WATERFORD WRITERS WEEKEND 2021
Waterford City, Thursday October 21st to Sunday 24th 2021 Thursday 21st Oct: Waterford Writers Weekend Schools Event 9:00 am. Online event. Click here for info. Explore Haiku poetry and celebrate … Continue reading
A TALK WITH WRITER AND PODCASTER SOPHIE WHITE
The Waterford Gallery of Art, October 23rd 2021 at 3pm The writer and podcaster Sophie White speaks about her bestselling essay collection, Corpsing: My Body and Other Horror Shows. Sophie’s … Continue reading
WINNER OF THE MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2021 ANNOUNCED
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council, is pleased to announce that the winner of the national Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2021 is Patrick Holloway, Carrigaline, Co. Cork. … Continue reading
THE WAXED LEMON SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES
Continuing the series of The Waxed Lemon Summer Workshops, the following literature and writing workshops will take place over the next few weeks: “How to Submit your Writing to Literary … Continue reading
OPEN CALL – WEXFORD WOMEN WRITING UNDERCOVER
Deadline – 21st June 2021 The biannual journal of poetry and prose Wexford Women Writing Undercover is coming up again. After great success with the first edition Annunciation, the second … Continue reading
MOLLY KEANE WRITING AWARD 2021
Deadline: Friday 25th June 2021 at 12 noon Since 1998 the Arts Office has been running this national annual Creative Writing Award to celebrate the rich literary life of the … Continue reading
‘OUTLASTING’ – LITERATURE PROJECT LAUNCH FOR WATERFORD
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new literature project by writer Sylvia Cullen, originally from Lismore, Co. Waterford. Centred … Continue reading
POETRY DAY WATERFORD!
Thank you to everyone who attended and/or participated in Poetry Day Waterford: Here are the links, we have so far, for events that happened: Poetry Day Waterford Launch 100 Years … Continue reading
WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED ONLINE TODAY AT 15.15
Waterford Writers Weekend is online this year owing to the current restrictions. Thanks to everyone who entered the Waterford Poetry Prize 2020 and we are delighted to have had Colm … Continue reading
WRITING BURSARIES FOR ADMORE WRITERS RETREAT
Writing Bursaries available for Ardmore Writers Retreat The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is offering Waterford Writers’ the opportunity to attend the Molly Keane Writers Retreat in Ardmore, … Continue reading
CHILDREN’S WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS RESIDENCY BURSARY
Deadline 4pm, Tuesday, June 2. Waterford City & County Council is supporting a bursary for a Children’s Writer or Artist for a week-long residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in … Continue reading
LRK WRITE A SHORT PLAY WORKSHOPS DEADLINE – APRIL 22
Calling all young writers !! Deadline approaching!! Little Red Kettle Write a Short Play Workshops with Ben Hennessy!! This opportunity is open to all little Red Kettlers – past and … Continue reading
COMPASS WRITERS: BOOK LAUNCH – TOWARDS WORDS & UNENDING DEPTH
Viking Hotel | Thursday 28th November | 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to an illustrated anthology of poetry and short stories on Thursday 28th November at 7:30 p.m. in the … Continue reading
THE LIT FESTIVAL – OTHER WORLDS by ROSE KEATING
WGOA | Saturday 16th November | ages 14 – 19 | Free event & register here. The Lit Festival of Reading and Writing is a festival for young people with a … Continue reading
ARTS PRACTICE GRANT APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Arts Practice Grant applications are now closed. 07/10/2019 Waterford City & County Council are inviting applications for Arts projects for 2020 . This year the Arts Practice Grants application … Continue reading
SPROG: POP UP LIBRARY
Garter Lane, Monday 29th July – Saturday 3rd August at 11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Browse, pick a book and chill in our comfy reading corner. Find out about … Continue reading
TRA TALES: AN EVENING OF POETRY & STORYTELLING
Crokes Pub, Tuesday July 16th 2019 at 8:00pm The latest Trá Tales night takes place in Croke’s Pub, Tramore, on Tuesday July 16 at 8pm. Come along for a night … Continue reading
PASTIMES SUMMER POETRY COMPETITION
This poetry competition is in celebration of Heritage Week 2019. Poems can only be submitted online here through the entry form at the bottom of the page. Entry fee is €4 per poem with unlimited submissions. … Continue reading
VINCENT BUCKLEY PRIZE 2020
The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize was established to commemorate the life and work of the late Vincent Buckley; poet, critic and Professor of English at the University of Melbourne. It … Continue reading
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR POETRY IRELAND’S VERSIFY 2019
Versify offers spoken word poets mentoring and practical guidance around their work, as well as a paid gig to spotlight their voices. The poets selected for Versify 2019 will be … Continue reading
WORDS – IRELAND NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAMME
Deadline: 31 Jul 2019 Open for Applications: 20 writers mentorships are available under Words Ireland’s National Mentoring Programme. We’ll be initiating twenty relationships between emerging/emerged writers and professional writers. The … Continue reading
POETRY IRELAND YEATS SUMMER SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
This year celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Yeats International Summer School. It will take place in Sligo between July 25th and August 2nd. The full programme of events can … Continue reading
UHW – LIFE LINE BOOK CLUB
University Hospital Waterford, Thursday 9th August at 2:00 p.m. The first ‘Life Lines Book Club‘ event takes place at the University Hospital, Waterford on Thursday 9 August at 2pm. … Continue reading
EXHIBITION/ WORKSHOP – BOOKS IN NOOKS
The Rogue Gallery & Studios, Friday June 21st – Monday June 24th 2019 at 2:00pm – 6:00pm The art of book making is alive in the Rogue Gallery for this … Continue reading
SUMMER STARS LAUNCH PARTY! – ARDKEEN LIBRARY
Ardkeen Library, Saturday June 15th 2019 at 11am Dungarvan Library, Saturday June 15th 2019 at 3pm Join in the fun on Saturday June 15 at 11am in Ardkeen Library to … Continue reading
WORDS OF A FEATHER – SCWBI IRELAND SOCIAL (SOUTHEAST)
Garter Lane Arts Centre, Saturday June 8th 2019 at 2:30pm The Summer meet up for Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Ireland (SCWBI). Come meet like minded writers & … Continue reading
THE HAIBUN JOURNAL SEEKS CONTRIBUTORS
A new print journal of haibun was launched in Ireland in April of this year, the only dedicated haibun journal in print form at this time. The editors include: Sean O’Connor … Continue reading
SPOKEN WORD – TIDE LINE
Cheekpoint Quay, Saturday 8th June at 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. This event will be hosted by Waterford Harbour Tides & Tales and to celebrate the fifth year of the blog tidesandtales.ie everyone … Continue reading
IRELAND’S PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL IS SEEKING NEW WORK
This is a call to writers, poets, dreamers and schemers. Scripts is seeking new plays to inspire, inject, invent, invoke and incite. The theme this year is ‘GRATITUDE’. Deadline for … Continue reading
‘TRUTH OR DARE’ PODCAST WIT STUDENTS OF POETRY
Waterford Institute of Technology, Main Campus, 2nd May Poetry Day 2019 at 9am A Poetry Day Ireland podcast! Students of the module ‘Poetic Forms of Language’ from WIT, with lecturers … Continue reading
POETRY DAY AT CAPPOQUIN LIBRARY
Carnegie Free Library, May 2nd 2019 at 7:30pm Readings by: Lismore poet Alan Murphy & Cappoquin’s own David O’Sullivan Display of poetry by local school students and the winners of … Continue reading
BOOK LAUNCH “DEISÉ VOICES”
Dungarvan Library, November Thursday 29th at 6:30pm Red House Poets Lismore present launch of “Deisé Voices”. Many poets will be reading, so it’ll be a good night. The launch … Continue reading
WINNERS OF THE WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2018
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council announced the winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2018 at the launch event of the Waterford Writers Weekend at the Imagine … Continue reading
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT UHW
Waterford Healing Arts Trust, University Hospital Waterford, Nov 11th to Dec 6th 2018 National Lottery Good Causes Award Waterford Healing Arts Trust are delighted winners of the Arts & Culture … Continue reading
WATERFORD WRITERS WEEKEND 2018
Waterford City, Friday Oct 26th to Sunday Oct 28th Waterford Writers Weekend celebrates the art and the craft of writing. This festival, devised and funded by the Library and Arts … Continue reading
WE HAVEN’T HAD AN EARTHQUAKE LATELY – EXTENDED DEADLINE
Deadline for Submissions Monday Oct 1st 2018 We haven’t had an earthquake lately… Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing 2018 invites readers to share feel-good poetry and prose – Submission … Continue reading
WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2018
The closing date for receipt of entries is 4pm on Friday 10th of August 2018. The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce details of the … Continue reading