Dublin Writers Festival 2009 - 2nd to 7th June

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Monday, 1 June 2009

Win tickets to Joe Queenan and Shane Connaughton

I have four pairs of tickets for Joe Queenan and Shane Connaughton at the Abbey Theatre on June 7th at 1pm.

Joe Queenan is a novelist and film critic for The Guardian and considered to be one of the most popular humourists of our time. His latest book Closing Time addresses his own Irish-Catholic upbringing in a Philadelphia housing project.

Shane Connaughton´s many writing credits include co-writer of Oscar-winning film My Left Foot and author of A Border Station which addresses a father/son relationship in Ulster. His latest book Big Parts is described as a comic novel about a grotesque and hilarious world.

Both writers are known for their keen-eyed observations of human foible. To win a pair of tickets to this afternoon of wit and wisdom traversing page, screen and stage, leave a comment to this post stating why you´d like to go.

I´ll pick my favourite four replies on Thursday June 4th.

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1 Comments:

Anonymous Kristi said...

I'd love to go!! My Left Foot left a huge impact on me, I won't say where. Also, though I've lived in Dublin a few years now, I am still struggling to keep up with Irish humour. My Dim Wit needs all the exposure it can get.

02 June 2009 19:08  

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