Frances Browne Literary Festival
Donegal, Ireland · Dates TBA · T4 Seed
Frances Browne (16 January 1816 – 21 August 1879) was an Irish poet and novelist. Browne became blind after contracting smallpox as a young child. She wrote her first poem at age 7, and went on to write essays, reviews, stories, and poems.
- Language
- English
- Genres
- general lit
- Venue
- Ballybofey and Stranorlar
- Format
- in-person
- Founded
- 2021
- Next edition
- TBA (confirm francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com)
- Author participation
- see website
- Audience
- According to Alexis Easley, "almost all of the poems Brown published in the Athenaeum were immediately reprinted in periodicals and newspapers," thus bringing her work to an even wider audience.
- Age policy
- She is best remembered for her collection of short stories for children, Granny's Wonderful Chair.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit
- Past guests
- Annemarie Ní Churreáin, which was first produced in 2016
- Past editions
- 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2021