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| 03.02.12 |
Poetry Workshop with Catherine Phil MacCarthy |
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| 11am - 1pm |
This workshop is intended for those already involved in the writing process. It introduces some ‘ways in’ to writing that stir both memory and the imagination. It offers a warm and constructive environment to read and gain feedback on recent work and the focus of the workshop is on participants’ own poems and on developing a collection for publication.
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| €220/200 |
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| 08.02.12 |
Beginners' Creative Writing with Jean O'Brien |
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| 6.30 - 8.30pm |
We all have our own stories to tell and this six-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. Writing exercises and workshop sessions will help sharpen your skills.
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| €165/150 |
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| 08.02.12 |
Writing the Memoir with Ivy Bannister |
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| 6.30 - 8.30pm |
What’s your story? Why do you need to tell it? When and where does it occur? Who is it about, and how will you capture these individuals on the page? What kind of research will help? How to begin? How do you plot your path, and keep going? What memoirs should you be reading? These are just some of the questions we’ll be addressing on this six week course on Writing the Memoir.
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| €165/150 |
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16.01.12 |
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. The goal of the course is that by the end of it, those attending will have gained sufficient impetus, clarity and enthusiasm for writing that they will go on to complete their books. It takes place on Monday evenings.
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| €280/260 |
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| 24.01.12 |
Writing the Short Story with Sean O'Reilly |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This ten-week course is for short story writers seeking to develop their craft in the dynamic context of a group. This is a chance to immerse yourself in the issues around the contemporary short story, to focus on producing drafts of new stories and to have your work discussed in detail by other writers.
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€280/260 |
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| 24.01.12 |
Crime Writing with Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin (Pen name: Cormac Millar) |
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| 6.30 - 8.30pm |
This course aims to be useful to anyone interested in writing crime fiction. Over eight weeks, it explores topics such as finding story ideas, developing plot and structure, genre, characterization, dialogue, description and scene writing, social and political themes, finding the narrative voice, editing and continuity, writing a pitch and a blurb, approaching agents and publishers.
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| €220/200 |
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| 24.01.12 |
Novel Writing with Chris Binchy |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This eight-week course is aimed at people who are in the early stages of writing or planning a novel. The course will provide feedback on participants’ submitted work and will focus on identifying their strengths, while discussing narrative structure, character development, pacing and plot.
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€220/200 |
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| 25.01.12 |
Intermediate Creative Writing with Nessa O' Mahony |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
You’ve taken your first steps into creative writing; this eight-week course will provide you with the skills and confidence to develop your own voice and experiment with a variety of forms and genres.
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€220/200 |
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| 26.01.12 |
Beginners' Creative Writing with Alan Jude Moore |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
This ten-week course is aimed at people getting started as writers and will give them a broad overview of writing as a creative process. Through exercises, discussion and advice you will develop your skills as a writer and we will encourage you to produce new work.
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€280/260 |
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| 26.01.12 |
Feature Writing with Henry McDonald |
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6.30 -
8.30pm |
On this ten-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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€280/260 |
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