The Lit YWF

Readers to Writers. Writers to Leaders.
Festival Dates: 07-09 November 2025
Brainchild of Young Adults from @watyoutharts ✨

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

14-19yo?

Join us for The Lit Festival this weekend!

Acoustic night, Rock night, and workshops to fuel your creativity!

When: Fri 18 & Sat 19
Where: St Patrick's Gateway Centre

€5 to book on Eventbrite: https://t.co/6gCbbnrmcI

Zoom interviews dropping soon!

[Waterford Libraries @WaterfordLibs]

The @TheLitYWF Festival Waterford is back! ✒️🗒

Lots of workshops taking place for young writers over the weekend of November 17th - 19th.

Bookings open now at https://t.co/pvBhxzIbWY

[Rose Keating @RoseKeating1]

Super excited to be invited to write a piece for @TheLitYWF festival this November, readings from myself and the amazing Libby Marchant, Mary O’ Donoghue and Alana Daly Mulligan on the 17th, tickets up on Eventbrite now! 🎉

[Waterford Libraries @WaterfordLibs]

📚 Book Club starting soon in Ardkeen Library Waterford! 📚

Do you have a young person in love with reading? Help them meet fellow book worms to share favourite books and comics at our Young Adult Book Club, suitable for readers aged 12 to 14.

[JCSP Library SPCC @stpaulscclib]

A big thank you @TheLitYWF and #Dermotkeyes for sharing his writing experiences @jcsplibraries from writing in his copybook about the World Cup 1992 to published author & Deputy Editor of #WaterfordNS

[Aingeala Flannery 🇵🇸 @missflannery]

Waterford Youth Arts is such a brilliant platform for young artists, empowering them to create and curate their own festival @TheLitYWF Thanks Kate & Ellen for inviting me to talk about my novel 'The Amusements' 🌊 🍦 🎡
https://t.co/0Mf6TAmFBs
@artscouncil_ie
@WaterfordLibs

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

The first of our zoom interviews are live over on our Youtube channel! A few of our committee members sat down with four fabulous authors for insight into their creativity.

Check them out here:

https://t.co/O1xw7F8CfG

@WriterikJB
@ERMurray
@SMooreFitz
@missflannery

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

✨11am - 1pm✨

Drawing for Animation
with Paul Bolger @pauljbolger

Introduction to Screenwriting
with Sam Jacob

✨2pm - 4pm✨

Introduction to Comedy
with MJ Stokes @taoiseachotrash

Introduction to Poetry & Spoken Word with Stephen James Smith @SJSwords

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

14-19yo?

Join us for The Lit Festival this weekend!

Acoustic night, Rock night, and workshops to fuel your creativity!

When: Fri 18 & Sat 19
Where: St Patrick's Gateway Centre

€5 to book on Eventbrite: https://t.co/6gCbbnrmcI

Zoom interviews dropping soon!

[Subterranean Sounds @SubTSounds]

@phad32 @TheDelines @StPatrickgate @WaterfordCityCt @WaterfordCounci @WaterfordPocket @WaterfordArts @SpeakEasyWford2 @creativewat @CiddyTours @TheLitYWF Cool. Tickets for @TheDelines are moving fast. Get yours before they're all gone
https://t.co/MpQ4NC0dhb

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

Samplers Continue!

Learn how to write & structure your first stand up comedy set. Demonstrating how to use writing techniques to apply to your style of comedy, but also give insight that Stand up is one of the most free forms of expression.

Book: https://t.co/hM0dbwzwbq

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐭!

Deadline: October 28th

The 2 winners from each competition will receive a €100 voucher for John Palmer Music Centre & a chance to record their song w/ @beat102103 at the Broadcast Centre.

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

Deadline is 5pm today!

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐!

Theme: Something That Inspires You!

Deadline: October 17th. Entries to: [email protected]

Thanks to: @TheBookCentres & @WaterfordNS

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

Tomorrow!

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

Actor Andrew Macklin will be leading a fun drama workshop on character development this coming Saturday as part of our series of Sampler Workshops!

Central Library
Saturday 15th October, 2-4pm

€3 to book: https://t.co/njGkGD48Jf

#TheLit2022 #Waterford

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

Entries in mp3/mp4 format to: [email protected]

Finalists will be invited to perform on Friday (18th) or Saturday (19th) during #TheLit2022 in November at St Patrick's Gateway Centre.

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐭!

Deadline: October 28th

The 2 winners from each competition will receive a €100 voucher for John Palmer Music Centre & a chance to record their song w/ @beat102103 at the Broadcast Centre.

[Andrew Macklin @actthemacklin]

Looking forward to being a part of this years Lit festival @TheLitYWF. Waterford Youth Arts is where it all started for me so it’s lovely to be back there.

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

Actor Andrew Macklin will be leading a fun drama workshop on character development this coming Saturday as part of our series of Sampler Workshops!

Central Library
Saturday 15th October, 2-4pm

€3 to book: https://t.co/njGkGD48Jf

#TheLit2022 #Waterford

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

Join Alana Daly Mulligan at the Central Library, this Saturday for our 2nd sampler writing workshop!

The Bare-Bones of Spoken Word -
Learning to Trust Your Gut in Performance Poetry.

✨ €3 ✨
Book: https://t.co/C7KgIbpgat

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐!

Theme: Something That Inspires You!

Deadline: October 17th. Entries to: [email protected]

Thanks to: @TheBookCentres & @WaterfordNS

[The Lit YWF @TheLitYWF]

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐!

Theme: Something That Inspires You!

Deadline: October 17th. Entries to: [email protected]

Thanks to: @TheBookCentres & @WaterfordNS