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
RED HOUSE POET’S ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH
Lismore Library, Wednesday 4th July, at 7pm Red House Poets, Lismore, launch their new anthology of poems on Wednesday, 4 July, 7PM at Lismore Library. Building on their first … Continue reading
ANNE O’LEARY WINS MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2018
Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is pleased to announce that the winner of the national Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2018 is Anne O’ Leary from Glanmire, Co. … Continue reading
TÁ IARRATAIS AR OSCAILT ANOIS LE hAGHAIDH DEONTAIS CHLEACHTADH NA nEALAÍON AGUS IONAID EALAÍON 2019
Deontais Ealaíon Chomhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge Spriocam: Dé Luain, an 1 Deireadh Fómhair – 4pm. Tá maoiniúchán suntasach leithroinnte ag Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge chun Deontais … Continue reading
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2019 ARTS PRACTICE & VENUE GRANTS
Deontais Ealaíon Chomhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge Waterford City & County Council Arts Grants Deadline: Monday October 1st – 4pm. Waterford City & County Council has allocated significant funding … Continue reading
POETRY DAY IRELAND 2018 LINE-UP
Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday 26 April 2018 and the theme is Poetry Surprises! Whether you share a poem, read a poem, or programme your own event, everyone is invited to join in and celebrate.
BOOK LAUNCH – ‘BEYOND THE BREAKWATER: MEMORIES OF HOME’ BY CATHERINE FOLEY
Medieval Museum, Tuesday 1 May at 7pm Beyond the Breakwater: Memories of Home by Catherine Foley will be launched by Damien Tiernan on Tuesday, 1 May at 7 p.m. in … Continue reading
OPEN SUBMISSION CALLING ALL WRITERS
Would you like the opportunity to have your piece on the big screen at Garter Lane Arts Centre this Summer? Modwords, a weekend long, city-wide festival, filled with original plays, spoken word, … Continue reading
MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2018
Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is pleased to announce that it is currently accepting entries for the Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2018. The late writer lived, until … Continue reading