Join us in the Irish Writers Centre on Tuesday 22 October, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, for the launch of Channel Issue 1!

We are delighted with the work we’ve had the honour to draw together, as well as with our beautiful cover design by Cork artist Rachel Doolin, and we can’t wait to introduce the finished product to the world.

The evening will feature readings of poetry and prose by a number of contributors (lineup soon to be announced). Copies of the issue will be on sale on the night, as well as online and in bookshops from late October onwards. There will be wine, conversation and a chance to connect with writers and readers who share a love of the natural world.

In all uses of the word, a “channel” exists to direct something – an idea, a material, a spirit – through or towards something else. In nature, it may be a length of water that joins two seas or a navigable passage in waters otherwise unsafe for sailors. In electronics, a band of frequencies used for transmission. In selecting work for Issue 1, we hope to have honoured these meanings. The chosen pieces range from meditations on lichen to imagined futures, but all serve to foster a consciousness of the connections between all things and of the endless creative material offered by nature.

Although beautiful, the building is not wheelchair accessible and we apologise to anyone therefore unable to attend the launch. If you have any accessibility requirements, please get in touch at info@channelmag.org and we will do our best to help.

Following the launch event, we’ll retire to the Shakespeare bar on Parnell Street to continue the celebrations.

The event is free and open to all, but we do ask that you RSVP via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/channel-issue-1-launch-party-tickets-75652981103

We thank you for your support to date, and can’t wait to meet you all!