One of the most prolific and original writers today, John Boyne kindly gave an interview as part of the Listowel Writers’ Week

 

John Boyne

Thanks for answering these questions; I realise it’s an extra busy time for you with so many festivals and events – so let’s use this as our starting point. What does attending Listowel mean to you? And what value do events like this hold for writers and readers in general?

Listowel Writers Week is one of the higlights of the literary calendar and I always look forward to visiting. A brilliant programme of visiting writers, an audience which is always engaged with the books and full of questions and a setting second to none. Literary festivals are of enormous benefit for writers – how else would we get to meet the people who keep us in a job?…

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