0 Comments
Content
Kildare Readers’ Festival Online 2020We are delighted to share our stellar line-up for 2020. Events will be streamed from the 12th to 18th October and can be enjoyed from the comfort of home. We hope you'll join in our post-event conversations on Facebook and on Twitter using hashtag #KRF2020 As always, our events are all free, and this year will not require registration. Information on how to watch the events will be available from www.kildarereadersfestival.ie OK, Let’s do your stupid ideaPremieres: Monday, 12th October 2020 at 9pm Have you ever had a stupid idea? Patrick Freyne has tried a lot of stupid ideas in his life, but it is safe to say that writing a book has not been one of them. Former aspiring rock star, equine liberator and a feature writer for the ‘Irish Times’, Patrick’s first book Ok, Let’s do your stupid idea, published on September 17th, received glowing reviews and as an author he has shown that there isn’t much ‘room to improve’. Our other guest, a man no stranger to a stupid idea or two, performing religious comedy in Pakistan during a state of emergency for example, is comedian, RTÉ Radio 1 regular with his Podcast ‘Humans of Politics’ and hack of all trades, Abie Philbin Bowman. Join us for what promises to be a dynamic and enlightening interview A lesson in celestial symmetryPremieres: Tuesday, 13th October 2020 at 7:30pm This newly commissioned piece by Sue Rainsford blends prose and images in an exploration of deficiency and nourishment, destruction and regeneration, and the patterns of cause and effect that move through matter. We are all made of storiesPremieres: Tuesday, 13th October 2020 at 9pm Why the moon travels is community activist Oein DeBhairduin's debut collection of stories originating from the Irish Traveller community, the Mincéirí. Beautifully illustrated by fellow Traveller Leanne McDonagh, this book is thought to be the first of its kind published in Ireland. It was published by Skein Press who strive to amplify the voices largely absent from Irish literature. Pull up a chair and join us for a discussion about this lyrical collection of stories celebrating a culture rooted in a profound respect for tradition, the natural world and family. Annemarie Ní Churreáin Conversations: Kimberly LojewskiPremieres: Wednesday, 14th October 2020 at 7:30pm In the first talk of this series commissioned for Kildare Readers Festival, Annemarie Ní Churreáin is joined by writer Kimberly Lojewski whose debut story collection, Worm Fiddling Nocturne in the Key of a Broken Heart is filled with whimsical fairy tales of princesses and farm girls turned dark, and dark tales of mistreated sideshow freaks turned whimsical. Writers in Residence: Susan Tomaselli and Dr. Nathan O’DonnellPremieres: Wednesday, 14th October 2020 at 9pm Maynooth University Department of English and Kildare County Council Arts and Library Services are thrilled to announce the appointment of Susan Tomaselli and Dr Nathan O’Donnell as writers-in-residence for 2020/2021. Join us for a conversation between the Writers-in-Residence where they will discuss their work, their plans for this year’s residencies and more. Annemarie Ní Churreáin Conversations: Patrick ChapmanPremieres: Thursday, 15th October 2020 at 7:30pm Donegal poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin talks poetry craft and process with poet, fictionist, and scriptwriter Patrick Chapman in the second of a series of talks commissioned for Kildare Readers Festival. Patrick’s most recent poetry collection is Open Season on the Moon (Salmon, 2019). Cauvery Madhavan and Margaret Scott in conversationPremieres: Thursday, 15th October 2020 at 9pm Cauvery Madhavan’s third novel The Tainted, picked by An Post Irish Book Awards as one of their Top 5 Summer Reads, has been described by Sebastian Barry as a “wonderful story written by a wonderful writer”. Join Cauvery and author Margaret Scott in a conversation about writing and stories. Annemarie Ní Churreáin Conversations: Honorée Fanonne JeffersPremieres: Friday, 16th October 2020 at 7:30pm In our final commissioned talk for this year’s Kildare Readers Festival, poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin speaks with critically acclaimed poet, fiction writer and essayist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. Jeffers’ most recent work The Age of Phillis is based upon fifteen years of research on the life and times of Phillis Wheatley (Peters), a formerly enslaved person who was the first African American woman to publish a book. Her first novel, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, is forthcoming from Harper in 2021. Edel Coffey and Naoise Dolan: Exciting TimesPremieres: Friday, 16th October 2020 at 9pm Naoise Dolan’s debut novel Exciting Times has garnered huge praise and attention since its publication earlier this year and has announced her as a wonderfully sharp and comic new voice in Irish literature. The novel follows Ava, a young Irishwoman, grappling with love, relationships and class as she tries to make a life for herself in Hong Kong. Naoise joins journalist and broadcaster Edel Coffey to discuss her book, its inspiration and what lies ahead in her writing career. Ten BooksPremieres: Saturday, 17th October 2020 at 11am This year our ever popular Ten Books goes online! Our two guests will select five books each that they would recommend and delve into the stories to illustrate why we should give them a try. Dennis O’Driscoll AwardsPremieres: Saturday, 17th October 2020 at 2pm Regarded as one of the best European poets of his time, Dennis O'Driscoll was a poet, essayist, critic, editor and mentor who made Naas, Co Kildare his home until his death. The Dennis O'Driscoll Literary Bursary Award is open to both established and emerging writers and critics in all genres. The award for professional writers is to augment their professional practice, particularly research towards the production of new writings. The award for emerging writers supports their professional development/training opportunities. We introduce this year’s awardees who will read their work, adjudicated by Kildare native singer-songwriter and podcaster Megan O’Neill. Marita Conlon-McKenna with Margaret ScottPremieres: Saturday, 17th October 2020 at 9pm Margaret Scott is joined by one of Ireland’s best-loved authors, Marita Conlon-McKenna. Her first book, which was read by so many of us, was the classic children’s book Under the Hawthorn Tree. Marita’s new adult novel The Hungry Road is set during The Great Irish Famine and is a story of courage and the strength of the human spirit. Sunday Sessions with Dermot Bolger and Christine Dwyer HickeyPremieres: Sunday, 18th October 2020 at 11am Kildare Readers Festival regular Dermot is back this year for a relaxed and intimate conversation with award-winning author Christine Dwyer Hickey, whose book Tatty is the UNESCO Dublin One City One Book choice for 2020. Not to be missed! Trinity College are offering a multitude of courses for Transition Year students this year. The button below will take you to a page providing full information on what is available from various departments/schools
|
Info.Here you'll find all the information on the wide variety of activites we partake in during TY. From science demonstrations to basketball matchs, there's definitely something going on that'll cater to everyone's taste. |