Cork author leona forde studied English and History at UCC and teaches these subjects to teenagers. @karenharte is an illustrator and designer based in Dublin. Together, they explore another adventure with Milly McCarthy, the chaos queen from Cork.

Claire Glynn of @cleverhandies gives an introduction to ISL baby signing followed by a rhyming story that everyone can follow – no prior experience of ISL is needed.

Find out what is required in a submission package and how you can increase your chances of success. Find out the most commonly made mistakes and why following guidelines is imperative.

Agents Polly Nolan & Simon Trewin in conversation with Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin Sam Blake

Pop along to the annual Book Market where you will find a fantastic array of literary finds from some of the finest book sellers in the city and county. There will be food to go and some tasty produce and craft stalls. Produced by Goldiefish Markets Rose-Anne Kidney

. Paul Lynch was awarded The Booker Prize 2023 for his esteemed novel Prophet Song. alannah hopkin is a writer and journalist.
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A lively & engaging account of the legendary Irish folk music ensemble Ceoltóirí Chualann, & the first time that readers can see the groundbreaking concepts used by Seán Ó Riada & his band Ceoltóirí Chualann as they changed the course of Irish Music.
Published by Mercier Press Books

Miriam Gamble’s Little Acts of Vigilance is her debut essay collection.

James O’Leary is a poet from Cork. His latest chapbook is Sacrament of the Sick.

Molly Twomey's debut collection, Raised Among Vultures, won the Southword Debut Collection Poetry Award.

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Remedios Zafra is a writer and is a Tenured Research Scientist at the Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

Carlos Garrido Castellano is Assoc Prof/Senior Lecturer at @ucc

The Enfants Francophones de Cork Library, a specialist collection of children’s books, cements Cork City Libraries’ relationship with the city’s French Community for over twenty years.

Translation workshops are a big part of Cork World Book Fest and this year, we will be translating crime fiction with Peter Bush. This is presented with UCC and will take place in the O’Rahilly Building. Email [email protected] to register your interest.

The latest work by Sam Blake is the YA Something Terrible Happened Last Night. YA readers are invited to discover how suspense, mystery, and compelling characters are developed in this session with Sam.

New anthology of essays on music from contemporary writers. With Peter Geoghegan Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.substack and Declan Long .

Moderator: Dean Browne

‘You Spin Me Round is a humming, buzzing, memory-rattling examination of the distorted channels through which music remains meaningful.

The muted muses of Picasso’s portraits finally have their say in this unique, collaborative poetry collection by Jo Burns and Emily Cooper Emily Cooper Moderated by Keith Payne.

Rónán Hession @mumblindeafro is an Irish writer & musician. His novels, Leonard and Hungry Paul & Panenka have been translated into eight languages.

Elvira Grassi works in Rome as a literary translator, editor and scout.

Writer Ellen Ryan & illustrator Conor Merriman introduce Gods Don’t Cry and Girls Who Slay Monsters to a Cork audience. Join them to reawaken ancient gods and bring heroes of Irish mythology back to vibrant, magical life.

Nadine Hughes Campbell, the author behind Noah’s Cork Adventure, swapped the busy streets of her Canadian hometown for the gorgeous landscapes of Cork. This children’s author & devoted mom discovered her passion for storytelling upon the birth of her first child.

Mike McCormack comes from the west of Ireland and is the author of two collections of short stories.

Aingeala Flannery Aingeala Flannery 🇵🇸 is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and writer.

Sarah Harte is a prize-winning author of short stories both in Ireland and the UK.

The no man’s land of exile, of ‘return and no blame’ in the words of Paula Meehan, of hauntings and disappearances, populate these debut collections from émigré poets David Nash and @joecarrickvarty

The editors join us to discuss the rise of literary journals in Ireland The Four Faced Liar Banshee Press Swerve Magazine Joanne McCarthy @thewaxedlemon @laurenodonovanw

Colin O’ Mahoney Colin O' Mahoney - Kickstarter now live! (he/him) is a writer and editor who has had comic and prose work published in Ireland, England, America, and South America.

Mari Rolin is a illustrator, comic artist and linguist, living in the Irish countryside.