Online Irish-Language Book Club -- Selection for December 2013

Clubleabhar.com is an online Irish-language book club that encourages people to read one book in Irish every month.  The selection for December 2013 is An Fear a Phléasc by Micheál Ó Conghaile.  For more information on the book club, visit the Clubleabhar website.

DIAS Summer School 2014

The Summer School in Medieval and Modern Irish Language and Literature hosted by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies will be held 14-26 July 2014 in Dublin.  For the schedule of classes, admission requirements, and fees, please visit the DIAS website.

Call for Papers -- CSANA 2014

The call for papers has just been announced for the annual CSANA conference, which will be hosted by Virginia Tech 6-9 March 2014 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Virginia.  Plenary speakers include Edel Bhreathnach, Thomas Charles-Edwards, and Peter Schrijver.  "Twenty-minute papers are invited on all aspects of Celtic Studies.  Abstracts should be sent by November 20, 2013 to Charlene Eska ... with the subject line 'CSANA 2014.'"  For more information on the event, visit the conference website.

Online Irish Book Club -- Selection for November 2013

Clubleabhar.com is an Irish-language book club that encourages people to read one book in Irish every month.  The selection for November 2013 is Nioclás Tóibín's 1934 translation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (Cú na mBaskerville).  For more information on this selection and the book club in general, visit ClubLeabhar.com.

eBooks from Four Courts Press

Four Courts Press is offering a series of eBooks for purchase.  At present, ten of their titles are available in this format, but more selections will be added in 2014.  This is great news for those of us who prefer the convenience and portability of eBooks.  To view the current offerings, visit the Four Courts Press website.

Call for Papers -- Language Diversity in Wales

A call for papers has been announced for the first conference on "Language Diversity in Wales," which will be held 18-19 July 2014 at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.

"The conference aims to provide a forum for those interested in the language diversity of Wales.  The event is conceived in a broad way and is not restricted to purely linguistic topics.  The forum is also open to researchers with literary perspectives, to those interested in translation studies, and to researchers from the fields of media, arts, and anthropology insofar as they are working on topics connected with the language diversity of Wales."

"Abstracts for both papers and posters should not exceed 300-350 words including references and should be submitted via EasyChair.  Presentations should be 20 minutes in length, and will be followed by 10 minutes of discussion."

"The deadline for abstracts is Wednesday 15th of January 2014."

For more information on this event, visit the conference website.

Online Irish Book Club -- October 2013

Clubleabhar is an online Irish-language book club that encourages members to read one book in Irish each month.  The selection for October 2013 is Deargadaoil i mBád fó Thoinn by Pádraic Breathnach.  For more information about the book club and this month's selection, visit the Clubleabhar website.