West Cork Literary Festival
What's it all about? Readings / workshops / seminars / children's events / exhibitions / music. If you are planning a summer trip to the Republic, the what better premise than a Lit Fest!
Who? John Banville, Hisham Matar, David Miller, Salley Vickers, David Soul and more
When? July 3 - 9 July, 2011
Where? Bantry, West Cork, Cork County, Ireland AA Route Planner | multimap
How much? Check official site below.
Festival Website: http://www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie/
Email: info@westcorkliteraryfestival.ie
West Cork Literary Festival Programme
(subject to change - please check official site as programme below does not show currently sold out events)
Sunday 3 July |
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| 18.00 | Opening of the 13th West Cork Literary Festival | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 20.30 | Celebration of Those Who Have Gone Before | Maritime Hotel | €25 |  |
Monday 4 July |
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| 11.00 | Morning Reading - Paul Soye | Bantry Bookshop | Free | |
| 13.00 | Reading - Pauline McLynn | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 14.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 2pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 14.30 | 47 Roses - Peter Sheridan | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 14.30 | Children's Reading - Cathy Cassidy | St Brendan's School Hall | €5 | |
| 15.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 3pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | Sold |
| 16.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 4pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 17.00 | Reading - Billy Ramsell & Patrick Deely | Maritime Hotel | Free | |
| 18.30 | As Gaeilge Reading | Mariner Restaurant | Free | |
| 20.30 | Hisham Matar in conversation with Conor O’Clery | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 22.45 | Bedtime Story | Maritime Hotel | Free | |
Tuesday 5 July |
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| 11.00 | Morning Reading - Paul Kestell | Bantry Bookshop | Free | |
| 11.30 | Heritage Walk | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 13.00 | Reading - Elena Gorokhova | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 14.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 2pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | Sold |
| 14.30 | Screenwriting Masterclass - Peter Sheridan | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 14.30 | Faber Academy Panel Discussion - Creative Writing | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 14.30 | Joint Children's Reading | St Brendan's School Hall | €5 | |
| 15.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 3pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 16.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 4pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 17.00 | Reading - David Miller | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 18.30 | Sunday Miscellany | St Brendan's Church | €10 | |
| 20.30 | An Evening with John Banville | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 22.45 | Bedtime Story | Maritime Hotel | Free | |
Wednesday 6 July |
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| 11.00 | Morning Reading - Barbara Fitzgerald | Bantry Bookshop | Free | |
| 13.00 | Reading - Liam Carson & Damien Enright | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 14.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 2pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | Sold |
| 14.30 | Panel Discussion - Routes to Publication | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 14.30 | Last Days of USSR - Elena Gorokhova & Conor O'Clery | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 14.30 | Teen Poetry Reading | St Brendan's School Hall | €5 | |
| 15.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 3pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 16.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 4pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 17.00 | Linda Grant in conversation with Sue Leonard | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 18.30 | Book Launch - 2011 Fish Anthology | St Brendan's Church | Free | |
| 20.30 | Michael Holroyd in conversation with Carlo Gébler | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 22.45 | Bedtime Story | Maritime Hotel | Free | |
Thursday 7 July |
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| 11.00 | Morning Reading - Lothar Luken & Karen O'Connor | Bantry Bookshop | Free | |
| 11.30 | Heritage Walk | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 13.00 | Reading - Dermot Healy | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 14.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 2pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 14.30 | Keep the Wolf from the Door - Carlo Gébler | Mariner Restaurant | €18 | |
| 14.30 | Yeats & Beckett - Professor Terence Brown | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 14.30 | An Afternoon with Michael Morpurgo | Maritime Hotel | €5 | |
| 15.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 3pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 16.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 4pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 16.00 | Book Launch - Alms on the Highway | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 17.00 | Reading - Gerald Dawe & John Bennett | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 18.30 | Poetry reading - Brian Turner | Mariner Restaurant | €5 | |
| 20.30 | An Evening with David Mitchell | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 22.30 | Murder & Intrigue - Carlo Gébler, Eoin McNamee & Hugh Ryan | Áras Beanntraí | €5 | |
Friday 8 July |
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| 11.00 | Morning Reading - Noel Duffy | Bantry Bookshop | Free | |
| 13.00 | Reading - Paul Murray & John Boyne | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 14.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 2pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | Sold |
| 14.30 | Myth & Folklore in Fiction - Salley Vickers | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 14.30 | Did the Irish Invent Copyright? - Ronan Sheehan | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 15.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 3pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | |
| 16.00 | Writer-In-Residence Session 4pm | Maritime Hotel | €15 | Sold |
| 17.00 | Afternoon Reading - Ian MacPherson | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 18.30 | From Page to Screen - The Making of War Horse - Michael Morpurgo | Maritime Hotel | €10 | |
| 18.30 | Book Launch - Bicycles with Umbrellas | Ma Murphy's Pub | Free | |
| 20.30 | Passion & Poetry of Pablo Neruda - David Soul | St Brendan's Church | €15 | |
| 22.30 | Bedtime Story | Maritime Hotel | Free | |
Saturday 9 July |
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| 11.00 | Morning Reading - Adrian White | Bantry Bookshop | Free | |
| 13.00 | Reading - Justin Cartwright | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 14.30 | Bullets <> Words - John Bennett & Brian Turner | Maritime Hotel | €18 | |
| 14.30 | Open Forum Discussion - Bantry Book Club Choice | Bantry Library | Free | |
| 16.00 | Literary Tea with Lynne Truss | Maritime Hotel | €25 | |
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