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Literary and book festivals in Ireland 2017

14/2/2017

 
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When it comes to Irish literary and book festivals there's plenty to satisfy all tastes in 2017. So whether you're an author, editor or reader get out your diary and start planning your festival tour.

If you would like your literary festival included in the listing, please get in touch: info[at]marymccauleyproofreading[dot]com
​February
Doolin Writers’ Weekend 4–6 February, Doolin, Co Clare @HotelDoolin 

Cork International Poetry Festival 14–18 February, Cork City @MunLitCentre​ 

Limerick Literary Festival 23–26 February, Limerick City @kobweekend
March
Ennis Book Club Festival 3–5 March, Ennis, Co Clare @ebcf 
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Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 22–26 March, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
@mountainstosea  ​

Franco-Irish Literary Festival 31 March–2 April, Dublin City
​Facebook/francoirishliteraryfestival​
April
Franco-Irish Literary Festival 31 March–2 April, Dublin City
Facebook/francoirishliteraryfestival

​Éigse Michael Hartnett Festival 6–8 April, Newcastle West, Co Limerick @EigseMHartnett
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Cork World Book Fest 18–23 April, Cork City @WorldBookFest
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Cúirt International Festival of Literature 23–30 April, Galway City @CuirtFestival

Towers and Tales Lismore Story Festival 29 April, Lismore, Co Waterford
@TowersandTales
May
​Wexworlds Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fiction Festival 13–14 May, Wexford @wexworlds
 
Ballymaloe Lit Fest 19–21 May, Shangarry, Co Cork @Litfestie

Wexford Literary Festival 19–21 May, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford @WexfordLitFest​

International Literature Festival Dublin 20–28 May, Dublin City @ILFDublin
 
Listowel Writers’ Week 31 May–4 June, Listowel, Co Kerry @Writersweek
June
Listowel Writers’ Week 31 May – 4 June, Listowel, Co Kerry @Writersweek

Belfast Book Festival 7–17 June, Belfast City @BelfastBookFest

Festival of Writing and Ideas 9–11 June, Borris, Co Carlow @Writingandideas

Howth Literary Arts Festival 9–11 June, Howth, Co Dublin @howthlitfest
 
Bloomsday Festival 11–16 June, Dublin City @bloomsdayfest

Dalkey Book Festival 15–18 June, Dalkey, Co Dublin @dalkeybookfest
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Immrama – Lismore Festival of Travel Writing 15–18 June, Lismore, Co Waterford @lismoreimmrama
 
Hay Kells Book Festival 22–25 June, Kells, Co Meath @HinterlandKells​

Dublin Writers' Conference 23–25 June, Dublin City Facebook/booksgosocial
July
West Cork Literary Festival 14–21 July, Bantry, Co Cork @wcorklitfest​

Dead in Dún Laoghaire Crime Writing Festival 22 July, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin ​@PenguinRandomIE

John Hewitt International Summer School 24–29 July, Armagh City @The_JHS
August
Graiguenamanagh Town of Books Festival 25–27 August, Graiguenamanagh,
​Co Kilkenny Facebook/IrelandsBooktown​​
September
The Write Time Festival, throughout September, Dublin @fingallibraries
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TitanCon, science fiction and fantasy literature festival, 8–9 September, Belfast @TitanConBelfast ‏​

Cork International Short Story Festival 13–16 September, Cork City @MunLitCentre​

Bray Literary Festival 23–24 September, Bray, Co Wicklow @braylitfest
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Aspects Festival 14–24 September, Bangor, Co Down @aspectsfestival

​Write By The Sea Festival 29–30 September, Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford @write_KQ 
October
Kildare Readers Festival 1–15 October, throughout Kildare
Facebook/KildareReadersFestival

Children's Book Festival, 2–31 October, Wexford @wexlibraries 

Dromineer Literary Festival 5–8 October, Dublin @DromineerLit

​Iron Mountain Literature Festival 6–8 October, Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim

Octocon, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, 6–8 October, Dublin @Octocon ‏
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Red Line Book Festival 11–15 October, Dublin @RLBFest 

Imram Irish Language Literature Festival 16–21 October, Dublin City @Feile_IMRAM​

Waterford Writers’ Weekend (part of the Imagine Arts Festival) 20–29 October, Waterford City @Wwritersweekend @Imagine_Fest

Omagh Literary Festival: Honouring Benedict Kiely, 20–22 October, Omagh, Co Tyrone @kiely_weekend ‏

Dalkey Creates Festival 20–22 October, Dalkey, Co Dublin @DalkeyCreates
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Something Wicked Crime Fiction Festival 27–29 October, Malahide, Co Dublin
@somethingwicket 
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NOIRELAND International Crime Fiction Festival 27–29 October, Belfast
@NOIRELANDFest
November
Dublin Book Festival 2–5 November, Dublin @DublinBookFest ​​

John O'Connor Writing School Literary Arts Festival 3–5 November, Armagh City
​@johnoconnorws

Allingham Festival 9–12 November, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal 
@AllinghamArts

Festival of Reading and Writing for Young Adults 10
–11 November, Waterford City
@TheLitYWF

Rolling Sun Book Festival 16–19 November, Westport, Co Mayo 
Facebook/RollingSunBookFestival

​Have I left out a book or literary festival in Ireland in 2017? Please feel free to add them (and their website) in the comments section below. 

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