We are delighted to announce that Shangyang Fang is our Inaugural Cork City International Poetry Fellow for 2026 www.coppercanyonpress.org/authors/shan...

A great podcast to listen to over the festive season with Isabelle Baafi - www.buzzsprout.com/1949122/epis... #podcast

For all the details on the Dedalus Press Mentoring Programme 2026 please click on the link: www.dedaluspress.com/dedalus-pres...

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4 new books added to our reference library here at the Munster Literature Centre. Great reading ahead! #goodbooks #reading

We are delighted to share the news that our Frank O’Connor Fellow Laura Jean McKay’s translated novel has won a small bookshop prize in France, the Prix Gargantua Congratulations from us all

The next episode of the Southword Poetry Podcast is out now with Gerry Murphy and is available: southword.buzzsprout.com/share or click on the link in our bio for our website where you will be able to listen to all our podcasts #podcast

Delighted to announce the Fool for Poetry winners and commended. Congratulations to them all and also a thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to this competition. All the details available on our website www.munsterlit.ie #poetry #writing #poetrycompetition

Ger Duffy and Billy Fenton have started a new poetry press, focussing on publishing poetry pamphlets from new and emerging poets. Their first submission window will open from Jan-Feb 2026. The website is www.3pillarspress.com @3pillarspress #poetrypress #poetrypamphlets #poets

Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025, 6pm Location: Dr Dora Allman Room, the Hub, UCC Tickets: Free at Eventbrite

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Another great episode of the Southword Poetry Podcast by David Nash is out now. You can listen to David’s podcast and many more through our website – www.munsterlit.ie or click the link in our bio. southword.buzzsprout.com/share #podcast

Date for the diary: The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm. Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue. Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie #writing #booklaunch

Definite date for the diary tomorrow Banshee issue 20 launch Date: Thursday 30 October at 6pm Location: Staff Common Room, the Quad, UCC

A fiction intensive workshop with Laura Jean McKay: 4-week online workshop with the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow For all the details and how to apply click on the link in our bio #writing #workshop #fictionwriting

A wonderful opportunity for a creative writing & poetry one day workshop

Delighted to have our Festival highlights outlined in the Irish Examiner. Lots to look forward to today and tomorrow. All the details on our website www.munsterlit.ie Irish Examiner: 10 highlights of Cork International Short Story Festival www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Just one more day to wait until this years Cork International Short Story Festival gets underway. All you need to know is on our website including the full programme of events and how to purchase your tickets – link in our bio @corkartstheatre #corkevents #shortstoryfestival #literaryevents

Reminder for tomorrow: #corkcitylibraries #poetryandhistory #corkevents

A date for the diary: Arlen House 50th celebration in Cork City Library this Saturday at 2.30, with Catherine Rose, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain and multiple poets from Washing Windows V.

Tim Collyer, winner of this years Sean O’Faolain Competition will be reading at this year’s Cork International Short Story Festival. All the details can be found on our website www.munsterlit.ie #shortstory #festival #writing

Only a week to go! All the programme details are available on our website: www.munsterlit.ie #shortstoryfestival #writing #corkevents

Exciting fiction intensive workshop with Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow Laura Jean McKay starting November 6th. Limited places available. For all the details go to: munsterlit.ie/events/ or contact James at [email protected] #workshops #fictionwriting #literary

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The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition is now open for submissions. All the information is available though the link in our bio or on our website www.munsterlit.ie #poetrycompetition #writing

Definite dates for the diaries. For more information go to www.jamieohalloranpoetry.ie

The Irish Writers Centre are hosting their bi-annual Publishing Day event online for the first time ever. Check out their website for more details: irishwriterscentre.ie/autumn-publishing-day-online

Delighted to welcome Claire-Lisa Kieffer and Shane Tivenan to Cork as part of our International Short Story Festival this October. For all the details of the programme of events go to:www.munsterlit.ie #shortstoryfestival2025 #writing #corkevents #shortstorywriting @corkartstheatre

Delighted to welcome Mary O’Donnell to Cork as part of our International Short Story Festival this October. All the details of the programme of events can be found on our website www.munsterlit.ie #shortstoryfestival2025 #writing #corkevents #shortstorywriting @corkartstheatre

Delighted to welcome Mary O’Donnell and Mary Morrissy to Cork as part of our International Short Story Festival which takes place from the 15th – 18th October. For all programme information go to: www.munsterlit.ie #shortstoryfestival2025 #writing #corkevents #shortstorywriting @corkartstheatre

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Apply for a poetry mentorship with Mary Noonan The mentorship will consist of four face-to-face, two-hour sessions. This year, past recipients of mentorships with the Munster Literature Centre may apply again. Apply at southword.submittable.com Deadline: 10 October (midnight)

A new episode of the Southword Poetry Podcast is out now “Joyelle McSweeney: Death Styles.” All podcasts are available on our website – www.munsterlit.ie #podcasts

Final week: The Southword Editors Poetry Award competition is open for submissions until the 30th September. Click on the link in our bio for all the information on how to enter munsterlit.ie/southwordedi... #poetrycompetition #poetryaward #writing #poetry

September 25th, 6pm, at the Creative Zone, Boole Library, UCC, for a special literary evening with two incredible authors of fiction and non-fiction: Issa Quincy + Jeff Young. Tickets are free, secure a ticket or for more information: www.eventbrite.ie/e/literary-r...

Details of our 2025 Mentorship Bursary Recipients are now listed on our website. For all the details please go to: munsterlit.ie/2025-mentors...

We are delighted to welcome 2025 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow Laura Jean McKay to Cork and also to congratulate her on her recent good news that her translated novel ‘Les Animaux de ce pays’ has been shortlisted for a French literary prize - prixmaya.org/selection-ro...

Delighted to announce that first prize of the Southword Creative Non-Fiction Award is Judy Crozier, whose winning story will be published in issue 49 of Southword (winter 2025). All the details on the other winners can be found on our website - munsterlit.ie/southword-cr...

A date not to be missed –Anton Floyd (West Cork poet and author of Depositions from Doitre Press) is launching Neanderthal Boy, by Colm Scully on Thursday 25th September at 6.30 in Cork City Central Library #book #booklaunch #corkevents #corkcitylibraries

Huge congratulations to all the prize winners of the 2025 Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition. First prize went to Tim Collyer. Full list of winners are available on our website: munsterlit.ie/o-faolain-sh... #writing #shortstory #competitions

You don’t have long! The closing date for submitting your entries for the Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition is 31st August. All the details on how to submit your entry can be found on our website www.munsterlit.ie #poetry #chapbook # writing

A definite date for the diary- The event is free to attend and open to all but space is limited and tickets essential from eventbrite.ie #corkevents

Delighted to announce that we have some very exciting mentorship opportunities available in Poetry, Fiction and Memoir. Applications need to be submitted by 15th September. Spaces are very limited. All the details can be found through the link in our bio or on our website – www.munsterlit.ie

A definite date for the diary: Songs & Souls – An Unmissable Evening of Music, Theatre & Magic Siamsa Tíre, Tralee Performance: Saturday 30th August, 8pm Workshop: The Business of Playwriting – Sunday 31st August, 11am–3pm Book at siamsatire.com/events/

Exciting opportunity: - From Friday 1 August to Sunday 14 September 2025, the Irish Writers Centre is on the hunt for new voices of literature around the world. For all the details go to their website www.irishwriterscentre.ie @irishwriterscentre

Traci Brimhall’s episode of the Southword Poetry Podcast is now available to listen to. Just click on the link: southword.buzzsprout.com/share

Excited to announce that The Cork International Short Story Festival takes place from 15th - 18th October. All the details on the programme and how to book your tickets go to www.corkshortstory.net #shortstory #corkevents #shortstoryfestival

Poet and memoirist Afric McGlinchey will lead an immersive creative writing workshop at the 2025 Allingham Festival on “Setting and Weather as Metaphor”. The two-hour workshop for 15 participants will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 am in Kilbarron House, Ballyshannon on Saturday morning, November 8.