This Sunday sees the return of Cork literary salon Fiction at the Friary for a one-off event as part of Cork World Book Fest. Rapid Fire Fiction will see 20 emerging writers (including yours truly) read from their work for two minutes – no longer! – then move to a laptop to contribute to a… Read More Cork World Book Fest
Just a quick post to say that Cork’s wonderful literary salon Fiction at the Friary returns with an in-person event tomorrow (February 27). It has been sorely missed. This month is slightly different to the usual guest author format in that it will be a showcase of work from Cork Words 2. Edited by Patricia… Read More Fiction at the Friary Cork writers showcase
It isn’t easy to compete with glorious weather, the obligations of Mother’s Day and a Game of Sport that I am incapable of naming, so it came as no surprise that the third Fiction at the Friary was a somewhat smaller affair than the previous two. But the enthusiasm was great for what turned out to… Read More Fiction at the Friary, March 2017: guest speaker Danny Denton
It was another terrific afternoon at the second Fiction at The Friary event on Sunday. Having had a listening-only seat in the downstairs part of the bar last month, this time I was upstairs in the fancy seats, where I had a perfect view of all the speakers on the peculiar landing area between the two floors… Read More Fiction at The Friary, February 2017: guest speaker Eimear Ryan
Last Sunday, I went along to a new literary endeavour in Cork. Set up by writers Danielle McLaughlin and Madeleine D’Arcy, Fiction at the Friary was an afternoon of readings, an optional writing exercise (though I think everyone was too giddy to take it very seriously) and an open mic for brave souls willing to share… Read More Fiction at The Friary
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