Wednesday 15 May at 1pm Free

The Michael McLaverty Short Story Award is given to foster and encourage the art of the Irish short story and to celebrate the archive of Michael McLaverty held at the Linen Hall. At the award event Dr Eamonn Hughes will discuss the significance of McLaverty’s work, and adjudicators of the award, writer Claire Keegan and publisher Patsy Horton, will announce the winning stories.