The Irish PEN 2012 Calendar of Events. Friday 10th February 2012: Irish PEN Award and Dinner. Eventbrite booking :  http://www.irishpendinner.eventbrite.com/ In 1998 Irish PEN set up an award to honour an Irish-born writer who has made an outstanding contribution to Irish Literature. This Award is for a significant body of work, written and produced over a number of years, [...]

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In Anne Le Marquand Hartigan’s Unsweet Dreams complex ideas explode like thought-bombs in the simple language of everyday talk. The musicality of the poems owes much to the subtle and complex use of rhythm.  Here are poems on a wide variety of topics, and in a wide range of styles. The mood and attitude varies greatly from one [...]

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  In Very Exciting News, we are delighted to announce that President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, will present Irish PEN’s Award to Joseph O’Connor on February 10th 2012, to mark his outstanding contribution to Irish Literature. Irish PEN’s Award dinner will be held at the Royal St George Yacht Club, Dún Laoghaire.  The Committee of Irish PEN [...]

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  The 90th Anniversary of International PEN occurs in 2012. This archive piece by PEN American Center sets out some of the history of International PEN. International PEN  has much to celebrate with 20,000 writers in 100 countries keeping in touch through conference, committee and widespread use of social-media. I am including as link , a monthly letter from  John Ralston Saul to [...]

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Thursday 14 April 2011 Award winning poet and Playwright Anne Hartigan in conversation with Patrick Mason, Tony Award winning director at the Abbey Theatre. Where: United Arts Club, 3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2 When: 8:00 – 9:30 pm Fee: All events are €3 for members, non members welcome €5 Booking is essential! Email: info@irishpen.com or Telephone: 087 9660770

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