West Cork Literary Competition Programme Introduced

Numerous Areas, Bantry, West Cork: 11-18 July 2025

The West Cork Literary Competition, is a week-long celebration of writing and studying, with a different and intensive programme which takes place in and across the city of Bantry from 11-18 July. A firmly established spotlight of the Irish Literary calendar, well-known Irish and worldwide writers, in addition to established and rising writers, collect annually. There are grasp lessons, readings, and workshops, in addition to interviews with authors, e book launches, and a myriad of different occasions.

Guests to the pageant will discover hundreds to encourage and entertain them this summer season. Richard E. Grant, Eimear McBride, Graham Norton, Ruth Padel, Neil Jordan, Katherine Might, Alan Hollinghurst, Carol Drinkwater, Sarah Moss, Seán Ronayne, Patricia Forde, John Creedon, Claire Kilroy, Ferdia Lennon, Vona Groarke, Rafael Olympio, Salena Godden, Will Sliney and Wendy Erskine are simply a few of the high-profile writers making the journey to West Cork for the Competition. The pageant may even current works in translation from Dutch, Flemish, Swedish, French and German in addition to a collection {of professional} growth periods for rising writers in partnership with the Irish Writers Centre and Kids’s Books Eire amongst different. There’s an thrilling line-up of free occasions for kids and households throughout the week.

“We’re so excited to have the ability to carry all of those fantastic writers and occasions to West Cork this summer season,” says pageant director Eimear O’Herlihy. “It’s been one other bumper yr for publishing and Irish writers proceed to shine. We’ve a jam-packed schedule of occasions from three-day writing workshops to masterclasses, readings by worldwide and Irish authors with an excellent mixture of Cork expertise, an elevated give attention to translated literature, a Pop Up Gaeltacht, our annual journey to Whiddy Island, showcases of recent and rising writers and yoga on the garden of Bantry Home and a sea swim for individuals who want a bit of trip. We’ve received novelists, brief story writers, essayists, poets, illustrators, songwriters, nature writers, historians and a lot extra. Our occasions for kids and younger individuals are all freed from cost and I hope that younger folks and households will take this chance to affix the enjoyable and uncover a love of studying.”

Precedence reserving for Competition Pals is now open and normal reserving will open on Thursday 10 April at 10am through http://www.westcorkmusic.ie/LFProgramme or (0)27 527 88