Supported under Open Call Strand 1: Community/Creative Collaboration, Promising Pages Writers Group project bridges Roscommon’s literary past with contemporary creative expression, leaving a lasting cultural impact and strengthening community ties through the power of storytelling.

Promising Pages presents a six-session creative writing programme, Exploring Identity Through Fiction, Poetry, Drama & Music, aimed at understanding how cultural identity, personal experience, and historical events—particularly the Great Irish Famine—shape creative expression. This project blends facilitated workshops, literary excursions, and genre-diverse creative exercises to inspire new works that reflect personal, cultural, and historical narratives. Through visits to historically significant literary sites and peer-led discussions, participants will explore the deep connections between memory, place, and storytelling. The culmination of the project will be the creation of a miscellany—a published anthology of original works—paired with a public reading event to engage the wider community. This initiative bridges Ireland’s literary past with contemporary voices, fostering personal growth, creative collaboration, and cultural dialogue.

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.