Visiting Writers -Limerick 2014

                        Visiting Writers Limerick 2014 

As part of Limerick City of Culture a number of international and national writers will take part in a Writers in Residence program.  Readings, Talks, Workshops, Masterclasses will all be part of the exciting program. All events will be open to the public; readings will be free  during July to September with a small fee for Workshops/ Masterclasses.

WRITERS-IN-RESIDENCE (July to September )

John Liddy,  (9-26 July)
Poet

Mike McCormack, (11-24 July)
Award winning Novelist 

Richard Blanco (25 August – 8 September)
President Barrack Obama's Inaugural Poet

Shorter Residencies and Events

Paddy Bushe and Gabriel Fitzmaurice (25^th July) (Reading)
 Poet

Claire Keegan (12-13 July; 19-20 September) (Workshops and reading)

Award-winning short story writer

Louis de Bernières  (September)  (Workshop and Reading)
Author of 11 books including Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

Later Residences in 2014: (October to December) 

Andrew Miller, Paul Lynch, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Joseph O’Connor, Colin Barrett, Donal Ryan, Vivienne McKechnie, Clair O’Connor, Jo Slade, Kevin Barry, Katrin Schmidt, Katje Lange-Müller.