Children & YA Literary Festival 2019

Within the West Cork Literary Festival, the Children and Young Adult’s Festival has developed into a rich and varied programme of events for young people, from age four up to teens.  

PJ Lynch Laureate na nOg and The Big Picture

Readings and workshops are given and led by award-winning writers and Workshop topics include comic books, illustration, picture storybooks, writing and reading poetry, devising plots and inventing characters.  

For more information on our West Cork Literary Festival click here.

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2019 Literary Festival Events for Children & YA

Past Events

Friday 12 July 2019

New To The Parish

12 July 20191:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free
Saturday 13 July 2019
Stephen James Smith

Teenage Workshop: Stephen James Smith

13 July 20193:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free
Sunday 14 July 2019
John Boyne

Teenage Reading: John Boyne

14 July 20193:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€6
Monday 15 July 2019

Words Allowed with Dave Lordan & E.R. Murray

15 July to 19 July 20199:30 am
Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí
€120
Tuesday 16 July 2019
E.R. Murray

Caramel Hearts: E.R. Murray

16 July 20193:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€6
Wednesday 17 July 2019

Children's Workshop: Create your own accordion book

17 July 201910:00 am
Bantry Library
Free

Teenage Reading: Cethan Leahy

17 July 20193:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€6
Thursday 18 July 2019

Children's Workshop: Up & Up: Illustrating Workshop with Mark Wickham

18 July 201910:00 am
St. Brendan’s Hall
€3

Teenage Workshop: Fighting Words

18 July 20193:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free
Friday 19 July 2019

Children's Workshop: Fighting Words

19 July 201910:00 am
Bantry Library
Free