Launch of Render by Billy Ramsell
Join us for the launch of Render by Billy Ramsell at Lavit Gallery in Cork! Billy’s reading will be introduced by Dr Adam Hanna of UCC and accompanied by music from Donal O’Sullivan. All are welcome.
Price: FREE
Tim MacGabhann and Rosamund Taylor at Belfast Book Festival
Tim MacGabhann and Rosamund Taylor will appear at Belfast Book Festival in conversation with poets Sinéad Morrissey and Paul Maddern. The event, focusing on genre-bending work, will be held at the Crescent Arts Centre at 6pm on Thursday 9 June. Tim and Rosamund will read from Found in a Context of Destruction and Filly respectively.
Price: Pay what you decide (book here)
Billy Ramsell and Mary Dunne at Cork Midsummer Festival
Render author Billy Ramsell and Banshee contributor Mary Dunne will perform new work at a special event in conjunction with The Stinging Fly at Cork Midsummer Festival. In The Music of What Happens, Ramsell, Dunne, and two authors representing The Stinging Fly, Chetna Maroo and Thomas Morris, will read pieces inspired by the work of composer Seán Mac Erlaine, who will then perform a musical response to the readings. Don’t miss this event at UCC!
Price: €10 (book here)
Billy Ramsell at Books Upstairs
Billy Ramsell will read from Render at Books Upstairs on 28 June from 2pm, and afterwards will discuss the book with poet and critic Adam Wyeth. All are welcome to this Sunday afternoon reading – just be sure to book at the link below.
Price: FREE (book here)
Billy Ramsell at West Cork Literary Festival
Billy Ramsell will read from Render at a coffee and chat event at West Cork Literary Festival alongside fantastic poets (and Banshee contributors) Dean Browne and Molly Twomey. The event will take place in the beautiful Bantry House and Gardens, and admission includes coffee and a scone.
Price: €13 (book here)
Banshee Press x Solas Nua: Panel Discussion
Harbour Doubts poet Bebe Ashley and Banshee Press editors Jessica Traynor and Eimear Ryan will take part in a panel discussion on Irish literary talent in The Writer’s Center in Washington DC, as part of a Banshee Press showcase in conjunction with Solas Nua.
Price: Free (book here)
Banshee Press x Solas Nua: Workshop
Harbour Doubts poet Bebe Ashley and Banshee Press editors Jessica Traynor and Eimear Ryan will give a generative writing workshop in DC Writers’ Salon in Washington DC, as part of a Banshee Press showcase in conjunction with Solas Nua.
Price: Free (book here)
Banshee Press x Solas Nua: Reading
Harbour Doubts poet Bebe Ashley and Banshee Press editors Jessica Traynor and Eimear Ryan will read from and discuss their work at MadHatter in Washington DC, as part of a Banshee Press showcase in conjunction with Solas Nua.
Price: Free (book here)
Rosamund Taylor and Jessica Traynor at International Literature Festival Dublin
Rosamund Taylor will discuss her work at this special ILFD event hosted by Banshee poetry editor Jessica Traynor. The event will celebrate the links between Irish and French publishing, and features contributions from editor Djamel Meskache and poets Michèle Métail and Gabriel Zimmermann. The event will take place in the Byzantium tent at the festival in Merrion Square Park.
Price: €5 (book here)
Bebe Ashley and Jessica Traynor at International Literature Festival Dublin
Bebe Ashley will discuss her work at this special ILFD event hosted by Banshee poetry editor Jessica Traynor. The event will celebrate the links between Irish and French publishing, and features contributions from editor François Heusbourg and poets Bernard Chambaz and Maria Raluca Hanea. The event will take place in the Le Fanu tent at the festival in Merrion Square.
Price: €5 (book here)
Tim MacGabhann at Cork International Poetry Festival
Tim MacGabhann will read from Found in a Context of Destruction at the Cork International Poetry Festival, alongside Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan. The event will be moderated by Afric McGlinchey.
Price: Free
Rosamund Taylor at Cúirt
Rosamund Taylor will read from her debut novel-in-verse, Filly, alongside writer Anthony Shapland and poet Paul Maddern, in an event highlighting queer stories at Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway.
Price: €10/12 (book here)
Belfast launch of Found in a Context of Destruction
Tim MacGabhann will read from his debut poetry collection, Found in a Context of Destruction, at No Alibis Bookstore in Belfast on Thursday 19 February 2026. Acclaimed poet and Banshee poetry editor Jessica Traynor will read alongside Tim from her latest collection, New Arcana. All are welcome!
Price: Free (register)
Dublin launch of Found in a Context of Destruction
Join us for the launch of Found in a Context of Destruction by Tim MacGabhann at Books Upstairs in Dublin! Tim’s reading from his debut collection of poetry will be introduced by acclaimed poet and Banshee poetry editor Jessica Traynor. All are welcome.
Price: FREE (book your spot)
Gustav Parker Hibbett at Glucksman Ireland House, New York
Gustav Parker Hibbett’s High Jump as Icarus Story will have its US launch at Glucksman Ireland House, NYU, on 29 January 2026. Join them from 6pm for readings and celebrations!
Price: Free (register)
Dublin launch of Banshee issue 20
Celebrate ten years of Banshee at the Dublin launch of our speculative fiction-themed 20th issue. Join us at Books Upstairs on Thursday 4 December at 6pm to raise a glass and to hear prose and poetry from the most recent edition. Hosted by issue 20 guest editor and acclaimed author Clara Kumagai.
Price: FREE (book here)
Claire-Lise Kieffer at Dublin Book Festival
Claire-Lise Kieffer will read from Tenterhooks at Dublin Book Festival on Friday 7 November, discussing the art of the short story alongside Shane Tivenan, Dave Tynan and moderator Kate Barry. The event takes place in Bartley’s Lounge in the Grafton Hotel at 6pm – book now!
Price: €8 (book here)
Claire-Lise Kieffer at Cork Short Story Festival
Claire-Lise Kieffer will read from Tenterhooks at the Cork Short Story Festival, alongside Vanessa Onwuemezi, at a free afternoon event at Cork City Library. The event will be moderated by short story writer Beverly Parayno.
Price: FREE
Launch of Filly by Rosamund Taylor
Join us for the launch of Filly by Rosamund Taylor at Books Upstairs in Dublin! Rosamund’s reading from her stunning verse novel will be introduced by acclaimed poet and Banshee poetry editor Jessica Traynor. All are welcome.
Price: FREE (register here)
Launch of Harbour Doubts by Bebe Ashley
Join us for the launch of Harbour Doubts by Bebe Ashley at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queens University Belfast! Bebe will read from her prize-winning second collection as part of the Seamus Heaney Summer School. All are welcome.
Price: Free (book here)
Gustav Parker Hibbett at Poesiefestival Berlin
Gustav Parker Hibbett will read from High Jump as Icarus Story alongside Hungarian poet Zoltán Lesi as part of a Writing Sports Day event at Poesiefestival Berlin.
Price: €7.65 (book here)
Bebe Ashley at Belfast Book Festival
Bebe Ashley will read from her forthcoming collection, Harbour Doubts, alongside an interactive session with BSL educator Anthony Sinclair, at Belfast Book Festival.
Price: Pay What You Can (book here)
Claire-Lise Kieffer at Cúirt
Claire-Lise Kieffer will read from her debut collection of stories, Tenterhooks, alongside writer and Banshee contributor Rebecca Ivory, and discuss the short story at Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway.
Price: FREE
Gustav Parker Hibbett at Cúirt
Gustav Parker Hibbett will read from High Jump as Icarus Story alongside Dane Holt and Kayo Chingonyi at Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway.
Price: €12/€10 (book here)
Launch of Tenterhooks by Claire-Lise Kieffer
We hope you can join us in Galway to celebrate the publication of Claire-Lise Kieffer’s superb debut collection of short stories, Tenterhooks. On Friday 21 February we’ll gather in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop from 6pm to hear Claire read from the collection, with an introduction by acclaimed author Mike McCormack.
All are welcome to the launch – we look forward to seeing you there!
Price: FREE
Gustav Parker Hibbett at T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist readings
Gustav Parker Hibbett will read from their debut collection, High Jump as Icarus Story, alongside nine other shortlisted poets for the T. S. Eliot Prize, in an event hosted by Ian McMillan at London’s Southbank Centre on 12 January 2025.
Price: £12 (book here)
Lucy Sweeney Byrne at Stoke Newington Bookshop
Lucy Sweeney Byrne will read from Let’s Dance at Stoke Newington Bookshop, London on Friday 22 November at 6.30pm. She will be in conversation with acclaimed novelist and poet A.K. Blakemore.
Price: £3 (book here)
Rosamund Taylor at Golden Hare Books, Edinburgh
Rosamund Taylor will read from In Her Jaws alongside poet Rachel Plummer at the beautiful Golden Hare Books in Edinburgh on 31 October. Together, their work explores queer themes alongside the natural and supernatural world – perhaps the perfect thing for Hallowe’en, when the veil is thinnest!
Price: £5 (book here)
Belfast launch of Let's Dance by Lucy Sweeney Byrne
Join us for the launch of Let’s Dance by Lucy Sweeney Byrne at No Alibis from 6pm on Thursday 17 October, with an introduction by writer Alexander Poots.
Price: Free (book here)
Lucy Sweeney Byrne at Cork Short Story Festival
Lucy Sweeney Byrne will read from Let’s Dance at the Cork Short Story Festival, alongside Mary O’Donnell. The event will be moderated by Banshee founding editor Laura Cassidy.
Price: €5 (book here)
Dublin launch of Let's Dance by Lucy Sweeney Byrne
Join us for the launch of Let’s Dance by Lucy Sweeney Byrne at Books Upstairs from 6pm on Thursday 10 October, with an introduction by acclaimed novelist Rob Doyle. All welcome!
Price: Free
Gustav Parker Hibbett at Hastings Queer Book Festival
Gustav Parker Hibbett will read from their new collection, High Jump as Icarus Story, at Hastings Queer Book Festival, an all-day event of readings, talks and signings by the sea in Hastings, UK. Huge thanks to Culture Ireland for supporting this event!
Price: £15 – book here
Mary Morrissy at West Cork Literary Festival
Mary Morrissy will read from Penelope Unbound at West Cork Literary Festival in the beautiful grounds of Bantry House.
Price: €12 (book here)
Gustav Parker Hibbett at West Cork Literary Festival
Gustav Parker Hibbett will read from their new collection, High Jump as Icarus Story, alongside Mícheál McCann, at West Cork Literary Festival.
Price: Free
Launch of High Jump as Icarus Story by Gustav Parker Hibbett
Join us for the launch of High Jump as Icarus Story by Gustav Parker Hibbett at the lovely Books Upstairs! Parker’s reading will be introduced by Banshee poetry editor Jessica Traynor.
Price: Free