The February ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ takes place in
Galway City Library on Thursday, February
23rd, 6.30-8.00pm. The Featured Readers are Jaki McCarrick, Ciaran
Ferriter, & Paul Lewis. There
will as usual be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New
readers are always especially welcome at the open-mic.
 |
| Jaki McCarrick |
Paul Lewis was born in Cork and lived there
for many years, enamoured of the city's many charms. He now lives in Galway
where he continues to work as a cook. Daily preparing vegetables for hours
allows Paul time to "write in his head". Some of this makes it onto
the page. Paul is very much looking forward to his first reading outside of
writing workshops. He has participated in writing workshops with both Susan
Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins and, so far, lived to tell the tale.
Ciaran Ferriter
works in catering in a top secret location in Galway. He lives in rural Mayo,
where the peace cajoles him to write every evening without fail. His first ever
submission was published by the Mayo Advertiser called the 'Passing Storm'
which has proved very popular online. Currently he is working with Susan Millar
DuMars, in her Advanced Fiction class, on a major project which is a very
complicated work, entwining biblical history, treachery, espionage and a Pope
who has been earmarked by extremists to join his creator. Ciaran has only been
writing seriously for two years and intends to add another twenty two to that
if life permits.
Jaki McCarrick lives in Dundalk and
studied at Trinity College, Dublin, gaining a Master of Philosophy Degree,
Creative Writing – Distinction. Jaki is a playwright and short story writer who
is also working on a novel. Her critically acclaimed short story collection The Scattering was published in 2013 by
Seren and shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize. She has won many awards for her
work including: Winner of the 2005 SCDA National Playwriting Competition for The
Mushroom Pickers; Shortlisted for the Sphinx Playwriting Award 2006,
Bruntwood Prize 2006, Kings Cross Award 2007 for The Moth-Hour;
Shortlisted for the 2009 Adrienne Benham Award for Leopoldville and
the 2009 Asham Award for short fiction for The Congo. Jaki was also the
first ever winner of the Liverpool Lennon Paper Poetry competition, which she
was awarded by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Jaki McCarrick's blog is jakiscloudnine.blogspot.ie
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council, Poetry Ireland & The Arts Council.