Our vision for Cork World Book Fest is that it combines readings by world class writers and translators in a variety of settings.
It is hard to believe that it has been more than twenty years since the first Cork World Book Fest. When we put ‘World’ in the title in 2005, it was an aspiration. The festival continues to grow in range and breadth, and which, we hope, gets more interesting by the year.
The Fest has always sought to combine readings by world class writers in a variety of settings with a cultural streetfair: book stalls, music, street entertainment, the spoken word, and more.
The Fest compliments other literary events in the city and region, but is quite different – putting readings and books on the street, for example. It is a participative, inclusive event, connecting readers with established and emerging Irish and international authors. Participation is also encouraged through the numerous workshops that are held during the week.
The Cork World Book Fest is a joint production of the City Libraries and Triskel Christchurch Arts Centre. Additional venues hosting events this year are Cork Public Museum, The Farmgate, UCC, Plugd Records, Callanan’s Bar, The Roundy, and The River Lee.
The Cork World Book Fest Team
Ann Luttrell Patricia Looney Keith Payne Toinette Buckley
Gillian Hennessy Liam Ronayne Clare Doyle
A new logo for Cork World Book Fest
The graphic element of this logo has five round-tip shapes that represent together the spine of a book and its pages. It also mimics a minimalist interpretation of the bridges that cross the city of Cork. Embodying the links across the river that the public of the festival will have to use to attend the events. It also represents the arches of The City Library, Cork, one of the main venues of the Fest. The colours red and yellow represent the festival of Sant Jorge, which takes place on April 23 each year; the date which the fest is based around. The choice of red also represents Cork.
Cork World Book Fest 