Poet Stephen James Smith at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

STEPHEN JAMES Smith, the Dublin poet, playwright, and spoken word artist, plays the last date of his Irish tour in Galway, before taking his verse around Britain.

Book it! - new children’s book festival for Galway

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

Book it!, Galway's new book festival for children is taking place this month, and will feature readings and events with Alan Durant, Catherine Doyle, Patricia Forde, Eric Kaeil, Patrick Ryan and Michael Smith.

Dara Ó Foghlu to host creative writing workshop

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

THE WAR Against Cynicism: A Workshop for Blocked Writers, hosted by Dara Ó Foghlu, takes place in Galway next month.

Three women go Over The Edge

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

THE WRITERS Ingrid Casey, Barbara Dunne, and Leah Keane will read from their work at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday September 26 at 6.30pm.

Patricia Forde and the power of words

Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 19, 2019

IT IS most unusual that the sequel to a wonderful book is anywhere near as good as the first one. In 2015 Patricia Forde’s The Wordsmith was published to great acclaim, winning several awards, and introducing readers to Letta the Wordsmith, whose job it is to hand out words to people who need them.

New book on a moment when an Irish city went Soviet

Thu, Sep 19, 2019

The Limerick Soviet of 1919 was a brief period in Irish revolutionary and labour history when workers defied British colonialism and took power into their own hands.

Ken Bruen to read at Culture Night event

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

KEN BRUEN, the award winning crime writer, and one of the most critically acclaimed novelists to ever emerge from Galway, will read at one of two special Over The Edge events for Culture Night.

Susan Millar DuMars' fiction writing classes

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

ADVANCED FICTION writing classes with the short story writer and poet, Susan Millar DuMars, will start on October 4, taking place each Friday from 2pm to 4pm, running for eight weeks.

Danielle Holian launches debut poetry collection

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

BEAUTIFULLY CHAOTIC, the debut poetry collection from Galway writer Danielle Holian, which explores sexuality, the trauma of sexual assault, heartbreak, feminism, and learning how to survive, has just been published.

Emily Cullen to launch new Skylight 47

Thu, Sep 05, 2019

THE POET and harpist Emily Cullen will launch the latest issue of poetry journal, Skylight 47, on Sunday September 8 at 5pm in The House Hotel, Lower Merchants Road.

From Millar to Mars to Susan

Literature Reviews Thu, Aug 29, 2019

IN HER new collection Naked - New & Selected Poems, Galway writer Susan Millar DuMars presents a poetic landscape as cosmic as it is intimately personal, satiric, and fascinating.

Kevin Higgins' poetry workshops

Thu, Aug 29, 2019

THE ACCLAIMED Galway poet, Kevin Higgins, will host a series of poetry workshops, with classes for both beginners and experienced, in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

Maeve Mulrennan goes Over The Edge

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

MAEVE MULRENNAN, head of visual art and education at the Galway Arts Centre, will be one of the readers at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday August 29 at 6.30pm.

Katherine Noone's nostalgia with a sting

Literature Reviews Thu, Aug 15, 2019

KATHERINE NOONE came late to poetry. Born near Gort, she spent decades working as a nurse in New York before retiring to Galway where, as people do, she began writing poetry.

Jack Taylor and his battle with the Galway Girl

Thu, Aug 08, 2019

'GALWAY GIRL' has been the title of both a Steve Earle song and an Ed Sheeran song. The term is about to be put to better use by the award-winning crime writer Ken Bruen in his forthcoming novel.

Charlie Adley’s Craft of Writing course

Thu, Aug 08, 2019

GALWAY WRITER, columnist, and prize-winning playwright, Charlie Adley will host a new term of his popular Craft of Writing course in September, in the Westside Resource Centre.

Susan Millar DuMars' creative writing classes

Thu, Aug 08, 2019

THE SHORT story writer and poet Susan Millar DuMars will teach a series of creative writing classes at the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, starting in September.

Over The Edge Writer of The Year

Thu, Aug 01, 2019

FICTION WRITERS and poets are being called on to enter the 2019 Over The Edge Writer of The Year competition. The deadline for entries is Wednesday August 7.

Autumn creative writing classes

Thu, Aug 01, 2019

AUTUMN IS always a good time to take up that project, ambition, or idea you have long wanted to realise, and those interested in writing should take a look at the courses being offered in the Galway Technical Institute.

Poetry, song, and storytelling

Thu, Jul 18, 2019

THE AWARD winning author, poet, and playwright, Anne Marie Kennedy, and the much admired Galway folk singer-songwriter Don Stiffe, will join forces for a show at the Galway Fringe Festival.

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