West Cork Music are delighted to announce that the 2011 West Cork Literary Festival programme is now available on www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie and from the office at 13 Glengarriff Rd, Bantry, Co. Cork. If you would like to be sent a copy, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Among the writers coming to Bantry this year are: John Boyne, John Banville, Hugo Hamilton, David Mitchell, Michael Holroyd, Hisham Matar, Pauline McLynn, Eoin McNamee, Gillian Slovo, Paul Murray, Michael Morpurgo, Justin Cartwright, Lynne Truss, Peter Sheridan, Salley Vickers, Elena Gorokhova, Liam Carson, Damien Enright, Linda Grant, Carlo Gebler, Dermot Healy, Brian Turner and many more.
We have an Irish language reading, the launch of the 2011 Fish Anthology, a reading of the poetry of Pablo Neruda by David Soul in St Brendan's Church and many other literary events to look forward to.
New additions to the programme this year include a Teen Poetry competition, workshop and reading as well as the residence of writer Tim Mackintosh Smith who will be on hand to help with any queries that aspiring writers might have.
The West Cork Literary Festival is generously supported by the Arts Council, Failte Ireland and Cork County Library and Arts Service.
Please do ring the office or email us if you have any queries.
Sincerely,
Everyone at the West Cork Literary Festival
