News

Keep up to date with our latest West Cork Literary Festival news and announcements here.

Our news is organised in categories to help you focus on what you are interested in. Simply select a category to get a listing of articles in that area – for example, all our Literary Festival news items are listed both here, and under our Literary Festival category.

2019 Literary Festival Programme
Monday 15 April 2019

2019 Literary Festival Programme

Graham Norton, Mary Robinson, Joseph O'Connor, John Boyne, Sebastian Barry, Sarah Crossan, Kevin Barry, Sarah Moss, Anne Carson and Kit de Waal are just some of the high profile writers making the trip to West Cork for the Festival. 

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New Literary Festival Site Goes Live
Thursday 11 April 2019

New Literary Festival Site Goes Live

We’re delighted to announce that West Cork Music is launching Stage 3 of our brand new website!

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2019 JG Farrell Fiction Award
Monday 1 April 2019

2019 JG Farrell Fiction Award

The J.G. Farrell Fiction Award 2019 – for the best opening chapter of a novel-in-progress by a writer resident in Munster – will this year be adjudicated by novelist Anjali Joseph.

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Workshops and Awards
Monday 4 March 2019

Workshops and Awards

We are delighted to announce this year's Novel Writing workshop at the 2019 West Cork Literary Festival. Online booking for this workshop is now open.We can also announce the details of the 2019 J G Farrell Award.

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Website Redesign
Wednesday 6 February 2019

Website Redesign

We’re delighted to announce that West Cork Music is launching Stage 1 of our brand new website!

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Arts Council - funding literature
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
Irish Examiner
Maritime Hotel