Celebrate Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai in Galway

Thu, Jul 04, 2019

YEHUDA AMICHAI was probably Israel's greatest poet, and his poetry will be celebrated and read at the Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering in The Kitchen Café of the Galway City Museum next week.

Read your story at the Westside open mic

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

THE WESTSIDE Arts Festival/Over The Edge Summer Open-mic, probably the biggest literary open-mic event in Galway, returns on Wednesday July 10 from 6.30pm to 8pm.

How to live without technology

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

IT IS difficult to go a few minutes without being on your phone or obsessively checking your social media updates. One man, though, appears to have managed that, and has banished modern technology from his life altogether.

Over The Edge Fiction Slam

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

THERE ARE plenty of opportunities for poets to read their work in public, but far fewer for fiction writers, which is why the Over The Edge annual fiction slam, now in its 11th year, is such a valuable local institution.

The adventures of Jack and Adam

Literature Reviews Thu, Jun 20, 2019

Three years ago a new children’s book, Wanted - The Adventures of Jack & Adam, was published. This was followed in 2017 by second and third instalments of the series, The Widow and The Blaze, in 2018 by The Old Town, and more recently with Mischa’s Secret.

Allison Anders Writers Masterclass at Galway Film Fleadh 2019

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

The 31st Galway Film Fleadh, in association with Gréasán na Meán Skillnet, are pleased to announce Allison Anders will be the subject of this year’s Writers Masterclass.

Power-point dad, mum in a blue wig

Literature Reviews Thu, Jun 13, 2019

ALVY CARRAGHER is a compelling performer of her poetry; a writer who manages to combine sometimes emotionally explosive material with an almost whimsical light touch which draws the listener in.

Sex, death and Swiftian satire

Literature Reviews Thu, May 30, 2019

Sex and Death at Merlin Park Hospital is the arresting title of Kevin Higgins’ new collection of poetry, which is published by Salmon and will be launched on Saturday, June 14, at the House Hotel.

Orla McAlinden to read at Over The Edge

Thu, May 23, 2019

ORLA MCALINDEN, the multi-award-winning author, vet, farmer, teacher, and mother, will read at the next Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday May 30 at 6.30pm.

Galway stories of positive working lives

Literature Reviews Thu, May 23, 2019

Over her broadcasting career, Marie Louise O’Donnell has had the opportunity to work closely with many individuals, sharing their working lives, gaining a unique insight into their day to day duties, and learning what motivates and inspires them in their sometimes unusual occupations.

Poets from opposite ends of the universe

Literature Reviews Thu, May 09, 2019

CHRISTINE VALTERS Paintner and Patrick Chapman are, in most ways, poets from opposite ends of the universe. Dreaming Of Stones is Valters Paintner’s debut collection while Open Season On The Moon is Chapman’s ninth.

Free Comic Book Day 2019

Thu, May 02, 2019

FREE COMIC Book Day happens each year on the first Saturday in May at participating comic book shops worldwide, with this year's event taking place in Sub City Comics, Eyre Square Centre, on May 4 from 11am.

Creative writing classes

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

CREATIVE WRITING classes with Kevin Higgins, covering poetry, and with Susan Miller DuMars, covering fiction, will take place in May, and enrolment is now taking place.

Susan Miller DuMars gets Naked

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

A QUARTER century of poetry will be marked, collected, and celebrated when Susan Millar DuMars' Naked: New & Selected Poems is launched this month as part of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature.

Ailbhe Darcy - the best Irish Poet of her generation?

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

AILBHE DARCY grew up in Dublin, graduated with a PhD from the University of Notre Dame, and now teaches creative writing at Cardiff University. I first became aware of her almost 20 years ago when she submitted a poem, ‘Gavrilo Princip’, to The Burning Bush, of which I was a co-editor.

Over The Edge Cúirt showcase

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

THE 14TH annual New Writing Showcase, hosted by the Over The Edge: Open Readings, will take place in the Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday April 10 at 11am, as part of the Cúirt Festival of International Literature.

Liam O’Flaherty’s Hollywood sojourn

Literature Reviews Thu, Apr 04, 2019

BORN ON The Aran Islands in 1896, Liam O’Flaherty was to become one of the most distinguished and prolific writers of 20th century Ireland. His first book, Thy Neighbour’s Wife, was published in 1923 and was followed by an avalanche of novels, short stories, and poems in English and as Gaeilge, as well as travelogues.

Mayor to launch The Galway Review 7

Thu, Apr 04, 2019

THE GALWAY Review 7, the latest anthology of prose, poetry, stories, and essays by Galway and international writers, will be launched by the Mayor of Galway, Labour city councillor Niall McNelis, next week.

Mike McCormack inducted into Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame

Wed, Apr 03, 2019

GALWAY BASED writer Mike McCormack, author of the award winning, and critically acclaimed novel, Solar Bones, has been inducted into the Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame.

Two novelists in conversation

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

IRISH NOVELISTS EM Reapy and Billy O’Callaghan will be in conversation in Galway next week, speaking about their work and discussing the theme of ‘obsessions’.

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