Bloomsday
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Save the Date – Bloomsday 2024
Irish Network MN is planning our 7th Annual Bloomsday Festival. Thursday – June 13, 2024 5 – 8 pm As part of the Bloomsday Festival – the Irish Network MN 4th Annual Literary award contest is open to published or self-published authors of poetry. Entries are judged on celtic subject matter, viewpoint or context, unique writing style and creativity. Electronic submissions only – open from January 1, 2024 to May 15, 2024
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IN MN 4th Annual Literary Award 2024
Irish Network Minnesota is hosting their annual Literary award again this year as part of our Bloomsday Festival. This year the contest is open to published or self-published authors of poetry. Submissions are open from January 1, 2024 to May 15, 2024 The entries will be judged on: Submission guidelines Electronic submissions (pdf or word format) via e-mail only, reprints and multiple submissions will be accepted by e-mail. Award If you have a published work of poetry and would like to enter our contest, please submit an electronic copy of your work either in pdf form or word format to [email protected] or [email protected] by May 15, 2024. We look forward to…
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Thank You – Bloomsday in St Paul 2023
Thank you to everyone who joined Irish Network MN on June 15, 2023 to celebrate Bloomsday in St Paul. It was so lovely to see everyone and great to see some familiar and new faces. Congratulations to Bill Watkins the winner of Irish Network MN 3rd Annual Literary award for his nonfictional work “A Celtic Childhood”. Special thank you to David & Amber McLaughlin at Summit Manor, keynote speaker James Tarbox, sponsors Dennis Stanton and Denise Lien and the Men’s Ancient Order of Hibernians Archbishop John Ireland Division 4. Thank you also to our “Ulysses” readers, musicians Norah Randall & Mary Vanorny, Brian Boru piper Jimmy, literary judges Jim Walsh…
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IN MN 3rd Annual Literary Award
Irish Network Minnesota is hosting their annual Literary award again this year for Minnesota authors. Please send us your Irish, Ireland, Celtic related non-fiction work for a chance at our award of $1,000. Here are the details for submitting your work: Open call for submissions 2023 Submissions are open March 1, 2023 through June 1, 2023. Eligibility The entries will be judged on: Submission guidelines Electronic submissions (pdf or word format) via e-mail only, reprints and multiple submissions will be accepted if submitted by individual e-mail. Award Send your electronic submissions to [email protected] by June 1, 2023. We look forward to reading your work!
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Bloomsday 2023
Join Irish Network for our 6th Annual Bloomsday Festival Thursday, June 15, 2023 from 5 – 8 PM Summit Manor Reception House 275 Summit Avenue – Saint Paul, MNBuy your event tickets here . See our Bloomsday 2023 Page under Menu for more details!
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Literary Award
IN MN Annual Bloomsday Literary Award Irish Network Minnesota hosts an annual Literary Award for local authors as part of our Bloomsday Festival. This year our contest will be open to published Minnesota authors of non-fiction with Irish or Irish American ties. More information will be available in the upcoming months.
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Thank you – Bloomsday 2022
Thank you to all the Bloomsday attendees who joined us June 16 at Summit Manor in beautiful St. Paul. It was our best and biggest to date with a splendid cast of characters. Special congratulations to Brian Molloy, winner of second annual Bloomsday Literary award. Also, grateful to our keynote speaker and Joycean scholar, David Gardiner, who joined us from the University of St. Thomas Irish Studies program and provided background on Ulysses. Mark your calendars for next year. Special “Thank You” to David & Amber McLaughlin at Summit Manor, David Gardiner, Irish Fair Minnesota, Tom Dunn Photography, Brian Malloy, our “Ulysses” readers, Kevin and Sarah Geraghty, Dennis Stanton, Tom…
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IN MN’s Bloomsday Festival
Join Irish Network Minnesota on Thursday, June 16th from 5 to 8 PM for our 5th Annual Bloomsday Festival at Summut Manor, 275 Summit Ave., St Paul, MN. $20 at the door includes: Appetizers, beer, wine, music by Katie McMahon, céilí dance, dramatic readings, best period dress contest, and presentation of our annual IN MN Bloomsday Literary Award. Link below for video from the 1st Bloomsday in 1954. https://youtu.be/A0gNNWHmj9Q Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh and friends set off on the historic first Bloomsday.
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Bloomsday 2022 – Saint Paul, MN
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Save the Date – Bloomsday Festival 6/16/2022
Please join Irish Network Minnesota Thursday, June 16, 2022, for our 5th annual Bloomsday Festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of James Joyce’s Ulysses! Celebrating again this year at the beautiful Summit Manor.
