From Comic to Dark to Downright Bizarre: Our Theatre Events
As always, we have an excellent selection of afternoon and evening theatre events to choose from, all taking place at the historic St John’s Theatre & Arts Centre in Listowel Town Square. We’re...
View ArticleHot Selling Tickets at #ListowelWW16
With only a week to go to the Opening Night of #ListowelWW16, tickets are selling very well, with a number of events already booked out! Here’s some Hot Selling Tickets you’ll need to book fast if you...
View Article“Thing’s Open. Carry On!”– Paul Muldoon
Well established as Ireland’s premier literary event, Listowel Writers’ Week welcomed a host of Irish and international poets, playwrights, novelists, short story writers, artists, musicians, friends...
View ArticleGerbrand Bakker Links Nature with Writing
“Listowel Writers’ Week is the week of the literary festivals in Ireland – maybe even beyond.” Paul Muldoon We’ve been blessed with exceptionally good weather for Listowel Writers’ Week this year, with...
View ArticleLos Gatos-Listowel Writers’ Festival
“I was fortunate to be part of the excitement, fun and openness of this new festival and to see Los Gatos-Listowel continue the Listowel Writers’ Week tradition of proudly celebrating both writers and...
View ArticleCreative Writing Workshops 2017
We are delighted to announce our 3-Day and 2-Day Creative Writing Workshops, all of which take place during the Listowel Writers’ Week 2017 festival. This year’s dates are: 31st May – 4th June 2017 “We...
View ArticleCreative Writing Competitions 2017
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou Listowel Writers’ Week 2014 It’s time to get writing or to retrieve those short stories, poems, plays and humorous...
View ArticleGuest Blog – My Listowel Writers’ Week by Deirdre Crowley
Deirdre Crowley I know about magic. I know people and places that have it. And it is rare. You can feel it when when you arrive at Listowel Writers’ Week. A welcoming party of organisers set the tone...
View ArticleQ&A with Peter Sirr: 3-Day Poetry Getting Started Workshop Director
Peter Sirr works as a freelance writer, teacher and translator. The Gallery Press has published ten collections of his work most recently The Thing Is and The Rooms which was shortlisted for our...
View ArticleAn interview with Dr Clare Morgan: 3-Day Short Fiction Workshop Director
As part of our creative writing workshops programme for 2017 – we are carrying out a series of interviews and blog posts with our Workshop Directors to give you an insight into their own writing lives....
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