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  • Ireland
    Cairde Word - Short Story Competition
    Cairde Word – Cairde Sligo Arts Festivals inaugural short story competition welcomes submissions from March 1st to April 30th. The introduction of the short story...
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  • Northern Ireland
    Invitation to Quote for Delivery of ‘Flight of Gold-Leaf Swallows’
    The purpose of this tender is to engage an artist to design and realise the ‘Flight of Gold-Leaf Swallows’, seeking to maximise the connections...
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  • Finland
    Kalevala's day celebration in City of Literature,Kuhmo
    Kalevala's day celebration in Kuhmo. Now you can listen to poetry singing, folk and music and enjoy the performance of a Kuhmolan dance artist. View...
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  • Scotland
    Wigtown Poetry Prize 2021.
    Wigtown Poetry Prize 2021, Scotland's International Poetry Prize, open to all.
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  • Scotland
    Wigtown Book Festival Podcast: with Sara Baume
    We chat with writer and visual artist Sara Baume about her third book, Handiwork.
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  • Literary Product Innovation Programme
    Scottish Publishers Hail New Annual Event
    With the book trade reeling from the once-in-a-century challenge of the pandemic and lockdown, Scotland’s National Book Town, Wigtown, is the venue for Stellar...
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    Ireland
    An Overview of Literary Heritage Tourism in Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland is home to a rich literary tradition; in this article we take a look at the literary heritage of Northern Ireland and...
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  • Ireland
    An Overview of Literary Tourism along the Wild Atlantic Way
    We invited Susan O’Keeffe, journalist and Director, Yeats Society Sligo, to give an insight into the literary heritage that spans the length of the...
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    Scotland
    An Overview of Literary Tourism in Scotland
    For centuries, Scottish writing has been at the forefront of the world of literature. Scottish literature has also shaped and influenced some of the...
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  • Ireland
    At Home With Irish Arts Center: 12th Annual PoetryFest
    At Home With Irish Arts Center: 12th Annual PoetryFest November 6th - 7th online.
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  • Northern Ireland
    Bronte Homeland Interpretative Centre
    Patrick Brontë, father of Charlotte, Emily and Anne - the Brontë sisters, was born into a farming family on 17th March 1777 - Saint...
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  • Ireland
    Cairde Sligo Arts Festival: Introducing Cairde Connected
    Our Spot-lit colleagues Cairde Sligo Arts Festival have put together an exciting programme of events which will be shared online from July 8th to...
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  • Ireland
    Cairde Word - Short Story Competition
    Cairde Word – Cairde Sligo Arts Festivals inaugural short story competition welcomes submissions from March 1st to April 30th. The introduction of the short story...
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  • Ireland
    Coole Park Galway
    Coole Park, now a nature reserve, was once the home of Lady Gregory, dramatist, folklorist and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre with William Butler...
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  • Ireland
    Creative Economy Survey Galway, Mayo, Roscommon region
    Please complete this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CREATIVEWEST.
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  • Finland
    Culture Cooperative G-voima & Vaara Collective: Developing a Dramatic Eino Leino Product Family.
    “Experience the soul of the beautiful Finnish landscape through Literature!” . The lakes and rolling hills of the North open up for travellers and...
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  • Ireland
    Drumcliffe Church & WB Yeats Grave
    Drumcliffe, County Sligo is set against the striking backdrop of the Benbulben Mountains. It is best known as the final resting place of W.B....
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  • Scotland
    Edinburgh City of Literature
    In 2004, Edinburgh became the first literary city. It hosts the annual International Book Festival and has its own poet laureate.
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  • Finland
    Eino Leino House
    Eino Leino was a Finnish poet and journalist and is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry.
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  • Finland
    Eino Leino House Foundation - Kullervo Play
    Eino Leino house foundation plans to write, direct and pilot one of the cornerstones of Finnish literature, the story of Kullervo, as a play....
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  • Finland
    Elias Lönnrot Center
    The oldest building in Kajaani city centre is the old city hall, built in 1831.
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  • Scotland
    Explore Wigtown Book Festival Library
    Catch up with what you may have missed at this year's Wigtown Book Festival. Explore the online showcase of Wigtown's bookshops and the booksellers.
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  • Ireland
    Galway City Museum
    Pádraic Ó Conaire (28 February 1882 – 6 October 1928) was an Irish writer and journalist whose production was primarily in the Irish language....
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  • Ireland
    Glenview Folk Museum
    John McGahern is regarded as one of the most important Irish writers of the latter half of the twentieth century.
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  • Finland
    Idän Taiga Association - Developing Kalevala for the International Tourist
    The Idän Taiga association has about 60 member companies mainly located in Kuhmo and Suomussalmi areas in Eastern Kainuu, marketed under the Wild Taiga...
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  • Ireland
    International Literature Festival Dublin goes online for 2020
    International Literature Festival Dublin have unveiled the programme for their 2020 installment which, like many of the recent cultural events affected by the Covid-19 crisis,...
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  • Northern Ireland
    Invitation to Quote for Delivery of ‘Flight of Gold-Leaf Swallows’
    The purpose of this tender is to engage an artist to design and realise the ‘Flight of Gold-Leaf Swallows’, seeking to maximise the connections...
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  • Ireland
    Join us and celebrate the poet’s Picnic on June 13th
    The Poet’s Picnic is an annual celebration of WB Yeats’ birthday on June 13th. Live stream via facebook https://www.facebook.com/yeatsthoorballylee/
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  • Finland
    Juminkeko – Information Center for the Kalevala & Karelian Culture
    The Juminkeko culture center offers visitors a variety of exhibitions, programs and events, which deal with the Kalevala and Karelian culture.
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  • Finland
    Kainuu Museum
    The Kainuu Museum is the provincial museum of the Kainuu region. The museum basic exhibition presents the history and culture of Kainuu from prehistory...
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  • Finland
    Kainuun Opisto Oy - Cultural Trips in the Footsteps of  the Kalevala
    Kainuun Opisto is a community college and course centre open to all.  The institution is located in Paltamo, on the shores of Lake Oulujärvi....
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  • Finland
    Kajaani Art Museum
    Kajaani Art Museum is open in the former police station designed by Eino Pitkänen and a grand showpiece of pure functionalism from 1936.
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  • Finland
    Kajaani Castle
    In the centre of Kajaani,is the most northern stone castle in the world. It was built in the 17th century on the eastern border...
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  • Finland
    Kalevala Celebrations in Kuhmo Unesco City of Literature
    Kalevala week in Kuhmo began on the 23th of February and finishes on 28th of February with the Kalevala Day celebration.  The Kalevala week...
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  • Finland
    Kalevala's day celebration in City of Literature,Kuhmo
    Kalevala's day celebration in Kuhmo. Now you can listen to poetry singing, folk and music and enjoy the performance of a Kuhmolan dance artist. View...
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  • Finland
    Kukkula House
    Isa Asp was the first female poet in Finland.
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  • Finland
    Launch of 'VIENA – Epic Kalevala Adventure' in Kainuu, Finland
    Vienan Portti Oy as one of the seven applicants received funding for the development of the free, adventure mobile game "VIENA – Epic Kalevala...
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  • Northern Ireland
    Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary 2020 Weekend
    The Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary festival highlights Donegal's link with one of the world's greatest novelists Jane Austen and also promotes and celebrates local...
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  • Ireland
    Literary Tourism Performance Model for The Wild Atlantic Way
    An exciting literary programme aims to stimulate cultural tourism, engage local artists and provide a unique literary interaction for audiences.
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  • Finland
    Major new three-year literary tourism pilot programme set to launch across four Northern European countries this Autumn.
    Spot-lit is a new three-year project that aims to grow the literary tourism sector in the Northern Periphery and Arctic region by supporting the...
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  • Scotland
    Moat Brae
    Moat Brae is a Georgian townhouse designed by Walter Newall in Dumfries, Scotland. It was built in 1823 in the Greek revival style. J....
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  • Finland
    Mustarinda House
    The Mustarinda House is situated on the second highest summit in the Kainuu region, adjacent to the north-east edge of the Paljakka Nature Reserve.
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  • Scotland
    National Network for Scotland's Book Festivals.
    Spot-Lit project partner Wigtown Festival Company is establishing a national network for Scotland's many book festivals. The new Network, which is initially funded by Creative...
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  • Literary Product Innovation Programme
    Nine Dumfries & Galloway Businesses take part in Spot-lit Programme
    Wigtown Festival Company is excited to announce the nine Dumfries & Galloway businesses that will be taking part in our Spot-lit Literary Tourism Product...
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  • Scotland
    Robert Burns Is Worth £203 Million Annually In Direct Value To Scotland
    University of Glasgow Research Finds Robert Burns Is Worth £203 Million Annually In Direct Value To Scotland, And Amonst £140 Million In Brand Value.
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  • Literary Product Innovation Programme
    Scottish Publishers Hail New Annual Event
    With the book trade reeling from the once-in-a-century challenge of the pandemic and lockdown, Scotland’s National Book Town, Wigtown, is the venue for Stellar...
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  • Finland
    Spot-lit Development Programmme Progressing in Kainuu
    The Spot-lit Literary Tourism development programme has been launched in Kainuu in Northern Finland, as the first four workshops have been carried out around...
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  • Literary Product Innovation Programme
    Spot-lit Product Incubation Programme to commence in Northern Ireland
    ICBAN has recently appointed Susan Heffernan and Hugh Trayer to design and deliver the Literary Tourism Product Incubation Programme for regional SMEs and cultural...
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  • Finland
    Spot-Lit Project Update COVID-19
    With the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation developing quickly, we believe it’s important to keep stakeholders informed about how Spot-Lit.eu is responding to the outbreak.
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  • Ireland
    Spot-lit SME Support Programme Update
    This morning we held our first online Zoom meeting with the 5 businesses in Ireland that we will be working with during the programme. 
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  • Finland
    Spotlight on Literary Tourism Product Innovation Programme in Northern Finland
    In spring of 2020, Spot-lit project partners in Kainuu, Finland selected seven product development ideas related to literary tourism for development and funding. Today, we...
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  • Ireland
    Spotlight on Literary Tourism Product Innovation Programme in Northern Ireland & Cavan and Monaghan.
    The Product Incubation Programme (PIP) element in Northern Ireland and Counties Cavan and Monaghan is being led by ICBAN (the Western Development Commission has...
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  • Ireland
    Spotlight on Spot-lit: Five Irish Projects Chosen to Participate in Spot-lit Literary Tourism Product Innovation Programme
    Today, we are showcasing the five selected Irish organisations. In the West of Ireland, successful projects were selected from across a range of bookshops,...
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  • Finland
    Suomussalmi Municipality - Hossa Storytelling Bootcamp
    Supporting the distinctive culture of the region and developing the area of Hossa national park are priorities for Suomussalmi municipality.
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  • Finland
    Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Literary Finland
    Here are ten things you may not know about literary Finland.
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  • Finland
    The Cluster Lit&Tour Questionnaire
    Our colleagues in The University of Lisbon & University of the Algarve are conducting research on the intersection of the scientific areas of Literature...
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  • Ireland
    The Edna O’Brien Young Writers Bursary 2021
    Entry is now open for our Edna O’Brien Young Writers Bursary! Apply today at https://moli.ie/edna-obrien-bursary/ednaobrienbursary/.
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  • Ireland
    The Frank McCourt Museum
    The Frank McCourt Museum celebrates the life and (unfortunate) times of one very ordinary Limerick boy’s extraordinary achievement.
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  • Ireland
    The Model Sligo
    The Model is a world-class visitor centre, with a purpose-built performance space and a suite of .artist studios on the top floor. It is...
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  • Ireland
    The Patrick Kavanagh Centre
    The Patrick Kavanagh Centre located in Inniskeen, County Monaghan was set up to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh who is regarded as one of...
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  • Finland
    Travel Bubble to be Developed in Kainuu?
    A working group has been established to develop travel safety and prepare a future Travel Bubble in Kainuu. The current state of emergency within the...
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  • Finland
    Turjanlinna Estate
    Ilmari Kianto, also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish author. He is best known for his books Punainen viiva and...
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  • Northern Ireland
    Unlock the Potential of the Literary Tourism Sector
    If you are a business or cultural group located in Northern Ireland or counties Cavan and Monaghan and would like to develop a literary...
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  • Ireland
    Unlocking books on Tertulia TV
    'Tertulia a bookshop like no other' is one of five businesses developing new literary products and services through the Spot-lit.eu Programme led by The...
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  • Finland
    Veikko Huovinen Society
    “I seek to describe the people’s core essence. Not to show them as puppets, nor as saints, but digging in somewhere in the area...
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  • Finland
    Vienan Portti Ltd - Viena – The Great Kalevala  Adventure Game
    “Entering our house you will be overwhelmed by the tranquility, it’s as if  the old log walls quietly whisper the ancient stories to your...
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  • Ireland
    WDC Tender for Development & Delivery of a 'Literary Performance Model'
    The Western Development Commission is seeking a delivery partner to curate, design and deliver The Literary Performance Model.
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  • Scotland
    Wigtown Book Festival 2020 Online: 24 Sep - 4 Oct 2020
    Artistic director Adrian Turpin on why Wigtown itself is the star of this year's festival.
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  • Scotland
    Wigtown Book Festival Podcast: with Sara Baume
    We chat with writer and visual artist Sara Baume about her third book, Handiwork.
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  • Scotland
    Wigtown Book Town
    A book lovers haven – and with over quarter of a million books to choose from, old and new … it is impossible to...
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  • Scotland
    Wigtown Poetry Prize 2021.
    Wigtown Poetry Prize 2021, Scotland's International Poetry Prize, open to all.
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  • Ireland
    Wild Atlantic Words Short Story Competition
    Wild Atlantic Words Short Story Competition 2020
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  • Finland
    Wild Taiga
    Wild Taiga is located on Finland’s eastern border, in and around Kuhmo and Suomussalmi.
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  • Finland
    Would the Authors of Kainuu Transform into Tourism Products?
    There is already a cruise product built around Eino Leino and more ideas evolving. But how could we utilize Ilmari Kianto, Veikko Huovinen and...
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  • Ireland
    Yeats Society Sligo
    The Yeats Building is centrally located on Hyde Bridge, in Sligo Town Centre. This beautiful building is the home of Yeats Society Sligo. William Butler...
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