The Irish Writers Centre’s Takin’ the Mic is at the International Literature Festival Dublin for a fantastic evening of poetry and prose in English and Irish. Featuring Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh and special guest writer, Disha Bose, there will be an open mic with writers, poets and musicians. All are welcome!

Tá Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann Takin’ the Mic ag Féile Idirnáisiúnta Litríochta Bhaile Átha Cliath le hghaidh sár-oíche filíochta, focal labhartha agus grinn i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge. In éineacht le MC, beidh aoi speisialta ann chomh maith le ‘mic-oscailte’ le haghaidh scríbhneoirí, filí agus ceoltóirí. Fáilte roimh chách!

Please note once you book for this event you will receive access to a form to register your interest to read at this event. Registering your interest to read at Takin the Mic does not immediately guarantee you a place on the night. Readers will be informed when they have been allocated a place.

House Rules

• Five mins per performer
• Performers should register their interest in advance via the google surveys above.
• Performers will be informed of their slot via email a week before the event.

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Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh is a writer, for the most part of flash fiction about the joys and the lows of the lives of LGBTQ+ people and women. She writes through both English and Irish agus ba í an tEagarthóir Gaeilge ar an ríomhiris splancfhicain Splonk ar feadh roinnt blianta. Lisa works in communications and is an activist and commentator for LGBTQ+ charities other causes. Over the years, she has won a number of awards in Ireland and the USA for her writing, most recently receiving a bursary for Irish Language Writers from the Irish Writers’ Centre. Her writing has been published in print an online, in Comhar, The Long River Review, Glórtha Aiteach, After Repeal, Meon Eile, GCN and others.

Is scríbhneoir splancfhicsin faoi bhuaiceanna agus dúshláin saolta daoine LADTA+ agus na mban í Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh. Scríobhann sí trí mheán an Bhéarla agus na Gaeilge and she was the Irish Language Editor of the flash fiction ezine Splonk for a number of years. Oibríonn sí i gcúrsaí cumarsáide agus is gníomhaí agus tráchtaire í ar son catharnachtaí LADTA+ agus grúpaí eile. Thar na blianta, tá duaiseanna buaite aici don scríbhneoireacht in Éirinn agus sna Stáit Aontaithe, an ceann is déanaí sparánacht ó Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann. Tá a cuid scríbhneoireachta foilsithe i leabhair agus foilseacháin agus ar líne, ig Comhar, The Long River Review, Glórtha Aiteach, After Repeal, Meon Eile, GCN agus eile.

Disha Bose lives in Ireland but was born and raised in India. Her debut novel, Dirty Laundry, a domestic noir, exploring themes of motherhood, friendship and immigration was pre-empted by Katie Loftus at Viking UK in a six-figure deal. US rights were pre-empted by Andra Miller at Ballantine. Dirty Laundry was published in April 2023 and was selected as the ‘Good Morning America’ Book Club pick for April

Presented in partnership with the Irish Writers Centre.