EARAGAIL ARTS FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REGIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE PRESENT
The award-winning author of The Raptures and The Fire Starters, Jan Carson, will be in conversation with writer and journalist Roisin Kiberd. Join for a wide-ranging conversation including a discussion of Jan’s most recent novel, Few and Far Between (Penguin, 2026).
Jan Carson is a Belfast-based writer and the author of four novels, three short story collections, and two collections of micro-fiction. Her novel The Fire Starters won the European Union Prize for Literature for Ireland in 2019. The Raptures was shortlisted for both the An Post Irish Book Awards – Irish Novel of the Year and the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award. Her writing has aired on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, and RTÉ, and has been translated into more than twenty languages worldwide.
Roisin Kiberd is the author of The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances (coming in August 2026), and The Disconnect: A Personal Journey Through the Internet (2021). She has written for The New York Times, The Dublin Review, The Stinging Fly, Winter Papers and others, and teaches creative writing at the University of Galway.
This event takes place in Rathmullan House
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The Journals Fleadh returns for its third year to gather readers, writers, and editors for a vibrant weekend of conversation, community, and workshops in the seaside town of Rathmullan.
The weekend opens with an invitation to ‘Meet the Players’, introducing emerging voices from Profiles and The Frustrated Writers’ Group, followed by a conversation with Eimear Ryan of Banshee Press and literary journal, Banshee. We also hear from prominent literary voices such as essayist and journalist Roisin Kiberd and international award-winning author Jan Carson. Rounding it out are opportunities to put pen to paper in two workshops, led by writer and The Pig’s Back editor Dean Fee, and poet, editor, and poetry critic Mícheál McCann.
At the heart of the weekend is a celebration of Ireland’s thriving literary journal scene, which has supported and shaped the work of so many featured writers. Journals including Profiles, Tolka, The Stinging Fly, The Pig’s Back, Poetry Ireland Review, Frustrated Writers’ Group, Banshee, The Dublin Review and more will be represented, offering opportunities to meet the people behind the pages, connect, and maybe even take a bracing dip in the sea.
Presented by Earagail Arts Festival & Regional Cultural Centre. Curated by Megan Johnson.
