Programme Curator for Listowel Writers’ Week 2025

Programme Curator for Listowel Writers’ Week 2025

Aug 7, 2024 | News

Listowel Writers’ Week wishes to engage the services of a programme curator, on a contract for services basis, to devise a literary programme of quality, ambition, and diversity for our 2025 festival which takes place from Wednesday 28th of May to Sunday 1st of June inclusively.

Deadline for the receipt of email applications is Wednesday the 14th of August at 4.30 pm.

Please note that interviews will be scheduled on Wednesday August 21st, 2024. In person interviews will commence at 3.00pm.

Selected candidates will be notified re the venue and the time-slot allocated. Listowel Writers Week will also publish this detailed advertisement on social media and on other outlets

To Read More about this proposal  – Click Here 

Thank You

Thank You

Jun 13, 2024 | Featured, News

Thank You to Everyone Involved in Listowel Writers’ Week 2024
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the artists, sponsors, guests, volunteers, and funding partners who made Listowel Writers’ Week a resounding success. Your talent, generosity, and dedication have been instrumental in celebrating the literary arts.
A special thank you to the entire community for your unwavering support. Your enthusiasm and participation have created an atmosphere of inspiration and joy, making this festival truly memorable.
To the artists, your creativity has illuminated our festival with brilliance. To the Board of Listowel Writers’ Week, your vision and hard work have been the guiding force behind our success.
We also celebrate the dedication of those who traveled near and far to join us this year. Your presence has enriched our gathering and strengthened our sense of community.
A heartfelt thank you to the whole team behind the scenes – from the organizers to the technical crew, your dedication and hard work have ensured the smooth running of the festival.
We honor the accomplishments of the Listowel Visual Arts Collective, St. John’s Theatre, and the Listowel Writers’ Museum, whose contributions have enriched the cultural fabric of our festival.
Together, we have created something extraordinary. We look forward to many more years of celebrating literature and the arts with all of you.
With deep appreciation,
Listowel Writers’ Week Team
Listowel Writers’ Week Competition Winners 2024

Listowel Writers’ Week Competition Winners 2024

May 29, 2024 | Featured, News, Winners

Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award 2024

Winner: Remembrance Sunday by Darragh McKeon 

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Pigott Poetry Prize Award 2024                                                                                                    

Winner: The Solace of Artemis by Paula Meehan

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Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award                                                            

Winner:   Born Crying by Róisín Burke

Highly Commended: Holding by Anna Moloney
Highly Commended: Granny Knows Best by Maria Kenny

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Poetry Collection Award                                                                        

Winner:  Thicker than Water by Eilis Stanley

Highly Commended: The Year I Painted The Humber Bridge by Paul McMahon
Highly Commended: The Apology Tour by Michael Naghten Shanks

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Duais Foras na Gaeilge                                              

Winner: Amhdhorchact by Sadhbh Moriarty

Highly Commended: Scoil Scairte
Highly Commended: Crainn 

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Nilsson Local Heritage Award                                                   

Winner:   Mapping South Kerry by Arnold Horner

Second Prize:   Ballyheigue in Arms by Bryan McMahon

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Single Poem Award                                                                        

Winner:   The Death of A Foal by Finola Cahill

Highly Commended: Instructions for Members of The Non-Evacuation of Tears Society Post Bereavement by Róisín Leggett Bohan
Highly Commended: Sonnet for a Deer Tick by Luke Morgan

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Creative Writing for Adults with Learning Difficulties and, or, Disabilities, Award

Winner: The Taste of Solitude by Aisling Walsh

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Listowel Writers’ Week would like to sincerely thank all Sponsors who supported this year’s competitions and the many competition entrants who submitted their work.

Kerry Group Novel of the Year Shortlist 2024

Kerry Group Novel of the Year Shortlist 2024

May 8, 2024 | Featured, News

Listowel Writers’ Week Announce Shortlist for Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award 2024. Five Irish novels have been shortlisted for the most sought-after prizes for Irish Authors, with a shared prize fund of €22,000. 

Here are your shortlist or view video below to see all shortlist finalist:

The five shortlisted novels are: 

The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Wren The Wren by Ann Enright

Remembrance Sunday by Darragh Mc Keon

Old God’s Time by Sabastian Barry

The overall winner of the €22,000 prize will be announced on Wednesday 29th May 2024.  

 

 

Programme Curator for Listowel Writers’ Week 2025

Pigott Poetry Prize Announces Short List for 2024

Apr 26, 2024 | Featured, News

Listowel Writers Week is pleased to announce the three poetry books which have been shortlisted for the 2024 Pigott Poetry Prize. The prize is Ireland’s largest monetary prize for a poetry collection with the winner being awarded €12,000 and the two shortlisted finalists each receiving €1,000.

Over 40 poetry books were submitted for this year’s award and adjudicators Billy Collins and Annemarie Ní Churreáin selected three books of poetry for the shortlist on behalf of Listowel Writers’ Week.

The three shortlisted poetry books are:

NICK LAIRD, “UP LATE”
PAULA MEEHAN, “THE SOLACE OF ARTEMIS”
DAVID NASH, “NO MAN’S LAND”

Speaking on behalf of the adjudicators, poet Billy Collins commented, “It’s customary for judges of literary prizes to mention the difficulty of making their selections, given the high quality of the works at hand. It was a pleasure to discover with my fellow adjudicator, Annmarie Ni Churreáin, how closely our tastes in poetry overlapped. We are very happy with the results. A broader pleasure, too, was being associated with the distinguished and widely coveted Pigott Prize for Poetry”.

Mark Pigott KBE shared, “The Pigott Poetry Prize is celebrating its eleventh year and my family is thrilled at the breadth of outstanding Irish poetry that is being written every year. I would like to thank our adjudicators, Billy Collins and Annemarie Ní Churreáin for their hard work and thorough review of all the entrants and congratulate them on their excellent selection of this year’s shortlist which showcases the beauty, diversity and strength of Irish Poetry”.

Neel Keenan, on behalf of the Board of Listowel Writers’ Week, stated, “We are very grateful to all the poets who have submitted wonderful collections for this year’s competition. Congratulations to the poets on being selected for the shortlist and sincere thanks to Mark Pigott KBE who continues to celebrate Irish Poetry with the Pigott Poetry Prize.”

The winner of the Pigott Poetry Prize will be announced on Wednesday, 29th May 2024 during our Opening Night Ceremony of the Listowel Writers Week.