Martina Devlin Author visit to Central Library on Saturday 29th of March – Free Event
Waterford Libraries are delighted to welcome Martina Devlin to Central Library at 3pm on Saturday 29th of March as part of the Writers at Waterford Libraries programme of events for 2025.
Martina is an award-winning author and newspaper columnist known to us all. She has written nine novels, two non-fiction books, two plays and a collection of short stories. A former Fleet Street journalist, Martina has been writing weekly current affairs columns for the Irish Independent for many years. She chairs literary and current affairs events and regularly commentates on BBC and RTE!
Her latest novel, Charlotte, explores Charlotte Brontë’s Irish connections and marriage to an Irishman. Prizes include the Royal Society of Literature’s V.S. Pritchett Prize and a Hennessy Literary Award, and she has been shortlisted three times for the Irish Book Awards. Martina writes a weekly current affairs column for the Irish Independent for which she has been named National Newspapers of Ireland commentator of the year, among other journalism prizes. She holds a PhD in literary practice from Trinity College Dublin and is currently a judge on the Dublin Literary Award.
This is a Free Event, but booking is required. Please contact Central Library on 051 849975 for bookings and further information.
The series of writer events aims to unite readers and writers through free, accessible events in their local library branches.
More information on Martina’s event here: https://waterfordlibraries.ie/author-event-martina-devlin-in-central-library-saturday-29th-march/
