Applications are now open (until Wednesday April 4) for ambitious young writers aged 18-26 to apply to participate in the inaugural Irish Writers Centre/Cúirt Young Writer Delegates programme.  The successful applicants will have the opportunity to attend and contribute to the 2018 Cúirt International Festival of Literature. ELIGIBILITY This programme is open to writers aged 18-26 living

Cúirt is delighted to announce the winners of the 2018 Cúirt New Writing Prize Congratulations to Eoin Hegarty and Eimear O'Callaghan, winners of the 2018 Cúírt New Writing Prize in the poetry and short story categories respectively. The winner in the youth strand is Hannah Riordan. Sponsored by Tigh Neachtain and in memory of

Cúirt International Festival of Literature has announced details of a diverse and eclectic programme, curated by its new Director, Dr. Emily Cullen. Leading Irish and international authors, an exploration of language across art forms and a strong commitment to Irish-language writing are at the heart of the 33rd Cúirt International Festival of Literature, which will

Poetry Ireland and Cúirt International Festival of Literature are delighted to offer the Poetry Ireland Access Cúirt Bursary this spring *Deadline: Friday 30 March* This bursary will provide an emerging poet from a background that is currently statistically underrepresented in Irish poetry the opportunity to visit the festival and become immersed in the poetry programme.

Are you passionate about the arts? Would you like to gain valuable experience with a major cultural event and have a fun-filled time working with a fantastic bunch of people? If you share our passion we'd love to hear from you. Each year we recruit a large number of enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers for our annual festival. Volunteers are