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 Young Adult Fiction, Feature Writing, and Historical 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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6 week courses |
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| 23.09.10 |
Feature Writing with Henry McDonald |
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6.30 -
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On this six-week course Henry McDonald, author and Ireland Correspondent of The Guardian, will cover feature writing techniques for magazines, internet and newspapers, and how these genres differ from the who, what, where, when and how of conventional straight news reporting. Hands-on research and practical writing exercises will form the basis of this dynamic course.
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€165 |
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| 23.09.10 |
Writing the Short Story with John Givens |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This six-week workshop will focus on helping writers develop an effective voice. Our time will be spent discussing stories submitted by workshop members. Writers who are willing to edit and rewrite extensively should profit from this workshop.
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€165 |
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20.09.10 |
Memoir Writing with John MacKenna |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This six-week course will examine approaches to finding the truth; assembling the photographs and memories that are the framework of a work of memoir; beginning your journey; assessing what it is you do and don't want to say; reappraising ideas and completing the work.
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€165 |
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10 week courses |
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| 13.09.10 |
Finish your Novel with Conor Kostick |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This is a practical course for writers who are already part-way through the writing of a book. It takes place on Monday evenings.
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| 15.09.10 |
Beginners Creative Writing with Nessa O'Mahoney |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
During the ten weeks of the course, we’ll explore that mysterious thing called inspiration as well as discussing the craft of writing. The approach will consist of a combination of in-class tuition and exercises and peer critiquing of work in progress. The focus will be on producing work and learning how to edit it.
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€280 |
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21.09.10 |
Beginners' Creative Writing with Jean O'Brien |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
We all have our own stories to tell, this ten-week course is aimed at releasing that story, be it through the medium of fiction, memoir or poetry. If you want to know how to put your story down in a structured way, how and where to get started and how to complete your tale then this course is for you.
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€280 |
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| 21.09.10 |
Writing Historical Fiction with John Givens |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This ten-week course will explore methods for creating a fictional world that is self-consistent, credible, entertaining, and populated by believable characters authentic to their time and place.
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€280 |
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| 21.09.10 |
Young Adult Fiction with Michael Carroll |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This ten-week course will cover the basics of plotting, characterisation and prose with emphasis on tailoring work for the Young Adult market.
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€280 |
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22.09.10 |
Working towards Publication with Michael O'Loughlin |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This course is aimed at the writer who has already done a workshop or has been writing a while and even started to publish their work. It is meant to help the writer to locate and sharpen his or her own voice, whether that is in poetry or prose.
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€280 |
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23.09.10 |
with John Maher |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This is a 10-week course which deals with the nuts and bolts of getting down to starting (and finishing) your novel.
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€280 |
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23.09.10 |
Develop Your Writing with Alan Jude Moore |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This ten-week course is suitable for anyone who has already started writing and wishes to develop their writing further. The aim of the course will be to build on the basics you have already learned and help you engage further with your work and writing life.
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€280 |
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24.09.10 |
Writing Poetry with Peter Sirr |
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10.30 -
12.30pm |
This ten-week course will explore some of the routes into writing poetry, looking at examples of poetry from a wide range of poets, as well as considering participants' own work. The course will explore what distinguishes poetry from any other kind of writing and will also suggest ways of getting beyond the personal and anecdotal into more exciting territory.
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€280 |
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