapsody of the Exiled
Derry City and Strabane District Council's Individual Artist and Cultural Practitioner Award 2025 recipient
Foyle Pride 2025 Arts Officer and Committee Member
Derry Poetry Slam 2025 winner / All Ulster Poetry Slam 2025 Finalist
John Hewitt International Summer School 2025 Bursary Student
One of two voices for Void Art Centre's The Wishing Forest exhibition
Queer Writers' Circle
The Queer Writers' Circle is my pride and joy.We are a group of queer writers who meet monthly to discuss all things writing and the creative process. Meetings are quite flexible in format, but usually will involve an introduction/catch up followed by a look at things that have been written since the last meeting with structured feedback provided.I was first offered to run this group by Zoë McSparron at the Waterside Theatre and Art Centre for their Spread the Word festival. From there, the group grew and still continues to grow in its new home, Void Art Centre. We were even fortunate enough to be given a slot in the Derry Pride Week in our first year running.Recently, we were provided with Derry City and Strabane District Council Artist and Cultural Practitioner Funding to facilitate more sessions!We are always happy to discuss collaboration with similar minded groups or individuals. To contact us about this (or anything) please feel free to DM us at the Instagram below.