Workshops & Opportunities for Emerging & Established Writers Cavan - Information Day May 17th

Cavan County Council Arts office are working with the Irish Writers Centre in 2017 to provide a series of workshops and opportunities for emerging and established writers in County Cavan.  

An information session will take place on 17 May at 6pm at Townhall, Cavan.   

This is also available to writers in neighbouring counties but attendance must be booked by registering with santinaburns@cavancoco.ie or telephone 049 4378549.

Taking part are Louise Phillips, Mia Gallagher, Pat Boran, Kate Cunningham & Valerie Bistany. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION - VISIT HERE

A time to remember....

As the seeds of my current work in progress began in Cill Rialaig Artist Retreat over a year ago, being in the final stages of the script, it's a good time to remember.

Image with fellow artists, Andrea Carter, Catherine Dunne,Lia Mills, Maria McManus Valerie Bistany, Sean Hardie, and Anthony Glavin

(Day 8 of remaining 40 to finish novel :-))

Daily word count complete...Time for cuppa and a walk!!!

#writing #books #wordcount

A Poet's Rising

It was an absolutely wonderful evening last night at the Irish Writers' Centre. A packed house celebrated A Poet's Rising, with beautiful haunting music by Colm Mac Con Iomaire, and poems by Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, Paul Muldoon, Jessica Traynor, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Theo Dorgan and Thomas McCarthy.

Thanks to Valerie Bistany and Padraig Burke for my invitation, and to everyone in the Irish Writers' Centre, and the Arts Council of Ireland, who helped to create these important works for years to come.

A Poet's Rising app will be available following the broadcast of the poems which will take place on the anniversary of the Rising, 22- 29th April 2016. The poems will also be printed in the Irish Times during this period.

Valerie Bistany Director of the Irish Writers' Centre

I'm absolutely delighted to announce that the lovely Valerie Bistany, Director of the Irish Writers' Centre, will be launching LAST KISS in Easons, St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, on the 12th August at 6.30!! More details to follow....

Valerie Bistany