Children & YA 2022

Easily find our 2022 Children & Young Adult Literary Festival events here.

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Children & YA
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Past Events

Friday 8 July 2022

CANCELLED - Words Allowed: Teenage Writers with Dave Lordan and E.R. Murray

8 July to 10 July 2022
St. Brendan’s Hall
€125
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Saturday 9 July 2022

Áine Ní Ghlinn: Poetry Workshop for Children

9 July 202210:00 am
Bantry Library
Free but ticketed
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Tuesday 12 July 2022

Creative Writing with Caroline O'Donoghue

12 July 20225:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€10
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Wednesday 13 July 2022

Caroline O'Donoghue & Mary Watson

13 July 20222:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
€10
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Thursday 14 July 2022

Properbook: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Writing for Children and Teens

14 July 202211:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
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Friday 15 July 2022

Shane Hegarty: The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams

15 July 202211:30 am
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
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NEW DATE: Alex Barclay: My Heart & Other Breakables

15 July 20221:30 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
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Arts Council - funding literature
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
Maritime Hotel