The programme for the 2009 Cúirt International Festival of Literature will be launched by poet, writer and broadcaster Theo Dorgan at Bar No. 8, The Docks, Galway on Wednesday 18 March at 6pm.This year's programme will include the fourth annual Cúirt/Over The Edge showcase reading featuring five emerging writers selected from a shortlist of those who've been Featured Readers at the Over The Edge: Open Readings in Galway City Library.