all events are FREE!
11th march 2010
6pm - opening night reception
8pm - nick laird & glenn patterson in conversation with chris agee on new writing in northern ireland.
venue: goethe institut
sponsored by the northern ireland bureau
12th march 2010
7pm - christine dwyer hickey
venue: the arts club of washington
13th march 2010
4pm - claire kilroy
venue: busboys & poets
8pm - screening of the yellow bittern: the life and times of liam clancy
venue: the goethe institut
14th march 2010
4pm - chris agee
5.30pm - philip o ceallaigh
venue: busboys & poets
15th march 2010
6.30pm - gerard donovan
venue: busboys & poets
solas nua has hosted several irish writers over the past few years including anne hartigan, mary morrissy, lucy caldwell, glenn patterson, brian lynch and colum mccann. in 2010 we will take our author readings to the next level and launch the dc irish writers festival, the only festival of its kind in the u.s. from march 11th- 16th we will bring eight contemporary irish writers together for a series of free public events where you can hear the authors talk about and read from their work, ask them about their creative process and hear their opinion about their fellow writers.
dc irish writers festival
11th - 15th march 2010
liam clancy
philip o ceallaigh
claire kilroy
christine dwyer hickey
glenn patterson
gerard donovan
nick laird
chris agee
venues:
the goethe institut, 812 7th street nw, washington dc 20001
the arts club of washington, 2017 i street nw, washington dc 20006
busboys & poets, 1025 5th street nw, washington dc 20001