The Irish Pen AGM takes place on Thursday 8th May at 7pm in the United Arts Club, 3 Upper Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2.
Nominations will be accepted at the meeting for the Irish PEN A T Cross literary award 2009.
Then, following it:

Irish Pen Presents: An Evening with Colm Toibin.
Thursday 8th May 8pm United Arts club,
3 Upper Fitzwilliam St., Dublin 2
A reading by one of our most prolific writers, Colm Toibin, followed by a discussion of his work.

Colm Toibin has been a journalist and editor, the author of several volumes of non-fiction, and a literary reviewer, but he is probably best known as a novelist. He won the Impac award for literature in 2006 with 'The Master', having previously reached the shortlist with his novel the 'Blackwater Lightship'. Both these novels also reached the shortlist of the Booker prize. His most recent fiction was a volume of short stories, 'Mothers and Sons'.

Thursday 8th May 8pm United Arts club,
3 Upper Fitzwilliam St., Dublin 2
Booking essential:irishpen@ireland.com
tel: 087 9660770

All Events at The United Arts Club, 3 Upr Fitzwilliam st, D2 at 8pm
Booking essential
irishpen@ireland.com
tel 087 966 0770

Thursday September 10th
How to get published- A panel discussion with advice from industry insiders including publishers, agents and writers. Names to be annouced later.