Listowel Writers’ Week officially threw open the doors to its 48th Festival on Wednesday night the 30th May 2018. A…
Writers Week
Whilst being Chairperson of Listowel Writers’ Week is, undeniably, a great honour it does come with disadvantages. The printed programmes…
Gerald recalls when his first collection of poetry Sheltering Places was published by The Blackstaff Press, forty years ago this…
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist, George Bernard Shaw (26th July, 1856 – 2nd November, 1950) was born in…
Kerry Group plc & Listowel Writers’ Week are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of…
Irish playwright, folklorist, novelist, short story writer and teacher, Bryan MacMahon (29th September, 1909 – 13th February, 1998) grew up…
We are delighted to announce the Shortlist for The Pigott Poetry Prize 2018 This award is for the best collection of…
For the past 13 years, I have made Listowel Writers’ Week my annual summer holiday. Why do I keep…
I was initially put in touch with Máire Logue (Listowel Writers’ Week Festival Manager) with regards to a 1916 project…
Having spent three years at university immersed in the world of books (and booze, admittedly), it often bothers me that…