Ciaran McMenamin, Sally Rooney & June Caldwell this Sunday

I’m chairing this exciting event – Young Blood: Ciaran McMenamin, Sally Rooney & June Caldwell – this Sunday at The Seamus Heaney Homeplace.

All these authors are making a splash with their first books – novels and short stories. Come along and find out all about there journey to publication and how they’ve coped with success.

Show starts at 3pm.

The Good Son 3rd Editon

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Winner of The Polari Prize
“Pungently funny and shot through with streaks of aching sadness.” Patrick Gale
“I devoured it in a day, but I’ve thought about it for many, many more.” Lisa McInerney
“Funny, raw and endlessly entertaining.” Johnathan Coe

 

 

Belfast Book Festival: Interviews, Workshops & Reading

I’m at the Belfast Book Festival this year, starting with the first event of the fest… I hope to see some of you there.

Wed 7 June 12.45: Interviewing Cairan McMenamin about his debut ‘Skintown’

Sat 10 June 10am-1pm: Workshop – Turning a Short Story into a Novel

Wed 14 June 12.45: Interviewing Ethel Rohan about her debut novel ‘The Weight of Him’

Fri 16 June 8pm: Reading at Polari Literary Salon at Sunflower Pub

Sat 17 June 2-5pm: Workshop – Everything a Debut Novelist Needs to Know

Cork World Book Festival