Events | DWW 2024 |

This year we are back with a shorter programme and a focus on fundraising to enable Drumshanbo Written Word to grow and continue into the future.

We are delighted to have the opportunity to introduce some new events  including a Poetry Film Workshop and our Writer’s Salon on Saturday afternoon featuring the ‘John Mc Gahern’s  Kettle Conversation’ . This is an opportunity to create a living history of a great writer and we look forward to your support on the day. The poetry workshop this year is with local man John F Deane and we look forward to a great night with the continued success of the Poetry Film Awards Evening 

Tickets will be on sale  through Eventbrite, follow the links below and on the door with cash or card.
Friday 23rd Aug – Evening

Festival Launch and our  3rd Poetry Film Awards

The Mayflower Ballroom, N41 Y8P6.    8pm-10pm

Festival Launch & Screening of the finalists of our 3rd Annual Poetry Film Competition is followed by the award presentation.  We are delighted to receive 150 entries this year from all over the world and look forward to hearing our curator Colm Scully elaborate on this new creative space and discuss the winner’s work. This event is presented in association with Poetry Ireland.

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Saturday 24th Aug – Morning

Workshops

Áras Phádraig (the old National School),  N41 H938.     10:30am-1pm.

There are only 12 places available for the workshops so we recommend booking in advance.

Poetry Writing Workshop Facilitator: John F. Deane

For the Poetry Workshop, participants are invited to send one poem each, in advance, to JF Deane, ‘The Red Gate’, Drumkeelanmore, Drumshanbo, N41EW65. This event is presented in association with Poetry Ireland.

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Poetry Film Workshop Facilitator: Colm Scully

For the Poetry Film Workshop, participants will need a smart phone or tablet with internet connection, pen & paper and a poem or idea that they would like to make into a film.

The class will follow this format:

What is Poetry/Film?

What you need to make a Poetry/Film (poem/footage/audio & editting) and then we will work with

Participants own work and ideas around the room.

If you have some film work to share with the class, please bring it along or forward to Colm in advance colm.m.scully@gmail.com. This event is presented in association with Poetry Ireland.

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Saturday 24th Aug – Afternoon

The Writer’s Salon and John McGahern’s Kettle Conversation

The Mayflower Ballroom, N41 Y8P6. 3pm-5:30pm

Saturday Afternoon Writer’s Salon featuring a living history of stories about John McGahern. If you have a tale to tell,          come & tell it. If you have a story to read, come & read it. If you have a book to sell, come and sell it.

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Saturday 24th Aug – Evening

Open Mic Reading

Monica’s Pub (Backyard Room), 8:30pm

Closing event. Everyone welcome

Free Event

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