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.

Billy O'Callaghan: Life Sentences
Friday 12 February 2021

Billy O'Callaghan: Life Sentences

Billy O’Callaghan’s new novel Life Sentences is the sweeping and immersive story of one ordinary family in Ireland

Read More
Danielle McLaughlin: The Art of Falling
Thursday 21 January 2021

Danielle McLaughlin: The Art of Falling

Join us as we launch The Art of Falling, the brand new, debut novel by award-winning writer Danielle McLaughlin. Danielle will be in conversation with Sue Leonard.

Read More
Start Your Story: Children's Writers Event
Thursday 21 January 2021

Start Your Story: Children's Writers Event

This beginner's guide to writing and illustrating for children is presented by West Cork Literary Festival in association with Children’s Books Ireland and Sarah Webb.

Read More
Call for YA Writers & Artists
Wednesday 20 January 2021

Call for YA Writers & Artists

Following the success of the previous My Life In Strips activity and recent publication of the comic, West Cork Music is delighted to invite young people to join in the final year of these workshops.

Read More
December Literary Events
Friday 4 December 2020

December Literary Events

Kevin Barry in conversation with Una Mannion, John Patrick McHugh and Oonagh Montague, three of the contributors to Winter Papers 6.

Read More
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