The Red Line Book
Festival will highlight both Irish and international
contemporary authors, celebrating books, reading, and the written word. By
gathering together contemporary writing talent of Ireland and abroad, and those involved with the
literary heritage of Ireland, the festival provides you
with an opportunity to engage and meet with your favourite authors in a
meaningful way.
The Festival will incorporate our
traditional Readers Day on Saturday 17th November with Dermot Bolger
as host. We have a fantastic line-up as always with President Michael D.
Higgins, Gerard Donovan, Anne Enright, Sean Moncrieff, Ferdia MacAnna, Christine
Dwyer Hickey and Adrian Kenny. This year the event will be in The Civic Theatre,
Tallaght. Tickets €10/€8 concession on sale now.
Friday 16th November will
see an evening of Crime Fiction hosted by Declan Burke. The line-up is currently
being finalised….but it will be a criminally good event!
Tickets €10/€8
concession on sale now.
Our Lunchtime at The Civic Theatre
will see non-fiction authors Catherine Fulvio (cooking), Lisa Fitzpatrick
(style) and Tony Bates (psychologist)
Tickets €5 on sale
now.
Local authors Eileen Casey, Louise
Phillips and Colm Keegan will be speaking at an evening event Three Voices/Three
Forms in The Civic Theatre on Wednesday 14th November
Tickets €5 on
sale now.
For budding writers, there will be
writing and getting published with Vanessa O’Loughlin of
Writing.ie
Our local branch libraries will also
be hosting events, including monster book clubs…so keep an eye on our website
which we will be updating regularly.
As a part of the festival, South
Dublin Libraries are also delighted to announce the 4th annual TEDxTallaght, an independently run TED
event showcasing the best of Ireland’s new thinkers and
innovators. With speakers such as Maureen Gaffney, Catriona Crowe, Cathal Garvey
and many more. Tickets on sale soon.
Running alongside the general
programme is a highly regarded Children's Programme, which will be a leading
showcase for children's writers and illustrators.
Events will take place at the Civic
Theatre, The County Library, Tallaght, The Victory Centre, Firhouse, Clondalkin
Library, Lucan Library, Castletymon Library and Whitechurch
Library.
Browse the programme online at www.redlinebookfestival.com
Contact us at info@redlinebookfestival.com
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