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’.

A evening of poetry and prose

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

THE WRITERS Mark Roper, Aelmuire Mullaney, and Anne Donnellan, will be the featured readers at the next Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on Thursday March 28 at 6.30pm.

ROPES to get Cúirt launch next month

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

ROPES, THE annual literary journal produced by students of the MA in literature and publishing at NUI Galway, will be officially launched at next month's Cúirt International Festival of Literature.

Trevor Conway and the poetry of fear

Literature Reviews Thu, Mar 14, 2019

HAVING PUBLISHED his first collection with Salmon, Trevor Conway has taken the courageous decision to self-publish his second, Breeding Monsters, which, in every way, looks as good as the books currently emerging from any of the main Irish poetry publishers.

Create a comic book with Red Bird and Barry Keegan

Mon, Mar 11, 2019

GALWEGIANS AGED from 15 to 24 who are interested in graphic novels, and would like to get involved in the production of a comic, should check out a new project from the Red Bird Youth Collective.

Charlie Adley’s 'Craft of Writing' course

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

GALWAY WRITER, columnist, and prize-winning playwright, Charlie Adley, is bringing his popular 'Craft of Writing' course back to the Westside Resource Centre in April.

Nicole Flattery and the essence of absurdity

Literature Reviews Thu, Mar 07, 2019

THE FIRST paragraph in the first story of Nicole Flattery’s first collection, Show Them a Good Time, reads: “The schemes were for people with plenty of time, or people not totally unfamiliar with being treated like shit. I was intimate with both situations. Management interviewed me - bizarre questions through an inch of plexiglass: How long, in hours, have you been unemployed? Did you misspend your youth throwing stones at passing cars?"

Palestinian poet Rafeef Ziadah to read at Cúirt

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

PALESTINIAN POET Rafeef Ziadah and American poet Patricia Smith will join journalist and broadcaster Olivia O’Leary for a night of poetry and discussion at the Town Hall Theatre as part of Cúirt.

Nicole Flattery launches debut short story collection

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

ONE OF the most exciting new voices in Irish fiction is Galway based writer Nicole Flattery, whose debut short story collection, Show Them A Good Time, was recently acquired as part of a six figure UK deal.

Japanese poetry in Charlie Byrne’s

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

THE 10TH annual Irish-Japanese poetry night in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop takes place on Friday March 1 at 6.30pm, with readings from Tanka poet, Hisa Kagawa, and Irish poet Mary O’Malley.

Creative writing classes at GTI

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

GALWAY WRITERS Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars will host creative writing classes for beginner and intermediate levels at the Galway Technical Institute, Fr Griffin Road.

Three women go Over The Edge

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

THE NOVELIST Claire Hennessy, the short story writer Aisling Keogh, and the poet Pauline McNamee, will read at the next Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library.

Long neglected Liam O'Flaherty novel to be re-published

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY, Liam O’Flaherty's novel exposing the exploitation and machinations which lay behind the US film industry during its 'golden era', is set to be republished in April.

Love, death, Shergar, and Arlene Foster

Literature Reviews Thu, Feb 07, 2019

FROM 'MAYA'S Soliloquy to Pablo [Picasso]’, the striking opening of the first poem of White Horses, it is clear Northern Irish poet Jo Burns is in control of what she is doing with her poetry in a way most debut collection poets simply are not.

Johnny Duhan - Last of the wandering minstrels

Literature Reviews Thu, Feb 07, 2019

JOHNNY DUHAN'S newly published book, The Voyage, has something of a confessional feel to it, the black dustjacket with Johnny in profile as if in prayer, sets the tone for what follows.

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