In this exclusive Limerick performance, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sarah McQuaid will perform an intimate concert. About this event To book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/limerick-writers-centre-present-sarah-mcquaid-the-record-room-limerick-tickets-299185049537 “One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” —Neil March, Trust The Doc “She reached parts other singers fail to do … There is emotion, beauty, passion and musically great arrangements and fab playing. It’s a complete package. I loved the show and was very moved.” —Rob Bozas, Bozas International (Publisher, Peter Gabriel/Real World) “Captivating, unorthodox songwriting … layered satin vocals … enthralling,...
‘I Am in Need of Music’ Creative Writing Workshop
April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2022 present ‘I am in Need of Music’ A music-inspired creative writing session with writer Jessica Brown Sat 9th April 2022 10 am to 1 pm Central Buildings, 51 O’Connell Street, Limerick Motifs, cadence, crescendos, emotions, memories, and the imaginary; a beautiful tradition exists between music and writing. This creative writing session will offer a series of prose and poetry prompts exploring the experiences of music put to words. Workshop fee: €20.00 booking essential. To book Email: limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com Tel 087 2996409 Workshop takes place at Central Buildings, 51 O’Connell Street, Limerick About Jessica Brown. With...
April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2022 Full Programme
The Limerick Writers’ Centre has run April is Poetry Month in Limerick since 2013. Our aim is to create poetry events during April involving public participation, celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture. We host a number of poetry events ourselves but this is also a cooperative festival of poetry taking in all the poetry events happening in the city and county for the month of April. April is Poetry Month in Limerick 2022 Programme Fri 1st April – Lunchtime lecture at Limerick City Library, Barrow House, Michael St., Limerick by Ollamh/Poet Laureate Kieran Beville on the Transformational Power of...
A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance 29th Oct @ Treaty City Brewery
Limerick Writers’ Centre in association with Samhain Halloween Festival present A Samhain Themed Reading/Performance Fri 29th Oct 2021 7.00pm to 9.00pm Treaty Brewery, Nicholas St., Limerick Join our guest readers and musicians Stories and poems from – John Liddy and Mike MacDomhnaill Plus a special live recitation of the Bard of Thomond, Michael Hogan’s ‘Drunken Thady and the Bishop’s Lady’ by Pat Power. Music with – Phila Grace, Mick Lacey and friends. The audience are also invited to participate by reading their own stories and poems on the theme of Halloween and the folklore surrounding it. Details: limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com
Book Launch; One Last Thing by Pat McLoughlin
THE LIMERICK WRITERS’ CENTRE is pleased to announce the launch of Just One More Thing – a Collection of Short Stories by Pat McLoughlin Fri 10th Sept 2021 8pm Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West, Co Limerick It will be launched by author Donal Ryan. This collection of short fiction was a joy to read. Pat McLoughlin has a wonderfully keen eye and ear and an admirable ability to compress a world of story into a single sentence. These tales of love, loss, trial, triumph, of life and death and all the unexpected vagaries and struggles and joys that assail us...
Book Launch: Arias of Consolation by John Liddy
Revival Press is pleased to announce the launch of Arias of Consolation a new collection of poetry by Limerick poet John Liddy and it takes place Sunday 5th September at the Limerick City Gallery of Art, Pery Square at 2.30pm. The book is published by Revival Press, an imprint of The Limerick Writers’ Centre, under their Community Publishing initiative and will be launched by Professor Eoin Devereux of the University of Limerick. Current Covid regulations recommend a limit of 10 will be allowed to attend but we are hopeful that this number can be increased for the September launce. Please...
The Limerick Writers’ Centre announce the winners of this year’s Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition.
Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021. Judge: Eileen Sheehan Winner: Anatomy of a Disordered Personality: Skin (HLR) 2nd place: The Grammar of the World is losing its Syntax (PR Walker) Highly Commended: “diary of a dead eel boy” (Dean Gessie) Girls of Fairhill (Joanne McCarthy) The Return (Partridge Boswell) Don’t Call Me a Balcony (Peter Wise) “[sic]stemic” ...
Book Launch: Steering By The Stars by Matt Mooney
Book Launch: Steering By The Stars by Matt Mooney APRIL 30th 2021. Launch by poet Thomas McCarthy. “To borrow a line from the author, here is a book “where dreams are born again”. Mooney is clear-eyed, exact and precise in evoking the places where he has been gifted with insight, in recalling the people, who have so evidently made his a rich and treasured life.” (Theo Dorgan) Steering By The Stars is the latest poetry collection from Listowel based poet Matt Mooney. Matt Mooney was born in Kilchreest, south Galway in 1943. A graduate of UCG and a post graduate...
LWC Creative Writing Course Sept 2021
Hi everyone, Just to let you know that our creative writing course this coming September (exact dates to be finalised) will be taking on a new direction. We are delighted to have writer Madge O’Callaghan join us to facilitate the course. It will run over 6 weeks face to face (if the pandemic is over) with an on-line option also available. An anthology of work produced on the course will be published in December. These courses are always booked up very quickly so this is a heads up for you to get your name down for this year’s course (expression...
Book Launch: Redress by A.M. Cousins
REDRESS is the debut collection of poetry from A.M. Cousins A. M. Cousins’ astute poems are sure-footed, superbly crafted, grounded in earned wisdom, shot through with insight, and written with perceptive compassion, anger at injustice and a humane clear-sightedness that is the hallmark of a unique voice. – Dermot Bolger, 2021. The launch will take place via Zoom, FRIDAY 19th MARCH 2021 7.30pm. The collection will be launched by poet Grace Wells. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84295248855… Book Available to purchase on-line at: https://limerickwriterscentre.com/…/redress-available…/
Book Launch: Mayflies in the Heather
Mayflies in the Heather is the debut collection of poetry from Galway poet Art Ó Súilleabháin. He is deeply rooted in the landscape and language of Lough Corrib, illuminating every wing-picked insect, every curlew flight, reed and stone, replete with the lore of places. Ó Súilleabháin draws the reader into his keenly observed world with each well-tuned, musical line. The launch will take place via Zoom, FRIDAY 12th MARCH 2021 7.30pm. The collection will be launched by poet Kevin Higgins. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86134757895… Available to purchase on-line at: https://limerickwriterscentre.com/…/mayflies-in-the…/