Munster Literature Centre

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The Munster Literature Centre is a non-profit arts organisation based in Cork city, Ireland. It was founded in 1993 to support the promotion and development of literature in the Munster region. Amongst its activities, the Munster Literature Centre organises writing workshops and festivals, including the Cork International Short Story Festival[1] and Cork Spring Poetry Festival.[2] The organisation, based in Frank O'Connor House, also maintains a publishing house, Southword Editions, which publishes, amongst other titles, the literary journal Southword.[3] As of 2025, the Irish poet Patrick Cotter was the director of the Munster Literature Centre.[4]

The Munster Literature Centre was founded in 1993 and initially based on Sullivan's Quay in Cork city.[5] In 2003, the centre was relocated to the house where Irish author Frank O'Connor was born.[5]

Publications

The organisation's publishing house, Southword Editions, publishes poetry collections and chapbooks, as well as the literary journal, Southword, which was first issued in 2001.[6] Between 2006 and 2010, Southword Editions published an annual Best of Irish Poetry anthology.[7]

Festivals

Two literary festivals are organised by the Munster Literature Centre, the Cork International Short Story Festival and Cork Spring Poetry Festival. The Cork International Short Story Festival was established in 2000 as the Frank O'Connor Short Story Festival.[5][8] The origins of the Cork Spring Poetry Festival can be traced back to the Éigse festival, which first ran alongside the centre's foundation in 1993.[9]

Literary prizes

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