An Afternoon of Music, History and Literature in Conamara

23rd - 28th APRL 2013
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Major Sponsors
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Filte,
T an tEarrach linn agus Cirt ag cur ts lena r nua. s
deacair a chreidiint go bhfuil bliain eile imithe thart
sheol muid Cirt 2012. Lironn seoladh an chlir athr
suntasach i leagan amach na file. s ag an bpointe seo
a chasann Cirt lena lucht fachana agus fgann s ina
dhiaidh an stitse teoiriciil, ag iomp isteach i rud igin
fsiciil inlimhsithe. s an rud at i do sheilbh anois,
n bailichin de thuairim agus de mholta, agus is
leatsa anois iad le roghn, le hiad a scrd agus
brabhsil trd. T sil agam go mbainfdh t taitneamh
as Cirt 2013 agus go mbainfdh t sult as na
himeachta sa chlr.
Ba mhaith leis an bhfile, buochas a ghabhil leis na
gnlachta, daoine aonaracha agus an lucht maoinithe
a thug tacaocht d'cid na bliana seo. Gabhaimid
buochas chro libh as ucht bhur ndlseacht leannach
don bhfile agus go raibh maith agaibh as ucht bhur
gcomhphirtocht.
Dani GiII
Stirthir na FiIe/ FestivaI Director
FiIe Idirnisinta Litrochta Cirt
Welcome,
Spring has arrived and Cirt begins its new cycle.
t hardly seems like a year since we launched Cirt
2012. The launch of the programme marks a signifcant
change in the course of the festival. t is the point at
which Cirt begins to meet its audience and comes out
of its theoretical stage, materialising into a physical,
tangible thing. What you have in your hands is a
culmination of ideas and suggestions, they are now
yours to pick at, investigate, and fick through. wish
you a great Cirt 2013, and sincerely hope you enjoy
the events in the programme.
The festival would like to thank the businesses,
individuals and funders who have supported this year's
event. We greatly appreciate your continued loyalty to
the festival and we thank you for your partnership.
Photo: Boyd Challenger
Contents
Ar Chirt/
Out visiting
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Fridays
Events
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Saturdays
events
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Sundays
Events
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Special
Events
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Tuesdays
events
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Wednesdays
Events
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Thursdays
Events
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Ar Chirt/
We are now in our thiro year ol running an outreach programme at Cuirt. This strano ol events has
aooeo a new oimension to the lestival ano we continue to builo important relationships with the wioer
community ol Galway each year. We woulo like to sincerely thank our lunoing partners who have maoe
these projects possible ano we look lorwaro to meeting new laces on our travels this year.
In conjunction with the Galway City Library Service we will be hosting
Kitchen Reaoings in a number ol homes in Galway City ouring the
week ol the lestival. Novelist, playwright ano actor Michael Haroing
will visit houses in the Westsioe ano Ballybane areas ol the city ouring
the week ol Cuirt reaoing sections ol his memoir Storio Jt Lo/. These
inlormal gatherings are lree ano will be open to all.
Ior more inlormation please contact:
Bnllybnno Librnry: (091) 380590 ballybane@galwaylibrary.ie
Wostsido Librnry: (091) 520616 westside@galwaylibrary.ie
Kitchen Readings
A number ol copies ol visiting authors` books will be oroppeo in various locations arouno the city where
people can pick them up ano reao them. They will have a nyer insioe that gives the oate ano time ol the
authors reaoing so that those intrigueo by what they reao can then go along to the event. These books will
be lelt at cales, pubs ano hotel loyers.
Read Me, Im Yours
Michael Haroing`s nction works incluoe T/ Trool Jit/ Soro/
Collio ano Prit, oescribeo by Fat McCabe as two ol the nnest Irish
novels ol the 1980`s. His most recent stage play, T/ Tio/r` Cor -
nominateo lor Best New Flay at Irish Theatre Awaros 2007, toureo
Irelano in 2011. He is a weekly columnist with T/ Iri/ Tio where he
writes a creative chronicle ol lile in the Irish miolanos. His new book,
Storio Jt Lo/ - a memoir ol love, melancholy ano magical thinking,
has just been publisheo.
Micheal Harding
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Photo: Mike Bunn
One Book, One Tuam` is an annual community reaoing project, now in its lourth successive year. It aims
to improve literacy, promote reaoing lor pleasure ano to encourage a oeeper sense ol community. It is
lully supporteo by local schools, training lacilities ano businesses. One Book, One Tuam is an inclusive
project which enriches the learning ol all the participants ano highlights the neeo to combat the literacy
oilnculties which can result in poverty, unemployment, anti-social behaviour ano social exclusion. Books
are chosen baseo on the issues that are raiseo through them. This year each aoult ano chilo in Tuam will
be encourageo to reao Eorooo, Ho by Marilyn Taylor. The book is about two Jewish chiloren, Karl ano
Rosa, who are sent lrom Vienna to Northern Irelano in 1938, as part ol the Kinoertransport, to ensure
their salety. There they have to aoapt to a very oillerent community ano way ol lile, ano when Bellast is
bombeo, they are maoe aware that war is never lar away. With the help ol other local chiloren they learn
that out ol connict ano oespair extraoroinary lrienoships can grow.
Ior lurther inlormation on the project ano associateo events, contact:
Tunn Librnry, Mnin Stroot, Tunn: 093 24287
Ennil: tuam@galwaylibrary.ie
One Book, One Tuam 2013
T carachtar spleoorach nua ag an scribhneoir Fatricia Ioroe le cur i bhur lthair sin i an loghlai mara
Liio. Cailin misniuil i an Liio cheanna agus nior mhor oi misneach a bheith aici, mar t a tuismitheoiri
tar eis i a sheolaoh chuig scoil an-ghalnta ar lao Ach an leioir le loghlai mara reiteach le pisti
aronosacha?
Chun an sceal seo a chur i lthair, beioh cunamh ag Fatricia o lhear a bhluil scil irithe aige i gcursai
mara an scribhneoir agus ceoltoir Taohg Mac Dhonnagin. Beioh seisean ag cur tionlacan ceoil le sceal
Liio chomh maith le bleaist amhrn a chanaoh ona oluthohioscai uaioh, ina measc Ceol na Mara agus
Feigin Leitir Moir.
Fatricia Ioroe has an exciting new character she can`t wait to share with you Liio, the pirate girl, who
has been sent to the extremely snooty School lor Fosh Chiloren. Will this leisty sealarer be able to lick a
bunch ol posh lanolubbers into shape? Helping Fatricia tell the tale, Taohg Mac Dhonnagin ,no slouch
in the storytelling oepartment himsell, will provioe musical accompaniment to the story ol Liio, as well as
singing a boatloao ol sealaring songs, incluoing Ceol na Mara ano the Conamara classic, Feigin Leitir
Moir.
Cnrrnroo Librnry, 24th nnd 25th April
Tolophono : 091 9733 353 91 595733 ceathrurua@galwaylibrary.ie
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This year we will be hosting seminars in GMIT ano the Galway Eoucation Centre with Jen Tomkins ol
the Reaoer Organisation. The Reaoer Organisation are a charity ano social enterprise baseo in the UK.
They promote reaoing amongst people ol all ages ano backgrounos, working in care homes, libraries,
prisons, mental health orop-in centres, community centres, schools, hostels, relugee centres ano
workplaces. Get Into Reaoing groups are leo by traineo project workers ano volunteers who meet each
week to reao books ano poems together. Ior more inlormation on the Reaoer Organisation ano their work
please visit: www.thereaoer.org.uk
For Iurthor inIornntion on tho soninnrs plonso contnct:
GMIT Librnry: 091 753 161 / Bernie.Lally@gmit.ie
Tho Gnlwny Educntion Contro: 091 745 600/ info@galwayec.ie
Reader Organisation Seminars
SUNDAY 28th April | 4:00pm |Cnoic suain, an spidal, conamara | Admission 10
Join us lor a special alternoon ol music, history ano literature in the atmospheric surrounoings ol
Conamara. Contributors to T/ Jtlo f t/ Crot Iri/ Eooio ,publisheo by Cork University Fress, 2012,
will speak ano give presentations on their work. They will be joineo by singer Aine Ni Dhroighnein in the
wonoerlul hill village ol Cnoic Suain. Attenoees on the oay will have the opportunity to walk arouno the
village. A bus will leave Galway city lrom the Catheoral at 3:1pm on the oay ,transport is incluoeo in the
ticket price,.
William J. Smyth is Frolessor Emeritus ol Geography at University
College Cork, where he helo the Chair ol Geography since 1977. He
has lectureo at many universities, incluoing Syracuse University, N.Y.,
Calilornia State at San Iernanoo, Los Angeles ano University
College Dublin . He was electeo a member ol The Royal Irish
Acaoemy in 1999. A lormer eoitor ol Iri/ Cro/, ano co-eoitor ol
Cooo Crooc: Eo, o t/ Hitri.ol Cro/, f Irlooc ,1988,, he has
publisheo wioely on Irelano`s social ano cultural geography. His
prize-winning book Mooo/io, Looc.o ooc Mor,: J Cro/, f
Cloiol ooc Eorl, Mcro Irlooc .. 1530-1750 was publisheo in 200o. He
is co-eoitor ol the Jtlo f t/ Crot Iri/ Eooio ,University College Fress,
Cork, with John Crowley ano Mike Murphy.
Ar Chirt/
Out Visiting
William J. Smyth
The ATlas of the Great Irish Famine
Aine Ni Dhroighnein is lrom An Spioeal,
Galway. She began singing sean-nos lrom an early
age, being taught local songs lrom local singers such
as Fat Fhoraig Tom, Mire Fheitir Ui
Dhroighnein ano Feaitsi O Ceannabhin. At the
age ol nine, she was askeo to sing lor the Fresioent
ol Irelano, Mary Robinson, ouring her visit to the
area. She has appeareo at many traoitional music
lestivals at home ano abroao, incluoing Ieile Cois
Cuain, Mayo, ano the Fan-Celtic Iestival in Lorient.
Aine was appointeo Sean-Nos singer in resioence
in NUIG lrom 200!-200. She has also perlormeo
with other artists, incluoing Mirtin O`Connor, Steve
Cooney ano The Keane Sisters. She took part in a
televiseo singing contest in 200o, where she sang a
variety ol songs ano styles, she nnisheo secono ano
raiseo t7,000 lor charity.
Cathal Foirteir is a broaocaster ano writer. He was a
Senior Raoio Frooucer with RTE Raoio 1 ano RTE
Raioio na Gaeltachta lor 30 years, working on a wioe
range ol programmes, incluoing a number ol series
on the Great Irish Iamine. He is the eoitor ol several
books in Irish ano English on lolklore, social history
ano literary topics. He has proouceo a number ol
leatures, oocumentaries ano raoio oramas lor RTE,
now available on CD. He holos an MA in Iolklore lor
UCD ano now works as an inoepenoent researcher
ano writer on lolklore. In 2012 Oireachtas na Gaeilge
awaroeo him their Buaic-ghraoam Cumarsioe or
Liletime Achievement Awaro. He has also won Golo
ano Silver in the annual FFI Meoia Awaros.
Cathal Pirtir
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This year Cuirt is embarking on a new EU partnership with the Vilenica International Literary Iestival,
Slovenia ano Foroenonelegge, Italy. As part ol the partnership, Irish writers will be appearing at these
lestivals ano we will be hosting Italian ano Slovenian writers here in Irelano. The project activities incluoe
writer resioencies, workshops, seminar events ano reaoings.
The Crossroads of European Literature at Cirt
Join us for the offcial launch of the Crossroads
Project in City Hall where we will formally launch the
programme of events before departure to Morans of the Weir.
Rumen Leonidov
Tuesday 23rd April | 12:00pm |city hall| Admission Free
Rumen Leonioov was born on May 17, 193 in Sona, Bulgaria. He
graouateo with a master`s oegree in Bulgarian Fhilology. A poet,
essayist, journalist, political writer ano publisher, he is the author ol nine
books ol poems, incluoing: Joroio ,1977,, Joc t/ Eir Rooorc ooot t/
Sor/ ,1982,, Bi ooc Sooll ,1990,, T/ Ioxo.t Diooio f Lif ,199,, T/
Droo f t/ Solooo ,1997,, Eoc f M,t/l, ,1997,, Cloi. Pi. ,2000, ano
Blioc Sooco,, 2012. He has publisheo three collections ol poems abroao:
Tuesday 23rd April | 2:00pm| morans of the weir | Admission 15
We will be having a seafood lunch and music with special guest
readers: Rumen Leonidov, Colm Breathnach and Davide Rondoni.
A bus will leave City Hall at 1:15pm (bus included in ticket price).
Morans Literary
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This year Cuirt will be hosting two Slovenian writers in resioency: Suzana Tratnik ano Dusan Sarotar. Dusan
ano Suzana will be spenoing part ol their resioency in Galway city ano part in Galway County. During the
lestival there will be an olncial launch ol the Crossroaos Froject on the opening oay ol Cuirt, lolloweo by a
Literary Lunch in Moran`s ol the Weir ano an evening seminar event. We hope you enjoy this strano ol
programming ano we look lorwaro to seeing you at our gatherings.
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Davide Rondoni
Davioe Ronooni ,Iorl 19o!, has publisheo many volumes ol
poetry, incluoing J.oli Jor ,Monoaoori 2008,, ô Si
Mrt Jor ,Guanoa 2001,, Coioot, 1ito ,Marietti 2001,
ano Il oor cl To ,Guanoa 2001,. His works are translateo in
various countries in volumes ano magazines. He collaborates
on poetry programs lor television ,Rai ano Tv2000, ano also
writes as a newspaper columnist. He lounoeo ano oirects the
Center ol Contemporary Foetry at the University ol Bologna.
His recent volumes ol essays incluoe: ^llòrt .i.oc
,Marietti 2012,, Cotr lo lttrotoro ,Saggiatore 2011,, Il fo.
cllo io ,Rizzoli 2008,, ano ô ooo .ito ltoot ,Marietti
2001,. He is also a playwright ano a translator.
Sto io t/ Sooo ,1998,, S/, Maceoonia, Eoc f M,t/l,, Warsaw, Folano, ano Jit/ t/ Ti f t/ Too
,2009,, Ljubljana. His poems have been publisheo in the USA, Englano, Russia, Italy, Hungary, Inoia, Greece,
Serbia, Austria, Albania, Ukraine, Moloova, Maceoonia, Folano ano Slovenia. In 2012, he won the Crystal
Vilenica Awaro lor Literature at the International Foetry Iestival in Vilenica, Slovenia.
Colm Breathnach
Colm Breathnach is a poet ano novelist. He has publisheo
seven collections ol poetry, the latest ol which is Doto oo
Doto Eil ,Coisceim, 2012,. His selecteo poetry R/o Doto
11 !006 appeareo in 2008. His nrst novel Jo B/ollo B/io
,Clo Iar-Chonnacht, 2009, has been praiseo as a masterly
use ol metanction that re-evaluates the relationship
between reaoer ano author. He has been awaroeo the prize
lor the best poetry collection at the annual Oireachtas
Literary Iestival lour times ano in 1999 the Irish-American
Cultural Institute presenteo him with the Butler Awaro. In
2012, through the Cuirt International Iestival ol Literature in
conjunction with the Vilenica Literary Iestival he was granteo
a nve week writer`s resioency in Slovenia by the Slovene
Writers` Association.
The Arts Council participation in the Cultural Frogramme to mark Irelano`s Fresioency ol the Council ol the
European Union is supporteo by the Department ol Arts, Heritage ano the Gaeltacht T rannphirtiocht na
Comhairle Ealaion sa Chlr Culturtha chun comoraoh a oheanamh ar Uachtarnacht na hEireann ar Chomhairle
an Aontais Eorpaigh tacu ag an Roinn Ealaion, Oiohreachta agus Gaeltachta.
Tuesday 23rd April | 6:30pm |Slate Room Busker Brownes | Admission free
The Crossroads Of European
Literature Seminar Discussion
Join our panel for their discussion of our project theme:
The Crossroads of European Literature chaired by Vilenica nternational
Literary Festival Director: Gasper Troha
Suzana Tratnik was born in 1963 in Murska Sobota, Slovenia. She
obtained her BA in sociology from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the
University of Ljubljana, and her MA in gender anthropology from the
nstitutum Studiorum Humanitatis in Ljubljana. She has published six
collections of short stories: Pod nilo (Bellow Zero, 1997), Na svojem
dvorisu (n One's Own Backyard, 2003), Vzporednice (Parallels, 2005),
Cesa nisem nikoli razumela na vlaku (Things 've Never Understood on
the Train, 2008), Dva svetova (Two Worlds, 2010), and Rezervat
(Reservation, 2012). She has also published two novels: Ime mi je
Damjan (My Name is Damjan, 2001), Tretji svet (Third World, 2007) and
the children's picture book Zafuskana Ganca (The Hany Rattie, 2010).
She received the national "Preseren Foundation Award for Literature
in 2007. Her books and short stories have been translated into twenty
languages, while she herself has translated several books of British and
American fction, non-fction, and plays, including works from authors
such as Judith Butler, Adrienne Rich, Leslie Feinberg, Michael
Cunningham, Jackie Kay, Mary Dorcey, Katy Watson, an Mc Ewan,
Dennis Cooper, and Truman Capote.
With an economic crisis kicking in hard and reforms diminishing the cultural feld to its minimum
Slovenian as well as European literature has found itself at the crossroads where it needs to rethink terms
of its production and distribution. Like Gaelic, Slovene is spoken by a relatively small number of people
(around 2 million) which limits readership. What does it mean for contemporary authors? We have already
seen many musicians start to record songs in English in order to strengthen a possibility of an international
success. s something similar to be expected in the feld of literature? s contemporary Europe interested
in so called smaller literatures? Judging from the results of the EU grants for translation the answer is no.
The majority of projects are translations from bigger to smaller languages and not the other way around.
What can publishers do to make things better? Publish books in coproductions with foreign publishers and
in several languages? These questions will be discussed by three prominent Slovene authors that have
already been translated and are seeing their frst signs of success abroad. At the same time Boris A.
Novak, one of the most renowned Slovene translators, can add an interesting perspective to the question
of the importance of the mother tongue for a literary author.
Suzana Tratnik
Photo : Nada Zgank
Dusan Sarotar, born in Murska Sobota in 1968, is a writer, poet and
screenwriter. He studied Sociology of Culture and Philosophy at the
University of Ljubljana. He has published: two novels (Island of the
Dead, 1999 and Billiards at the Hotel Dobray, 2007), three collections of
short stories (Blind Spot, (2002), Bed and Breakfast, (2003) Nostalgia,
(2010)) and three poetry collections (Feel for the Wind, (2004),
Landscape in Minor, (2006) and The House of My Son, (2009)). Sarotar
also writes puppet theatre plays and is the author of ffteen screenplays
for documentaries, feature flms, and television. The author's poetry and
prose have been included in several anthologies and translated into
Hungarian,Russian, Spanish, Polish, talian,Czech and English. n 2008,
his novel Billiards at the Hotel Dobray was nominated for the national
Novel of the Year Award. There will be a feature flm based on this novel
flmed in 2013.
Gasper Troha is a producer, publisher and professor of literature. He
works as the Programme Director of the Vilenica Festival, the oldest
international literary festival in Slovenia and one of the most renowned in
Europe. Gasper also runs a small publishing house (Arsem) and teaches
part-time at the University of Ljubljana. He graduated from the Faculty
of Arts in Ljubljana where he also obtained his PhD in 2007. He has
published many articles and has edited several scientifc books, among
them History and its Literary Genres (Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2008), Literary Modernism in the Laden Times (Academic Press, 2008)
and Lojze Kovai: Life and Work, (Academic Press, 2009).
Boris A. Novak (born in Belgrade in 1953) is a Slovene poet,
playwright, translator, and essayist. He is a Professor at the Department
for Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the Faculty of Arts of
the University of Ljubljana. Novak was President of the Slovene PEN
(1991 1996) and Chair of the Writers for Peace Committee of
nternational PEN (1994 2000). Novak organized humanitarian help
for refugees from the former Yugoslavia and writers from Sarajevo
which was one of the biggest humanitarian efforts in the history of the world writers' organization. From
2002 he served as Vice-president of nternational PEN. Novak has published many volumes of poetry
including: Still-Life-in-Verses, (1977), Daughter of Memory (1981), Echo (2000), Glowing (2003), Rituals
of Farewell (2005), and LPM: Little Personal Mythology (2007). Novak's poems have been translated into
many languages and Novak translates French, ancient Provencal, as well as American, English, talian,
German, and literature written in Dutch and South Slav languages.
Dusan Sarotar
Gasper Troha
Boris A.Novak
Photo: Jana Jocif
Tuesday 23rd April | 8:30pm |dil bar, cross street | Admission free
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Wednesday 24th April | 8:30pm | Town hall theatre | ADMISSION 12/10
Seamus Heaney was born in County Derry. Death of a
Naturalist, his frst collection appeared in 1966, since then
he has also published criticism and translations -
including Beowulf (1999) which have established him
as one of the leading poets now at work. n 1995 he was
awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Stepping Stones,
a book of interviews with Dennis O'Driscoll, appeared in
2008 and his most recent book of poems Human Chain
(2010) was awarded the Forward Poetry Prize.
Michael Longley has published nine poetry
collections, among them Gorse Fires (1991),
winner of the Whitbread Poetry Award, and The
Weather in Japan (2000) which won the Hawthorn
Prize, the T. S. Eliot Prize and the rish Times
Poetry Prize. His Collected Poems was published
by Jonathan Cape in 2006. His most recent
collection A Hundred Doors won the 2011 rish
Times Poetry Now Award. n 2001 he received the
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was reland
Professor of Poetry from 2007 to 2010. He is at
present working on a new collection and a memoir.
His selection of Robert Graves's poems will be
published by Faber in June 2013.
Seamus Heaney & Michael Longley
Wednesday 24th April | 6:15pm | hotel Meyrick | ADMISSION free
Seamus Heaney
Michael Longley
Official Opening
Join us in Hotel Meyrick where President Michael D. Higgins will offcially open
Cirt nternational Festival of Literature 2013.
Photo: Jemimah Kuhfeld
Photo:Kelvin Boyes
theatre events| Monday 22nd - sunday28th April| Admission 12/10
Galway Community
Theatre Presents
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THEATRE EVENTS
Galway`s Terrylano Iorest Fark was the largest urban neighbourhooo lorest
project in Irelano when planting commenceo in January 2000 with 120
acres zoneo by Galway City Council lor a new wooolano ano riverine park.
Since then over 100,000 native Irish trees have been planteo by the people
Thursday 25th April | 11:ooam| Terryland forest park | ADMISSION free
Thursday 25th April | 12:3opm| connacht tribune office | ADMISSION free
Writers Woodland at
Terryland Forest Park
ano schools ol Galway, creating an expansive natural habitat lor a wioe variety ol nora ano launa.
Cuirt now joins the project, initiating a writers` wooolano in the lorest park. As part ol the annual Cuirt lestival,
lrom this year onwaros writers will plant trees in Terrylano, aooing new leaves to the lestival narrative. The
planting will take place in the Iorest Fark besioe the Black Box Theatre, on the Dyke Roao. All are welcome to
join the Cuirt writers who will be swapping their pens lor spaoes.
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Over the years Cuirt in partnership with Galway City Council ano Kenny`s Bookshop has placeo plaques
arouno Galway, capturing in bronze ano stone the nne woros writers have bestoweo on the city. Bellast-born
poet, essayist ano acaoemic Geralo Dawe liveo ano workeo in Galway lor many years belore moving to Dublin
where he is the Director ol the Oscar Wiloe Centre lor Irish Writing in TCD. In his innuential Galway years
he lounoeo ano eoiteo the grouno-breaking Writing in the West literary pages in T/ Cooo./t Triooo. A plaque
bearing his evocative poem The Tribune will be unveileo at the newspaper`s olnces in Lombaro Street at
12.30pm. The plaque is sponsoreo by T/ Cooo./t Triooo.
Plaque Unveiling
Thursday 25th April | 10:ooam|hotel Meyrick | Admission 28 (two sessions)
Cirt Workshops 2013
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This workshop is lor those who woulo like to begin to write poetry or those
who woulo like to oevelop poems they have alreaoy starteo. Leanne will talk
about the rioole` in the poem - how language ano nuance allow a poem to
slowly reveal itsell. Through reaoing ano oiscussion the workshop will
consioer how poems work when they show rather than tell ano how that
kino ol poem can engage reaoers ano auoiences.
Lonnno O`Sullivnn was born in 1983, ano comes lrom the Beara
peninsula in West Cork. She receiveo an MA in English lrom University
College, Cork in 200o. The winner ol several ol Irelano`s poetry
Poetry Workshop with Leanne OSullivan
competitions in her early 20s ,incluoing the Seacat, Davoren Hanna ano RTE Rattlebag Foetry Slam,, she
has publisheo two collections, both lrom Bloooaxe, Joitio fr M, Clt/ ,200!, ano Coillo./: T/ Ho f Boro
,2009,, winner ol the Rooney Frize lor Irish Literature in 2010. Her work has been incluoeo in various
anthologies, incluoing Selina Guinness`s T/ ô Iri/ Pt ,Bloooaxe Books, 200!, ano Billy Collins`s Ptr,
180: J Toroio Bo./ t Ptr, ,Ranoom House, 2003,. Resioencies ano lestival reaoings have taken her to Irance,
Inoia ano China, amongst other locations ano she was the recipient ol the 2009 Irelano Chair ol Foetry
bursary. Her thiro collection T/ Mioio Roc, will be publisheo by Bloooaxe in April 2013.
Keith`s workshop will oeal with the initial approach to writing, the ioea ol
writing itsell, why we want to oo it ano how to think ol it as a perlormance,
acknowleoging the nction not just ol what we`re ooing but the way in which
we`re ooing it. ,Workshop comprises ol two sessions, Thursoay ano Irioay,
Koith Ridgwny is a Dubliner. He is the author ol the novels: T/ Lo
Eollio, T/ Port ano Joiool, as well as the collection ol stories Stoocorc Tio
ano the novella Hr. His books have won awaros ano acclaim in Irelano
ano internationally ano are translateo wioely. He liveo in North Lonoon lor
eleven years ano now lives in Irelano. His critically acclaimeo novel
Hoot/ro ooc C/ilc was publisheo by Granta in 2012.
To apply: Send a CV with a short cover
letter (hard copy only) explaining your
interest in the class to:
Workshop Applications, Cirt, Galway Arts
Centre, 47 Dominick Street, Galway.
(Deadline: Friday April 5th 2013,3pm)
Fiction Workshop with Keith Ridgway: Writing As Performance
Photo: Aisling O'Sullivan
,Workshop comprises ol two sessions, Thursoay ano Irioay,.
Thursday 25th April | 1:00pm | town hall studio | admission 8/6
Operation Anthropoio, Frague, 19!2: two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent on a oaring mission by Lonoon to
assassinate Reinharo Heyorich - chiel ol the Nazi secret services, the hangman ol Frague`, the blono beast`,
the most oangerous man in the Thiro Reich`. His boss is Heinrich Himmler but everyone in the SS says
ChcrccIeri:cIicn in Ihe ncve|: hcw cce: cn cuIhcr fI inIc Ihe :Icry
HH/H olo o ooo,. Biot` t,l fo it oll
tt/r: o ootrol, orooliti. /ot, otoioc
oit/ o f.tio oritr` ol ooc tr,-tllio
iotio.t. It` o f t/ ot /itri.ol o.l I`.
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-Bret Eaton Ellis
Laurent Binet & Sheila Heti
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ro. ooc loo.... xrt o /,oti.
oo, .r t/ rocr... ot/io f o
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t/rillr... Jll t/ ctoil /o. o./
rooi. fr. t/ot t/, rooio iocliol,
r.rcc io t/ oor, f t/ rocr.`
-Mario Vargas Llosa
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Ihi: evenI wi|| Le chcirec Ly Fe:Iivc| DirecIcr Dcni Gi||
HH/H is Laurent Binet`s nrst novel. He lives ano
works in Irance. HH/H won the prestigious Frix
Goncourt ou premier roman ano the Frix oes
Lecteurs ou Livre oe Foche.
HHhH
Laurent Binet
B, t/ tio I t t t/ lot o f
Biot` ootri., I /oc t .l o, , ooc
rt/io/ /itr,. Iò rt/io/io it till.`
-Gary Shteyngart
Himmler`s brain is calleo Heyorich`, which in German spells HH/H. Shortlisteo lor the inaugural Waterstones
Book ol the Year, Lauren Binet`s oebut HH/H was one ol the most highly praiseo books ol 2012. This
astonishing ano unlorgettable novel about a thrilling Secono Worlo War assassination plot is available lrom
Vintage paperback. All the characters in HH/H are real. All the events oepicteo are true but alongsioe the
nerve-shreooing preparations lor the attack runs another story: when you are a novelist writing about real
people, how oo you resist the temptation to make things up?
painter ano lree spirit, ano Israel, a sexy ano
oepraveo artist, enter her lile, Sheila hopes that
through close sometimes too close
observation ol her new lrieno, her new lover, ano
hersell, she might regain her looting in art ano lile.
Using transcribeo conversations, real emails, plus
heavy ooses ol nction, the brilliant ano
always innovative Sheila Heti cralts a work that is
part literary novel, part sell-help manual, ano part
bawoy conlessional.It`s a totally shameless ano
oynamic exploration into the way we live now,
J o/ t/ot ri/ .r,t/io, /ottr .r,
rol o ooo tr, t fllo io rcr t
o to/o riol, ooc t/o i ot/io l
t/oo roocoro/io: io fro, xooll,,
rlotiooll, ooc o o oor litror, or/.
Jit/ t/i .olx, ortfoll, o, ooc
/ilorio o.l, Hti /o co t/ ror ooc
oro t/io f .rotio or ro fr
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-Miranoa July
How Should a Person Be? A novel from life
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Sheila Heti is the author ol several books ol nction, incluoing T/ Miccl
Stri ano Ti./or, ano a book ol conversational philosophy calleo T/
C/oir Jr J/r t/ Pl C, written with Misha Glouberman, which was
chosen by T/ ô 1r/r as a best book ol 2011. Her writing has appeareo
in T/ ô 1r/ Tio, B/froo, M.Soo,`, o-1 ano T/ Coorcioo. She
works as interviews eoitor at T/ Bli.r magazine ano lives in Toronto.
Sheila Heti
Brotoll, /ot ooc t,liti.oll,
io.oti., .rorol ooc x,, t/i o.l
fro lif` ol, o roo oo f
litror, fro ooc oorroti. t,l o
it or./ fr t/ trot/.ooocrio
ooc otrtoioio xlrotio f t/ oi
otio, rotio ot/ti., orol,
rliio ooc t/i.ol .o.ro ot
o.l oolco`t to./.`
-Michael Davio Lukas,
T/ Soo Eroo.i. C/roi.l
J .olx if .ooli.l, rocool
xlrotio f t/ /iftio orcr otoo ort
ooc lif; oootifol ooc otroo.`
-Ben Lerner
Reeling lrom a laileo marriage, Sheila, a twenty something playwright, nnos
hersell unsure ol how to live ano create. When Margaux, a talenteo
which breathes lresh wisoom into the eternal questions: What is the sincerest way to love? What kino ol
person shoulo you be?
Photo: Sylvia Plachy
Anne kennedy
memorial lecture
Brenoan Ilynn, is the lounoer ol the Cliloen
Arts Iestival ano has been a teacher ano book
lover all ol his lile. Having always hao a passion
lor books, Brenoan has encourageo chiloren
towaro gooo reaos lor many years as a teacher. In
his own lile, books have playeo an important role.
Iollowing the great quote lrom Charles William
Eliot: Books are the quietest ano most constant
ol lrienos, they are the most accessible ano wisest
ol counsellors, ano the most patient ol teachers,
Brenoan will talk about the books he has enjoyeo
oown through the years, the points at which they
entereo his lile ano the ways in which books
allect us, at our very core.
Thursday 25th April | 4:00pm| Taibhdhearc theatre | Admission 8/6
Thursday 25th April | 4:00pm|obriens Bridge| Admission free
Meandering through Books
Over the years Cuirt in partnership with Galway City Council ano Kenny`s Bookshop has placeo plaques
arouno Galway, capturing in bronze ano stone the nne woros writers have bestoweo on the city. This year
lyrical, Galway born poet ano novelist Kevin Ialler ,1920 - 1983, will be honoureo. Although Kevin liveo in
Dublin, he never lorgot his native city where his German relugee granoparents establisheo a jewellers in the
1870s. Ho Too, his bitter-sweet contemplation ol Galway`s wet olo heart, its weirs, millwheels ano waters,
will be unveileo at O`Brien`s Brioge at !.00pm. The plaque is sponsoreo by Galway City Council.
Plaque unveiling
thursday 25th April | 4:30pm | town hall theatre | admission free
Eimear Ryan's fction has
appeared in The Irish Times,
The Stinging Fly, New Irish
Writing, Necessary Fiction and
Horizon Review. She was the
winner of the Sean Dunne
Young Writers' Award 2011 and
the Hennessy Award for First
Fiction 2009. She is currently
studying creative writing at
Trinity College and is in the
process of writing a novel.
Eimear was the 2011 Over The
Edge New Writer of The Year
and was a Featured Reader at
the May 2012 Over The Edge:
Open Reading.
Damian Cunniffe is from
Abbeyknockmoy in North County
Galway. n 2011 he was longlisted for
the Fish Publishing nternational Short
Story Prize, the nk Tears Prize and
was joint winner of the Lonely Voices
Short Story ntroductions competition
run by the rish Writers Centre. He
was runner-up in the fction section of
the 2011 Over The Edge New Writer
Of The Year competition. His work
has been published in Cranng and
The Cirt Journal. He is currently
working on a play and a collection of
short stories. Damian was a Featured
Reader at the January 2012 Over The
Edge: Open Reading.
Dearbhaile Houston grew up
in Co. Galway. She is in her
second year of New Media and
English at the University of
Limerick. She began attending
Creative Writing classes with
Susan Millar DuMars in Spring
2011 and won the Sen U
Riordin prize for poetry in the
Oireachtas na Gaeilge Literary
Competition 2011. Dearbhaile
was a Featured Reader at the
January 2012 Over The Edge:
Open Reading.
*The winners of the Cirt New Writing Prize 2013 will also read at this event.
Eimear Ryan Dearbhaile Houston Damien Cunniffe
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The Over the Edge reading series began in January 2003 in Galway
City Library and has grown since to become reland's leading literary reading
series. Each month, Over the Edge gives a platform to emerging poets and
fction writers - readings end with an open-mic, where anyone can get in on
the act. Co-organisers Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars (host) are
grateful for the continued support of Galway City Council, The Arts Council,
Galway City Library, Poetry reland, Cirt and, especially, the many
talented writers who have taken part in the series during the past ten years.
f you, or a writers group you belong to, would be interested in taking part in
the Over The Edge series in the future contact Over The Edge, 3 Carbry Road,
Newcastle, Galway Street, Galway or see:
http://www.overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
thursday 25th April | 6:30pm | town hall theatre| admission 8/6
Leanne O`Sullivan was born in 1983, ano comes lrom the Beara
competitions in hear early 20s ,incluoing the Seacat, Davoren Hanna
ano RTE Rattlebag Foetry Slam,, she has publisheo two collections, both
lrom Bloooaxe, Joitio fr M, Clt/ ,200!, ano Coillo./: T/ Ho f Boro
,2009,, winner ol the Rooney Frize lor Irish Literature in 2010. Her work
has been incluoeo in various anthologies, incluoing Selina Guinness`s T/
ô Iri/ Pt ,Bloooaxe Books, 200!, ano Billy Collins`s Ptr, 180: J
Toroio Bo./ t Ptr, ,Ranoom House, 2003,. Resioencies ano lestival
reaoings have taken her to Irance, Inoia ano China, she was the recipient
ol the 2009 Irelano Chair ol Foetry bursary. Her thiro collection T/
Mioio Roc , will be publisheo by Bloooaxe in April 2013.
Cuirt in Association with The Munster
Literature Centre present
A reading by
Leanne OSullivan &
Matthew Sweeney
O`Solli.oo` .i. ooc oit/
tri/io .ofco. ooc riioolit,.
T/ or o ot ot f o/ot it i t
o ,oo.oot f o/ot it i t o oli.;
.i.icl,, .iorootl,, .olorool, `.
Belinoa McKeon
J/ot i roor/ool ooot Looo
O`Solli.oo i ot t/ot / i ,oo.
oot t/ot / cor t orit ooot xo.tl,
o/ot it i t o ,oo. J too 1iril,
/ oic o coo o f t/ or
/lli/ .rricr f ocl.o. oit/ o
.i. t/ot i tro ooc tro` .
Billy Collins
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Leanne OSullivan
Matthew Sweeney was born in Lilloro, Co. Donegal in 192. He
moveo to Lonoon in 1973 ano stuoieo at the Folytechnic ol North
Lonoon ano the University ol Ireiburg. He has publisheo twelve
poetry collections incluoing: T/ Bricol Soit ,Jonathan Cape, 1997,,
J Soll f Ei/ ,Jonathan Cape, 2000,, Sl.tc Po ,Jonathan Cape,
2002,, Soo.toor, ,Jonathan Cape, 200!,, Blo./ Mo ,Jonathan
Cape, 2007,, T/ î/t Pt: J Sl.tio ,Salt, 2010, ano Hr Moi.
,Bloooaxe Books, 2013,. Blo./ Mo was shortlisteo lor the T.S.
Eliot Frize ano lor the Irish Times Foetry Now Awaro. Hr Moi.
is a Foetry Book Society Recommenoation. Sweeney has helo
resioencies at the University ol East Anglia ano the South Bank
Centre in Lonoon, ano was Foet in Resioence at the National
Library lor the Blino as part ol the Foetry Flaces scheme run by the Foetry Society in Lonoon. Alter living in
Berlin ano Timisoara lor some years, he returneo to Irelano ano now lives in Cork. He is a member ol
Aosona.
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Matthew Sweeney
J t f oio ooc ritool...
fto loi. r o,trio...
oli.oc oit/ /i otoroio,
oo.ofrtool, ioitot
/ooor...Jooitio ooc
troolio, lio/io Irlooc t
t/ Blo./ So ooc ooco t
/itr,, rio o cot/ ooc .r,
fooo,` Sean O`Brien,
T/ Coorcioo
Photo: Neil Astley
Jackie Mac Donncha & Maidhc Dann OS
thursday 25th April | 6:30pm| Kellys Bridge Street | ADmission 8/6
Irish Language event
Jackie Mac Donncha
gCill Chiarin in iarthar Chonamara a rugadh agus a tgadh Jackie
Mac Donncha agus is ann at cna air. T riar maith duaiseanna bainte
amach aige; duaiseanna ag Gradam Liteartha an Oireachtas, gradam
FTA (rish Film & Television Academy), agus gradam ag File na Men
Cheilteach ina measc. Bhain an saothar seo, Brga Johnny Thomis, an
chad it amach i gcomrtas Liteartha Chl ar-Chonnacht.
Maidhc Dann OS
Jackie Mac Donncha was born in August 1946 in Cill Chiarin,
Conamara, Co. Galway, where he still resides. He writes poetry, stories
and songs. His frst anthology of poetry, Gaineamh Sidte, as well as
his novella, Aileach were published by Cl ar-Chonnacht. His writings
have garnered him many awards including several Oireachtas literary
awards, an FTA (rish Film & Television Academy) award and a Celtic
Media Festival award. Brga Johnny Thomis received the 2012
Chonnacht Literary Award.
s ioma sin tallann at ag Maidhc Dainn O'S ; t cil bainte amach
aige mar scrbhneoir ina theanga dhchais, an Ghaeilge agus 11 leabhar
foilsithe aige. 1950, bhog Maidhc go Sasana agus ina dhiaidh sin chaith
s deich mbliana i Chicago it ar chas s agus ar sheinn ceol traidisinta
Gaelach le ceoltir mr le r as irinn a bh ina gcna sa chathair sin ag
an am. T s ina chna anois i gCiarra lena bhean agus lena chlann.
T os cionn 40 leabhar scrofa aige; ina measc I'm Proud to be Me,
Really Rotten Rhymes and The Boghole Boys. Dantar cur sos air mar
cheann de 'na fl ireannacha is m a bhfuil tir air' agus t aistrichn
danta aige n nGaeilge ar Ventry Calling agus Poems from the Irish.
Maidhc Daann 'Shea is a man of many talents; he is a well-known author in his native rish language,
with eleven books published. n the 1950s, Maidhc moved to England then settled in Chicago where during
his ten years there he met and played music with many of the great traditional rish musicians who lived
there at that time. He now lives in Kerry with his wife and family. He is the author of more than forty books
including I'm Proud to be Me, Really Rotten Rhymes and The Boghole Boys. He has been described as
'one of reland's favourite poets' and has also translated from the rish language both Ventry Calling and
Poems from the Irish.
thursday 25th April | 8:30Pm | Town Hall Theatre | ADMISSION 12/10
Edna OBrien
in Conversation with
Vincent Woods
Join us for a very special evening
when rish fction heroine Edna
O'Brien will speak to broadcaster
Vincent Woods about her recent
memoir Country Girl.
Born in reland in 1930 and driven into exile after the publication of her controversial frst novel, The
Country Girls, Edna O'Brien has created a body of work which bears comparison with the very best
writers of the twentieth century. n Country Girl we come face to face with literary life of high drama and
contemplation. Along the way there are encounters with Hollywood giants, pop stars and literary
titans - all of whom lend this life, so gorgeously, sometimes painfully remembered here, a terrible
poignancy. n prose which sparkles with the effortless gifts of a master in her ninth decade, Edna O'Brien
has recast her life with the imaginative insight of a poet. t is a book of unfathomable depths and honesty.
Edna O'Brien has made of her memories something of both precision and depth, a book that, letting us
see her as she was, jumps with an all-consuming curiosity from one lucidly narrated event to another,
the scenes of disenchantment and bewilderment mingling with an assortment of surprises, traps, and
ventures that are often, but not always, disastrous shocks. Only Colette is her equal as a student of the
ardors of an independent woman who is also on her own as a writer.'
-Philip Roth
'What a banquet indeed. A book of magics, truths, stories, and quiet immensity. No one else could have
written it, and no one else could have lived it. The book is a poetic testament to what Scott Fitzgerald
called our 'capacity for wonder'.
-Andrew O'Hagan
Since her debut novel The Country Girls Edna O'Brien has written over twenty works of fction along with
biographies of James Joyce and Lord Byron. She is the recipient of many awards including the rish Pen
Lifetime Achievement Award, the American National Art's Gold Medal and the Ulysses Medal. Born and
raised in the west of reland she has lived in London for many years.
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theatre events| Monday 22nd - sunday28th April| admission 12/10
Galway Community
Theatre Presents
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Friday 26th April | 10:00am | hotel meyrick | ADMISSION 20
Join one ol the worlo`s most respecteo poetry eoitors lor a two-hour
session on eoiting. Neil will cover eoiting poems lor a collection as well as
the eoiting ano compiling ol anthologies, ollering perspectives ol interest to
both writers ano reaoers. Neil is the lounoer ano eoitor ol Bloooaxe Books.
His wioely acclaimeo Bloooaxe Sto,io Jli. Tril, comprises Sto,io Jli.,
Bio Jli. ano Bio Hoooo, ano is consioereo to be among the best poetry
anthologies ever publisheo. His other anthologies incluoe: Poiofc: 100
L. Po ,2002,, Sol Ec: oori/io o fr tor.c oioc |with Famela
Robertson-Fearce| ,2007,, Eort/ S/ottrio: .o ,2007,, the
DVD-book Io Pro: 30 Pt nlmeo by Famela Robertson-Fearce ,2008,,
ano Eotiol Po fro t/ Sto,io Jli. Tril, ,2012,. The session will last two
hours with an aooitional hall hour lor Q 8 A.
Editing Seminar with Neil Astley
Cirt Workshops 2013
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Friday 26th April | 10:00am| hotel meyrick | ADMISSION 28 (two sessions)
Cirt Workshops 2013
This workshop is lor those who woulo like to begin to write poetry or those
who woulo like to oevelop poems they have alreaoy starteo. Leanne will talk
about the rioole` in the poem - how language ano nuance allow a poem to
slowly reveal itsell. Through reaoing ano oiscussion the workshop will
consioer how poems work when they show rather than tell ano how that
kino ol poem can engage reaoers ano auoiences.
Lonnno O`Sullivnn was born in 1983, ano comes lrom the Beara
Poetry Workshop with Leanne OSullivan
competitions in her early 20s ,incluoing the Seacat, Davoren Hanna ano RTE Rattlebag Foetry Slam,, she
has publisheo two collections, both lrom Bloooaxe, Joitio fr M, Clt/ ,200!, ano Coillo./: T/ Ho f Boro
,2009,, winner ol the Rooney Frize lor Irish Literature in 2010. Her work has been incluoeo in various
anthologies, incluoing Selina Guinness`s T/ ô Iri/ Pt ,Bloooaxe Books, 200!, ano Billy Collins`s Ptr,
180: J Toroio Bo./ t Ptr, ,Ranoom House, 2003,. Resioencies ano lestival reaoings have taken her to Irance,
Inoia ano China, ano she was the recipient ol the 2009 Irelano Chair ol Foetry bursary. Her thiro
collection T/ Mioio Roc, will be publisheo by Bloooaxe in April 2013.
Keith`s workshop will oeal with the initial approach to writing, the ioea ol
writing itsell, why we want to oo it ano how to think ol it as a perlormance,
acknowleoging the nction not just ol what we`re ooing but the way in which
we`re ooing it. ,Workshop comprises ol two classes: Thursoay ano Irioay,.
Koith Ridgwny is a Dubliner. He is the author ol the novels: T/ Lo
Eollio, T/ Port ano Joiool, as well as the collection ol stories
Stoocorc Tio ano the novella Hr. His books have won awaros ano
acclaim in Irelano ano internationally ano are translateo wioely. He liveo in
North Lonoon lor eleven years ano now lives in Irelano. His critically
acclaimeo novel Hoot/ro ooc C/ilc was publisheo by Granta in 2012.
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Matthew Sweeney was born in Lilloro, Co. Donegal, in
192. He moveo to Lonoon in 1973 ano stuoieo at the
Folytechnic ol North Lonoon ano the University ol Ireiburg.
He has publisheo twelve poetry collections incluoing: T/
Bricol Soit ,Jonathan Cape, 1997,, J Soll f Ei/
,Jonathan Cape, 2000,, Sl.tc Po ,Jonathan Cape, 2002,,
Soo.toor, ,Jonathan Cape, 200!,, Blo./ Mo
,Jonathan Cape, 2007,, T/ î/t Pt: J Sl.tio ,Salt, 2010,
ano Hr Moi. ,Bloooaxe Books, 2013,. Blo./ Mo was
shortlisteo lor the T.S. Eliot Frize ano lor the Irish Times
Foetry Now Awaro. Hr Moi. is a Foetry Book Society
Recommenoation. Sweeney has helo resioencies at the
University ol East Anglia ano the South Bank Centre in
Lonoon, ano was Foet in Resioence at the National Library
lor the Blino as part ol the Foetry Flaces scheme run by the
Foetry Society in Lonoon. Alter living in Berlin ano
Timisoara lor some years, he returneo to Irelano ano now
lives in Cork. He is a member ol Aosona.
Matthew Sweeney
Creative Writing by patients ano stall at University Hospitals Galway will also be launcheo on the Art
Corrioor. Writer in Resioence Kevin Higgins is the eoitor ol their publication: T/i ^.r Hooc !.
Directions: Irom the main entrance ol the University Hospital, go through the loyer ano take the
secono right. Ior lurther inlormation contact Margaret Ilannery, Arts Director, Galway University Hospitals
Arts Trust at 091 !!979 or guhartstrusthse.ie.
Launch: This Never Happened 2
Friday 26th April | 11:00am | uchg | ADMISSION free
Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust invites you to come along to the
launch ol the tenth series ol the very successlul Foems lor Fatience
initiative. Foet Matthew Sweeny will introouce 21 poems he has
selecteo, incluoing works by poets reaoing at this year`s lestival.
The poetry is circulateo throughout the waiting areas ol University
Hospital Galway ano Merlin Fark University Hospital. Ior the
ouration ol the lestival, the poems will be on oisplay on the Art
Corrioor, University Hospital, Galway.
This project is organiseo by Margaret Ilannery.
Photo: Neil Astley
Lucy Caldwell was born in Belfast in 1981. She read English at Queens'
College, Cambridge and is a graduate of Goldsmith's MA in Creative &
Life Writing. She has published two novels, Where They Were Missed
(2006) and The Meeting Point (2011). The Meeting Point featured on
BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime and was awarded the Dylan Thomas
Prize. n 2011 Lucy was awarded the prestigious Rooney Prize for rish
Literature. Lucy is also an award-winning playwright whose stage plays
(Leaves, Guardians, Notes to Future Self) and radio dramas (Girl From
Mars, Avenues of Eternal Peace) have won numerous awards, including
the George Devine Award and the mison Award. Her third novel, All the
Beggars Riding, has just been published by Faber.
Friday 26th April | 1:00pm | town hall studio | ADMISSIOn 8/6
Lucy Caldwell & Tishani Doshi
Everything Begins Elsewhere
From poetry to plays to novels, our authors will discuss writing across different forms, the origins of
stories and how place, religion and childhood often infuence and affect their novels. The event will cover
a range of the writers' work with a particular focus on The Pleasure Seekers by Tishani Doshi, and The
Meeting Point and All the Beggars Riding by Lucy Caldwell. Galway City Arts Offcer James C. Harrold
will chair the event.
All the Beggars Riding
Narrated by Lara, nearing forty and nursing her dying mother, All the Beggars Riding is the heartbreaking
portrait of a woman confronting her past. Lara's father was a prominent plastic surgeon who had honed his
skills on the bomb victims of the Troubles. The family grew up used to him being absent: he only came to
London for two weekends a month to work at the Harley Street Clinic where he had met their mother years
before but when Lara was twelve she found out that home, for her father, wasn't with her own family; it was
in Belfast, where he led his other life. When he is killed suddenly in a helicopter crash, her father's secret
life collides unavoidably with her own.

Praise for The Meeting Point by Lucy Caldwell:
Lucy Caldwell
'A beautifully written novel that manages to address the
momentous subjects of love and loss, and faith and
betrayal, with a calm and quiet grace.'
- The Sunday Times
'Compulsively readable. Its
technical accomplishment,
incrementally raising suspense,
involving us in its characters'
desires and designs, attests to
Caldwell's skills as a playwright.'
- The Guardian
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Photo: Tom Routh
Tishani Doshi is a poet, novelist, journalist and dancer. She was born in
Madras, ndia, in 1975 to Welsh-Gujarati parents. She studied Business
Administration at Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina and
received her Masters in writing from the Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore. She works as freelance journalist writing for publications like
The Guardian, The New York Times, The National, India Today, Vogue
and Elle. Tishani has published two collections of poetry and a novel. Her
debut collection of poems, Countries of the Body, won the prestigious
Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2006. Her frst novel, The
Pleasure Seekers, was published to critical acclaim by Bloomsbury in
2010 and was translated into several languages. t was shortlisted for the
Hindu Best Fiction Award, and longlisted for the Orange Prize and the
MPAC Dublin Literary award. Her latest collection of poems: Everything
Begins Elsewhere was published by Bloodaxe in 2012.
Tishani Doshi
The Pleasure Seekers:
Tishani Doshi received widespread critical acclaim for her frst novel The Pleasure Seekers (a fctionalized
re-telling of her own parent's relationship). The story follows Babo, a native of Madras, and Sian, his
cream-skinned Welsh wife, whom he meets in London in 1968. Following their marriage the pair move
back to Madras as a trade off with the family of Babo, who are very disapproving of their union. The story
progresses into the twentieth century charting the lives of Babo, Sian, and their family as they navigate
their way through the uncharted territory of a "hybrid family.
Praise for The Pleasure Seekers by Tishani Doshi:
"This is a captivating, delightful novel. I was
totally engaged by Tishani Doshi's people
and by their world, and the language often
rises when speaking of the great matters,
life, death, and above all love to powerful
metaphorical heights" - Salman Rushoie
"The Pleasure Seekers is beautifully written,
engrossing and a word I don't often use
when describing a good book lovely.
Emotionally successful families are rare in
fction; they are harder to capture than the
disastrous ones. But Tishani Doshi carries it
off brilliantly"- Roooy Doyle
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Photo: Denzil Sequeira
ROPES is an annual literary journal published by the students of the MA in Literature and
Publishing at NUG. This year they celebrate the 21st birthday of the publication with the theme
"Coming of Age. All proceeds of ROPES 2013 are going to Jigsaw in Galway a charity that provides
free and confdential support services for people aged 15-25 living in Galway.
LocaI poet Sarah CIancy wiII Iaunch this year's anthoIogy.
Galway Stories is an anthology of stories set in neighbourhoods throughout Galway city and county
written by writers who live, or have lived, in Galway. The collection, edited by Lisa Frank and published by
Doire Press includes highly established writers, local favourites and up-and-coming writers. t also includes
background information on each neighbourhood, as well as maps and listings of local B&Bs, restaurants
and pubs.
Route of WaIk:
The walk will begin at 4pm at l Vicolo Caf & Wine Bar (5 Buttermilk Walk, St Augustine St) and will visit
McCambridges (Shop Street), St Nicholas' Church (Market Lane), Neachtains, (Quay Street/Cross Street)
and Monroe's (Dominick Street). There will be readings at each of these sites by contributors: Celeste
Aug, Jim Mullarkey, Shaun Leonard, Olaf Tyaransen and John Walsh. The trail will end with the offcial
launch of the publication in Monroe's. Arts editor for The Galway Advertiser Kernan Andrews wiII
Iaunch the pubIication.
Friday 26th April | 4:00Pm | Literary walk | ADMISSION free
Friday 26th April |3:00pm | nuns island theatre | Admission free
Friday 26th April | 5:00Pm | Fairgreen building | ADMISSION free
Galway Stories Literary Walk
Jigsaw Building
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Launch of
ROPES
RT Radio One, Arena Broadcast
RT Radio 1: Arena will record a show from Nuns sland Theatre on Friday 26th
April. The show will be a Cirt Special, featuring writers and musicians who are
taking part in this year's festival. The event is free and all are welcome.
Friday 26th April | 6:30Pm | town hall theatre| Admission | 8/6
Ben Marcus & Keith Ridgway
Fec|i:m cnc Surrec|i:m in Ihe Ncve|
Chairperson Mike McCormack will leao a oiscussion with the authors locusing on the lorm ano themes ol
their most recent novels: T/ Eloo Jl/oot by Ben Marcus ano Hoot/ro ooc C/ilc by Keith Riogway.
Ben Marcus is the author ol three previous books, ^tool Jori.oo Joo,
T/ Eot/r Ctoo, ano T/ J f Jir ooc Strio. His work has appeareo in
T/ ô 1r/r, T/ Pori R.io, T/ ô 1r/ Tio, ano M.Soo,`. He has
receiveo a Whiting Writers Awaro, a National Enoowment lor the Arts
Iellowship in nction, a grant lor Innovative Literature lrom the Creative
Capital Iounoation ano three Fushcart Frizes. He is an associate prolessor at
Columbia University.
T/ Eloo Jl/oot cro t/ .otoror, o.l /i./io, .rooio, ooc fooio ot t/ oot/ oo./
toorc t/ tro./ it /olc o flloio.` -Tom McCarthy
Ben MArcus
The Flame Alphabet
Both morally engageo ano wickeoly entertaining, T/ Eloo Jl/oot begs the question: what is lelt ol
civilization when we lose the ability to communicate with those we love? The speech ol chiloren has mutateo
into a virus which is killing their parents. At nrst it only allects Jews then everyone. Living quietly in the
suburbs, Sam ano Claire`s lives are threateneo when their oaughter, Esther, is inlecteo with the oisease. Each
woro she speaks whether cruel or kino, banal or loving is toxic. Raoio transmissions lrom strange sources
inoicate that people across the country are growing increasingly alarmeo. As the contagion spreaos, Sam ano
Claire must leave Esther behino in oroer to survive. The government enlorces quarantine zones, ano return to
their oaughter becomes impossible. Having lelt his lamily ano escapeo lrom the alnicteo cities, Sam nnos
himsell in a government laboratory, where a group ol haroeneo scientists are conoucting horrinc tests, hoping
to create non-lethal speech. What lollows is a nightmarish vision ol a worlo which is both completely alien ano
lrighteningly lamiliar, as Sam presses on alone into a society whose bounoaries are lragmenting.
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Keith Riogway is a Dubliner. He is the
author ol the novels: T/ Lo Eollio
ano T/ Port ano Joiool, as well as the
collection ol stories Stoocorc Tio ano
the novella Hr. His books have won
awaros ano acclaim in Irelano ano
internationally ano are translateo wioely.
He liveo in North Lonoon lor eleven
years ano now lives in Irelano.
Keith Ridgway
Hawthorn and Child
Hawthorn ano Chilo are mio-ranking oetectives taskeo with nnoing signincance in scattereo lacts among
scattereo lives. It`s North Lonoon, where everything presses up against everything else, ano no-one is really
no-one. They appear ano oisappear in the lragments ol this book along with a ghost car, a crime boss, a
pick-pocket, a oeao racing oriver ano a pack ol wolves. Folicemen ano criminals, their lamilies ano lovers, the
strange ano the troubleo ano the oisconnecteo all ol them are trying come up with a story that might make
sense. The mysteries are everywhere, but the biggest ol all is our mysterious compulsion to solve them.
T/ o.l t/ot /o iorc, ooric ooc oooolc o ot t/i ot ,or i Hoot/ro ooc
C/ilc o, Kit/ Ricoo,. It oio o o li. r.corol, t/o io otoorc, o.r oit .oio oo./
t xloio t/ o,tr,. Jlo t/ oo, o loro t/ot o .rt .oool f oilc ooiool oo, oocrio lif
io .otoror, Loco, o /oo ot ot ort x/ioitio, .iit oo r, ot o o, oooo, ooc oollo io
ro (if oottlio) oritio. J o.l r o ri f ll, .oo.tc /rt tri. I co`t roll, .or.
J/ot.r it i, it` rot.`
- an Rankin, The Guardian
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Friday 26th April | 8:30Pm| town hall theatre| Admission 12/10
Sharon Olds
& Paula Meehan
Sharon Olds
Born in San Irancisco, Sharon Olos stuoieo at Stanloro University ano
Columbia University. Her numerous honors incluoe a National Enoowment
lor the Arts grant, a Guggenheim Iounoation Iellowship, the San Irancisco
Foetry Center Awaro lor her nrst collection, Sotoo So, ,1980,, ano the
Lamont Foetry Selection ano the National Book Critics Circle Awaro lor
T/ Doc ooc t/ Li.io ,1983,. Her other books ol poetry are Stri/ Sor/:
Sl.tc Po 180-!00! ,200!,, Blc, Tio, Stroo ,1999,, T/ Clc Cll ,1997,,
T/ Jllrio ,199,, ano T/ Eot/r ,1992,. Her poetry has appeareo in T/
ô 1r/r, T/ Pori R.io, T/ Jtlooti. Mot/l,, ano T/ ô 1r/ Tio. She
is a Chancellor ol the Acaoemy ol American Foets ano a member ol the
American Acaoemy ol Arts ano Science. Sharon Olos` poetry
collection, Oo S.rt T/io, was a nnalist lor the T. S. Eliot Frize ano the
Iorwaro Frize. Her most recent collection, Sto` Lo, was publisheo in
September 2012 ano won the 2012 T.S. Eliot Frize. Sharon Olos lives in
New York City.
Hr tr, i or
fr io t/ /ooc.`
- Michael Onoaatje
Li/ J/itooo, M. Olc io t/ oc, io
.lorotio f o or tror t/oo liti.ol
rio.`- T/ ô 1r/ Tio
Photo: Brett Hall Jones
Faula Meehan, awaro-winning poet ano playwright, was born in Dublin where she still lives.
She was eoucateo at Trinity College, Dublin ano at Eastern Washington University. Her most
recent collections ol poems are D/oroo/o,o ano Poiotio Roio. M,tri f t/ Ho, a selection
ol poems that garnereo both popular ano critical acclaim on nrst publication, has just been
re-issueo by Deoalus Fress. Originally publisheo lor UK reaoers only, it gathers into a single
volume poems lrom Meehan`s seminal mio-career collections, T/ Moo o/ oo Mor/c o, Jiotr
,1991, ano Pillo Tol/ ,199!,, both ol which won consioerable praise lrom critics ano reaoers
alike. Her work is wioely translateo, wioely anthologizeo, ano among the prizes she has won
are: The Martin Toonoer Awaro ,199,, the Butler Literary Awaro ,1998, ano the Denis Devlin
Awaro ,2002,. She has been a teacher ol poetry in universities, in the wioer community ano in
prisons, both in Irelano ano abroao. She has also written extensively lor raoio - plays,
monologues ano aoaptations, incluoing a two hour raoio version ol Jot/rio Hi/t. She has
createo texts lor contemporary oance companies ano has collaborateo with visual artists ano
songwriters. She was electeo to Aosona in 199o.
Paula Meehan
Photo: Stephanie Joy
Poolo M/oo i t/ot ror
ooc r.io t/io - o
..otiool t f
.oro ooc iotrit,.../r
o i. oo./ t o or oo
li., .ootc ot io
illooiootc ooot f ,,
oio, l. ooc oor,.`
- Carol Ann Dully
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Theatre events | Monday 22nd - sunday 28th April|Admission 12/10
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Stuart Neville will give a two hour workshop on character ano plot: their
interconnectivity ano oepenoency. Stuart Neville`s oebut novel, T/ Tol.
,publisheo in the USA as T/ C/t f Blfot,, won the MysteryThriller
category ol the Los Angeles Times Book Frize, ano was pickeo as one ol the
top crime novels ol 2009 by both T/ ô 1r/ Tio ano T/ LJ Tio. He
has been shortlisteo lor various awaros, incluoing the Barry, Macavity, Dilys
awaros, as well as the Irish Book Awaros Crime Novel ol the Year. He has
twice been longlisteo lor the Theakstons Olo Feculier Crime Novel ol the
Year. He has since publisheo two critically acclaimeo sequels, Clloio ano
Stlo Sol.His lourth novel, Rotlio about Nazis harboureo by the Irish state
lollowing WWII was publisheo by Harvill Secker in January 2013.
Crime Writing Workshop with Stuart Neville
the cabin Collective
T/ Cooio Cll.ti. are: Keith Mullins, Noelie McDonnell,
Larry Kelly, Dave Clancy, Eimhin Craoock, Spuo Coen, Rickie
O`Neill, Leo Moran ano Anthony Thistlethwaite. These
songwriters ano musicians were inspireo by a
Scanoinavian-style log cabin in the West ol Irelano. Insioe the
cabin a stove throws warmth that makes the whole house a
gently glowing comlort. Here, at times, men gather with
Friday 26th April | Taibhdhearc Theatre | Admission 12/10
guitars, amps, peoal-steel, piano, bass, manoolin, orums, voices, woros ano tunes, ano tinker with their creations.
T/ Cooio Cll.ti. will share their ioeas ano songs in the intimate setting ol the newly renovateo Taibhohearc
Theatre on Irioay April 2oth, as part ol the Cuirt Iestival.
Photo: Philip O'Neill
SAturday 27th April | 10:00am | hotel meyrick | Admission 20
(T Jl, lo o !5.!6 fr foll ctoil)
SAturday 27th April | 11:00am | town Hall Studio | Admission 8/6
Priscila Uppal,
Tishani Doshi &
Tiffany Atkinson
Join us lor a wonoerlul reaoing by three ol the most
exciting lemale voices in contemporary poetry.
Pricila Uppal
Joco.io, irr.rot, fooo, ooc, ot t/ oo tio, cl, rio, Pri.ilo Uol` o xlr or
otio f icotit, ooc .orio t/r .o.otio o li. o, tri.io t t/ro/ t/ li. Hr oo.t
oottr toc t o cor/, oot /r tllio f it i x/ilorotio. E.r, o io /r o/ .o o o orri,
Uol /o co t/ ror ooc ciff.olt t/io: / /o oro/t o orooc oo .i. t tr,`.
- John Burnsioe, Charles Simic 8 Karen Solie, Grilnn Frize Juoges
Canaoa`s Friscila Uppal has gaineo an international reputation lor her
bololy provocative poetry in just a oozen years, since publishing her nrst
collection, Ho t Droo Blc fro o Sto, at the age ol 23. Noteo lor
their startling imagery, unlorgettable characters ano visionary lines, her
poems are exact ano penetrating, yet surreal ano oeeply moving.
So..fol Troci ,Bloooaxe UK,, incluoes work lrom six books
publisheo in Canaoa, incluoing Ootli.ol ^.iti, which was
shortlisteo lor the Grilnn Foetry Frize in 2007. In these poems, she
meoitates over spilt milk with Ireuo, has sex with Christopher
Columbus, issues warnings to gynaecologists, sets up shelters lor virgins
lrom Greek myths ano much more.Reaoers experiencing Uppal lor
the nrst time will enter a turbulent but vita lanoscape, oiscovering a poet
oeoicateo to uncovering the motivations behino our cruelties ano our
compassions ano oetermineo to explore the absuroity ol the worlo.
Born in 197 in Maoras, Tishani Doshi is an awaro-winning poet
ano oancer ol Welsh-Gujarati oescent. She has workeo with the
choreographer Chanoralekha, with whom she has perlormeo on many
international stages. She won an Eric Gregory Awaro lor her poetry in
2001 ano in 200o, she won the All-Inoia Foetry Competition. Her oebut
collection, Cootri f t/ Bc,, won the Iorwaro Frize lor Best Iirst
Collection ano her nrst novel, T/ Ploor S/r ,Bloomsbury, 2010,,
was longlisteo lor the Orange Frize ano shortlisteo lor the Hinou
Iiction Awaro. Her secono poetry collection, E.r,t/io Bio
Elo/r, was publisheo by Bloooaxe in 2012.
T/ loooo f Ti/ooi D/i` /oootio, oorc, cli.otl,
.roftc o, o/i./ l/ ot/ ot ooc ot, i oocrfoll, fr/
ooc r.i.` - Ruth Faoel
Tillany Atkinson was born in Berlin into an army lamily ano has liveo in
Wales lor many years. She is a lecturer in English ano Creative Writing at
Aberystwyth University, ano eoiteo T/ Bc,: J Rocr ,Falgrave 200!,. She
leaos regular writers` workshops ano acaoemic seminars, as well as
giving many reaoings throughout Britain ano internationally. In 2001 she
won the Caroill Acaoemi International Foetry Competition. Her nrst
collection, Kio/ ooc Porti.l ,Seren, 200o,, a Foetry Book Society
Recommenoation, won the Jerwooo Aloeburgh Iirst Collection Frize
ano was shortlisteo lor the Glen Dimplex New Writers Awaro. Cotollo t
ol ,Bloooaxe Books, 2011,, her secono collection, was shortlisteo lor the
Rolano Mathias Foetry Awaro ,Wales Book ol the Year, in 2012.
Jt/ioo` or/ i .l.rl, c, ooc iotioot, ooloo.io t/ .oool ooc t/ .olx. T/ .lo ooc
rti.io f l. i xlrc ooc t/ oticioo ioooc oit/ lo,r f iol, looiol fl/lr. It
orti.olor t,l cri. t/ir ff.t fro oio fooilior oot oiocio rooc t/ rocr t/ir ooio
ciffro..` Roooy Lumsoen, Ioentity Faraoe
Jt/ioo o./i. /iti.otio oit/ot orittlo, ooc illotrot t/ot oo./ f t/ ot
iotlliot ooc o..iol tr, f t/ lot f. ,or. i oio oritto o, ,oo ooo.`
W.N. Herbert, Foetry Lonoon
Tishani Doshi
Tiffany Atkinson
Photo: Denzil Sequeria
Alan McMonagle was born in Sligo, grew up in Longloro ano now lives in
Galway. He has receiveo awaros lor his work lrom the Frolessional Artists`
Retreat in Yaooo ,New York,, the Iunoacion Valparaiso ,Spain, ano the
Banll Centre lor Creativity ,Canaoa,. He has also contributeo to many
journals in Irelano ano North America incluoing T/ Jciroco./ R.io,
T/ 1oloroi Ei.tio R.io, ôtorol Bric, Proiri Eir ano T/ Stioio El,.
Lior Lior, his nrst collection ol stories appeareo in 2008 ,Worosonthestreet,
ano was longlisteo lor the 2009 Irank O`Connor International Short Story
Awaro. His secono collection, P,./ti. Eic, is publisheo by Arlen House.
SAturday 27th April | 12:00pm | town Hall bar | admission free
Aioeen Henry writes short nction, orama ano poetry. Her short stories,
Soio/ ano Iclio, were shortlisteo lor the Irancis McManus Awaro in 2011 ano
2012. Iclio was publisheo in T/ Doolio R.io in 2012. She has contributeo
short stories to three publisheo collections ol the Atlantis Collective. Her
three one-act plays were stageo at NUI, Galway ano the Galway Theatre
Iestival. Her oebut poetry collection, Hooc M.io ot t/ Sc f Eollio Soo,
was publisheo by Salmon Foetry in 2010 ano that year she was shortlisteo lor
the Emerging Foetry Section ol the Hennessy XO Literary Awaros. Hoio
T/itl is her oebut collection ol short stories.
Aideen Henry
Alan McMonagle
Book Launch
Arlen House
A. M. Homes is the author ol six novels most
notably Mo, J B Eri.o, T/i B/ Jill So. 1or
Lif ano T/ Eoc f Jli., two collections ol short
stories, a travel memoir ano the highly
acclaimeo memoir, T/ Mitr` Doo/tr. She is a
contributing eoitor to 1ooit, Eoir ano writes
lrequently on arts ano culture lor numerous
magazines ano newspapers.
She wrote ano proouceo lor
the television series T/ L Jrc
ano is currently oeveloping a
major US TV series lor HBO
calleo T/ Hooto. In 2012,
Granta publisheo her highly
acclaimeo novel: Mo, J B
Eri.o. She lives in New York
City.
Saturday 27th April | 1:00pm | town hall theatre | admission 8/6
A.M. Homes in Conversation with
Elif Batuman
A.M. Homes
May We Be Forgiven
Irom one ol America`s most important writers comes a oarkly comic tale ol 21st century oomestic lile.
Brothers Harry ano George have never been lrienos. Harry is a Richaro Nixon scholar who leaos a quiet,
regular lile, while younger brother George, is a high-nying TV prooucer with a bullying manner ano a
muroerous temper. When one oay George loses control ano propels Harry into an entirely new lile, events
spiral out ol control in ways that coulo never have been preoicteo. Homes has createo a savage ano
oizzyingly inventive vision ol contemporary America, whose oark heart she penetrates like no other writer.
Mo, J B Eri.o is a brutal, lunny tale ol unexpecteo intimacies, ano ol how one oeeply lractureo lamily
might begin to put itsell back together.
T/i o.l tort ot ooxiooo fr. -- ooc t/o it roll, t io. I .oo`t rooor o/o I lot roc
o o.l f o./ oorroti. iotoit,; oo oofio./io o..oot f o .ototr/i., .ilot, olo./-.oi.,
troofrooti. ,or io t/ /itr, f o or/o Jori.oo fooil,. Elot-ot oooio .`
- Salman Rushoie
T/i r /o tt/ ... ,o .ooot /o/ o Ho tr, ff ,or oioc,
,o .ooot ric ,orlf f t/ .rio ooo it orio t ,or ocic tool.` -Zaoie Smith
Photo: Juergen Frank
Winners of the February and March poetry slams at the Galway Arts Centre will join the other
fnalists to compete for the coveted title of 'Grand Slam Champion 2013'. Up to 20 performers
have just three minutes to impress the judges under the watchful eye of MC Pete Mullineaux.
The top 3 contestants go on to perform at Electric Picnic in September
Saturday 27th April | 3:00pm | Risn Dubh | Admission 6
Saturday 27th April | 4:00pm | Risn Dubh (upstairs) | Admission 8
Cuirt Poetry Grand Slam
Elil Batuman lives in Istanbul ano is a stall writer lor
T/ ô 1r/r magazine. Her nrst book, T/ Pc:
Jc.otor oit/ Roioo B/ ooc t/ Pl J/ Roc T/o,
was publisheo in 2010 has been translateo into ten
languages. She is currently working on a novel.
Robert Newman: The Trade Secret
Robert Newman is a writer ano comeoian. He was born in 19o! in
Hackney. Rob was turneo was oown by nine universities ano only accepteo
by one: Cambrioge. Among his publisheo novels are: T/ Troc S.rt,
,2013,, T/ Eootoio ot t/ Cotr f T/ Jrlc ,200!,, Mooor ,1998, ano
Doco. Do, ,199!,. Rob has also workeo as a journalist ano has written
lor several TV oocumentaries ano series.
<PM<ZILM;MKZM\is set in Elizabethan Englano. It is a Goloen Age ol
traoe ano art, merchants ano poets lrom across the worlo pack Lonoon`s
streets. There`s a new commooity people neeo: oil, ano young Nat Bramble
knows just where to get it.A swashbuckling, rollicking tale ol espionage,
intrigue ano aoventure, this beautilully written ano researcheo novel will
oazzle ano oelight reaoers as we lollow Nat Bramble to the enos ol the
earth ano back again.
Photo: Boyd Challenger
Praise for The Fountain at the Centre of the World
It` li/ otl C/o/,. T/ Eootoio ot t/ Cotr f t/ Jrlc i o rio ooc iotlliot o/. It` o o.l t/ot .ofrot
.r,t/io t/ot i oro oit/ t/ orlc ooc coooc t/ot o/i./ i ri/t, ooc it t/rfr oo/ o lt f Briti/ f.tio o rot/r
tocr-oiocc io .oorio`. - T/ Coorcioo
Elif Batuman
Saturday 27th April | 4:00pm | town hall Theatre | Admission 4
Cirt in Association with
Gallery Press
Present:Gallery Goes
Kerry Haroie was born in Malaysia in 191 but spent her lormative years in
Northern Irelano. T/ Collr, Pr has publisheo her six collections: J
Eorio Plo., Cr, fr t/ Ht Bll,, T/ S/, Dico`t Eoll ,joint winner ol the
Hartnett Awaro lor Foetry, 200!,, T/ Silo. Coo Cl, Ool, T/i Ro ano
T/ J/ ooc t/ Oo/ ooc t/ Jilc C/rr, Tr. Sl.tc Po appeareo in 2011.
In 200 she receiveo the O`Shaughnessy Foetry Awaro. She has also
publisheo two novels, Hoooi Boot` Jiotr Morrio ano T/ Birc Jooo.
Ior more than twenty-nve years she has liveo in County Kilkenny with her
husbano, the writer Sen Haroie.
Kerry Hardie
A member ol Aosona, Dermot Healy was born in Iinea, County
Westmeath, in 19!7. T/ Collr, Pr has publisheo his lour poetry
collections: T/ Boll,.ooll Clor, J/ot t/ Hooor, T/ Rc Bc ano J
El` Errooc ,2010,, the subject matter ol which ,migrating barnacle geese,
leatureo in the RTE Arts Lives acclaimeo oocumentary: T/ Jritio io t/
S/,. His prose books incluoe Booi/c Mifrtoo, Ei/tio oit/ S/oco, J Cot`
So, Socco Tio, Lo Tio, ^ S ano a memoir T/ Boc fr Ho.
Dermot Healy
John McAulille was born in 1973 ano grew up in Listowel, County Kerry.
He lives in Manchester where he co-oirects the Centre lor New Writing at
the University ol Manchester ano eoits T/ Moo./tr R.io. He
regularly writes about contemporary poetry ano has reao ano taught at
many lestivals ano universities arouno Irelano, the UK, the US ano
elsewhere. He is also a regular tutor lor the Arvon Iounoation ano The
Foetry School ano was Visiting Heimbolo Chair ol Irish Stuoies at
Villanova University in 2010. He has publisheo three collections with T/
Collr, Pr. His nrst, J Bttr Lif ,2002,, was shortlisteo lor a Iorwaro Frize.
His secono collection ^xt Dr was publisheo in 2007 ano Of Jll Plo.
,a Foetry Book Society Recommenoation ano an Iri/ Tio Book ol the
Year`, in 2011.
John McAuliffe
Photo: Dallan Healy
Photo: Brian McAuliffe
Photo: Sen Hardie
Saturday 27th April | 6:30pm | town hall Theatre | Admission 8/6
Harvill Secker
Crime Panel
Chairperson Arlene Hunt will host a panel of crime writers
including Stuart Neville (reland), Arne Dahl (Sweden) and Antti
Tuomainen (Finland).
Arlene Hunt is the author of seven crime fction novels, fve of which
feature the popular Quick nvestigation duo, John Quigley and Sarah
Kenny. She is also the co-owner of Portnoy Publishing. She lived in
Barcelona for fve years and now resides in Dublin. Her books have been
translated into three languages and her current novel a stand alone set
in the US entitled The Chosen, was voted as TV3's Book of the Month
for November 2011. An earlier novel, Undertow (2008), was short listed
for best crime novel at The rish Book Awards. Arlene has also
contributed to many anthologies, including, Down These Green Streets,
Requiems for the Departed and Console.
Stuart Neville
Stuart Neville's debut novel, The Twelve (published in the USA as The
Ghosts of Belfast), won the Mystery/Thriller category of the Los
Angeles Times Book Prize, and was picked as one of the top crime
novels of 2009 by both The New York Times and The LA Times. He
has been shortlisted for various awards, including the Barry, Macavity,
Dilys awards, as well as the rish Book Awards Crime Novel of the Year.
He has twice been longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime
Novel of the Year. He has since published two critically acclaimed
sequels, Collusion and Stolen Souls. Stuart's novels have been
translated into various languages, including German, Japanese,
Polish, Swedish, Greek and more. The French edition of The Ghosts of
Belfast, Les Fantmes de Belfast, won Le Prix Mystre de la Critique
du Meilleur Roman tranger and Grand Prix du Roman Noir tranger.
His fourth novel, Ratlines, about Nazis harboured by the rish state
following WW was published by Harvill Secker in January 2013.
Arlene hunt
'Ratlines is a belter: fast, furious, bloody and good.'- an Rankin
'Just three books in and Stuart Neville is already a crime-writing star.' - Mark Billingham
Photo: Philip O'Neill
Arne Dahl
Arne Dahl is an award-winning Swedish crime novelist and literary critic.
The Blinded Man is the frst book in the internationally acclaimed
ntercrime series. The highly praised series of ten novels has sold more
than 2.5 million copies and has won its creator such distinguished
awards as the premier crime writing awards in Germany, Denmark and
Sweden. n 2007 The Swedish Academy of Crime Writers awarded Arne
Dahl a special prize for his "vitalization and development of the crime
genre through his ntercrime series. The second book in the series, Bad
Blood, will by published by Harvill Secker in 2013.
Antti Tuomainen was born in 1971 and lives in Helsinki. He was an
award-winning copywriter in the advertising industry before he made
his literary debut in 2007. n 2011 his third novel, The Healer, was
awarded the Clue Award for 'Best Finnish Crime Novel 2011'. The
Finnish press labelled it 'unputdownable' and critics praised his
piercing and evocative style acknowledging him as one of the frst
writers to challenge the Scandinavian crime genre formula. The
Healer was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for Best
Scandinavian Crime Novel in 2012 (previous winners include
Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, Jo Nesbo, Arnaldur ndridason,
Karin Fossum and HakanNesser).
Antti Tuomainen
'Mystery devotees who loved Mankell's Kurt Wallander, and crime-fction 'lifers' who still treasure
Sjowall's and Wahloo's Martin Beck, will want to add Paul Hjelm to their short lists of international
favourites.' Booklist
'Breathtakingly tense, with the taste of blood on every page.
It is impossible to stop reading until you reach the end...'
- Turun Sanomat
'Thoughtfully haunting and sometimes beautifully written, the frst of Hjelm's
cases to be translated into English is likely to resonate with readers of the
Stieg Larsson trilogy.' Austin American-Statesman
Photo: Sara Arnald
Photo: Jorgen Ringstrand
Saturday 27th April | 8:30pm | town hall theatre | Admission 12/ 10
Join us lor a special evening in the company ol two literary giants. Ron Rash ano Claire Keegan
will treat us to a reaoing ol their work lolloweo by a joint oiscussion with chairperson Matthew Ziruk.
Ron Rash & Claire Keegan
Ro Ro/ i o oritr f oit ooc
toooio ooot,... T/ tri io Boroio
Bri/t or oootifol. Eo./ tr, i
looio.ot, cl, .ooooi.oti. f
Jolo./io ooc rf.tl, frooc oit/
oto. ot/ l,ri.ol ooc roocc.`
T/ Hoffoto Pt
Reminiscent ol Ilannery O`Connor ano John Steinbeck, Ron Rash has
earneo international acclaim as one ol the most gilteo writers to emerge
lrom North America in the last oecaoe. Rash is an awaro-winning poet,
short-story writer ano novelist. His books incluoe: T/ î/t t/ ô )o
Ell t Eort/ ooc Ot/r Stri fro Cliffic, ^rt/ Corlioo, ,199!,, Eor/o Mill,
,1998,, Cooolti, ,2000,. Roiio t/ Doc ,poetry collection,, ,2002,, Oo Et
io Eco, ,2002,, Soiot ot t/ Ri.r ,200!, , T/ Jrlc Moc Stroi/t ,200o, ano
T/ C. ,2012,. His most recent story collection, Boroio Bri/t, won the
2010 Irank O`Connor International Short Story Awaro ano his previous
novel, Sroo, was a ô 1r/ Tio Bestseller ano is soon to be releaseo as a
movie. Rash, who has been twice shortlisteo lor the FENIaulkner awaro
ano has won the O Henry prize twice, currently holos the John Farris Chair
in Appalachian Stuoies at Western Carolina University.
J locr t f or ooc ooo.io ci.tio f t/ oofri.io oo, f lif io rorol Jolo./io, Boroio
Bri/t foc o oorro ot t otoo Ro,ooc Cor.r` oioioolio ooc Jillioo Eool/or` Ct/i..`
T/ Jo/ioto Pt
Ron Rash
Photo: Mark Haskett
E.r, lio o t o o
lo io t/ rf.t
cl,oot f ot/ t,l ooc
otio`. -Hilary Mantel
Claire Keegan grew up on the WicklowWexloro boroer, stuoieo
Literature ano Folitics at Loyola University, New Orleans, ano
subsequently earneo an MA at the University ol Wales ano an
M.Fhil at Trinity College, Dublin. Her oebut: Jotor.ti.o, was a L
Jol Tio Book ol the Year. T/ Oor.r calleo these stories:
Among the nnest recently written in English`.
In 2007, Jol/ t/ Blo Eilc, was publisheo to huge critical
acclaim ano went on to win The Eoge Hill Frize lor the strongest
collection publisheo in The British Isles that year. Etr ,2010,
won The Davy Byrnes Awaro, juogeo by Richaro Ioro who saio:
Keegan is a rarity-someone I will always want to reao``. The
story was subsequently publisheo by Iaber, abriogeo lor T/ ô
1r/r, shortlisteo lor the 2010 Kerry Iiction Frize ano publisheo
in Bt Jori.oo Stri, !010. Her stories have been translateo into
12 languages. A member ol Aosona, Keegan now lives on the
Wexloro coast.
Claire Keegan
T/ ot tri /r or txtorc ooc o.io, ooi.rol oot ottrl, citio.ti., t/ot it` o,
t iooio rocr o.orio t/o ooo, ,or fro oo ooc t iooio .riti., for io t/ fotor,
cl,io lft, oo tro t xloio o/ot it i t/ot oo/ Koo` f.tio or/`.
T/ ô 1r/ Tio ,Walk the Blue Iielos review,
Photo: Murdos
Born in 197o, Martin Dyar grew
up in Swinloro in County Mayo.
His poetry has won a number ol
awaros, incluoing the Strokestown
International Foetry Awaro in
2001, ano the Fatrick Kavanagh
Awaro in 2009. He has also been
the recipient ol an Arts Council
Bursary Awaro in Literature. His
oebut collection ol poems, Moico
ôo, oescribeo by Bernaro
O`Donoghue as a thrilling new
oevelopment in Irish poetry,
was publisheo by Arlen House
in 2012. Martin lectures in the
School ol Meoicine at Trinity
College Dublin.
Sunday 28th April | 12:00pm | Vina Mara | Admission 15
Cuirt Literary Brunch
Join us lor breaklast ano a morning ol music ano woros with
writers Celeste Auge, Micheal O`Conghaile ano Martin Dyar.
Celeste Auge is an Irish-Canaoian
writer who has liveo in Irelano
since she was twelve years olo.
Her nction ano poetry have
been wioely publisheo in literary
journals ano anthologies, ano she
has publisheo two chapbooks ol
poetry, Trooc fr t/
Jot/rirl ano So/ ooc S/io. In
2009, her poetry was short-listeo
lor a Hennessy Literary Awaro
ano Salmon Foetry publisheo her
nrst lull-length collection, T/
Eotiol Coic t Eli/t. In 2010
she receiveo an Irish Arts Council
Literature Bursary to work on her
secono collection ol poetry. She
won the 2011 Cuirt New Writing
Frize lor nction. Her book
Eirrf C Ot/r Stri was
publisheo by Doire Fress in the
summer ol 2012.
Michel O Conghaile was born in Inis
Treabhair, Galway, in 19o2. He
establisheo the publishing company
Clo Iar-Chonnachta ,CIC, in 198 ano
the company has since publisheo over
300 books ano 200 traoitional Irish
music ano spoken woro albums.
His short stories are collecteo as
Mo. oo tSooirt ,Gallimh, Clo Iar-
Chonnachta,198o,, Jo Eor o
P/l/o. ,Clo Iar-Chonnachta, 1997,,
Jo Eor oo./ oD/ooooo Cir ,Clo
Iar-Chonnachta, 2003,, ano T/
Clor f Moo ,Clo Iar-Chonnachta,
2012,. His novels incluoe Soo Eir ,Clo
Iar-Chonnachta, 1999,, which was
shortlisteo lor T/ Iri/ Tio Literature
Awaros 2001, ano the novella So./ro
)oi. S/io )/oo, ,Clo Iar-Chonnachta,
2002,.
Celeste Aug Michal Conghaile
Martin Dyar
Photo: Mire UMhaicn
sunday 28th April | 2:00pm | taibhdhearc Theatre | ADMISSION 8/6
Mike McCormack was born in 1965 and comes
from the west of reland. He is the author of a
collection of short stories, Getting it in the Head
(1996), and two novels, Crowe's Requiem (1998)
and Notes from a Coma (2005). n 1996
McCormack was awarded the Rooney Prize for
Literature. Getting it in the Head was chosen
as New York Times Notable Book of the Year in
1998. n 2006 Notes from a Coma was
shortlisted for the rish Book of the Year Award.
He has received several Arts Council Awards and
in 2007 he was awarded a Civitella Ranieri
Fellowship. He currently lives in Galway.
'Gives Ian McEwan and Edgar Allan Poe a
run for their money ... The Irish short story is
thriving and in the hands of writers like Mike
McCormack it can only continue to.'
-The Independent
Mary Costello, originally from Galway, now lives in
Dublin. Her early stories were published in New Irish
Writing at The Sunday Tribune. Her frst book, a
collection of short stories entitled The China Factory, was
published in 2012 by Stinging Fly Press. The collection
was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award and
was shortlisted in the rish Book Awards Newcomer
category. n October 2012 RTE Radio featured it in their
Book on One slot and in February 2013 fve of the stories
were broadcast on BBC radio.
'Mary Costello has written for many years with an
occasional story published, but no great encouragement
to keep her at her desk. If she is an emerging writer, then
she has emerged with great slowness and care. This frst
collection has the feel of work that refused to be
abandoned; of stories that were written for the sake of
getting something important right. A few, perhaps the
earliest, have an old-fashioned, derivative air, but when
she breaks into the world of contemporary Ireland,
Costello's work is true, her problems distinctive and the
voice all her own.'
- Anne Enright
CIRT international literature festivaL|47
Mike McCormack
& Mary Costello
Sunday 28th April | 4:00pm | Cnoic Suain, An Spidal, Conamara | ADMISSION 10
William J. Smyth is Frolessor Emeritus ol Geography at University College Cork,
where he helo the Chair ol Geography since 1977. He has lectureo at many
universities, incluoing Syracuse University, N.Y., Calilornia State at San Iernanoo, Los
Angeles ano University College Dublin . He was electeo a member ol The Royal Irish
Acaoemy in 1999. A lormer eoitor ol Iri/ Cro/, ano co-eoitor ol Cooo Crooc:
Eo, o t/ Hitri.ol Cro/, f Irlooc ,1988,, he has publisheo wioely on Irelano`s
social ano cultural geography. His prize-winning book Mooo/io, Looc.o ooc Mor,:
J Cro/, f Cloiol ooc Eorl, Mcro Irlooc .. 1530-1750 was publisheo in 200o. He is
co-eoitor ol T/ Jtlo f t/ Crot Iri/ Eooio ,University College Fress, Cork, with John
Crowley ano Mike Murphy.
William J. Smyth
Aine Ni Dhroighnein is lrom An Spioeal, Co. Galway. She began singing sean-nos
lrom an early age, being taught local songs lrom local singers such as Fat Fhoraig Tom,
Mire Fheitir Ui Dhroighnein ano Feaitsi O Ceannabhin. At the age ol nine, she was
askeo to sing lor the Fresioent ol Irelano, Mary Robinson, ouring her visit to the area.
She has appeareo at many traoitional music lestivals at home ano abroao, incluoing
Ieile Cois Cuain, Mayo, ano the Fan-Celtic Iestival in Lorient. Aine was appointeo
Sean-Nos singer in resioence in NUIG lrom 200!-200. She has also perlormeo with
other artists, incluoing Mirtin O`Connor, Steve Cooney ano The Keane Sisters. She
took part in a televiseo singing contest in 200o, where she sang a variety ol songs
ano styles, she nnisheo secono ano raiseo t7,000 lor charity.
Cathal Foirteir is a broaocaster ano writer. He was a Senior Raoio Frooucer with RTE
Raoio 1 ano RTE Raioio na Gaeltachta lor 30 years, working on a wioe range ol
programmes, incluoing a number ol series on the Great Irish Iamine. He is the eoitor ol
several books in Irish ano English on lolklore, social history ano literary topics. He has
proouceo a number ol leatures, oocumentaries ano raoio oramas lor RTE, now
available on CD. He holos an MA in Iolklore lor UCD ano now works as an
inoepenoent researcher ano writer on lolklore. In 2012 Oireachtas na Gaeilge awaroeo
him their Buaic-ghraoam Cumarsioe or Liletime Achievement Awaro. He has also won
Golo ano Silver in the annual FFI Meoia Awaros.
Cathal Pirtir
ine N Dhroighein
Join us lor a special alternoon ol music, history ano literature in the atmospheric surrounoings ol Conamara.
Contributors to T/ Jtlo f t/ Crot Iri/ Eooio ,publisheo by Cork University Fress, 2012, will speak ano give
presentations on their work. They will be joineo by singer Aine Ni Dhroighnein in the wonoerlul hill village ol Cnoic
Suain. Attenoees on the oay will have the opportunity to walk arouno the village. A bus will leave Galway city lrom
the Catheoral at 3:1pm on the oay ,transport is incluoeo in the ticket price,.
The ATlas of the Great Irish Famine
CIRT international Festival of Literature|49
The Voice Squao, Fhil Callery, Gerry
Cullen ano Iran McFhail are a group ol
traoitional a capella close harmony singers
lrom Irelano. They have perlormeo all
over Irelano, on many occasions in The
National Concert Hall ,most recently at
the St Fatricks Night Concert 2012, ano
in most ol the major cities ol Europe.
They have also toureo extensively in North
America ano Canaoa. Their unique souno
The Voice Squad
comes lrom the mix ol the two tenor voices ol Iran ano Fhil, with the unoerlying bass ol Gerry who also
creates the harmony structure lor each song. There is a carelul respect between the three voices ano a
unilormeo locus on the songs ano the intention always is to sing as one voice. These three Irishmen have
carelully brought a unique harmony souno to a traoition which is known worlowioe lor its solo unaccompanieo
singing. They have sung as guest vocalists with Dolores Keane, Elvis Costello ano Sineao O`Connor. They have
collaborateo with Van Morrison, Fhil Coulter, Brian Kenneoy ano Mary Black. They perlormeo at the opening
ol the Special Olympics in Dublin in 2003 ano recoroeo the theme song May We Never Have to Say
Gooobye With Rita Connolly ano Shaun Davey.
Sunday 28th April|8:00pm| Taibhdhearc Theatre|admission 20
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Far From Literature We Were Reared
SPECIAL EVENTS
Fhilip Linoey`s images leatureo in the Galway Arts Iestival posters ol 2002, 2003 ano 200!. English born ano
brought up in Sligo he lives in Co. Galway. His long ano winoing artistic career culminateo with a Masters ol
Iine Arts Degree lrom the University ol Ulster in 1999. He is presently writing a book on seventeen century
painting methoos. Linoey`s strongly ngurative works are painstakingly realizeo with consummate artistic skill.
This is classical painting with a twist, absuroity ano humor leature strongly. His innuences are literature, music,
nlms, garoening, ano lamily but it is his innate curiosity ano attention to oetail that make the work so unique
ano instantly recognizable. Ol this booy ol work Linoey says - This exhibition is in part about paint itsell.
While working on these paintings I`ve been working on a book about seventeenth century painting methoos.
Rembranot ano Velazquez were at my shouloer tutting, sighing ano saying things like what`s the big oeal with
baboons? Those guys have been gooo to me. Once, over a pint Rembranot saio to me the truth is Fhilip, it`s
about maintaining a light holo on your imagination ano never squeezing too haro.
The exhibition runs through the Iestival 12pm to opm oaily ano continues until 11th May.
Norman Villa Gallery
Philip Lindey
Lies and more lies
official opening:
Tuesday 23rd April 6:00pm
SPECIAL EVENTS: Town hall theatre
Ciaran Murphy has proouceo a series ol paper cut
illustrations inspireo by the lun ano whimsy ol chiloren`s
nursery rhymes ano the sometimes more menacing nature
ol Iairy Tales. The images cut in a silhouette style out ol
black caro with the occasional burst ol colour try ano give the
viewer enough inlormation to encourage their imagination to
nll in the rest.
The Cutting Edge
Ly Cicrcn Murphy
Manlreo Url was born in 19o7 in Graz, Austria ano has
been working as a prolessional artist lor the past 20 years.
He has workeo wioely in watercolours, oil, acrylics, mixeo
meoia ano in sell-maoe ultra-violet paints. He has
exhibiteo in Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Croatia, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Irelano ano the US. He is oelighteo to
be artist in resioence at Aras Eanna, on Inis Oirr, Galway
lor the month ol April 2013.
Norbert Frettenthaler was born in 19o in Graz,
Austria, ano has been working since 199! as a
journalist, writer ano nlmmaker. Winner ol the Carl
Mayer Screenplay Frize at the Iestival ol Austrian Iilm,
Diagonale, he has workeo on oocumentaries in
Ethiopia, Austria, Irelano ano Romania, ano collaborateo
with oillerent artists, incluoing holoing poetry sessions
with music group: The Irames.
Crossing
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Manfred Url &
Norbert Prettenthaler
Thursday 25th - saturday 27th April| galway arts centre

52|CIRT international Festival of Literature
This year Cuirt we will be running a new ano innovative programme lor young people. This project is
calleo The Cuirt Labs ano lollows the lormat ol a conlerence. Farticipants will take part in a course ol
sessions given by practitioners lrom oillerent creative oisciplines. The programme incluoes talks, seminars
ano hanos on activities. Our aim is to challenge, eoucate ano inspire in a unique environment that is both
comlortable ano lun. The Labs will be locateo in the Galway Arts Centre, !7 Dominick Street where
three noors ol gallery space will become custom maoe spaces lor inventiveness ano imagination. The
nrst two oays ol the Labs will cater lor primary school level ano Saturoay will be oeoicateo to seconoary
school pupils. The Cuirt Labs are programmeo ano organiseo by Cuirt Director Dani Gill ano Visual Art
Curator lor the Galway Arts Centre Maeve Mulrennan.
Children and Young Peoples Programme 2013:
The Cirt Labs
Alan Nolan
Alan Nolan is a comics writer, graphic oesigner, artist ano co-creator ol the
horror series Soo./. He is the creator ol T/ Bi Bro/ Dt.ti. Coo/, a
graphic novel lor younger reaoers, ano the Morcr Coo B Eotol mysteries. Born
in Dublin, he stuoieo at the National College ol Art ano Design. He lives in
Bray, County Wicklow, with his wile ano three sons. Alan won the Best
Mainstream Fublisheo Irish Writer awaro in the Irish Comic News awaros.
Cirt Lab Guests
Born in Dublin in 1973, Oisin McGann spent his chilohooo there ano in
Drogheoa, County Louth. He stuoieo art at Ballylermot Senior College ano
Dun Laoghaire School ol Art ano Design, ano went on to work in
illustration, oesign ano nlm animation. He moveo to Lonoon in 1998, where
he eventually louno work as an art oirector ano copy writer lor an
aovertising agency. He returneo to Irelano in the summer ol 2002 ano now
lives in Kells where he works as an author, lreelance illustrator ano artist.
His books incluoe: T/ Jilcotro Soo: Mr.il Roo Jo.iot Jtit, T/
Jico f Doc Mo, Stroolc Silo. ano Sooll-Miocc Cioot ,Ranoom House
UK,. T/ E.il E, ano T/ Colio f Toro ,re-tellings ol Irish lolk tales, which
are publisheo by Barrington Stoke UK.
Oisin McGann
Anna Carey
Anna Carey is a lreelance journalist lrom Drumconora in Dublin who has
written lor T/ Iri/ Tio, T/ Iri/ Iococot ano many other publications.
Anna joineo her nrst bano when she was nlteen ano went on to sing ano
play with several banos over the next nlteen years. Her last bano, El Diablo,
releaseo two albums ano toureo all over the country. She is the author ol the
Ro..o series with O`Brien Fress.
Will Sliney is a comics artist lrom Cork. Starting in the small press, he orew
the story Slool/r, written by Kieran Murphy, in EotorQoo/ =8, ano Rob
Curley`s 190s superhero comic Jtoi. R./t Cro 66 in 2007. Beginning
in 2009, he has orawn several comics spin olls lrom the science nction TV
series Eor.o fr Bo! Stoci, incluoing the !-part miniseries Stroo
Dtro.tr ,2009, ano the ongoing series Eor.o, as well as covers lor other
series. On the web, he orew T/ S,oto, written by Dave Henorick, which
came lourth on DC`s webcomic competition site Zuoa in September 2009,
ano wrote ano orew T/ J f Hr, a superhero comic which he serialiseo
on his blog in January-Iebruary 2010. Beginning in April 2011, he orew the
strip Do Oot lor the UK Stor Jor: T/ Clo Jor comic. He is working on
a lorthcoming mythologically-baseo series, Clti. Jorrir: T/ Loc f Co
C/oloioo which will be publisheo by O`Brien Fress in 2013.
Will Sliney
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Kate Walshe
Kate Walshe is an SIX prooucer ano part owner ol
Millennium IX, one ol the leaoing prosthetics ano
creature ellects companies in Europe. Hailing lrom
the nattest county in Irelano, she now resioes in
the Chiltern Hills where she surrounos hersell with
werewolves ano aliens. Having receiveo a BSc in
Communications lrom DIT, she workeo nrst as a
nlm eoitor. Taking a pause lrom eoiting, she
earneo a Fost Grao Dip in VIX ano SIX lrom the National Iilm ano Television School in the UK,
ouring which she oiscovereo you can get a job making monsters ano instantly was hookeo. On graouating,
Kate was promptly hireo by Neill Gorton, CEO ol Millennium IX ano one ol her tutors at the NITS.
Notable projects she`s been lortunate enough to proouce ellects lor incluoe Doctor Who, The Wollman,
Iron Maioen, Laoy Gaga, innumerable horror projects as well as commercials lor Caobury`s ano
Flaystation.
Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti is the author ol several books ol nction, incluoing T/
Miccl Stri ano Ti./or, ano a book ol conversational
philosophy calleo T/ C/oir Jr J/r t/ Pl C, written with Misha
Glouberman, which was chosen by T/ ô 1r/r as a best book ol
2011. Her writing has appeareo in T/ ô 1r/ Tio, B/froo,
M.Soo,`, ano T/ Coorcioo. Sheila is also a lounoer ol the
Trampoline Hall event in Toronto which has solo out consistently since
it`s lounoation in 2001. The monthly event leatures lectures ano Q8A
where participants are askeo to give a talk about a topic outsioe ol
their area ol expertise. Sheila works as interviews eoitor at T/ Bli.r
magazine ano lives in Toronto.
Red Bird Youth Collective
Reo Biro Youth Collective is a visual art group lor young people living in
Galway city ano county. It was establisheo in September 2011 by Galway
Arts Centre ano has receiveo lunoing lrom the Arts Council ano Galway
County Council to oeliver large scale youth leo projects in
collaboration with prolessional artists. The group have workeo across
oillerent art lorms with a range ol tutors. Some ol their projects to oate
incluoe: the curation ol a visual art exhibition at Galway Arts Centre,
Jen Tomkins joineo The Reaoer Organisation as a volunteer FR ano
Marketing Assistant in her thiro year at Liverpool University, where she
reao English Literature. She has leo the Organisation`s communications
team since 2008 ano works to builo a national pronle lor the organisation
through ellective meoia relations, events management ano online activity.
Her primary locus is to help create a national culture ol shareo
reaoing as well as ensuring a really strong ano ethos-oriven internal
communications plan lor the company. In 2011 she graouateo lrom the
MA Reaoing in Fractice, at the University ol Liverpool.
Jen Tomkins
Tom Culle workeo in the Architectural business lor over 27 years until
he switcheo career ano began working in schools. Having hao a long
term interest in biro watching ano genealogy, he began to work as a
heritage specialist in national schools in county Galway. During a school
visit on wet oay biro watching was not realistic, so the wet oays in
school turneo into loloing biros lrom a square pieces ol paper. This new
origami hobby oevelopeo into a passion ano Tom now oesigns his own
origami mooels, three ol which are oue to be publisheo in a book this
year. Tom workeo on a recent project involving schools in Renmore ano
Tom Cuffe
Shantalla where teachers ano chiloren loloeo Japanese Feace Cranes lor the teachers ano pupils ol Sanoy
Hook Elementary School in America.
Photo: Sylvia Plachy
The Entrepreneurs of The Future
The Entrepreneurs ol The Iuture programme is organiseo by the Galway
Eoucation Centre. Developeo lor transition year stuoents it is lacilitateo by two
leaoing entrepreneurs lrom one ol Lonoon`s top Investment nrms: MG Equity
Fartners Lto. The initial three oays oller stuoents insights into everything lrom the luture ol
entrepreneurship locally ano globally, the lunoamental aspects ol business such as technology, nnance ano
marketing, right through to the art ol presenting ano acquireo charisma The stuoents present their ioeas
ano business plans to a panel ol experienceo business people, Dragon`s Den style, ano receive
leeoback, aovice ano encouragement. The secono phase ol the programme will involve 1o stuoents lrom
the original 0 who will lurther oevelop their ioeas in an incubator lacility provioeo by the Galway
Eoucation Centre.
the proouction ol an original psychological horror nlm ano their most recent project: Shaping Space`
with artist ano architect Blaithin Quinn in which they exploreo the West Eno ol Galway city ano the
potential lor space lor young people ano creative projects.
In 2012 The Galway Eoucation Centre signeo a momentous agreement with the National Ilight
Acaoemy in Fensacola, Ilorioa, USA to seno twelve school chiloren lrom Galway ageo 12-1 to take part
in the inaugural Aviator ol the Iuture programme. Ior twelve lucky schoolchiloren it was the
opportunity ol a liletime They new to The National Ilight Acaoemy in the Uniteo States ano took part
in a special nve oay resioency on boaro the NIA`s simulateo training aircralt carrier: Ambition. Ambition
is oesigneo to simulate a mooern aircralt carrier with three oecks catering lor everything lrom simulation
ano immersion centre spaces to acaoemic spaces, mess oecks ano accommooation berthing.
Two nonbors oI onch oI thoso groups (Rod Bird Youth Colloctivo, Tho Entropronours oI tho
Futuro, Tho Avintors oI tho Futuro) will prosont nt our Youth Forun on Snturdny 27th April.
Aviator of the Future Programme
Futa fata
T carachtar spleoorach nua ag an scribhneoir Fatricia Ioroe le cur i bhur
lthair sin i an loghlai mara Liio. Cailin misniuil i an Liio cheanna agus
nior mhor oi misneach a bheith aici, mar t a tuismitheoiri tar eis i a sheolaoh
chuig scoil an-ghalnta ar lao Ach an leioir le loghlai mara reiteach le pisti
aronosacha? Chun an sceal seo a chur i lthair, beioh cunamh ag Fatricia o
lhear a bhluil scil irithe aige i gcursai mara an scribhneoir agus ceoltoir Taohg Mac Dhonnagin. Beioh
seisean ag cur tionlacan ceoil le sceal Liio chomh maith le bleaist amhrn a chanaoh ona oluthohioscai
uaioh, ina measc Ceol na Mara agus Feigin Leitir Moir.
Fatricia Ioroe has an exciting new character she can`t wait to share with you Liio, the pirate girl, who
has been sent to the extremely snooty School lor Fosh Chiloren. Will this leisty sealarer be able to lick a
bunch ol posh lanolubbers into shape? Helping Fatricia tell the tale, Taohg Mac Dhonnagin ,no slouch
in the storytelling oepartment himsell, will provioe musical accompaniment to the story ol Liio, as well
as singing a boatloao ol sealaring songs, incluoing Ceol na Mara ano the Conamara classic, Feigin Leitir
Moir.ary.ie
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Staff List
Cirt would like to thank the following people for their help and support:
Marilyn Gaughan, James C. Harrold, Sarah Bannan and all of the Arts Council Staff, the Board
of the Galway Arts Centre, the Cirt Panel, the Staff of the Town Hall Theatre, Fiona Monaghan,
Pat MacMahon, Declan Meade, Joseph Woods, Josephine Vahey, Marcella Morgan, Bernard
Kirk, Biggley Byrne, Joe Flaherty, Ciarn Doyle and the Staff of The Bish, Toms MacPhidn
and Davnet McEllin, Galway Water, our interns and our volunteers. Cirt would like to extend a
very sincere thanks to our anonymous donors who gave so generously to the festival this year.
Festival Producer
Praic Breathnach
Festival Director
Dani Gill
Cirt Advisory Panel
Megan Buckley, James C. Harrold,Vincent Browne,
Michael Gorman, Gerard Hanberry
Administration
Zulaikha Engelbrecht, Tara O'Connor,
John J. Twomey
Hospitality
Victoria McCormack, Mattie Hynes,
Matthew Ziruk, Susan McKenna
Graphic Design
Mary Reynolds
PR Cormac Kinsella, Aisling Bradley
Production Manager
Mike O'Halloran
Technicians
Mark Byrne, Ciarn Kelly
Galway Arts Centre Staff
Derval Byrne, Maeve Mulrennan, Marina Healy,
Maggie Smylie, Sinad Wynne,
Andrew Flynn, Siobhn Singleton, Norma
Allen, Christopher Craughwell, Noel Mernagh,
David Burke, Jill Murray
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GALWAY ARTS CENTRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Craig Steven (Chair), Aideen Barry, Dara Bradley, Vinny Browne, Kathleen Furey,
Michael Burke, Siobhn Calpin, Michael Gorman, Colette Nic Aodh, Anna Lardi
Fogarty, Gerard Hanberry, Cllr Eileen Mannion, melda Tierney.
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Tickets for all events are
available from March 13th 2013
Town Hall Theatre Box Offce is open to
personal
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Monday - Saturday, 10am - 7.30pm
Phone: 091 569777 (during above hours)
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April: The House Hotel, Latin Quarter
10:00pm Friday 26th & Saturday 27th April:
Oyster Bar, Hotel Meyrick
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