"Right at the end of the war, some Nazis saw it coming. They knewthat even if they escaped, hundreds of others wouldn't. They needed to

set up routes, channels, ways out for their friends. Ratlines."

• ‘The real ratlines: war criminals and ireland 1945-65’

Talk by Dr. Michael Kennedy on the history of ireland in 1963 the time period dealt with in ‘Ratlines’

Saturday 14th September @ 3pm in Thurles libraryAll welcome

• Crime writing workshop for adults with Crime writer Arlene Hunt on

Saturday 12th October 10 to 1pm. in Thurles library.Max. nos 15.

• Friday 15th November Stuart Neville will read from his novel ‘Ratlines’ in Clonmel library @ 7pm – all welcome

• Saturday 16th November Stuart Neville will do a reading in Nenagh library @ 3pm – all welcome

• Saturday 16th November Stuart Neville will read from his novel in Thurles library @ 7pm – all welcome

Tipperary Reads Festival 2013

Author - Stuart Neville Novel – ‘Ratlines’

FeSTivAl eveNTS

• ‘The real ratlines: war criminals and ireland 1945-65’

Talk by Dr. Michael Kennedy on the history of ireland in 1963 the time period dealt with in ‘Ratlines’

Saturday 14th September @ 3pm in Thurles libraryAll welcome

• Crime writing workshop for adultswith Crime writer Arlene Hunt on

Saturday 12th October 10 to 1pm. in Thurles library.Max. nos 15.

• Friday 15th November Stuart Neville will read from his novel ‘Ratlines’ in Clonmel library @ 7pm – all welcome

• Saturday 16th November Stuart Neville will do a readingin Nenagh library @ 3pm – all welcome

• Saturday 16th November Stuart Neville will read from his novel in Thurles library @ 7pm – all welcome

All eveNTS ARe FRee

in conjunction with the Tipperary Reads Festival,

Tipperary libraries is running a short story competition.

PReMieR SHORT

STORieS WRiTiNG

COMPeTiTiON

The competition is open to adults

and Senior cycle secondary school students.

The story is to be between 2,000 and 3,000 words maximum and

all entries must be the original work of the author.

There will be one prize of €200 for the best story,

with the winner being

announced during Stuart Neville’s visit

to Tipperary libraries in November.

Stories may be submitted by email to

thurles@tipperarylibraries.ie

or as hard copy to your local library.

Closing date for submissions is 01/11/2013.

For further details contact your local library

or phone 0504 29720

Author Stuart Neville

Fitzpatrick Design & Print 062-51113