Muckross House was the beautiful venue for the recent launch of a stunning new book Still In The Dreaming. Leas-Cathaoirleach Cllr. John Joe Culloty launched the book while praising the quality of the poems and the dedication of the writers to their craft. Writer in Residence Last June a call-out for submissions to Kerry County…
One of the key responsibilities of a Writer in Residence when they are engaged by Kerry County Council, is the role of mentoring and supporting emerging writers as well as new writing talent in the county. One of the fruits of this labour is a new anthology of poetry by Kerry poets edited by Writer…
The shortlisted works in a variety of categories for next month’s Listowel Writers’ Week Creative Writing Competitions have been announced. “We would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who submitted their short stories, essays, poems and plays for our 2016 Creative Writing Competitions and we encourage you to continue writing and submitting…
The 2016 Kerry Drama Festival will get under way on this Friday night from 7-30pm. It will be held under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland at the Ivyleaf Art Centre, Castleisland from Friday, March 4th to Saturday March 12th. Shows nightly at 8pm. The festival has been held in the Ivyleaf…
