Dromineer Literary Festival 2016 Brochure
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Dromineer Literary Festival 2016 Brochure
Booking Social Media Booking is strongly recommended for writing workshops and the event with authors Danielle McLaughlin & Órfhlaith Foyle on board The Spirit of Killaloe, as places are strictly limited. Further Information and updates: To book contact: Tel: 086 4401613 or Email:info@dromineerliteraryfestival.ie Web:www.dromineerliteraryfestival.ie 13th Dromineer Literary Festival Co. Tipperary 6th - 9th October 2016 CREATIVITY CONNECTION COMMUNITY Dromineer Literary Festival Dave Redmond Dick Farrelly Don Share Eleanor Hooker Geraldine Mitchell Graham Hopkins Kathy D’Arcy Marita Conlon-McKenna Mark Fiddes Nick Roth Órfhlaith Foyle Rick O’Shea Robert Peake Robert Ryan www.dromineerliteraryfestival.ie facebook.com/DromineerLiteraryFestival twitter.com/dromineerlit Thanks Lough Derg Yacht Club Featured Artists 2016 Sponsors • Maurice Griffin •John Hanly & Co. Ltd Ballyartella •Clare St. Pharmacy, Nenagh •Peter Hooker •John & Fedelma Tierney Design NewGraphic.ie •Garland Instruments •Margaret & Peter Kennedy •Pat & Liz Kelly •PJ & Sally Slattery •Slattery’s of Puckane •James O’Brien & Co. Solicitors •Allied Irish Bank, Nenagh •Ashley Park B&B •Nenagh Credit Union •Lough Derg Yacht Club, Dromineer •The Whiskey Still, Dromineer Aideen Henry Anne Enright Anthony Glavin Caitríona O’Leary Catherine Ann Cullen Clodagh Beresford Dunne Colette Bryce Danielle McLaughlin www.dromineerliteraryfestival.ie Fáilte romhaibh go léir From its first event in November 2004, Dromineer Literary Festival has grown into a much loved and warmly anticipated event on the autumn literary calendar. It’s a testament to the hard work of the volunteer committee that the festival enjoys the reputation and success that it has today. Establishing a festival of this calibre is an achievement in which our entire community takes pride, and we are grateful to the Arts Council, Tipperary County Council Arts Office, Waterways Ireland, and to our local sponsors for their continued support. Time Our 2016 programme reflects the diverse and rich talent in today’s international literary scene. With its breathtaking backdrop, daytime events will be held in Lough Derg Yacht Club, Dromineer as well as afloat on Lough Derg and in the historic Nenagh Castle. Dún Mhuire (note, stairs access only) on Pearse St. and St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Nenagh will provide a warm environment for our evening programme. Competitions encourage new writing, and we have had some worthy winners over the years including Danielle McLaughlin, a participating author this year. Prize-winning short stories and poetry may be enjoyed at the awards ceremony on Saturday afternoon at Lough Derg Yacht Club. This year our judges are Colette Bryce for poetry, and Anthony Glavin for flash fiction. Poet and author Geraldine Mitchell is judge of the Primary Schools Competition. This is a very popular event, so be sure to come early for a good seat. On Sunday afternoon, October 9, Marita Conlon McKenna will talk about her novel Rebel Sisters, based on the real life Gifford sisters – Muriel, Grace, and Nellie, three young women at the heart of the 1916 Rising. This event will take place in the highly atmospheric and recently restored Nenagh Castle. Do dress warmly for this event. Please note this venue has no wheelchair access. For the highly popular Afloat event on Lough Derg, we are delighted to have the two talented award winning short story writers Danielle McLaughlin and Órfhlaith Foyle, who will select their favourite short story by the other and provide a critique for the audience. Places are strictly limited, so early booking is essential. On Saturday afternoon in Lough Derg Yacht Club poet Don Share will introduce The Launching Party; readings by three poets who launched poetry books this year: Catherine Ann Cullen, Mark Fiddes and Eleanor Hooker, all thrilled to be invited to read at the festival. The award-winning writer and editor Kathy D’Arcy is hosting our Transition Year writing workshops this year. Kathy will introduce the group to a valuable approach to writing techniques as well as inspire and enthuse the participants towards future writing. Fee St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Church Rd. Nenagh €12.00/€10.00 THURSDAY OCTOBER 6 8.00pm 10.00pm IMRAM Irish Language Literature Festival presents - Íde na Tine – Tionscadal Joni Mitchell, Sweet Fire – The Joni Mitchell Project - with Caitríona O’Leary & band FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 9.00am 3.00pm Secondary Schools Transition Year Workshop with writer Kathy D’Arcy Lough Derg Yacht Club Free Entry 8.00pm 10.00pm Poetry Evening with Colette Bryce, Don Share, Robert Peake, chaired by Aideen Henry Dún Mhuire, 50 Pearse St. Nenagh €12.00/€10.00 SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 Masterclass Poetry Workshop with Don Share Lough Derg Yacht Club €35.00 9.30am 12.30pm ‘Writing the short story’ Workshop with Danielle McLaughlin Lough Derg Yacht Club €35.00 2.30pm 3.30pm Competition Results, readings and citations by judges Geraldine Mitchell, Colette Bryce, Anthony Glavin Lough Derg Yacht Club Free Entry 4.00pm 5.30pm Lough Derg Yacht Club €5.00 Welcome to the Dromineer Literary Festival. Your continued support is central to the success of this festival. We look forward to a weekend sharing our common love of the written, spoken and visual arts. LAUNCHING PARTY with poets Catherine Ann Cullen, Mark Fiddes, Eleanor Hooker. Introduced by Don Share 8.00pm 10.00pm Meet the Authors with Anne Enright, Anthony Glavin, Aideen Henry. Chaired by Rick O’Shea St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Church Rd. Nenagh €12.00/€10.00 Eleanor Hooker Chairperson 11.30pm The Festival Club The Whiskey Still Free entry Our festival exhibition, Forgotten Time, is by Limerick based artist, Robert Ryan. Lough Gur is a source of inspiration for Ryan’s evocative, otherworldly paintings, which will be available to view and purchase upstairs in Lough Derg Yacht Club throughout the festival weekend. Ag cur tús leis an bhféile ar 6 Deireadh Fómhair, tá Íde na Tine - Tionscadal Joni Michell. Cloisfear scoth na n-amhrán le Mitchell aistrithe go Gaeilge ag Liam Ó Muirthile agus Gabriel Rosenstock. Is í an t-amhránaí Caitríona O’Leary agus a buíon cheoil a bheidh ar an ardán agus teilgfear na liricí agus íomhánna áille a chruthaigh Margaret Lonergan. In what promises to be an extraordinary evening of discussions and readings, multi-award winning authors Anne Enright, Anthony Glavin and Aideen Henry will talk about their writing with RTÉ’s Rick O’Shea, at our Meet the Authors event, Saturday evening, October 8 at St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Nenagh. Venue 9.30am 12.30pm The first event of the festival, October 6, is the highly acclaimed Sweet Fire – The Joni Mitchell Project. We will hear the very best of Mitchell’s songs translated into Irish and performed by singer Caitríona O’Leary and her band, with the addition of stunning screen projections of the lyrics, created by Margaret Lonergan. We are excited and honoured to have internationally acclaimed poets Don Share, Colette Bryce and Robert Peake read at our Poetry Evening at Dún Mhuire house, Nenagh, Friday, October 7. This event is a must for poets and poetry readers alike. A key philosophy of the Dromineer Literary Festival is to celebrate the creativity of emerging writers. This year, Clodagh Beresford Dunne, recipient of the Arts Council Emerging Writer Bursary, will open the poetry evening with three poems from her manuscript in progress. Event (lunch included) (lunch included) Festival Team: SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 Eleanor Hooker, Chairperson & Margaret Kennedy, Programme Curator Hospitality Dave McAvinchey, Vice Virginia O’Dowd, Schools Chairperson, Irish Programme Co-ordinator Language Advisor Margaret Folan, Primary Deborah Powell, Secretary Schools Competition Pat Kelly, Treasurer Co-ordinator Geraldine Cronin, Melanie Scott, Tipperary Book Manager Arts Officer Theresa Hassey: Bookings Liz Powell, Festival Geraldine McNulty, Co-ordinator Visual Arts Cover image: The Archipelago Vigil by Robert Ryan 12.00 midday - 2pm Reading the short stories - authors Danielle McLaughlin and Órfhlaith Foyle discuss a short story by the other Aboard The Spirit of Killaloe from Dromineer Harbour €10.00 4.00pm 5.00pm Rebel Sisters: a discussion with Marita Conlon McKenna about her powerful novel, set in Ireland during the 1916 Rising and based on the real life Gifford sisters – Muriel, Grace, and Nellie Nenagh Castle, 24 Pearse St, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary NOTE: DRESS WARMLY (No wheelchair access) €10.00 Lough Derg Yacht Club & Nenagh Arts Centre Free Entry THURSDAY TO SUNDAY Forgotten Time an exhibition of paintings by our festival artist, Robert Ryan, based at Lough Gur, Co. Limerick. Robert’s paintings will be on view throughout the weekend. Biographies Aideen Henry lives in Galway and is a writer and a physician. Her short story collection, Hugging Thistles, was published by Arlen House in 2013. Her short stories were shortlisted for the Francis McManus Award in Ireland in 2011, 2012 & 2015. Her two collections of poetry, Hands Moving at the Speed of Falling Snow (2010) and Slow Bruise (2015) were published with Salmon Poetry. Anne Enright was named Ireland’s first fiction laureate in 2015. She won the Man Booker Prize in Photograph by 2007 for The Hugh Chaloner Gathering (Jonathan Cape) and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction in 2012 for her novel The Forgotten Waltz (Jonathan Cape). Her most recent novel The Green Road (Jonathan Cape) won Kerry Group and Eason Book Club Novel of the Year awards in 2015, and was shortlisted for the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in several magazines including The New Yorker and The Paris Review. Anthony Glavin was born in Boston. He is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, Nighthawk Alley (New Island Books) and Colours Other Than Blue (Ward River Press) and two short story collections, One For Sorrow and The Draughtsman and The Unicorn. Editor of ‘New Irish Writing’ in the Irish Press from 1986-88, he served as commissioning editor for New Island Books from 1995 to 2004. Catherine Ann Cullen’s third collection of poetry, The Other Now (Dedalus Press) Oct. 2016, features new poems and a selection from her collections with Doghouse: Strange Familiar and A Bone in My Throat. Her children’s books, Thirsty Baby and the award-winning The Magical, Mystical, Marvellous Coat, were published by Little, Brown. She has just submitted her PhD thesis in creative writing at Middlesex University. Clodagh Beresford Dunne is a 2016 recipient of an Arts Council of Ireland Emerging Writer Award Bursary. A qualified lawyer, she was one of two Irish poets to deliver a series of poetry readings and interviews in the USA, in April 2016, as part of Culture Ireland’s International Programme. Colette Bryce is the author of four poetry collections, including The Full Indian Rope Trick (Picador, 2004) and Self-Portrait in the Dark (2008). Her latest book, The Whole & Rain-domed Universe, was awarded a special Ewart-Biggs Award in memory of Seamus Heaney in 2015. Originally from Derry, she currently lives in the north of England where she works as a freelance writer and editor. She received the Cholmondeley Award for her poetry in 2010. Danielle McLaughlin’s stories have appeared in newspapers and magazines such as The New Yorker, The Irish Times and The Stinging Fly, and have been broadcast on radio. Her debut collection of short stories, Dinosaurs On Other Planets, was published in 2015 by The Stinging Fly Press and in the UK and US in 2016 by John Murray and Random House. Don Share is the editor of Poetry. His most recent books are Wishbone (Black Photograph by Sparrow), Un- Adrian Cook ion (Eyewear), Photography and Bunting’s Persia (Flood Editions); he also edited a critical edition of Basil Bunting’s poems for Faber. His translations of Miguel Hernández was awarded the Times Literary Supplement Translation Prize. His other books include Seneca in English (Penguin Classics), Squandermania (Salt), and The Open Door: 100 Poems, 100 Years of POETRY Magazine (University of Chicago Press), a sequel to which will appear in 2017. He received a VIDA Award in 2015 for his “contributions to American literature and literary community.” Eleanor Hooker’s second poetry collection A Tug of Blue (Dedalus Press) will be published October 2016. Her first collection The Shadow Owner’s Companion (Dedalus Press) was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine award for best first Irish poetry collection, 2012. She was awarded 1st Prize in the 2016 Bare Fiction Flash Fiction prize. She curates Dromineer Literary Festival and is helm at Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat. Geraldine Mitchell was born in Dublin and now lives on the Co. Mayo coast. She won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 2008 and has since published two collections: World Without Maps (Arlen House, 2011) and Of Birds and Bones (Arlen House, 2014).Other publications include two novels for young people and biography. Kathy D’Arcy is a Cork poet with collections, Encounter (Lapwing) 2010, and The Wild Pupil (Bradshaw), 2012. She is a recipient of an Arts Council Literature Bursary 2013, and in 2014 received an Irish Research Council Award to undertake a PhD in Creative Writing at UCC. Having originally qualified and worked as a doctor, D’Arcy is also a playwright and 2016 editor of the Cork Literary Review. Marita Conlon-McKenna is an award winning Irish writer of adult and children’s fiction. Rebel Sisters (Transworld Publishers Ltd, 2016) is her best-selling Irish novel about The Easter 1916 Rising. Her other novels include The Stone House, The Rose Garden and Three Women. Her novel The Magdalen tells the story of Ireland’s forgotten women of the Magdalen homes and laundries. Mark Fiddes’ controversial debut The Chelsea Flower Show Massacre was published last year by Templar as winner of their Iota Shots competition. Winner of last year’s Dromineer Poetry Prize, he was also runner-up in the 2015 Bridport Prize. A full collection The Rainbow Factory comes out later this year. Órfhlaith Foyle is a novelist and poet. Her second short story collection, Clemency Browne Dreams of Gin (Arlen House, 2014), was chosen as a book of the year by The Irish Times. Her first full poetry collection Red Riding Hood’s Dilemma (Arlen House, 2011) was short-listed for the Rupert and Eithne Strong Award for Best First Irish Collection. Foyle was born in Africa and now lives in Galway. Rick O’Shea is the presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s Poetry Programme. He’s hosted public interviews with, amongst others, Chris Cleave, Jessie Burton, journalist Johann Hari and Graham Norton. He conducted this year’s Bloomsday Interview with Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon. In 2015 he co-presented the Irish Book Awards on RTÉ One. Robert Peake is an American-born poet living near London. He created the Transatlantic Poetry series, bringing poets together for live online readings and conversations. His film-poems have been widely screened in the US and Europe. His collection The Knowledge is available from Nine Arches Press. Robert Ryan lives and works in Lough Gur, Co. Limerick; a source of inspiration for his evocative, other-worldly paintings. Ryan graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in 1987. He shows at the Royal Hibernian Academy and Royal Ulster Academy annual exhibitions. His overseas exhibitions include: Slovenia, France, Denmark, Australia, China, UK and USA. Dave Redmond has played with Yurodny and in the small jazz combos of pianist Phil Ware, drummer Kevin Brady and veteran guitarists Tommy Hafferty and Louis Stewart. He has also played with Van Morrison. Dick Farrelly is an accomplished guitarist, and has worked with leading artists including: Van Morrison, Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones, Mary Coughlan, and Honor Heffernan. He has also performed with singer Mary Ryan in IMRAM’s blues project. Graham Hopkins played drums with Glen Hansard, the Oscar-winning Swell Season, Square Pegs, and The Frames, amongst Caitríona O’Leary is known others. He has toured and recorded with artists internationally for her including: Snow Patrol, passionate performances Therapy? and Dolores of Traditional Irish song, O’Riordan. Folk and Early Music. She has recorded seventeen critically acclaimed albums Nick Roth is a saxophonist, composer with her band Dúlra, and and educator. He has the celebrated early music ensembles, Sequentia, The collaborated with Iarla Ó Lionáird, Bobby McFerrin, Harp Consort, Joglaresa The Crash Ensemble and and eX (the Irish-based others. He is the artistic ensemble she founded in director of the Yurodny 2006). She has performed Ensemble, which performs in venues including: The contemporary interpretaRoyal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall tions of traditional music from around the world and Cité de la Musique. alongside new works by composers inspired by these traditions. IMRAM – Joni Mitchell Project, Band Members DÉARDAOIN, 6 DEIREADH FÓMHAIR / THURSDAY OCTOBER 6 FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 Secondary Schools Transition Year Workshops SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 Masterclass Poetry Workshop IMRAM Irish Language Literature Festival presents Íde na Tine – Tionscadal Joni Mitchell Sweet Fire – The Joni Mitchell Project Caitríona O’Leary & band with Kathy D’Arcy With Don Share 8pm – 10pm St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Church Rd. Nenagh Cead isteach/Entry: €12.00/€10.00 Áirithintí/Bookings: info@ dromineerliteraryfestival.ie Tel: 086 4401613 Web: www.dromineerliteraryfestival.ie The Joni Mitchell Project features the very best of Mitchell’s songs superbly translated into Irish by Liam Ó Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock, performed by singer Caitríona O’Leary with accompaniment by musicians Dick Farrelly, Nick Roth, Dave Redmond and Graham Hopkins. Margaret Lonergan has created stunning screen projections of the lyrics. Duine de na cumadóirí amhrán is mó a bhí riamh ann í Joni Mitchell dar le Rolling Stone. Sna liricí sárfhileata aici, pléitear téamaí an ghrá – an tnúth, an cumha, an ríméad, an domlas – chomh maith le ceisteanna móra sóisialta agus timpeallachta. Joni Mitchell has been described by Rolling Stone as ‘one of the greatest songwriters ever’. Her intensely poetic lyrics probe romantic themes of longing, joy and disillusion, as well as social and environmental concerns. Pre-booked group 9.00am – 3.00pm, Lough Derg Yacht Club Poet, editor and playwright, Kathy D’Arcy is an experienced creative writing workshop facilitator and will introduce our young writers to fresh approaches in their work. She is 2016 editor of Rhyme Rag, an online poetry journal for young people. Dromineer Literary Festival Poetry Evening with Colette Bryce, Don Share, Robert Peake and chaired by Aideen Henry 8.00pm – 10.00pm Dún Mhuire, 50 Pearse St. Nenagh Entry: €12.00/€10.00 Bookings: info@ dromineerliteraryfestival.ie Tel: 086 4401613 Web: www.dromineerliteraryfestival.ie We are delighted to have internationally acclaimed poets Colette Bryce, Don Share and Robert Peake reading at the festival this year. The event will be chaired by poet and short story writer, Aideen Henry. Clodagh Beresford Dunne, 2016 recipient of an Arts Council of Ireland Emerging Writer Award Bursary, will read three poems to begin the evening. Writing the short story, a workshop With Danielle McLaughlin 9.30am - 12.30pm, Lough Derg Yacht Club. 9.30am - 12.30pm, Lough Derg Yacht Club. €35 Fee includes delicious €35 Fee includes delicious home-made lunch. home-made lunch. NB Booking is essential NB Booking is essential. Email: info@dromineerliteraryfestival.ie Email: info@dromineerliteraryfestival.ie Maximum participants, 10. Maximum participants, 10. Each should bring 11 copies of one poem, maximum 40 lines. We are excited to have Don Share host a masterclass poetry workshop. A gifted poet and experienced editor with an encyclopaedic knowledge of poetry. Competition Results, Judge’s Citations & Readings 2.30 - 3.30pm, Lough Derg Yacht Club, Free Entry Poetry Judge Flash Fiction Judge Glavin Schools Poetry Judge Mitchell – Theme Play Colette Bryce Anthony Geraldine Launching Party With poets Catherine Ann Cullen, Mark Fiddes, Eleanor Hooker and introduced by Don Share 4.00pm - 5.30pm, Lough Derg Yacht Club, Entry €5 In keeping with our philosophy of introducing new writers, we are delighted that these three poets will read from their new books, published this year. We are pleased indeed that Don Share, who has read their books in advance of the festival, will introduce their readings. Danielle McLaughlin’s is an experienced creative writing teacher and talented writer whose stories have appeared in The New Yorker. Danielle is past winner of the Flash Fiction Prize at the Dromineer Literary Festival. Meet the Authors With Anne Enright, Anthony Glavin, Aideen Henry and chaired by Rick O’Shea. 8.00pm - 10.00pm NOTE VENUE:St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Church Rd. Nenagh Entry: €12.00/€10.00 Bookings: info@dromineerliteraryfestival.ie Tel: 086 440 1613 Web: www.dromineerliteraryfestival.ie This promises to be an outstanding evening with discussions and readings from three exceptional writers, and promoting new as well as established writers on the same stage. FRIDAY 6 to SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 Forgotten Time an exhibition by Robert Ryan Lough Derg Yacht Club & Nenagh Arts Centre. From Thursday to Sunday. Free Entry Lough Gur is a source of inspiration for Ryan’s evocative, haunting, other-worldly paintings, which are unique in the Irish contemporary arts scene. SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 Sunday Afternoon Afloat with Danielle McLaughlin and Órfhlaith Foyle 12.00pm - 2.00pm On board The Spirit of Killaloe Entry: €12.00/€10.00 NOTE: Places Strictly Limited, Pre-Booking is Essential Email: info@dromineerliteraryfestival.ie At our event afloat, award winning short story writers Danielle McLaughlin and Órfhlaith Foyle select their favourite short story by the other and provide a readerly and writerly critique for the audience. Both authors will read their story. Rebel Sisters: a discussion with Marita Conlon McKenna about her powerful novel, set in Ireland during the 1916 Rising With Marita Conlon-McKenna Chaired by committee member Margaret Kennedy Music provided by Harpist Laura Hogan 4.00pm - 5.00pm Nenagh Castle, 24 Pearse St, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Entry €10 Bookings: info@ dromineerliteraryfestival.ie Tel: 086 4401613- NOTE – Dress *Warmly* No wheelchair access Rebel Sisters, Marita Conlon McKenna’s powerful new novel, is set in Ireland during the 1916 Rising and is based on the real life Gifford sisters – Muriel, Grace, and Nellie – three young women at the very heart of the Rising. Muriel married writer Thomas MacDonagh, Grace married Joseph Plunkett, hours before his execution, and Nellie fought alongside Countess Constance Markievicz in the College of Surgeons.