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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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Press Release - Booking Open
Wednesday 1 May 2019

Press Release - Booking Open

The West Cork Literary Festival which takes place this year from July 12th to July 19th in the picturesque West Cork town of Bantry, is a renowned destination for booklovers. A week-long series of workshops, readings, family and young adult events, this year’s line-up includes Mary Robinson, Graham Norton, Tracey Thorn, Kevin Barry, Anne Carson, Tana French, Sinéad Gleeson, Esi Edugyan, and many, many more as well as writing workshops with Adam Weymouth, Wendy Erskine, Liz Berry, Ye Vagabonds, Dave Lordan and ER Murray.

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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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Winners Announced!
Tuesday 9 April 2019

Winners Announced!

Congratulations to the winners of our 2019 Composition Competition – Timothy Ethan Doyle, inti figgis-vizueta, Robin Haigh and James May.

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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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