Brigidsfest 2026: writing workshop with Sheila Armstrong

Armstrong is the author of How To Gut A Fish, a collection of short stories, and Falling Animals, a novel. Her work has been translated into over ten languages and nominated for the Irish Book Awards, the Society of Authors Awards, the Kate O’Brien Award, the Edge Hill Prize, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the European Union Prize for Literature. Her second novel, The Red Mouth, will be released in 2026. Armstrong undertook a three-month residency at the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (LCB) as part of Zeitgeist Irland 24, a landmark year of Irish arts and culture in Germany.

Please note:

- Valid photo ID with name corresponding to registration will be required for entry.

- This workshop is aimed at adults.

- This event will be photographed and filmed. If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed, please write to [email protected]

- Entry is permitted at the discretion of the Embassy.

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Host or Publisher Embassy of Ireland, Germany