Aspects Festival Launches 2022 Programme

Aspects Festival Launch

This year’s Aspects Festival is happening from 22 September to 2 October! Ards and North Down Borough Council is delighted to present a return to Aspect’s first full programme since 2019.

Aspects Festival has always been committed to promoting Irish writing from well-known authors, as well as showcasing local and emerging talent and this year is no different! With events celebrating historic writing, politics, sports and history, there are plenty of events on offer across all genres of literature including book launches, new writing and discussions

Author Malachi O’Doherty makes a return to Aspects to discuss his latest book and the Festival is delighted to welcome back best-selling authors Martina Devlin and Jan Carson to talk about their latest works. Jan and Martina will be facilitating some exciting writing workshops aimed at aspiring writers, and local crime-writers Anthony J. Quinn and Jason Johnson will be launching their new books at the Festival.

A very special Aspects extra event will take place on 9 October. Just after the main programme, Phil Coulter will appear at Bangor Castle to talk about his song-writing, his memoir and his life.

Events for young readers and writers include the ever-popular Woodland Chew and Yarn at Clandeboye Estate along with book-themed yoga, storytelling and creating your own animated story at the Tablets and Text workshop.

The Mayor of Ards and North Down, Councillor Karen Douglas commented: “Aspects Festival is always such a wonderfully inspiring celebration of writing and we are proud that it is one of the longest running literature festivals in Ireland. With such a varied programme, there really is something on offer for everyone and I would encourage people to get their tickets and come along and enjoy these fantastic events.”

Aspects will run from 22 September – 2 October at various locations around Bangor. The full programme and tickets will be available on the Aspects website from Thursday 11 August: ASPECTS FESTIVAL

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