Briana Fitzsimons (she/her)

It’s the 1st of November, which means the Teen Literature Festival is finally here!🎉 Throughout November, exciting events will take place which includes the One County One Book programme, online book discussions and creative writing workshops for young people. They are funded by Creative Ireland and Healthy Ireland. Online book discussions and creative writing sessions will be held with authors Sam Blake, Jenny Ireland, Adiba Jaigirdar, Amy Clarkin, Leon Diop and Briana Fitzsimmons. We also have other exciting events lined up for November so stay tuned! All books by authors involved in Teen Literature Festival are available from Cork County Council branch and mobile libraries. There are still limited spaces remaining for secondary schools! Transition Year coordinators and teachers can contact [email protected] for more information and to express an interest in attending. #TeenLiteratureFestival2024 #OneCountyOneBook #YoungAdultReads @creativeirl @HealthyIreland @Corkcoco @LibrariesIre @OBrienPress @Gill_Books @penguinrandom @HachetteKids @LittleIslandBks

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service welcomes the return of our Teen Literature Festival for 2024! Taking place throughout the month of November, our next online event is: Tuesday 26th November @ 11.30 - Talk with authors Leon Diop and Briana Fitzsimons, authors of Black & Irish: Legends, Trailblazers & Everyday Heroes. There are still limited spaces remaining for secondary schools! Transition Year coordinators and teachers can contact [email protected] for more information and to express an interest in attending. #TeenLiteratureFestival2024 #OneCountyOneBook #YoungAdultReads @brifitzsimons @DiopLeon @Black_andirish @creativeirl @HealthyIreland @Corkcoco @LibrariesIre @OBrienPress @Gill_Books @penguinrandom @HachetteKids @LittleIslandBks