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SINCE 1900 Galway has produced a number of quality children’s authors, beginning with Pádraic Ó Conaire on his M'Asal Beag Dubh, and continuing with Eilis Dillon's The Lost Island and Island of the Horses; Walter Macken's Flight of the Doves and The Island of the Great Yellow Ox, and, of course, Pat O’Shea from Bohermore, with her now classic The Hounds of The Morrigan.

The public are invited to join NUI Galway’s MA in Publishing and MA in Writing Programmes students and the staff of Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop this Saturday, October 11 from 11am-12:30pm, for a very special children’s story time, plus a fun build-your-own-book workshop for kids.

A BADLY behaved cat and a young pirate girl are the main characters in two new books for children from County Galway based publishers Futa Fata.

Mise agus an Dragún written by Galwegian Patricia Forde and published by Connemara based company Futa Fata has been shortlisted for the Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year Award 2013.

THE ADVENTURES of a pirate girl, and a tiny tiger in search of his teddy, are two new books for children from An Spidéal based publishers Futa Fata.

The Volvo Ocean Race is the perfect opportunity to exhibit the best of Irish culture to the world and Galway has a long and proud tradition in keeping the Irish language alive. With this in mind, Údarás na Gaeltachta, along with Gaillimh le Gaeilge, Conradh na Gaeilge, Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe, and Ealaín na Gaeltachta, have organised a Lá Gaelach (Day of Irish) which will take place on Thursday July 5.

Is é Dé hAoine 20 Aibreán an spriocdáta le hiarratas a dhéanamh chun áit a bhaint amach ar an gceardlann atá a eagrú ag Futa Fata maidir le leabhair chaibidle a fhorbairt agus a scríobh. Roghnófar seisear scríbhneoir le freastal ar an gceardlann agus cuirfear scéala chuig iarrthóirí roimh Dé hAoine 4 Bealtaine.

A world of imagination and wonder will be opened up to Galway children though theatre, dance, literature, and a host of fun events during next month’s Baboró International Arts Festival For Children.

The 14th Baboró International Arts Festival for Children starts on Monday and continues until Sunday with an array of dance, percussion, theatre, clowning, puppetry, music, literature, and visual art shows for all the family to enjoy.

DETAILS OF this year’s Baboró International Arts Festival for Children were revealed at a reception in Galway’s Harbour Hotel on Monday evening.