The
November ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ takes place in Galway City Library
on Thursday, November 21st, 6.30-8.00pm. The Featured Readers are Kevin Doyle, Riona Mac Eoin, & David Green. There will be an open-mic
after the Featured Readers have finished; new readers are always especially
welcome. This month’s open-mic will include a showcase for poets currently
studying on the MA in Writing at NUI Galway.
David Green lives Galway,
Ireland, and is the host and of OFF THE PAGE, a monthly open-mic giving space
to writers and poets in Athenry. Originally from Manchester, UK, and of Irish
descent, David is a fiction writer currently working on his debut novel. He has
had several short stories in genres spanning science-fiction, horror and
historical fiction published in various publications online and in print.
Riona Mac Eoin is the co-owner and works at Briarhill Vet Clinic in Galway
City. Her hobbies include travelling, reading ,writing and sport,
especially cycling. She recently achieved third place in her debut
cycling race. Riona is very interested in psychology, specifically the
influence our childhood years have on the development of our adult selves.
Riona also volunteers with Foróige helping young people navigate their
adolescent years. Ríona took a break from work last year and spent 6 months in
New York which is where she discovered her love of writing. She writes
fiction and has lately been attending creative writing classes with Susan
Millar DuMars at Galway Technical Insititute. She has previously read her work
at the Over The Edge open-mic.
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| Kevin Doyle |
Kevin Doyle is a writer and activist. He was born and grew up in Cork. He holds a Masters in
Chemistry and worked for many years as an industrial chemist in Ireland and the
United States. His short stories been published in journals such as Stinging
Fly, the Cork Review, Southwords and the Cúirt Journal.
Shortlisted for several prizes, including the Ian St. James Award, the Hennessy
Literary Awards and the Seán Ó Faoláin Prize, he won
the Michael McLaverty Short Story Award in 2016. He has written
extensively about Irish and radical politics and, with Spark Deeley, co-wrote
the award-winning children’s picture book, The Worms that Saved the World.He
is the author of two political crime thrillers published by Blackstaff Press. To
Keep A Bird Singing (2018) and A River of Bodies (2019)
are the first and second books in the Solidarity Books trilogy. The series is
set in Cork and explores the murky world of Special Branch collusion with a
network of abusers inside the Catholic Church. He is currently working on the
third and final book in the series. See also www.kevindoyle.ie
The
MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone
087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing
generous financial support of Galway City Council, Poetry Ireland, & The
Arts Council.
