November Events

November is a jam-packed month full of events to keep all avid readers and aspiring writers busy!

And I am delighted to have my short story, Secret Librarian, included, along with pieces from fellow Platform One Writers – Michael Whelan and Doreen Duffy in the:

Red Line Book Festival 2012 – RE(A)D LINE WRITING

Date: Wednesday, 14 November
Venue: RUA RED, Tallaght
Time: 6-7pm
Tickets: Free but booking essential on 01-451 5860 or boxoffice@ruared.ie

South Dublin County Library’s Red Line Books Festival proudly presents an evening of new work by emerging and recently published writers from South County Dublin.

New work by emerging writers based in and around RUA RED, read and performed by actors from South Dublin theatre and film groups in a collaborative and inter-generational showcase event.

Writers, artists, theatre and film groups from a wide range of backgrounds and age groups are based in RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre. Individuals and groups based in  the building are producing diverse creative projects from poetry, novels, audiobooks, songs and digital media installations to short films.

The first ever Re(a)d Line Writing event introduces a collaborative production of this work to you, the audience.

Led by writer Sue Hassett and actress Rachael Dowling, Red Line presents a one-hour reading and performance of new work.

This event will be recorded for podcast by Curious Broadcast –
Curious Broadcast is a broadcasting space where communities and individuals can exchange and generate new ideas and imaginings for social change www.curiousbroadcast.com

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These events are part of South Dublin County Libraries 4-day Red Line Books Festival.

15% discount at Rua Red Café from 7 to 8pm

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Red Line Book Festival 2012 – Three Voices/Three Forms
An evening with writers Eileen Casey, Louise Phillips and Colm Keegan

Date: Wednesday, 14 November
Venue: Civic Theatre, Tallaght
Time: 8.15pm
Tickets: €5

Three Voices/Three Forms – An evening with writers Eileen Casey, Colm Keegan and Louise Phillips.

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Dublin Book Festival – Inspiring Crime Writers
Niamh O’Connor, Conor Brady and Sam Millar. Chaired by Louise Phillips.

Date: Thursday, 15 November
Venue: Smock Alley Theatre
Time: 6.30pm
Tickets: Free but as seats are limited it is advisable to arrive by 6.15pm

Join some of Ireland’s top crime writers and hear where they draw inspiration from for their hair-raising thrillers. Niamh O’Connor is the author of three crime novels and true crime editor for the Sunday World.

Sam Millar is author of highly acclaimed crime novels, the most recent of which, Dead of Winter, is the third Karl Kane novel and Conor Brady, former editor of The Irish Timesand author of crime novel A June of Ordinary Murders.

Louise Phillips is the author of Red Ribbons and her second novel, The Doll’s House, is due out in 2013.

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Red Line Book Festival 2012 – Crime Night
with John Connolly, Niamh O’Connor, Declan Hughes, Declan Burke and Mark Billingham

Date: Friday, 16 November
Venue: Civic Theatre, Tallaght
Time: 8-10pm
Tickets: €10/€8 concession

Red Line Book Festival is delighted to present John Connolly, Niamh O’Connor and Declan Hughes, all of whom have played a significant part in putting the Irish crime novel on international map. They will be joined by UK crime writer Mark Billingham, whose DI Thorne novels are perennial bestsellers. Led by Declan Burke, who is the co-editor with John Connolly of Books to Die For, the authors will explore the elements that go into making a classic crime fiction novel, and discuss their own favourite books in the genre. Don’t miss what is sure to be a crime event to die for…