An annual event in a town with many literary associations, The Athlone Literary Festival has its origins in the John Broderick Weekend held in May 1999. The festival is aimed at readers and writers and all those who enjoy good conversation and good literature.
Speakers include academics, wits, writers, poets, novelists, biographers, publishers and literary agents from time to time
When? 2015 TBC - no vital signs for 2015 via Twitter or Facebook (Aug 2015)
ALAS. ALACK. IT SEEMS TO BE NO-MORE IN 2016. ANY NEWS ANY ONE? ED
Where? Athlone (from the Irish: Baile Átha Luain meaning "town of Luan's ford") is a town that lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, Ireland.
Who? TBA
How much? In the past there has been a small admission fee to most programme items. Enquiries and bookings to athloneliterary@gmail.com or to 090 6498838. Bookings may also be made at The Prince of Wales Hotel on the festival weekend. However, patrons are advised that some events may book out in advance.
Festival Website? Seems to have been cloned by spammers (August 2015)
Twitter? @athloneliterary
Past Festivals? Donal Casey, Thomas Conway , Dave o'Connell, Jo O'Donoghue, Michael Harding, Sinead Kilgarriff, Philomena Lynott, Pat McCabe, Vona Groarke, Dermot healy, Dr Terry Lynch +
Visitor Information
Athlone has had guided historical walks for more than thirty years but a new Literary & Cultural Walk of Athlone has been specially devised for this year’s Festival by local historian and author Gearoid O'Brien. This will take in authors as diverse as T.P. O’Connor, John Broderick, Desmond Egan and Hannah Greally – it will include information on other writers, on musicians, artists and composers. If you ever thought that Athlone was an oasis of culture come along and be convinced otherwise!
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If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.
