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A summer of love...
Do you remember those summers ? If you are expecting a juicy romance, look further. Instead, at the end of this blog, I will be offering...
Csilla Toldy
Sep 172 min read
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Kata - the first year
Since September 2024, when Open Books Hungary published my biographical novel #Kata - Karady the rebel diva, the book has been in the...
Csilla Toldy
Jul 142 min read
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Reflections
The exhibition opens on 6th June and closes on 19th July - and to accompany the work, we are printing a hundred copies of a limited edition book.
Csilla Toldy
May 11 min read
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Cove Park and little wonders
In 2023, I was awarded a funded residency in Cove Park, Scotland. This is an artist residency retreat where artists of all disciplines...
Csilla Toldy
Feb 33 min read
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Kata
Today is HMD - Holocaust Memorial Day. After many years spent with research and writing during the lockdown, Kata - my novel about...
Csilla Toldy
Jan 272 min read
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Ec(h)o
I am delighted that after a few years of gestation, including my long-time fixation with the idea of a ring of fire -last year I finished...
Csilla Toldy
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Enemy Alien - working with Walter Sekules
I met Walter Sekules in 2020 when I was commissioned to create a public artwork by the Executive Office of Northern Ireland to...
Csilla Toldy
Apr 6, 20242 min read
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Janus 2024
This is the time of year, when Janus - the god of doors and transition shows his faces. Looking back and looking ahead the two-faced god...
Csilla Toldy
Jan 16, 20242 min read
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Budapest Diary II - change is in the air
Today, I visited the Memento Park with my son John. It is full of the relics of the Socialist propaganda, evidencing the rule of change....
Csilla Toldy
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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Budapest Diary
Nearing the end of this journey I visited the places and scenes of my past that feature in my novel #BedTableDoor This was more or less...
Csilla Toldy
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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Desmond Elliott Residency
I spent nine days reading and writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich UNESCO City of Literature. The following is a photo diary with some of...
Csilla Toldy
Aug 22, 20231 min read
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mix 2023
The Mix conference of digital writing was held in the British Library in London this year, concentrating on immersive storytelling. The...
Csilla Toldy
Jul 22, 20231 min read
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Bed Table Door
I am delighted to announce that my novel Bed Table Door is published by Wrecking Ball Press. It is the story of Sofie and Samu, and their...
Csilla Toldy
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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Sanctuary
Angela Graham: "It’s urgent – Sanctuary. We have created this pamphlet with a sense that its theme is crucial. We live on an imperilled...
Csilla Toldy
Nov 30, 20222 min read
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Archives and Bray again
First of all, it is good to know that my work is archived on the island of Ireland. This thought anchors me. The National Collection of...
Csilla Toldy
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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Angel Fur and other stories
These are collected stories I wrote over many years. Some of them were already published in literary magazines and anthologies, but most...
Press release
Oct 2, 20191 min read
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A great day in Bray
Later in the month, I will be back in county Wicklow. Bray with its long seaside promenade is a fantastically inspiring place, which...
Csilla
Sep 7, 20191 min read
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Cultural diversity and migrant artists
This article about the launch of The Corridor, appeared in the Argus in March. I am posting the link here, included in the image, as it...
Csilla
Sep 1, 20192 min read
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The Bloom Mystery -
My fascination with the genius of James Joyce, who chose Hungarian Jewish origins for his character Bloom, has been brewing in the back...
Csilla Toldy
Jun 6, 20191 min read
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When poets write novels
During the 2018 Rostrevor Literary Festival I interviewed Nessa O'Mahony about her new book: The Branchman, published by Arlen House in...
Csilla Toldy
Mar 10, 20192 min read
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