Listowel Writers' Week Opening Night 2024
Join us for a magical evening kicking off Listowel Writers' Week 2024 with great writers, special guests, readings, and celebrations!
Date and time
Location
Listowel Arms Hotel
The Square Listowel IrelandAgenda
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Opening Night 2024
About this event
The Opening Ceremony of Listowel Writers' Week 2024 is guaranteed to be a night of celebration, entertainment and inspiration.
The evening will commence at 8pm and feature the prestigious Kerry Group Irish Novel of The Year award, with a grand prize of €20,000. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the prize. Additionally, the Pigott Poetry Prize will be presented, with the winning poet receiving €12,000.
We are proud to announce that President Michael D. Higgins will be honoured with the John B. Keane Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to literature. A new addition this year is The Social Media Storytelling Award, which will be bestowed upon social media personalities Tadhg and Derry Fleming.
Poet Martin Dyar curated our program with the theme 'Mother Nature.' We take great pride in this year's program and are thrilled to see all the ideas brought to life. Tickets for events and workshops are available at www.writersweek.ie.
Renowned musician Molly O'Mahony will provide entertainment, and our Creative Writing Awards with a prize pool exceeding €10,000 will also be presented.
Meet renowned authors, share your love for writing, and enjoy a night of inspiration and creativity. Don't miss out on this exciting event!
Please be aware that all events at Listowel Writers' Week will be recorded and photographed for promotional and archival purposes. Your presence constitutes consent to be filmed or photographed. Thank you.
- DOORS OPEN - 7PM
- TICKETS MUST BE RESERVED ONLINE IN ADVANCE
- NO TICKET - NO ENTRY
- MAX. 2 TICKETS PER PERSON
Listowel Writer's Week: where readers celebrate, and writers find their flow.
Listowel Writer's Week is Ireland's oldest literary festival, and one of its most prestigious. Famously hospitable, the beautiful North Kerry town of Listowel is internationally renowned as a wellspring of literary inspiration and heritage. The 2024 Listowel Writer's Week festival programme, exploring the theme Mother Nature, has been curated by the poet Martin Dyar.
See www.writersweek.ie for more details and the full programme.
Frequently asked questions
Events are approximately 1 hour in duration and usually finish with an audience Q&A. Please arrive 10 minutes before event commences, latecomers will only be admitted at the discretion of the Festival. If you are collecting tickets, this must be done at the Ticket Desk in The Listowel Arms Hotel
Once purchased tickets cannot be exchanged or refunds given. Refunds will only be made in the event of a cancelled performance
There will be FREE parking available throughout the town for the duration of the Festival courtesy of Kerry County Council
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Listowel Writer's Week: where book lovers celebrate, and writers find their flow.