Internationally award-winning poet and writer

Readings & EVENTS 2026


​​Full details of readings and events where Anne Casey and/or her work will feature during 2026 will be added via links once announced by individual organisers.​​​​​​​

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  • ​Saturday, 3 January at 6.30 pm:  Nollaig na mBan Open Mic Night  - features poetry, readings, songs and music to celebrate the Irish traditional women's Christmas. Presented by The Prankqueans  in partnership with the Government of Ireland, the Consulate General of Ireland and the Irish Support Agency. Venue: The Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire Street, Sydney. More information and bookings. 



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  • Friday, 30 January at 6.30 pm:  Brigid the Bard Festival 2026 Opening Night Concert  - poetry and prose readings, drama, song and music celebrating Irish-Australian female creativity in tribute to Brigid, ancient Celtic pagan goddess of earth, healing and poetry, featuring performances by Aine de Paor, Anne Casey, Rosie McDonald and Jacqui McPhee. Presented by the Prankqueans in partnership with the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council, the Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney, and the Irish Support Agency NSW. Venue: Waverley Library, Waverley Library, 32-48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney. Bookings. 



  • Saturday, 31 January at 3.00 pm:  Poetry Sydney Heroic Horizons: Celtic Diasporas Poetry Event  - showcases four women poets whose work interrogates the cultural, emotional, and historical legacies of Irish and Scottish migration to Australia. Through poetry and performance, Linda Adair, Anne Casey, Annemaree Daziel and Melita Rowston trace diasporic journeys shaped by displacement, endurance, inheritance, and imagination, situating Celtic migration within the broader context of colonial Australian history, while acknowledging the complex realities of colonial presence on unceded Aboriginal lands. This event is presented as part of the Brigid the Bard Festival 2026 by Poetry Sydney in partnership with the Prankqueans, the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council, the Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney, and the Irish Support Agency NSW. Venue: Waverley Library, Waverley Library, 32-48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction, Sydney. Bookings. 



  • Saturday, 31 January at 6.00 pm:  Brigid Bacchanale  - live music and merriment celebrating Irish-Australian female creativity in tribute to Brigid, ancient Celtic pagan goddess of earth, healing and poetry, featuring music group,  The Freekz. Presented as part of the Brigid the Bard 2026 Festival by the Prankqueans in partnership with the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council, the Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney, and the Irish Support Agency NSW. Venue: Woollahra Golf Club, Rose Bay, NSW. Bookings. 






  • Sunday, 1 February at 5.00 pm:  Brigid Cross Making & Sunset Ceremonial  - family-friendly cross-making workshop with poetry readings, music, cultural knowledge exchange and cross-laying ceremony. Presented as part of the Brigid the Bard 2026 Festival by the Prankqueans in partnership with the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council, the Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney, and the Irish Support Agency NSW. Venue: Irish Monument, Waverley Cemetery, Trafalgar Street, Bronte, NSW. Bookings. 




  • Wednesday, 4 February at 6.30 pm: Sappho Poetry Open Stage  -Poetry nights are held on the first Wednesday of every month (except January) and have become renowned for their  welcoming atmosphere and line-up of well-known poets. Supported by University of Technology Sydney Creative Writing,  this event series is hosted by poets and UTS creative writing teachers, Dave Drayton, Sarah Attfield and Anne Casey.  The 2026 events program kicks off with a series of Open Stage events featuring open mics only, with feature poets to return later in the year. Poets at all stages - from absolute beginners to established - are invited (and warmly encouraged!) to sign up for the open mic roster at the venue from 6.30 pm on the night. There will be a limited number of two-minute reading slots available. The event kicks off at 7.00 pm. All welcome! Venue: Sappho Books, 51 Glebe Point Road, Glebe. Info: www.sapphobooks.com


  • ​Saturday, 7 February at 4.00 pm:  Brigid the Bard Closing Concert  - poetry and prose readings, drama, song and music celebrating Irish-Australian female creativity in tribute to ancient Celtic pagan goddess of healing, Brigid, featuring  performances by Aine de Paor, Anne Casey, Cliona Molins, Rosie McDonald, Julie McFarland and Jacqui McPhee. Presented as part of the Brigid the Bard 2026 Festival by  the Prankqueans in partnership with the Government of Ireland, Waverley Council, the Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney, and the Irish Support Agency NSW.  Venue: Baroque Room, Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, NSW. Bookings. 



  • Saturday, 14 February at 3.00 pm: The Universal Within the Local – an Australian-Romanian Poetic Dialogue with Mihai Eminescu - poetry readings and anthology launch presented by Poetry Sydney and the Australian-Romanian Academy. Free to attend, bookings essential. Venue: East Sydney Community and Arts Centre. 34/40 Burton St, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Bookings. 






  • Sunday, 15 February at 3.00 pm:  Poetic Witness: Personal and Political - poetry readings and discussion between Robyn Rowland and Anne Casey, hosted by 5 Islands Press. Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, Sydney. Bookings.







  • Monday, 23 February at 1.00 pm:  UTS Acknowledgment of Country in Mother Languages Launch - presented by University of Technology Sydney Diversities Program and UTS Multicultural Women's Network. Venue: UTS Data Arena, Building 2, 81–117 Broadway, Ultimo, Sydney. Bookings.




  • Wednesday, 4 March at 6.30 pm: Sappho Poetry Open Stage​  - Poetry nights are held on the first Wednesday of every month (except January) and have become renowned for their  welcoming atmosphere and line-up of well-known poets. Supported by University of Technology Sydney Creative Writing,  this event series is hosted by poets and UTS creative writing teachers, Dave Drayton, Sarah Attfield and Anne Casey.  The 2026 events program kicks off with a series of Open Stage events featuring open mics only, with feature poets to return later in the year. Poets at all stages - from absolute beginners to established - are invited (and warmly encouraged!) to sign up for the open mic roster at the venue from 6.30 pm on the night. There will be a limited number of two-minute reading slots available. The event kicks off at 7.00 pm. All welcome! Venue: Sappho Books, 51 Glebe Point Road, Glebe. Info: www.sapphobooks.com 


  • Wednesday, 1 April at 6.30 pm: Sappho Poetry Open Stage​  (see details above).


  • Wednesday, 6 May at 6.30 pm: Sappho Poetry Open Stage​  (see details above).



  • Friday, 29 May to Friday, 5 June:  Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers Workshop​  - international literary conference featuring world-renowned writers, scholars, and practitioners. This transformative experience combines panels, workshops, readings, and cultural excursions, all centered around the theme of Ecstasy, Healing and Creative Writing in New World Order. Venue: The Malla Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal. Bookings. 



  • Monday, 2 November at 7.00 pm:  That Poetry Thing  - poetry readings by Anne Casey and Moya Pacey, with open mic, hosted by Geoff Page. Venue: Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Canberra, ACT. Bookings.



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