News

Keep up to date with our latest West Cork Music news and announcements here, including news from all our festivals, concert series and educational projects.

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2020 J G Farrell Award
Tuesday 3 March 2020

2020 J G Farrell Award

The J G Farrell Fiction Award is for the best opening chapter of a novel-in-progress by a writer resident in Munster. The prize includes a place on the West Cork Literary Festival’s Novel with Paul McVeigh workshop (12 – 16 July) and accommodation in Bantry.

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Accommodation Sought
Wednesday 12 February 2020

Accommodation Sought

WCM is looking for reasonably priced accommodation in Bantry town during our festivals this summer.

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Silver Friends' Booking Opens
Tuesday 11 February 2020

Silver Friends' Booking Opens

Our West Cork Music Silver Friends can soon avail of Priority Booking for our 2020 West Cork Chamber Music Festival. The Priority Booking period opens this Thursday, 13 February at 10am.

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Online Brochure & Booking Form
Monday 3 February 2020

Online Brochure & Booking Form

Our 2020 West Cork Chamber Music Festival brochure and booking form are now live online. There are several ways you can view the brochure. Find out more here.

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Workshops Booking Now Open
Tuesday 21 January 2020

Workshops Booking Now Open

We are delighted to announce the details of a selection of the workshops at the 2020 West Cork Literary Festival. Paul Muldoon, Cynan Jones, Claire Nelson, Paul McVeigh, Jane Casey, Rachel Andrews, E.R Murray and Dave Lordan are among those coming to Bantry to tutor workshops in Beginning Poetry; Short Story; Travel Writing; Novel Writing; Crime Writing; Life-Writing; Teenage Writers and other subjects.

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