Literary and book festivals in Ireland 2017

14/2/2017

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

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

Cork World Book Fest 18–23 April, Cork City @WorldBookFest

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

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

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

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 ‏

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

Something Wicked Crime Fiction Festival 27–29 October, Malahide, Co Dublin
@somethingwicket

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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Jo Zebedee

29/9/2017 10:29:12 pm

Hi - I'm just wondering why Titancon and Octocon, the two sci-fi/fantasy conventions, aren't included? They showcase many local writers and offer support to aspiring writers often unsupported by other festivals and conventions?

Mary link

1/10/2017 11:18:50 am

Hi Jo,
Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know about these two. I've added both to the 2017 listing and will include them in next year's listing too. Happy to help spread the word about them!

Best wishes,
Mary

Fiona O'Rourke

21/10/2017 01:01:19 pm

Hi Mary, Here is a link for the Allingham Festival, coming up in Donegal :)

http://www.allinghamfestival.com/

Mary link

21/10/2017 04:34:54 pm

Nice one - thanks, Fiona! I've added it to the list. :)

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