Right words, An evening of poetry and prose

The Lord Kingsale 4 Main St, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Come and join us for an evening of readings curated by poet Matthew Geden. We will be showcasing work by new and established writers. This will be a relaxed and intimate event, everyone welcome. Matthew Geden was born and brought up in England, moving to Kinsale in 1990. He is a poet with numerous publications […]

€10

Young readers event – A chance to meet the author of The Shark and the Scar and All The Money In The World

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald will read from her two latest novels. All The Money In The World came out in 2021. It's about what happens to Penny Nolan, whose difficult life suddenly starts to look completely different when she unexpectedly receives a million euros. The Shark and the Scar (published in June 2022) is about thirteen-year-old Jay […]

Free

Danielle McLaughlin & Olivia Fitzsimons in conversation with Shane Coleman

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Danielle McLaughlin’s debut novel The Art of Falling was published in 2021. She is also the author of the short story collection Dinosaurs on Other Planets. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Stinging Fly and various anthologies. She has won the Windham Campbell Prize, The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, the […]

€12

An evening with two of Cork’s finest crime writers, Catherine Kirwan & Tadhg Coakley in conversation with Gráinne McGuinness

The Lord Kingsale 4 Main St, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Catherine, Tadhg and Gráinne discuss the enduring appeal of crime fiction and the growing band of crime writers in Cork Catherine Kirwan grew up on a farm in the parish of Fews, County Waterford. She studied law at UCC and lives in Cork where she works as a solicitor. Catherine’s first book, Darkest Truth, an […]

€12

Young readers event – Story time with Christopher Foran

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Christopher Foran is an independent author from Kinsale who has released two children’s picture books entitled Alvin the Unusual Owl and The Unbreakable Ostrich Egg. Since his son Scott arrived in 2015, Christopher and his fiancée have consumed hundreds of books with their son and it gives them both great pleasure to see how much […]

Workshop – Time management for creative writers with Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Trident Hotel Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

While classic time management advice can be useful for certain stages of any project, a lot of it is virtually useless for people doing creative work, especially at the beginning of a project. This workshop explores how and why creative people often struggle to protect, rescue, value and use time for their creative work. We'll […]

€30

Writing exciting stories with Elizabeth Rose Murray

Methodist Church Market Quay, Town-Plots, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Where do stories come from and how do we get them onto a page? Should we write what we know or make it up? How do we create believable characters and gripping settings? And how can everyday experiences affect our stories? Join the author as she delves into the creative process of writing a book; […]