PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
TREVOR / BOWEN LITERARY WEEKEND.
Except where indicated otherwise, ALL events take place at Fir Grove Hotel, Dublin Road, Mitchelstown.
| FRIDAY 30th. April 2010 |
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Official opening by, locally born, Tom Aherne, Head of the Cardio-thoracic surgical unit, Cork University Hospital, who will give a short talk on the legacy of the Irish Country House.
“ Four Million Orphans”
Julian Gough will read “The Orphan and the Mob” and use his award winning story to talk about contemporary Ireland and Irish Literature
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| SATURDAY 1st. MAY 2010 |
| 10.30 – 1pm C.B.S. Secondary School. |
Short story – Creative Writing workshop; Part 1
Directed by: Afric Mc Glinchey
“ A new look at the Irish Short Story”.
Lecture by Heather Ingman
“Elizabeth Bowen and Ireland”. Lecture by Eibhear Walshe Incorporating the screening of the C.B.S. documentary written by Elizabeth Bowen “Ireland, the tear and the smile”.
“North Cork Writers: Short Stories as Poems”.
Lecture by Bernard O’ Donoghue |
| SUNDAY 2nd. MAY 2010 |
| 10.30 – 1pm - C.B.S. Secondary School |
Short story – Creative Writing workshop; Part 2
Directed by: Afric Mc Glinchey
“ On Pavements Grey; James Joyce’s moody Dubliners”.
Lecture by: Maurice Harmon.
“Fools of Fortune; William Trevor’s major achievement”.
Lecture by Tom McAlindon
“Out of the Shadows; Elizabeth Bowen as ‘Onlooker’ of her time”.
Lecture by: Phyllis Lassner.
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Admission (excluding Workshops);
Individual events €15.00 per person.
Weekend ticket €60.00 per person.
Creative Writing Workshops: €60.00 per person for both sessions.
Tickets available from
Hyland’s Educational Bookshop,
22 Lower Cork Street,
Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. Tel: 025/24528
Queries to:
Liam Cusack (Secretary) 025 84969 Mob. 086 8248736 |
