Writers residing in Munster are invited to enter the 2020 J G Farrell Fiction Award – an award is for the best opening chapter of a novel-in-progress. The prize is a place on the West Cork Literary Festival’s online Novel with Paul McVeigh workshop. This workshop was originally due to take place as […]
Arts
De Barra’s Live Folk-Club Sitting-Room session on Wednesday 3rd June, features guest speaker, Stanley Notte. Stanley is a diverse artist who writes prose and poetry, is a well-known performance poet and creates visual art using a number of mediums. For the past four years Stanley has been a key organizer of the Regional […]
Some weeks ago, West Cork Music put out a call to budding young writers and readers in Cork asking them if they wanted to, amongst other things, interview writers about their books and to learn to conduct an interview. Co-presented by READ ON and Graffitti Theatre Company, a series of workshops was designed to […]
Cork County Council has announced a new photography competition which seeks to inspire amateur photographers to capture their experiences of this unique time at home, embrace their surroundings and take another look at the beauty that exists within 5km of their doorstep. Divided into three categories; Lovely Landscapes and Town […]
Responding to its funding crisis, and on foot of the 15-minute sell-out success of its art sale INCOGNITO – Part One, the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation has launched its INCOGNITO – Part Two Collection, which promises to be equally popular with the general public. Supported by William Fry, this affordable, accessible, and imaginative online […]
Bealtaine Festival, an Age & Opportunity event, is a celebration of the arts and creativity as we age. Although festival organisers had to cancel their live and in-person events this May, they are bringing a taste of the festival to you online for the entire month of May – Bealtaine […]