Seven Towers Christmas in Dublin readings welcomes Fred Johnston

dublin | arts and media | event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 12:20 by Sarah Lundberg - Seven Towers sarah at seventowers dot ie 0872283351

Novelist, poet and founder of the Wester Writers Centre, Fred Johnston to read at Chapters of Parnell St, Dublin 1

Seven Towers Christmas in Dublin readings presents Galway based novelist, poet and founder of the Wester Writers Centre, Fred Johnston reading from his recently published collection The Oracle Room in Chapters of Parnell St, Dublin 1 on the Friday 7th December at 1pm.

The Christmas in Dublin readings are part of Seven Towers’ on going commitment to perform quality works of literature in public places.

It is also to draw people’s attention to the quality literature by Irish publisher available on the market this Christmas, a time when small Irish publishing houses find it difficult to compete with the advertising campaigns of their international counterparts. The Christmas Reading Series draw attention to the Irish published books, which the publishers need to sell to enable them to continue publishing quality literature.

The reading is also part of Seven Towers fundraising campaign for The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland. 77c from each book, CD and ticket sold will be donated to the Association.

Seven Towers is a creative arts agency that focuses on new artists from any genre. It is also a small publisher and an independent record label.

Other readings in the series are:
Wednesday 5th November featuring Seamus Cashman
Friday 7th December, featuring Fred Johnston
Monday 10th December, featuring Liam Aungier
Wednesday 12th December, featuring Hugh O’Donnell
Friday 14th December, featuring Catherine Ann Cullen
Monday 17th December, featuring Noel Ó Briain
Wednesday 19th December, featuring Ross Hattaway
Friday 21st December, featuring Oran Ryan