Literature Serpent’s Hiss by Darragh O’Dempsey for Culture Night at Ardkeen Library 3 Sep Darragh O'Dempsey is an eighteen-year-old writer from Waterford. Earlier this year, he announced and released his debut poetry anthology, The Serpent's Hiss. The collection captures intimate snapshots of memories and…
Arts Council… POETRY DAY TODAY! 2025 PROGRAMME 16 Apr6 May POETRY DAY LINE UP May 1st Poetry Day in Waterford will see and hear poets give exclusive readings in the City and County. This year the guest curator is non…
Literature JAN CARSON, WRITING PRACTICE & THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY AT WGOA 24.02.2025 6pm 20 Jan Writing Practice & The Publishing Industry Writer Jan Carson will speak to emerging and early career writers about writing practice and the publishing industry. Q&A, followed by a networking session.…
Literature WATERFORD WRITERS WEEKEND 2024 19 Sep4 Nov The Arts & Library Service of Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce the programme for the Waterford Writers Weekend October 24th to 27th 2024. Full details HERE:…
Arts Opportunity… FREE WRITING WORKSHOPS AT THE LIBRARY! 22 Jul28 Jan Free Writing Workshops at Waterford Libraries in partnership with the Irish Writers Centre Waterford Libraries is delighted to again bring a series of free Writing Workshops to the people of…
Art… ALLINGHAM POETRY AND FLASH FICTION COMPETITION 17 Jul Deadline for entries: 29/09/2024 Location : Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal Date: 6-10 November 2024 The 2024 Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions are open for entries! First-place winners will receive prizes…
General… AUTHOR EVENT: ELAINE FEENEY IN CONVERSATION, ARDKEEN LIBRARY 29 Apr11 May Elaine Feeney, author will be in conversation with Fiona Foskin, Executive Librarian in Ardkeen Library on Saturday 11th May at 3pm. Free event but booking is essential, phone 051 849755…
Literature… THE WAXED LEMON ISSUE 5 LAUNCHING SOON 17 Feb8 Mar The Book Centre Friday 3 March 2023 6:30pm The Waxed Lemon Issue 5 will launch in The Book Centre, Waterford at 6.30pm on Friday March 3rdCome along and listen to…
Book… WHO AM I? JOHN JOHNSTON-KEHOE INVITES YOU TO THE LAUNCH OF HIS NEW BOOK 31 Aug Ardkeen Library, 11am September 13th 2022 Who Am I? Is The Story of British Army Sergeant Trevor Acton, present in Kilmainham Gaol in Easter Week 1916. An intriguing story, based…
Arts Council… READ MÓR: 4,500 BOOKS GIFTED ON CULTURE NIGHT 18 Aug Friday 23rd September 2022 Passengers on Irish Rail Intercity and Bus Éireann Expressway services will be gifted a free book on Culture Night / OÃche Chultúir 2022 by the Arts…
Arts Opportunity… TEENAGE BOOK REVIEW COMPETITION 28 Jul28 Jul Closing date for entries is 31st August 2022. Teenagers! Have you read a fantastic book this summer? Why not write a short review and be in with the chance to…
Art… TYRONE GUTHRIE CENTRE BURSARIES RECIPIENTS! 27 Nov3 Dec The Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce the recipients of bursaries to attend The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, the artists' workplace in County Monaghan during…
Festival… WATERFORD WRITERS WEEKEND 2021 29 Sep26 Oct 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…
Imagine Arts Festival… A TALK WITH WRITER AND PODCASTER SOPHIE WHITE 22 Sep26 Oct 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…
Art… WINNER OF THE MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2021 ANNOUNCED 17 Sep23 Sep 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.…
Arts on line… THE WAXED LEMON SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES 17 Aug 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…
Arts Opportunity… OPEN CALL – WEXFORD WOMEN WRITING UNDERCOVER 4 Jun 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…
Arts Grants… MOLLY KEANE WRITING AWARD 2021 21 May30 Jun 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…
Literature… ‘OUTLASTING’ – LITERATURE PROJECT LAUNCH FOR WATERFORD 20 May4 Jun 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…
Arts Council… POETRY DAY WATERFORD! 28 Apr30 Apr 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…
Arts Office Projects… WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED ONLINE TODAY AT 15.15 23 Oct27 Oct 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…
Arts Office Projects… WRITING BURSARIES FOR ADMORE WRITERS RETREAT 10 Jul29 Jul 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,…
Arts Grants… CHILDREN’S WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS RESIDENCY BURSARY 18 Apr3 Jun 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…
Arts on line… LRK WRITE A SHORT PLAY WORKSHOPS DEADLINE – APRIL 22 17 Mar23 Apr 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…
Book… COMPASS WRITERS: BOOK LAUNCH – TOWARDS WORDS & UNENDING DEPTH 20 Nov 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…
Arts Council… THE LIT FESTIVAL – OTHER WORLDS by ROSE KEATING 12 Nov12 Nov 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…
Art… ARTS PRACTICE GRANT APPLICATIONS CLOSED 29 Sep7 Oct 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…
Garter Lane… SPROG: POP UP LIBRARY 2 Aug2 Aug 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…
General… TRA TALES: AN EVENING OF POETRY & STORYTELLING 16 Jul 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…
Arts Council… PASTIMES SUMMER POETRY COMPETITION 5 Jul 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.…
Arts Grants… VINCENT BUCKLEY PRIZE 2020 5 Jul5 Jul 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…
Arts Council… APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR POETRY IRELAND’S VERSIFY 2019 5 Jul 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…
Arts Council… WORDS – IRELAND NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAMME 5 Jul Deadline: 31 Jul 2019Open 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 deadline…
Arts Council… POETRY IRELAND YEATS SUMMER SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP 5 Jul10 Jul 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…
Arts Council… UHW – LIFE LINE BOOK CLUB 18 Jun16 May 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.…
Art… EXHIBITION/ WORKSHOP – BOOKS IN NOOKS 18 Jun 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…
General… SUMMER STARS LAUNCH PARTY! – ARDKEEN LIBRARY 12 Jun13 Jun 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…
