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UID:octocon-2026@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
SUMMARY:Octocon 2026
DESCRIPTION:Octocon\, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention\, is a 
 weekend celebration of our favourite stories from books\, comics\, TV\, fi
 lms and games\; from science fiction\, fantasy\, horror and beyond\; attra
 cting artists\, writers\, film-makers and fans from across the human spher
 e of influence.\n\n\nFeaturing Adrian Tchaikovsky\, Catie Murphy\, Gareth 
 Hanrahan\, Ruth Ennis and Ryan Cahill.
LOCATION:Clayton Hotel Cork City and Online\, Co. Dublin
URL:https://octocon.com/
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UID:aspects-2026@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
SUMMARY:Apects Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Aspects Festival is an annual celebration of reading and writin
 g that takes place in Bangor\, County Down.\nThe festival is now in its 35
 th year\, making it Northern Ireland's longest running literature festival
 .\nThis year’s festival will take place from 23 September to 4 October 202
 6. The programme will be unveiled and tickets go on sale on Thursday 6 Aug
 ust. Featuring Alistair Moffat\, John Banvile\, Seán Farrell\, Jane Coyle\
 , Susan Bennett\, David Park and Jan Carson.
LOCATION:Bangor\, County Down\, Co. Down
URL:https://www.aspectsfestival.com/
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UID:spike-island-literary-festival-2026@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
SUMMARY:Spike Island Literary Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Spike Island Literary Festival is a weekend celebration of lite
 rature and writing that takes place on Spike Island\, County Cork.\n\nThis
  year’s festival will take place from 24 to 25 September 2026.\n\n Featuri
 ng Mark Billingham\, Sam Blake\, Edel Coffey\, Clare Coughlan\, PJ Coogan\
 , Michelle Dunne\, Fiona Gartland\, Amy Jordan\, Andrea Mara\, Stuart Nevi
 lle\, Michelle McDonagh\, Kitty Murphy\, Gill Perdue\, Cormac Quinn\, Cath
 erine Ryan Howard\, R.O. Throp and Mary Watson
LOCATION:Spike Island\, County Cork\, Co. Cork
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UID:write-by-the-sea-2026@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
SUMMARY:Write by the Sea 2026
DESCRIPTION:Write by the Sea is a weekend celebration of literature and wri
 ting that takes place in Kilmore Quay\, County Wexford.\n\nThis year’s fes
 tival will take place from 25 to 27 September 2026.\n\n Featuring Sheila A
 rmstrong\, Laetitia Devaux\, Mary Costello\, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne\, Maeve Bre
 nnan\, Kate Phelan\, Sinéad Gleeson\, Arnold Thomas Fanning\, Molly Hennig
 an\, Eoin Devereux\, Moyra Donaldson\, Jane Clarke\, Richard Hayes\, Anne 
 Enright\, Aoife Barry\, Neil Tully\, Orla Mackey\, Natasha Brown\, Kevin P
 ower\, Rosaleen McDonagh\, Emilie Pine\, Carlo Gébler\, Andrea Carter\, Re
 becca Hannigan\, Sam Blake\, Jackie Lynam\, Margaret Galvin\, Philip Quirk
 e\, Paul Hennessy\, Paul Cullen\, Róisín Ingle\, Dermot Bolger\, Órfhlaith
  Foyle\, Sarah Maria Griffin\, Patrick Freyne\, Louise Nealon\, Francis Sp
 ufford\, Ferdia Lennon\, Rosamund Taylor\, Andrew Cunning\, Neil Hegarty\,
  Neil Jordan\, Pat McCabe\, Alan Gilsenan\, Sara Baume\, Danielle McLaughl
 in\, Gemma Tipton\, Richard Ford\, Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin\, Eileen Morriss
 ey\, Peter Murphy
LOCATION:Kilmore Quay\, County Wexford\, Co. Wexford
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UID:book-illustration-with-oisin-mcgann-2026@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
SUMMARY:Book Illustration with Oisín McGann
DESCRIPTION:A six-week evening course (Tuesdays\, 6:30-8:30pm) on book illu
 stration\, tutored by Oisín McGann. Covers character design\, composition 
 and staging\, and sequential art\, alongside the practice and business of 
 illustration in publishing.
LOCATION:Irish Writers Centre\, Dublin\, Co. Dublin
URL:https://irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/book-illustration-with-oisin-mcga
 nn/
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UID:doors-into-the-dark-2026@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
SUMMARY:Doors Into the Dark: A Day of Weird Fiction
DESCRIPTION:A day-long celebration of science fiction\, speculative fiction
 \, myth\, fantasy and weird writing\, hosted by the Seamus Heaney Centre a
 t Queen's\, 10am to 8pm. Talks\, panels and readings on uncanny futures\, 
 folk horror and ghost stories\, game narratives\, YA and urban fantasy\, a
 nd publishing weird fiction\, plus a workshop on preparing for publication
 \, a screening panel at the Queen's Film Theatre\, and an evening showcase
  of new fiction. Attendance is free\, but registration is essential. The W
 eird Weekend continues on Sunday with the Doors into the Dark book stall\,
  in partnership with No Alibis Bookstore.\n\nFeaturing Sam Thompson\, Regg
 ie Chamberlain-King\, Caroline Sumpter\, R B Kelly\, T O Munro\, Byddi Lee
 \, Jo Zebedee\, Darcy Little\, Samuel Poots\, Thomas Hislop\, Mark Mullan\
 , Emma Devlin\, Damien Kelly\, Deirdre Sullivan\, Tracy Fahey\, Dom O'Neil
 l\, Stephen Daly\, Siobhán F Murphy\, Trevor Kennedy\, Brian Showers\, Mer
 vyn Marshall\, John Patrick Higgins and Niall McKenna.
LOCATION:Seamus Heaney Centre\, 38-40 University Road\, Belfast\, Co. Antri
 m
URL:https://www.seamusheaneycentre.com/Events/DoorsintotheDarkWeirdFiction/
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UID:glens-storytelling-festival-2026@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261008
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
SUMMARY:Glens Storytelling Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Glens Storytelling Festival 2026\, taking place 
 8th - 11th October.\n\nFeaturing Storytellers Eddie Lenihan\, Anne Harper\
 , Fran O'Boyle\, Colin Urwin and Stephen O'Hara. Tickets will be on sale v
 ia our website.
LOCATION:Various venues in the Glens of Antrim\, Co. Antrim
URL:https://www.armstory.org.uk/glens-storytelling-festival
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UID:mini-2026-10-07-join-award-winning-irish-author-louise@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008
SUMMARY:Join award-winning Irish author\, Louise O'Neill at Kenny's Booksho
 p\, Galway\, on October 7th\, when she will join author Catherine Doyle in
  conversation about her memoir\, A Bigger Life. (6pm - Tickets free but li
 mit) https://www.kennys.ie/events/bookshop-events/louise-oneill
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UID:mini-2026-09-24-all-welcome-a-circle-gathering-celebrating@sffauthors.i
 e
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925
SUMMARY:All welcome! A circle gathering celebrating the launch of They Call
 ed Us Witch by Ellen Ryan\, at Dubray Books\, Bray\, on Thursday 24th Sept
 ember at 6.30pm. RSVP to Vada Haberland\, vada.haberland@harpercollins.ie
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UID:mini-2026-10-09-you-are-invited-to-the-launch@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010
SUMMARY:You are invited to the launch of From Out My Heart by Sue Rainsford
 \, with guest speaker Téa Obreht\, at Hodges Figgis\, Dublin\, on Friday 9
 th October at 6pm.
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UID:mini-2026-10-31-darren-shan-appears-at-chapters-bookstore@sffauthors.ie
DTSTAMP:20260916T220257Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
SUMMARY:Darren Shan appears at Chapters Bookstore\, Dublin\, at midday on H
 alloween - his first Irish event of 2026 - giving a talk\, answering quest
 ions\, then signing books. Tickets are €10 and include a book: your choice
  of one of the new editions of Cirque du Freak\, The Vampire's Assistant o
 r Tunnels of Blood. His last event here sold out\, so book early. https://
 www.eventbrite.com/e/1999782257565?aff=oddtdtcreator
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