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Literary and book festivals in Ireland 2019

12/3/2019

 
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Here's a comprehensive list of literary, book and reading festivals throughout Ireland in 2019. I've done the research so you don't have to ... all you have to do is decide which festivals to go to!

If you'd like me to include your festival in the list, please email the details to: info@marymccauleyproofreading.com
​January

Doolin Writers’ Weekend 25–27 January, Doolin, Co Clare @HotelDoolin 

February

​Limerick Literary Festival 22–24 February, Limerick @kobweekend

March

Ennis Book Club Festival 1–3 March, Ennis, Co Clare @ebcf 

NOIRELAND International Crime Fiction Festival 8–10 March, Belfast @NOIRELANDfest

Belfast Children's Festival, 8–13 March, Belfast @Young_at_Art

Kanturk Arts Festival 15–19 March, Kanturk, Co Cork @KanturkArts
​
Cork International Poetry Festival 19–23 March, Cork @MunLitCentre​ 

Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 28–31 March, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
@mountainstosea  ​

April

Dublin: One City One Book 1–30 April, Dublin @1city1book

Franco-Irish Literary Festival 5–7 April, Dublin @afdublin​

Cúirt International Festival of Literature 8–14 April, Galway @CuirtFestival

Cork World Book Fest 23–27 April, Cork @WorldBookFest

Brewery Lane Writers' Weekend 26–28 April, Carrickon Suir, Co Tipperary @BrewerLaneT

Hillsborough Festival of Literature & Ideas 26–28 April, Hillsborough, Co Down @The_JHS
​
Castlegregory Book Festival 27–28 April, Castlegregory, Co Kerry

May
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Strokestown International Poetry Festival 2–6 May, Strokestown, 
Co Roscommon 
@Strokestownpoem

Towers and Tales Lismore Story Festival 4 May, Lismore, Co Waterford
@TowersandTales

Marie Edgeworth Literary Festival 9–12 May, Edgeworthstown, Longford @edgeworthsoc

Padraic Colum International Literary Festival 17–18 May, Longford @CreativeLongfd

International Literature Festival Dublin 17–26 May, Dublin @ILFDublin

Ennistymon Book Town Festival 25–26 May, Ennistymon, Co Clare @BooksEnnistymon
 
Listowel Writers’ Week 29 May–2 June, Listowel, Co Kerry @Writersweek
​
Goldsmith International Literary Festival May 31–2 June, various locations in Co Longford @Goldsmithfest

June

Listowel Writers’ Week 29 May– 2 June, Listowel, Co Kerry @Writersweek

Goldsmith International Literary Festival May 31–2 June, various locations in Co Longford @Goldsmithfest

Belfast Book Festival 7–16 June, Belfast @BelfastBookFest

Festival of Writing and Ideas 7–9 June, Borris, Co Carlow @Writingandideas

Bloomsday Festival 11–16 June, Dublin @bloomsdayfest

Immrama – Lismore Festival of Travel Writing 12–16 June, Lismore, Co Waterford @lismoreimmrama

Dalkey Book Festival 13–16 June, Dalkey, Co Dublin @dalkeybookfest
​

Dublin Writers' Conference 21–23 June, Dublin @YourNewBooks

The Shaking Bog Nature Writing Festival 22–23 June, Glencree Valley, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow @the shakingbog

Hinterland Festival of Literature and Arts 27–30 June, Kells, Co Meath @HinterlandKells​

Howth Literary Arts Festival June*, Howth, Co Dublin @howthlitfest
[No information currently available on the 2019 dates for this festival]
​

July

Wexford Literary Festival 4–6 July, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford @WexfordLitFest​

Allihies Inspires Festival 5–7 July, Allihies village, Beara, Co Cork @Allihiesinspire

West Cork Literary Festival 12–19 July, Bantry, Co Cork @wcorklitfest​

John Hewitt Society International Summer School 22–27 July, Armagh @The_JHS

August

Dublin 2019 An Irish Worldcon, science fiction convention 15–19 August, Dublin @Dublin2019
​
TitanCon, science fiction and fantasy literature festival, 22–25 August, Belfast @TitanConBelfast ‏​

Graiguenamanagh Town of Books Festival 23–25 August, Graiguenamanagh,
​Co Kilkenny Facebook/IrelandsBooktown​​

Wexworlds Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fiction Festival 24–25 August, Wexford @wexworlds
​

September

The Write Time Festival, 1–30 September, Dublin @fingallibraries
​
Féile Fidelma Mystery Fiction Weekend 6–8 September, Cashel, Co Tipperary @Cashelartsfest

Aspects Festival 20 September–6 October, Bangor, Co Down @aspectsfestival

Children's Books Ireland International Conference 21–22 September, Dublin @KidsBooksIrel

Cork International Short Story Festival 25–28 September, Cork @MunLitCentre​

Bray Literary Festival 27–29 September, Bray, Co Wicklow @braylitfest
​​
​Write By The Sea Festival 27–29 September, Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford @write_KQ 

October

Children's Book Festival, 1–31 October, Wexford @wexlibraries 

​Éigse Michael Hartnett Festival 3–5 October, Newcastle West, Co Limerick @EigseMHartnett

Dromineer Literary Festival 3–6 October, Dromineer, Nenagh,
​Co Tipperary @DromineerLit

Words by Water, Kinsale Literary Festival, 3–6 October, Kinsale, Co Cork
@WordsByWater

Echoes: Maeve Binchy and Irish Writers Festival 4–6 October, Dalkey, Co Dublin @echoesdalkey

Kildare Readers Festival 4–20 October, throughout Co Kildare @KildareReaders

​Iron Mountain Literature Festival 5–6 October, Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim

Red Line Book Festival 7–13 October, Dublin @RedLineBookFest 

Octocon, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, 12 October, Dublin @Octocon ‏
​
Omagh Literary Festival: Honouring Benedict Kiely, 11–13 October, Omagh, Co Tyrone @kiely_weekend ‏

Imram Irish Language Literature Festival 4–26 October, Dublin @Feile_IMRAM​

Waterford Writers’ Weekend (part of the Imagine Arts Festival) 25–27 October, Waterford @Wwritersweekend @Imagine_Fest

November
​
John O'Connor Writing School Literary Arts Festival [did not go ahead in 2019 but will be back in 2020], Armagh ​@johnoconnorws

Murder One International Crime Writing Festival 1–3 November, Dublin @MurderOneFest

Leaves Festival of Writing & Music 5–10 November, Portlaoise, Co Laois @leavesfestival

Allingham Festival 7–10 November, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal @AllinghamArts

Festival of Reading and Writing for Young Adults 15–16 November, Waterford 
@TheLitYWF

​Dublin Book Festival 14–17 November, Dublin @DublinBookFest ​​

Rolling Sun Book Festival 21–24 November, Westport, Co Mayo 
Facebook/RollingSunBookFestival

Dingle Literary Festival 22–24 November, Dingle, Co Kerry @DingleLit

C.S. Lewis Festival 22–26 November, Belfast @CSLewsisFest

Dalkey Creates Festival 28–30 November, Dalkey, Co Dublin @DalkeyCreates

*2018 dates. The dates for 2019 have not been announced yet. I’ll update this listing when they become available.

If you'd like me to include your 2019 book, literary or reading festival in this 2019 list, please send me the details at info@marymccauleyproofreading.com. Thanks!

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