Eimear McBride and Colm Toibin Among Authors at Literary Festival

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Celebration of contemporary Irish writing taking place local cultural centre

The Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith

The Irish Cultural Centre (ICC) in Hammersmith is holding literary festival, A Celebration of Contemporary Irish Writing, from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 October.

This weekend event will be opened on Friday evening by the Irish Ambassador, who will launch a packed programme of live interviews, events and readings.

Internationally acclaimed, award-winning Irish authors taking part include: Colm Tóibín, Eimear McBride, Dermot Bolger, Glenn Patterson, Carlo Gébler, Susan McKay, Eoin McNamee, Mary Costello and Séamas O’Reilly.

The festival will conclude on Sunday afternoon with a recorded interview between one of Ireland’s best-loved author and the centre’s patron, Edna O’Brien and Dr Maureen O’Connor, author of a forthcoming monograph, Edna O’Brien and the Art of Fiction.

Interviews will be conducted by writer and broadcaster Carlo Gébler, writer and publisher Dermot Bolger, London-based journalists Anne Flaherty and Dorothy Allen, along with two academics Dr Maureen O’Connor and Dr Keith Hopper.

Interior of Irish Cultural Centre

Dr Anne Goudsmit, a member of the ICC Board, says, ‘We are looking forward to welcoming this exceptional line-up of successful Irish writers and their interviewers as a continuation of our 25th anniversary celebrations. Whatever your interest is: memoir, literary crime, fictionalised biography, journalism, essay writing or just a cracking good read, do come along and join us! I am confident you will find something entertaining, amusing, stimulating and thought-provoking in our weekend programme.’

More information and tickets for A Celebration of Contemporary Irish Writing can be found by clicking here.

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October 14, 2021