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Listowel Writers’ Week will mark its 50th anniversary this year.
The event, which includes the National Children’s Literary Festival, was established in the north Kerry heritage town in 1970.
Due to the pandemic, it will be run virtually for the first time and among those taking part from June 2nd to 6th will be Colm Tóibín, Patrick McGrath and Christine Dwyer Hickey.
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The winners of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and Pigott Poetry Prize will also be announced on June 2nd.
More information can be found on writers week dot ie (https://writersweek.ie)