Writers' Week

@WritersWeek

Ireland’s oldest literature festival: bringing writers and readers together in the heritage town of Listowel. May 28th-May 31st, 2026 #LWW25

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Writers' Week @WritersWeek Apr 21

Historical Walk with Jimmy Deenihan.

📅 28th May
⏰10:00am
📍outside the Listowel Arms Hotel

Free event. No booking required. Places are limited.

Join Jimmy Deenihan for a gentle walk through Listowel, where history and literature meet👇

Writers' Week @WritersWeek Apr 20

Just one place is left for this three-day workshop with Enda Wyley, a space set aside for careful attention to writing, where ideas are tested, sentences shaped, and the work given its due time.
📷 28–30 May
📷 9:30am–12:30pm
📷 Listowel 👇

Writers' Week @WritersWeek Mar 25

A workshop fills quietly, almost without fuss, until one morning there are no places left to offer. The workshop with Catherine Dunne has now reached that point and is sold out.👇

Writers' Week @WritersWeek Mar 24

There’s still time to get your entries in, but not much! Don’t miss your chance to be part of Listowel Writers’ Week 2026.

📅 Closing Friday, 27th March 2026:
✍️ Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award
✍️ Foras na Gaeilge Competition
✍️ Poetry Collection Award 👇

Writers' Week @WritersWeek Feb 17

Poetry Prize updates.

Listowel Writers’ Week is pleased to announce an increase in the awards for the esteemed Pigott Poetry Prize, beginning with the 2026 competition.

The winner will receive €20,000, with €2,000 awarded to each of the two shortlisted poets.👇

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