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Photo credit: Eoin Carey Galway Arts Centre is delighted to announce the appointment of Sasha de Buyl as Head of Literature with Galway Arts Centre and Director of Cúirt International Festival of Literature. Sasha brings a wealth of experience to Galway Arts Centre having held roles as a programmer, creative producer and literature development
Cúirt in association with Laureate na nÓg, Sarah Crossan and Claddagh National School are delighted to present a showcase of poetry by the children of Claddagh National School who have been working on this special project with poets, Geraldine Mills and Terry McDonagh. “Once you say the words ‘I am a poet’ or ‘we
Cuirt International Festival of Literature is recruiting volunteers for this year’s festival. If you love literature and enjoy meeting new people please contact siobhan@galwayartscentre.ie or phone 091 565886. The festival runs from 8-14th of April. For more general information on the festival feel free to get in touch with ask@cuirt.ie
Monday 8th | SOLD OUT | Wednesday 10th | SOLD OUT Friday 12th April | Nuns Island Theatre | 10.00am – 11.00pm (Bilingual) 11.30am - 12.30pm (As gaeilge, this event is in Irish only, ideal for students of gael choláiste) Áine Ní Ghlinn Cúirt Labs for Post Primary Junior Cycle This new addition to
Call for Applications for the EMERGING WRITER ON TOUR for the year 2019 and 2020 organized by Cúirt International Festival of Literature, the Vilenica International Literary Festival and the Festival of World Literature as part of the two-year European project Read Me I am Yours OVERVIEW The project Read Me I am Yours is the joint endeavour of three eminent literary organisations with an
Cúirt International Festival of Literature has announced some highlights of the 2019 festival which will run from April 8 - 14 in Galway. The full festival line-up will be announced in early March. Contributors to the 34th Cúirt International Festival of Literature will include: American novelist, Joshua Cohen, listed in 2017 as one of Granta’s ‘Best of’ Young American
WHAT TYPE OF EVENTS ARE ON OFFER AT CUIRT? The Cúirt programme features poetry, prose, music and spoken word. It also includes theatre, talks, masterclasses, family events and exhibitions as well as the popular annual series of workshops and talks for children and teenagers, Cúirt Labs. Browse the full programme here. HOW DO I
Cúirt and The Irish Writers Centre invited ambitious young writers aged 18-26 to apply to participate in the inaugural IWC / Cúirt Young Writers Delegates Programme. The selected IWC/Cúirt Young Writer Delegates are Jack Sheenan, Gloria McNeely, Supriya Dhaliwal, and Rachel Sargent who will be attending the 2018 Cúirt International Festival of Literature. The selected four
This year's Cúirt line-up includes an entertaining programme for children and teenagers gathering writers, storytellers and illustrators for talks, workshops and exhibitions. On Saturday 28 April, join Galway writer Deirdre Sullivan, illustrator Karen Vaughan, writer and journalist Anna Carey and illustrator Sam Winston, (artist and illustrator behind this year’s Cúirt programme cover) for a full day of
You’ve probably read their books … Now you can hear these authors read at Cuírt. Part of the magic of a literary festival is to sink into a warm theatre seat in the company of fellow book-afficionados. Authors readings from their works give you the opportunity to forget about everyday life for a few
