Pat Sheedy reading from his debut memoir A Hundred to One
Author of "A Hundred to One" discusses creative writing in Irish prisons at Listowel Writer’s Week Pat Sheedy, Tom Shortt, and Martin Dyar
Date and time
Location
Plaza Hall
Upper Church Street Listowel IrelandRefund Policy
Agenda
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Pat Sheedy reading
About this event
A reading by the author of the widely praised addiction memoir A Hundred to One, and a discussion of the role of creative writing in Irish prisons.
Listowel Writer’s Week has for many decades run a writing awards series for people serving sentences in Irish prisons. Pat Sheedy has twice been a winner of the Writer’s Week Prison Education Service short story award, most recently in 2023 when he accepted his award while on day release at the festival’s opening night. On that occasion he memorably held the attention of the audience with his candour, his story of living with and recovery from a severe gambling addiction, and his experience of receiving mentorship in creative writing in prison.
Pat’s vivid debut memoir A Hundred to One was published in 2023 to critical acclaim. In this event, Pat Sheedy, together with the prison services education coordinator Tom Shortt, and the curator of the 2024 Writer’s Week festival programme Martin Dyar, will discuss Pat’s memoir, and the transformative impact of creative writing in the Irish prison service.
More about Pat Sheedy
Pat Sheedy grew up in Limerick. He is a self-described sports fanatic who completed a creative writing degree while in prison for crimes connected to his gambling addiction. He has twice been the winner of the short-story prize in the Prison Education Service category at Listowel Writer’s Week. His first book, the memoir A Hundred to One, was published this year by Gill.
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.
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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
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