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The 2022 West Cork Literary Festival ran from 8 – 15 July 2022. Please scroll down to see the 2022 line-up. Booking is now closed. View and download our 2022 print brochure here

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Lordan-Murray-workshop

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

8 July to 10 July 2022

St. Brendan’s Hall

€125

WCLF 2022 Graphic Large

Opening Reception of West Cork Literary Festival

8 July 20225:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Nick Laird & Zadie Smith Event - WCLF

Nick Laird & Zadie Smith

8 July 20228:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€20

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Áine Ní Ghlinn [Julien Behal] 2022

Áine Ní Ghlinn: Poetry Workshop for Children

9 July 202210:00 am

Bantry Library

Free but ticketed

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Mary Lawson 2022

ONLINE: Mary Lawson: A Town Called Solace

9 July 202211:00 am

Zoom

€5

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Amsterdam, Marijke Schermer, foto Mark Kohn 01-06-2021,

Marijke Schermer: Love, If That’s What It Is

9 July 20221:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Sara Baume 2022

Sara Baume: Seven Steeples

9 July 20222:30 pm

Whiddy Island

€25

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Áine Ní Ghlinn [Julien Behal] 2022

Laureate na nÓg: Áine Ní Ghlinn in conversation

9 July 20225:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Geoff Dyer 2022

Geoff Dyer: The Last Days of Roger Federer

9 July 20226:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€16

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Colm Tóibín 2022

Laureate for Irish Fiction: Colm Tóibín

9 July 20228:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€5

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Open Mic

Open Mic

9 July 202210:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

Free

Tramp Press [Bríd O'Donovan] web

Tramp Press Clinics (15-minute slots)

10 July 202210:00 am

The Maritime Hotel

Free but ticketed

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JR Thorp 2022

J.R. Thorp: Learwife

10 July 202212:00 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€16

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Martina Devlin 2022

Martina Devlin

10 July 20223:00 pm

Bantry House

€20

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Seán Hewitt & Cristín Leach

Seán Hewitt & Cristín Leach

10 July 20225:00 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€16

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Jane Casey & Catherine Kirwan 2022

Jane Casey & Catherine Kirwan

10 July 20226:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€16

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Louise O'Neill 2022

Louise O’Neill: Idol

10 July 20228:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€20

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Open Mic

CANCELLED: Open Mic

10 July 202210:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

Free

Paul Muldoon 2022

Beginning Poetry with Paul Muldoon

11 July to 15 July 2022

St. Goban’s College, Bantry

€225

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Jane Casey 2022

Crime Writing with Jane Casey

11 July to 13 July 2022

St. Goban’s College, Bantry

€225

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Ashley Hickson-Lovence [Iggy London] 2022

Novel Writing with Ashley Hickson-Lovence

11 July 2022

St. Goban’s College, Bantry

€225

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Jessica Traynor

Jessica Traynor: Pit Lullabies

11 July 202210:00 am

Bantry House Tearooms

€10

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Swerve

Launch of Swerve Magazine

11 July 20221:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

W Miller & S Sexton

Wayne Miller & Stephen Sexton

11 July 20222:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€18

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Cork Journals

Focus on Cork’s New Literary Journals

11 July 20225:00 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€10

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Fish Anthology - Cropped

Launch of the 2022 Fish Anthology

11 July 20226:00 pm

The Maritime Hotel

Free

Lucy Caldwell & Ruth Padel

Lucy Caldwell & Ruth Padel

11 July 20228:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€20

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Open Mic

Open Mic

11 July 202210:00 pm

Ma Murphy’s

Free

Tice Cin 2022

Tice Cin: Keeping The House

12 July 202210:00 am

Bantry House Tearooms

€10

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Annabel Langrish, Niamh O'Mahony, Fuchsia and Fay

Niamh O’Mahony & Annabel Langrish

12 July 202211:30 am

St. Brendan’s Hall

€7

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Mícheál Ó hAodha & Rita Kelly

I Am Lewy: Mícheál Ó hAodha & Rita Kelly

12 July 20221:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Michele Hutchison 2022

Multilingual Poetry Translation workshop

12 July 20222:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€30

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Niamh Campbell & Danny Denton 2022

Niamh Campbell & Danny Denton

12 July 20222:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€18

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WCLF Swim 2016

Festival Swim

12 July 20223:45 pm

The Abbey Strand

Free

Caroline O'Donoghue

Creative Writing with Caroline O’Donoghue

12 July 20225:00 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

€10

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Kathy Fish 2022

Kathy Fish (reading)

12 July 20225:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Lynn Buckle & N M Powles 2022

Lynn Buckle & Nina Mingya Powles

12 July 20226:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€16

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Tadhg Coakley & Ashley Hickson-Lovence 2022

Tadhg Coakley & Ashley Hickson-Lovence

12 July 20228:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€20

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Open Mic

Open Mic

12 July 202210:00 pm

Ma Murphy’s

Free

Tina Pisco

Crafting the Short Story with Tina Pisco

13 July to 15 July 2022

St. Goban’s College, Bantry

€225

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Jennifer deBie 2022

Jennifer deBie: Heretic

13 July 202210:00 am

Bantry House Tearooms

€10

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Mícheál McCann-Kerri ní Dochartaigh

Waking Light: Mícheál McCann & Kerri ní Dochartaigh

13 July 202211:00 am

Future Forests

€18

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Lisa McInerney-Fiona Mozley

Lisa McInerney & Fiona Mozley

13 July 20221:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Caroline O'Donoghue-Mary Watson

Caroline O’Donoghue & Mary Watson

13 July 20222:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€10

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Deirdre Sullivan 2022

Deirdre Sullivan: I Want to Know That I Will Be Okay

13 July 20225:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Yan Ge-Maeve Higgins

Yan Ge & Maeve Higgins

13 July 20228:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€20

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Open Mic

Open Mic

13 July 202210:00 pm

Ma Murphy’s

Free

Afric McGlinchey web

Afric McGlinchey: Tied To The Wind

14 July 202210:00 am

Bantry House Tearooms

€10

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WCLF - Properbook

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

14 July 202211:00 am

The Maritime Hotel

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer 2022

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer: Grand Hotel Europa

14 July 20221:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Kathy Fish 2022

Kathy Fish: The Art of Flash Fiction

14 July 20222:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€20

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Play It Forward 2022

Play It Forward Showcase

14 July 20222:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

Free

Madeleine Darcy-Nithy Kasa

Madeleine D’Arcy & Nithy Kasa

14 July 20225:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Open Mic

Open Mic Matinee

14 July 20226:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

Free

Rodaan Al Galidi

Rodaan Al Galidi: The Leash and the Ball

14 July 20226:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€10

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Print

The Arts Council at 70: Critical Voices 2022

14 July 20228:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€5

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Open Mic

Open Mic

14 July 202210:00 pm

Ma Murphy’s

Free

Miek Zwamborn 2022

Miek Zwamborn: The Seaweed Collector’s Handbook

15 July 202210:00 am

Bantry House Tearooms

€10

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Shane Hegarty 2022

Shane Hegarty: The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams

15 July 202211:30 am

St. Brendan’s Hall

€7

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From the Well jacket

From The Well

15 July 20221:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

Alex Barclay web

NEW DATE: Alex Barclay: My Heart & Other Breakables

15 July 20221:30 pm

St. Brendan’s Hall

€7

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Sheep's Head Lighthouse came into operation in 1968, built to accommodate the nearby development of Whiddy Island Oil Terminal.
The lighthouse marks the southern tip of Bantry Bay, and a 2km trail walk leads to the lighthouse with beautiful views of the peninsula. Because of its distance from the road, much of the equipment and materials used in the construction of the lighthouse were airlifted by helicopter. The lighthouse comprises a 7 metre high round tower on a square building. The Lantern is 83 meters above sea level. The lighthouse is maned by a part time attendant, who carries out essential maintenance.Photo:Valerie O'Sullivan

The Lighthouse Project at Sheep’s Head with Sara Baume & Mark Beatty

15 July 20222:00 pm

Sheep’s Head Lighthouse

€15

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WCLF IWC Young Writer Delegates

Young Writer Delegates Showcase

15 July 20222:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

Free

Suad Al Darra. Picture: Bríd O'Donovan

Suad Aldarra: I Don’t Want to Talk About Home

15 July 20225:00 pm

Bantry Library

Free

PRP event image

People’s Republic of Pork

15 July 20226:30 pm

Ma Murphy’s

€10

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Paul Muldoon 2022

Paul Muldoon

15 July 20228:30 pm

The Maritime Hotel

€20

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Jo Unwin 2022

Literary Agent: Jo Unwin – Online

18 July 20221:00 pm

Zoom

€10

Rosaleen McDonagh 2022

Rosaleen McDonagh: Unsettled

11 October 20227:00 pm

Zoom

€5

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2022 WCLF Advent Image for Website

Literary Advent Calendar 2022

1 December to 24 December 2022

Online

Free

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