UL Creative Writing Festival 2025 announced with major headlining guests.

Professor Joseph O'Connor announced the UL Creative Writing Festival 2025. 

Taking place from April 9th to 12th 2025, the Festival features a stellar lineup including Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, international bestsellers Marian Keyes and Liz Nugent, Booker Prizewinner Paul Lynch, our own multiple-award-winning Donal Ryan, Emily Cullen, Eoin Devereux, Sarah Moore, Kerry Neville, Poolbeg Press, expert panels from the Irish Writers Centre, live poetry and spoken word, readings from U.L Creative Writing MA alumnae who will be publishing debut novels in 2025, and much more. 

Venues include the University Concert Hall and the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. 

Tickets now available at uch.ie or at the University Concert Hall box office. An ideal Christmas gift for your literary loved one! 

Questions may be sent to Festival founding director and curator, Prof O'Connor, Joseph.OConnor@ul.ie