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First Exclusively Online Version of Southword Goes Live |
Southword takes an exciting step forward with its latest issue. The twice annual literary journal of new poetry, fiction and comment goes exclusively online and will consequently be available to a much wider readership. Read new poems by Brian Turner, Bernard O'Donoghue, Moya Cannon, Michael Coady and others. There's new fiction by Jon Boilard and Jennifer Brady among others and reviews of the latest books by Paddy Bushe, Leanne O'Sullivan, Philip O Ceallaigh and much else besides
Read Southword Online Here! |
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Frank O'Connor Short Story Festival Shaping Up Nicely |
 From September 16th to 20th the festival will have as its main venue the Stack Theatre in the beautiful new Cork School of Music. Workshops and films will show at the Munster Literature Centre itself and the City Library will play host to authors in public conversation and book launches. Besides the shortlisted Frank O'Connor Laureates (read sidebar) there will be readings by ZZ Packer of the United States, Sude of China, Liesl Jacobs of South Africa and a great selection of Irish authors. In the evenings the festival club will feature craic, live music and more readings by deputant authors. Workshops will be conducted by Jon Boilard and Mary Morrissey. There will also be the announcement of the winner of the annual Sean O'Faolain compeition (see below). As each year goes by we welcome more and more audience members from out of town and foreign parts. They never go home disappointed. The Munster Literature Centre can recommend hotels and hostelries for those of you planning to travel to Cork especially for this great festival. The full festival programme will be available from the home page of the Munster Literature Centre at the start of August. www.munsterlit.ie
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