Last Wednesday Series, Reading and Open Mic

dublin | arts and media | event notice Monday July 07, 2008 17:23 by Sarah Lundberg - The Seven Towers Agency saraj at seventowers dot ie

At Cassidy's of Westmoreland St

30 July 7.30pm, Last Wednesday Series Reading and Open Mic event Featuring

Steve Conway, Quincy R Lehr, Donal Moloney, Noel Ó Briain, Oran Ryan,

and Last Wednesday regulars - Bob Shakeshaft, Eamon Lynsky, among others.

Dublin writer and broadcaster Steve Conway is currently a DJ on Phantom 105.2FM and a former stalwart of that epic journey on that Good Ship that housed Radio Caroline. He has just completed his firs t book Somewhere Down the Crazy River: Life on the Waves with Radio Caroline.

Oklahoma born poet and historian Quincy R Lehr is back in Dublin to do his final reading before moving back to New York. Hhis recently launched collection of poetry, Across the Grid of Streets has won much critical acclaim.

Donal Moloney is a Waterford born, Dublin based novelist and short story writer.

Noel Ó Briain was born in Tralee in Kerry, grew up in Dublin and now resides in Camolin, Co Wexford. He has worked as an actor, director, producer and designer and was head of drama in RTE for a period up to 1988. His first collection of poetry Scattering Day, 21 Sonnets and Other Poems was published by Seven Towers in 2007.

Oran Ryan is a Dublin born and bred poet, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. He has been writing full time for then years. During that time his poems, short stories and literary criticism have been published in many journals worldwide, including Poetry Ireland Review, Iota, Fire and Scrawl. In 2006 his novels The Death of Finn and Ten Short Novels by Arthur Kruger were published by Seven Towers, to critical acclaim