John Givens, Joyce Russell, Dave Duggan and Garbhan Downey
Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
Friday 16th, 12.10pm – 12.50pm • Free entry
Bring sandwiches and imagination for a much needed lunchtime break and listen to John Givens, a native Californian and creative writing teacher, Dave Duggan, an award-winning writer and dramatist, Joyce Russell an award-winning author and Garbhan Downey, journalist, broadcaster, newspaper editor and literary editor, as they weave their words into a medley of beautiful, emotional and funny stories.
No booking required.
Celeste Augé, John Walsh and Freya McClements
Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
Thursday 15th, 12.20pm – 1.00pm • Free entry
Come browse our bookshop and then take a pew as Irish-Canadian writer Celeste Augé, poet John Walsh and bbc journalist and literary reviewer Freya McClements read extracts from their acclaimed short stories.
No booking required.
Tom Inglis and Eina McHugh
Launch Area, Smock Alley Theatre
Thursday 15th, 1.10pm – 2.00pm • Free entry
The Dublin Book Festival invites you to spend your lunchtime with author and Associate Professor of Sociology in ucd, Tom Inglis and Fulbright Scholar Eina McHugh as they read extracts from their memoirs, illustrating how life can inspire art.
No booking required.
