FREE Event
Join us as we celebrate the launch of the 2024 Frances Browne Literary Festival. With another packed programme, the 2024 event promises to be a year to remember. At the launch, we extend a special welcome to visiting professor Thomas McClean, from the University of Otago, New Zealand to open the festival and share a short talk on Frances.
This is a free event and we welcome everyone to come and join us.
Venue: Kee's Hotel, Stranorlar 3.00pm to 3.45pm
With thanks to Donegal County Council for their continued support.
About The Frances Browne Literary Festival
The 2024 Frances Browne Festival runs from 10th to 13th October. The festival is centred in Ballybofey-Stranorlar, with events happening across East Donegal. Discover the full festival programme, including creative writing workshops, panel discussions, book launches, family events and much more at www.francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com
About Frances Browne
Frances Browne, the Blind Poetess of Ulster, is the most important writer ever to emerge from Donegal's Finn Valley, in the North West of Ireland. Her masterpiece, the children’s storybook "Granny's Wonderful Chair" was a bestseller all over the world, but she also deserves to be remembered for her unswerving opposition to slavery and all sorts of injustice.
The Annual Frances Browne Literary Festival celebrates the legacy and spirit of Frances Browne. We work to bring not only Frances's writing and astonishing life story to new generations but to celebrate the works of contemporary and modern writers who continue in her tradition.
