Spot-lit Project Develop Literary Business Exchange Programme
Spot-lit Partner, The Western Development Commission faciliatated the first Literary Tourism Business Exchange Programme (virtual) meeting on November 4th 2020.
Project Partners and organisations participating in the Literary Product Innovation Programme (LT-PIP) acrosss Ireland, Northern Ireland, Finland and Scotland have come together to develop a literary tourism-related cluster giving the businesses an opportunity to network, transfer knowledge and support each other in the development of Literary Tourism.
Businesses/organisations will also jointly and individually have the opportunity to promote their literary products through the Digital App being developed by Kajaani University of Applied Sciences. The digital platform (App) will serve literature associations, organizations and SME’s to digitalize and create content for literature tourism and provide related products and services.
In this first cluster meeting, organisations from Ireland and Finland spoke about the ongoing development of their Literary Products and Services, destination experiences, tourism product development and the Literary assets in each region. Find out more about these exciting developments below.
Literary Products Being Developed in Finland
- Suomussalmi Municipality – Hossa Storytelling Bootcamp
- Vienan Portti Ltd – Viena – The Great Kalevala Adventure Game
- Kainuun Opisto Oy – Cultural Trips in the Footsteps of the Kalevala
- Culture Cooperative G-voima & Vaara Collective: Developing a Dramatic Eino Leino Product Family.
- Eino Leino House Foundation – Kullervo Play
- Veikko Huovinen Society
- Idän Taiga Association – Developing Kalevala for the International Tourist
Literary Products Being Developed in Ireland
Five Irish Projects Participate in Spot-lit Literary Tourism Product Innovation Programme
- Tertulia Bookshop, Co. Mayo
- Mayo Celtic Holidays Ltd./Kiltimagh Tourism Association
- Mayo Celtic Holidays Ltd./Kiltimagh Tourism Association
- Yeats Thoor Ballylee Development CLG
- Yeats Thoor Ballylee Development CLG
Literary Products Being Developed in Northern Ireland & Cavan Monaghan.
Spotlight on Literary Tourism Product Innovation Programme in Northern Ireland & Cavan and Monaghan.
- Iniskeen Enterprise Development Group – Patrick Kavanagh Literature Project
- Droimnín Destinations
- The Light Theatre Company – Bloomsday Festival
- Todd’s Leap Activity Centre –Farrell’s Lanavoye
- Lurgan & North Armagh George Russell Festival Society (GRFS)
- Armagh Rhymers – Digital Guidebook
- Strabane Business Improvement District – Flann O’Brien Literary Programme
Nine Dumfries & Galloway Businesses take part in Spot-lit Programme
- Galloway Cycling Holidays
- The Bookshop Band
- Ellisland Farm
- Craigmount Bed and Breakfast
- Mostly Ghostly Tours
- Dark Sky Pages
- Dark Sky Pages
- Webber’s Wildlife Services
- The Stove Network
Next Cluster Meeting scheduled for January 2021 where we will hear from partners and organisations in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
