Athlone Literary Festival
What? 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
Who? 2010 TBA
When? 24-26th September, 2010
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. AA Route Planner | multimap
How much? There is 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: www.athlone.ie/literaryfestival
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!
Previous festivals: 2009 , Friday 25th to Sunday 27th Sepember
Download the 2009 Literary Festival Programme as a pdf document (107 KB)
- Niall Crowley former CEO of the Equality Authority on his book “an Ambition for Equality
- Dr Eamon Maher “Broderick and the French Connection”
- An audience with Dermot Bolger on writing and publishing
- Colm O’Gorman reading from his memoir Beyond Belief Beyond Belief '
- Dr. Steven King, Journalist, Irish Examiner Columnist
- Irene Graham
- Caroline Walsh
- Dooncha O' Connell
- Mary Melvin Geoghegan
