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Nora Joyce Imagined Letters Contest Winners Announced

publication · 2026-04-24

In September 2014, artpress partnered with the École pratique des hautes études en psychopathologie to launch a contest for the most beautiful letter from Nora Joyce to James Joyce. The results were published in artpress issue No. 424 (July-August 2015, pp. 80-83). Participants were asked to imagine what Nora might have written to her husband. The contest invited creative interpretations of the couple's correspondence.

Key facts

  • Contest launched in September 2014
  • Partnership between artpress and École pratique des hautes études en psychopathologie
  • Theme: most beautiful letter from Nora to James Joyce
  • Results published in artpress No. 424, July-August 2015, pages 80-83
  • Participants imagined Nora Joyce's letters to her husband

Entities

Artists

  • Nora Joyce
  • James Joyce

Institutions

  • artpress
  • École pratique des hautes études en psychopathologie

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