FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL
8.00 p.m.
Poetry Evening the 2016 Oireachtas Prize for Poetry Award winner Aifric Mac Aodha will read a selection of her work before presenting the 2019 Manchester Irish Language Writing Prize with awards for poetry and for prose. Tickets for this bi-lingual event are £5 each. The cost includes light refreshments..
Tickets cost £5 and can be purchased on the night.
The results of the 2019 Manchester Irish Language Writing Prize will be announced after the poetry reading event.
This year again there will be two categories, poetry and Short story and entries are open to all. The judging panel will consist of MILG members along with this years guest head judge, poet Aifric Mac Aodha, winner of the 2016 Oireachtas Prize for Poetry. Aifric will travel from Dublin to read a selection of her work on 25 October and then announce the winners of the 2019 Manchester Irish Language Writing Competition, the theme of which is Escape.
Visit the competition page for further information including the rules and entry details.
Thursday 25th October, 9:00pm; Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL
