Announced

Twenty Years Later by Dominic Palmer; Angels in the Park by Paul Perry; The Birthday Boy by Roy Proctor; Wait,What? by Tom Reddy; Dead in the Shed by Sharon Thompson and The Glass of Water by Doc Watson.

The four shortlisted plays will be performed by Enniscorthy Drama Group at an awards ceremony in the Presentation Arts Centre on Friday, November 2 with admission free to the event.

Submissions will close on October 12 for the festival’s Children’s Book Trailer competiton which invites primary and secondary schoolgoers from 10 to 18 years to read a book and depict its story and characters in a book trailer or advertisement with the use of still images, video, writing or voice over.

The winner of the Eileen Gray Window Display Award will be announced at the general awards ceremony in the Atheneum on November 4. Participating shopkeepers must create a literary themed window display for the festival. Last year’s winner was Kilcannon with an Alice in Wonderland display.

Tickets at €10 each are on sale for a Readers and Writers Day on Saturday, November 3, featuring speakers on various topics including Adele Parks, Paul Williams, Andrew Cartmel, Jane Casey, Sinead Gleeson, June Caldwell, Hazel Gaynor, Catherine Ryan Howard, Paul Perry, Carmel Harrington, Shane Dunphy, Dr. Sarah Cleary and Caroline Busher.

Tickets are also available for a ‘Candlelit Evening with Teacup Gin’ featuring Author Liz Nugent in conversation with fellow author Carmel Harrington in Enniscorthy Castle on Saturday, November 3.

The Wexford Literary Festival is sponsored and supported by Wexford County Council, Enniscorthy Municipal District, Byrnes Bookstores, Enniscorthy Drama Group, TD Paul Kehoe, TD James Browne, the Gaslamp Gallery and Wildes Restaurant.