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Read MoreThe J G Farrell Fiction Award is for the best opening chapter of a novel-in-progress by a writer resident in Munster. The prize includes a place on the West Cork Literary Festival’s Novel with Paul McVeigh workshop (12 – 16 July) and accommodation in Bantry.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce the details of a selection of the workshops at the 2020 West Cork Literary Festival. Paul Muldoon, Cynan Jones, Claire Nelson, Paul McVeigh, Jane Casey, Rachel Andrews, E.R Murray and Dave Lordan are among those coming to Bantry to tutor workshops in Beginning Poetry; Short Story; Travel Writing; Novel Writing; Crime Writing; Life-Writing; Teenage Writers and other subjects.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that Roxane Gay, Paul Muldoon, Jung Chang, the Ireland Professor of Poetry Frank Ormsby, Eimear McBride and Leslie Jamison will be among those appearing at the 2020 West Cork Literary Festival.
Read MoreHere's our last programme announcement before Christmas. We're delighted that Ireland Chair of Poetry Frank Ormsby will be reading from his latest collection The Rain Barrel at #WCLF2020.
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