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Conventions/Festivals
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Latest Conventions/Festivals
- General | 26.07.11 | w4all_thomas | 1
Milk and Cookie Stories is proud to announce the Milk and Cookie Stories Secret Garden Festival – 24 hours of the best storytelling, music and spoken word in the country!
Think storytelling and marshmallows around bonfires, music played beneath the apple trees, clowning, balloon animals, and of course cookies! And because, as always, they're a volunteer group working for free, that means they can keep it cheap! €32 will get you membership – which gets you entry to the festival, camping and all the cookies you can eat.
Read on for more details..
- General | 05.07.11 | w4all_thomas | 6
The inaugural Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair for first-time novelists will take place on March 10th 2012. The Novel Fair aims to introduce up-and-coming writers to top publishers and literary agents, giving novelists the opportunity to bypass the slush pile, pitch their ideas and place their synopsis and sample chapters directly into the hands of publishers and agents. Read on for more information...
- General | 28.06.11 | w4all_thomas
This should be of great interest to all Writing4all members - a day devoted to the ins and outs of publishing poetry and short stories. It takes place at the Irish Writers' Centre on July 2nd. Read on for more details...
- General | 05.04.11 | w4all_thomas | 1
Cúirt is Ireland’s largest annual literary festival, running from April 12th – 17th this year; it brings together literary talent from all over the world. Anne Enright, Kevin Barry, Paul Murray, Dermot Healy, and Simon Armitage are among some of the authors who will feature, though there's so much more than just readings...
- General | 22.03.11 | w4all_thomas
The Poetry Now International Poetry Festival takes place this week with the best of Irish and international poetry on show.
Come along to see and hear the best poets from this shore and abroad, including: Don Paterson, Michael Longley, Sinéad Morrissey, Jaan Kaplinski and Luis Garciá Montero.
- General | 01.03.11 | w4all_thomas
World Book Day takes place on Thursday, and The Irish Writers' Centre have a wonderful day of all-things-literary planned for the great occasion...
The day will kick off at 12pm with a free Inkslingers creative writing session led by Andrew McEneff. This is a structured hour where participants will be given a series of writing prompts and critique. Suitable for all levels of experience and an excellent way to meet other writers.
At 1pm there will be Lunchtime Poetry Readings with acclaimed poets Peter Sirr, Jean O' Brien, Gerald Dawe, Richard Halperin, Aifric Mac Aodha and Paul Perry.
There will then be a film screening of James Joyce's 'The Dead' at 3pm followed by a discussion of the short story and film. This will be the first of a series of Madaptations which will be held at the Centre, showcasing films that have been based on books and discussing how the two compare.
The celebrations will conclude at 7pm with a dramatic performance of The Great Hunger by Patrick Kavanagh.
So, book the day off, call in sick, do whatever you can to get down to Parnell Street for what will be a brilliant way to spend World Book Day...
Venue: Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Time: 12 noon - 7pm
T: +353 (0)1 872 1302
E: info@writerscentre.ie - General | 19.01.11 | w4all_thomas
St. Michael’s House are delighted to report that 90 thousand books were successfully swapped by Irish book lovers during the St. Michael’s House ‘Bring a Book, Buy a Book’ campaign 2010!
The 2011 campaign will take place from March 2nd – 9th. If you would like to support the campaign by hosting a book swap in your school, club or place of employment please register you interest by visiting the following webpage: http://www.smh.ie/index.php?q=node/556
Read on for further details!
- General | 17.01.11 | w4all_thomas
The Irish Writers' Centre presents an open panel discussion, titled: Modern Ireland has Nothing to Inspire Modern Writing on how the current economic climate is affecting modern writing in Ireland. Panellists from many areas across the Arts Sector will join together under one roof to discuss the impending budget and its possible effect on modern and aspiring writers as well as the dwindling number of arts organisations across the country. Read on for more details...
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