UL Creative Writing Festival - Day 4

• 11 am - 12 pm: An Island of many Nations presented by the Irish Writers Centre: Afric McGlinchey, Cauvery Madhavan and Suad Aldarra, MC’d by Tapasya Narang. With emerging writers in Ireland from various birthplaces and backgrounds, we celebrate our literary island of many nations.
• 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm: Poets Annemarie Ni Churreain, Nandi Jola and Ciaran O’Rourke presented by Emily Cullen.
• 2 pm to 3 pm: The Alumni Readings: UL Creative Writing MA graduates Sharon Guard, Neil Tully, Grainne O’Brien, Noelle Lynskey, June O’Sullivan, and family of the late Patrick Kelly, read from their debut published works, with Q-and-A on our Creative Writing MA and getting published.
• 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm: The Word on the Street presented by the Irish Writers Centre: Cormac Mac Gearailt, winner of the international UNESCO City of Literature Slamovision 2024), Sheila Ryder (winner of the Cúirt International festival), Lauren McNamara (two-time Munster slam champion), Kev Kennedy (winner of 2024 Fingal Poetry Slam). From Electric Picnic to Kneecap, Spoken Word has moved into the spotlight. An exploration showcasing four performers, with Q&A.
• 5 pm to 6 pm: Former Poetry Editor of The New Yorker, Pulitzer prizewinning poet, Paul Muldoon in his first ever reading at UL Creative Writing.
• 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm: Closing event: International bestseller Liz Nugent.

The only ticket offered for Days Three and Four is a combination ticket, covering all events on the evening of Friday 11th and all-day Saturday 12th.

Day 3 and 4 tickets: €35/€20. Day 3 and 4 combination ticket covers admission to as many of the events as you wish.