News

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

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Poetry Writing Workshop with Jane Clarke
Friday 16 October 2020

Poetry Writing Workshop with Jane Clarke

Jane Clarke is the author of two poetry collections, The River and When the Tree Falls.

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Leslie Jamison & Sinéad Gleeson
Wednesday 7 October 2020

Leslie Jamison & Sinéad Gleeson

We're delighted to announce that next Tuesday 13 October, Leslie and Sinéad will be appearing in this special online event.

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WCM COVID-19 Health and Safety
Tuesday 11 August 2020

WCM COVID-19 Health and Safety

These guidelines have been written to promote your safety and the safety of others and entry to the performance is conditional upon following the guidelines. Non-compliance may result in your being asked to leave the venue.

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Editor & Agent Sessions Booking Now
Friday 3 July 2020

Editor & Agent Sessions Booking Now

Despite the cancellation of the 2020 West Cork Literary Festival, we are happy to announce that our popular Editor-in-Residence sessions are being moved online. Our Editor this year is Federico Andornino, Editorial Director at Weidenfeld & Nicolson. There will also be an online Literary Agent event on Thursday 16 July with Kate Burke of the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency.

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Online Workshop Programme
Wednesday 17 June 2020

Online Workshop Programme

We are delighted to now announce our schedule of online writing workshops facilitated by writers Paul McVeigh, Cynan Jones, Claire Nelson, Rachel Andrews, Dave Lordan and E.R. Murray.

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RTÉ Supporting The Arts
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