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The Irish Writers’ Centre has long been regarded as the leading provider of creative writing courses in Ireland. Alongside an extensive programme of novel writing, short story, and poetry courses, the centre is also innovating in new directions, offering both new and experienced writers workshops in a diverse range of genres, such as Writing a Radio Play, Playwriting, and Fantasy Fiction.

Whether you have never before put pen to paper, or just need that extra nudge to finish your masterpiece, the Irish Writers’ Centre has a course for you. We provide evening, weekend and week-day courses in a range of lengths. To book, please call the Centre on 01 8721302 or email courses@writerscentre.ie.

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Weekend Workshops
 
     
     
15.05.10 Creative Writing Workshop with Pat Boran

10.30am-
4.30pm

During this two-day course participants will be introduced to a number of simple approaches to get the creative ball rolling, the raw bits and pieces produced on day one will be returned to and re-examined.

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€140
     
06.03.10 Novel Workshop with Kevin Power

10.30am-
4.30pm

This one-day workshop is aimed at people who have already completed some work on the first draft of a novel. It will emphasize the techniques of novel-writing, such as structure, voice, tone, and style.

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€70
     
24.04.10 Writing a Radio Play with John Maher
10.30am-
4.30pm

The two-day course will look at the format, style and content of the radio play.  Techniques and samples of radio plays will be studied and practical writing tasks undertaken. The objective of the course will be to enable writers to work towards completing their own radio play.

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€140
     
20.03.10
Poetry as Memoir with Jean O'Brien
10.30am-
4.30pm

This one-day course aims to bring the participants from the writing of a celebratory story based on moments from their own life, to crafting it as a poem.

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€70

     
20.03.10
Out of this World: Fantasy Fiction with Celine Kiernan
10.30am-
4.30pm

This two-day course focuses on specific elements of fantasy fiction, as well as on how to prepare for and approach agents and publishers with this type of text.

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€140
     
20.03.10 Writing your First Novel with June Considine

10.30am-
4.30pm

Whether you are writing your first novel or still contemplating how to begin the opening chapter, Writing your First Novel offers you an opportunity to explore the many elements involved in bringing your work through the construction stage to completion.

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€140
     
27.03.10 Short Story Workshop with Molly McCloskey

10.30am-
4.30pm

 

This workshop will explore various aspects of the short story by looking at examples of the short story form from its best practitioners and by analysing writing from workshop participants. Participants should arrive at the workshop with stories-in-progress ready to share with the group for discussion.

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€140
     
27.03.10 The Practice of Writing with Mia Gallagher
10.30am-
4.30pm

This workshop is aimed at people who want to deepen their awareness of their writing process with a view to sustaining their writing practice in the long-term. Using elements which are key to the facilitator’s own practice – reading, dialogue, field trips, dedicated writing time, entertainment, and critiquing – participants will explore ways of generating material, engaging with content and form and challenging their own (and others’) received notions of writing.

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€160
     
27.03.10 Storytelling for Film and TV with Sean Hardie

10.30am-
4.30pm

 

This one-day hands-on workshop explores the art and craft of screenplay storytelling for film and television; ways to create and maintain dramatic tension through the interplay of plot and character; how to play games with your characters’ – and your audience’s - emotions, assumptions, and expectations.

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€70
     
27.03.10 Beginners' Creative Writing with Kerry Hardie

10.30am-
4.30pm

This one-day course introduces aspiring writers to various techniques and exercises that help to free-up their imagination. It is suitable both for writers who are only starting off and for those who haven’t written much yet.

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€70
     
24.04.10 Writing the Short Story with Anthony Glavin
10.30am-
4.30pm

This one-day short-story workshop is designed for those who have always wanted to try their hand at short fiction or have just begun. It will combine writing exercises with discussions and examination of classic short stories.

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€70
 
     
08.05.10 Writers' Bootcamp with Brendan Nolan  

10.30am- 4.30pm

This one-day workshop will be a creative potpourri of review, practice, insight, conversation, workshop, and networking with other writers sharing your field of creativity.

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€70
 
     
 
       
Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1. Tel: +353 1 8721302. Fax: +353 1 8726282
Email: info@writerscentre.ie