Clár an Fhómhair

Autumn Programme 2015

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Cúrsaí—Events—Comhair-leoireacht—ProfessionalDevelopment

Creative Writing— Ceardlanna—Seminars—Léamha

We’ve had a whirlwind of a year so far, presenting our Mindshift professional days in Listowel, Belfast, Cork and look out for us in Wicklow soon, all supported by Words Ireland. An exciting development is that an old favourite has a new handle: the Greenbean Novel Fair. We’ve teamed up with Greenbean Coffee Roasters as title sponsor, and the Irish Times as media partner, and can’t wait to serve you Greenbean coffee the next time you are in the Centre! The selection of courses we are offering this autumn is exceptionally note-worthy. As well as our usual range of fiction courses, we’re focusing on writing for radio and TV, a poetry masterclass series with leading poets, an intimate memoir course led by Manchán Magan, a fiction workshop for teens with Deirdre O'Sullivan and, for the adventurous, Barry Keating’s horror fiction day. Professional development abounds with a Mindshift event as Gaeilge, spe-cifically tailored to the needs of Irish language writers and publishers. A must for writers and arts managers is the Managing Creativity Seminar Series where guest experts reveal their top tips. A big thank you to our new Professional Members for signing up. The benefits are many, as the seven Professional Members who are taking part in our Cill Rialaig residencies will attest. As ever, please forage for your writerly needs on our website and, if you like what you see, then we’d love to welcome you as a new member.

Become an IWC Member! Bí i do bhall d’Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann!

STANDARD MeMBeR BeNeFITS•Discounts on bookings.•Use of workspace in beautiful Georgian

surroundings 10am–5.30pm, Mon–Fri.•Free WIFI.•The opportunity to mingle with other

writers at launches and events.•Information on opportunities,

competitions and events.•Annual members showcase.

PROFeSSIONAL MeMBeR BeNeFITSAll the benefits of Standard Membership plus:•Consideration given for all

employment opportunities.•eligible for all WIRs/bursary applications.•Opportunity to act as Member Nominee

on IWC Board.•eligible to be on selection panels

for all IWC opportunities.

A Scríbhneoir, a chara,

Valerie Bistany Stiúrthóir

Membership of the IWC costs just €50 per annum, and only €30 for students and the over 65s. In 2015 we introduced Professional Membership; it costs just €30 until 31 Dec, and from €50 thereafter. We also introduced Organisational Membership and Friends Membership for those looking to strengthen their links with the IWC. Find out more at www.irishwriterscentre.ie.

A big thank you to our significant

friends Jack Harte and Jack Gilligan!

Our courses are loosely divided into colour-coded headings, designed to help you identify your own level as a writer and to encourage you to try new courses:

Autumn Courses 2015 • Cúrsaí an Fhómhair 2015

MID-WEEk CourSES • CúrSaí LÁr-SeaChtaine

FOR THe NOVICe WRITeR: will help you find your way into your own writing through practical, creative and supportive means with an experienced professional facilitator.FOR WRITeRS who have attended courses in the past, the emerging series will allow you to perfect your skills and develop your creative abilities.WORKSHOPS FOR WRITeRS who are eager to step out of their zone or to gain new ideas and skills in different forms, genres or styles. LeD By INDUSTRy PROFeSSIONALS, these workshops are designed to help the writer to work on essential skills that are part and parcel of being a professional writer in the public eye.

Start Writing for Children and Teenagers with SArAh WEBB THUR 3 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 8 WEEKS • €220/€200 MEMBERSWant to write a book for children but don’t know where to start? In this practical, hands-on workshop, participants will look at the different age groups and genres that make up the children’s book world, before embarking on their own writing jour-ney. The classes will include lecturing, in-class exercises, ‘homework’, feedback on individual work, book industry and publishing advice, and plenty of personal expe-rience. Plus there will be a whole lot of book and story sharing. Sarah Webb writes for both children and adults. The first book in her new series, The Songbird Café Girls: Mollie Cinnamon Is not a Cupcake has recently been published. Sarah is the Children's Curator of the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival.

Introduction to Playwriting with MIChEllE rEADTUES 22 SEPT • 7.00PM - 9.00PM • 10 WEEKS • €280/€260 MEMBERS This course introduces the fundamentals of writing for live performance through ex-amples, discussion and practical exercises. Participants create and develop an idea for a play and submit finished scenes for critical feedback. In an exciting develop-ment, 2nd year acting students from the Gaiety School of Acting join the workshops this term to perform and demonstrate the developing work. Michelle Read is a Dublin-based playwright and dramaturg. Her production awards include the Hugh Leonard Bursary and the eamon Keane Full Length Play Award, the Stewart Parker/BBC North-ern Ireland Drama Award and a Fringe First. She holds a Master’s Degree in Drama-turgy and has taught creative and dramatic writing for several organisations including the Gaiety School of Acting and Big Smoke Writing Factory.

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Start to Write with YVonnE CullEn MON 28 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 10 WEEKS • €280/€260 MEMBERS On this playful, diverse course, poet and teacher yvonne Cullen will introduce you to all the short imaginative forms of creative writing, offering brief exercises, close reading of other writers' works, honest, helpful feedback and support, and cre-ative writing habits that stick. Prepare for the unexpected, too, in these classes, as yvonne Cullen encourages your first steps as a new writer, and the start of a more consciously and lastingly creative life. Author of Invitation to the Air (poetry), and A Winter Quarters (non-fiction, forthcoming December 2015), yvonne Cullen has led writing classes all around Ireland with great success for the last twenty-two years.

Beginners Fiction with MIkE McCorMACk THUR 1 OCT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 10 WEEKS • €280/€260 MEMBERSHow do we begin to write a story? How do we develop our characters? What about dialogue and description? How do we recognise the end of a story? Through a series of in-class exercises, close readings and discussions, the class will explore these issues over ten weeks. At the end of the course, each student will have developed a piece of work which will take them to the next stage of their development. Feed-back will be given on individual pieces and revision will be encouraged. Mike Mc-Cormack’s novels and short stories have won several prizes. His first short story collection was nominated as a New york Times Book of the year.

Crime Fiction with louISE PhIllIPS THUR 1 OCT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 10 WEEKS • €280/€260 MEMBERSThis course covers many elements of successful crime writing – creating tension, pace, memorable characters, effective dialogue, plot and a gripping story. Over ten weeks, workshop exercises and editorial critique will sharpen your fictional voice. Since commencing workshops, two of Louise’s students have achieved publishing deals and another two are signed with agents. If you’re looking to start or finish your crime novel, this course will get you closer to the finish line. Louise Phillips is the bestselling author of psychological crime thrillers, Red Ribbons, The Doll’s House (Winner of the Irish Crime Fiction Book of the year), Last Kiss and The Game Changer, to be published September 2015.

Finding Your Form with nESSA o’MAhonY TUES 6 OCT • 11.00AM – 1.00PM • 10 WEEKS • €280/€260 MEMBERSThis course, facilitated by poet and teacher Nessa O’Mahony, will provide you with the skills and confidence to develop your own stories, find your voice and experiment with a variety of forms and genres. During the ten weeks, you will examine poetry, poetic form and imagery, novels and short fiction, screenplays, radio plays and scriptwriting. The emphasis will be on generating new work and finding ways to improve existing work. Students will also look at examples from other writers in order to analyse tech-nique and learn more about the craft. The approach will consist of a combination of in-class tuition and exercises and peer critiques of works-in-progress. Nessa O’Mahony has published three poetry collections: Bar Talk, Trapping a Ghost and Her Father’s Daughter. She won the National Women’s Poetry Competition in 1997 and was short-listed for the Patrick Kavanagh Prize and Hennessy Literature Awards.

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Teens Mid-Term Fiction Workshop with DEIrDrE SullIVAnTUES–THUR, 27–29 OCT • 10.30AM – 4.30PM • 3 DAY • €150After the success of the Summer Fiction Workshop, Deirdre Sullivan returns to the IWC. Teens will explore different sources of inspiration, from books and films to per-sonal experience and engage in flash fiction and a variety of exercises to get their creative juices flowing. The young writers will work on one special piece of fiction, and discover the benefits of editing and redrafting, as well as planning for stories of different lengths; from novels where world-building is necessary, to the char-acter and narrative arc in a short story or flash fiction. Deirdre will share ways to stay motivated when working on longer projects too. Deirdre Sullivan is a writer and teacher from Galway. She has written three novels (Prim Improper, Improper Order, Primperfect) for young adults, with a fourth, Needlework forthcoming. She has also written several horror books in the Nightmare Club series. Primperfect was recently shortlisted for the eU Prize for Literature.

6-Week Starter kit with GAVIn CorBETT Tues 3 NOV • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 6 WEEKS • €165/€150 MEMBERS Great writing careers, from Virginia Woolf to Roddy Doyle, are built on singular writ-ing voices. Make a start in creative writing by finding your own unique voice. Over six weeks, Gavin Corbett will help you coax out that muse, and cover essentials of the writing craft such as character development, plotting, structure, dialogue and tension-building. Participants will produce a short story, or the beginnings of a nov-el, and, each week, Gavin will provide feedback on some of the works-in-progress. Gavin Corbett is the author of three novels: Innocence, This Is the Way and Green Glowing Skull. This Is the Way won the 2013 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the year award and was shortlisted for the encore Prize.

the Stinging Fly Workshop with SEAn o’rEIllY In association with the Irish Writers CentreDEADLINE: MON 17 AUG • STARTS: MON 28 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM 20 WEEKS + 4 ONE-DAYS • €1,500/€1,450 MEMBERSThis workshop, led by acclaimed novelist and short story writer Sean O'Reilly, will meet once a week over a six-month period (Sept 2015 - Mar 2016). each meeting, two participants will present their work-in-progress to the rest of the group for close scrutiny. On four Saturdays during the period, there will be a series of specialist talks on issues around the process of writing and the imagination. Over the dura-tion, each participant will also have two one-on-one sessions with Sean. A maxi-mum of ten places will be offered on the basis of work submitted by Monday, 17 August. Participating writers will receive free IWC membership for the duration of the course. Sean O’Reilly is the author of Curfew and Other Stories, the novels Love and Sleep and The Swing of Things, and the experimental novella, Watermark. He is a contributing editor to The Stinging Fly magazine and teaches creative writ-ing at the American College, Dublin. For detailed information and how to apply, see www.stingingfly.org.

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Television Writing Workshop with FErDIA MacAnnA MON 21 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 12 WEEKS • €350/€325 MEMBERSWriting TV drama can be artistically and financially rewarding. Nowadays, most of the top screenwriters are writing for acclaimed international TV dramas like Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad and The Good Wife as well as soaps like Eastenders, Fair City and Red Rock. This course will cover drama writing basics including structure, dialogue, dra-matic premise, character building and creation, and scene breakdowns while providing guidance and expertise on how to find work in the industry. Ferdia MacAnna is a novel-ist, screenwriter and TV producer/director. He has produced and directed many TV pro-grammes including Don’t Feed the Gondolas, Upwardly Mobile and the BAFTA-winning Custer’s Last Stand Up. He has taught screenwriting, creative writing and scripting at various colleges including Trinity College, Dublin and DCU.

Screenwriting Workshop with rAChEl o FlAnAGAn & MArY kATE o FlAnAGAnWED 23 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.45PM • 10 WEEKS • €280/€260 MEMBERSThis course focuses on the art of scene-writing. It covers the overall structure of a screenplay first, then examines how to make scenes economical, compelling and visual. The first four weeks will consist of lectures, film analysis, television drama analysis and scene analysis. Thereafter, participants will write scenes each week to be workshopped and polished. Participants will complete an outline and six strong scenes for the pivotal moments of their story. Rachel and Mary Kate O Flanagan work with screenwriters internationally helping to shape scripts for film and television. www.adramaticimprovement.com

Writing Memoir with hEnrY McDonAlD WED 30 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 8 WEEKS • €220/€200 MEMBERSMemoir is now a highly respected sub-set of literature and some of the greatest literary works have, in fact, been true-life accounts with writers mining from an eclectic seam of life like the misery of an Irish childhood (Angela's Ashes) to the drug-fuelled farcical romp around early 1970's America (Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas). In this eight week course, students will be encouraged to nurture their own proposed memoir project through lectures, in-class exercises and reading key texts. Henry McDonald is the au-thor of seven non-fiction books including the critically acclaimed NI Troubles-childhood memoir Colours. Henry is the Ireland Correspondent for The Guardian and The Observer, and has written for a range of publications such as The Spectator and GQ magazine.

Finish Your novel with Conor koSTICk TUES 22 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 10 WEEKS • €280/€260 MEMBERS This is a practical course for writers who are part way through writing a novel. Par-ticipants will workshop together to further the progress of their manuscripts, as well as engage in discussions on a weekly topic such as characterisation, dialogue, drama, etc. which are designed to strengthen the quality of their writing. More than twenty past participants of this course have secured book deals. Conor Kostick is the author of a number of successful books. In 2009, Conor was presented with a Special Merit Award by the Reading Association of Ireland; in 2010 he was the Farm-leigh Writer-in-Residence. Conor was president of the Irish jury for the eU Prize for Literature, 2015.

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reading Modern Poetry in Translation with hArrY ClIFTon TUES 22 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 6 WEEKS • €165/€150 MEMBERSFollowing the success of the previous Readings in Modern and Contemporary Po-etry, this continues the series with collaborative readings of key poetic texts in the great age of translation from 1960 onwards, with special emphasis on the influence of eastern european poetries on contemporary poetry in english, as well as work from the major west european languages and the Far east. As with previous mod-ules, the approach is non-academic and informal, working from handouts provided, and with an emphasis on hearing as well as seeing the work. Facilitator, Harry Clif-ton, has recently completed his term as Ireland Professor of Poetry.

The Poetry Masterclass Series with MulTIPlE AuThorSWED 30 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 8 WEEKS • €250/€230 MEMBERSThe poet must constantly look for new ways to explore and engage with poetry, in order to develop and grow. This series of curated masterclasses, taking place over eight weeks, is designed to encourage the experienced poet to step outside his/her comfort zone through exposure to the working techniques and ideas of practising poets at the top of their game. each week, a different poet will deliver a masterclass on a theme of their choice. Join Paul Perry, Enda Wyley, Pat Boran, Kevin Higgins, Moyra Donaldson, Peter Sirr, Colm Keegan and Kimberly Campanello, to discover new ways to get to the heart of your work.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fiction with oISín McGAnn TUES 29 SEPT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 6 WEEKS • €165/€150 MEMBERSThis course combines tuition, writing exercises and feedback; it will help writers to develop technique and teach trade skills. It will also focus on the fundamental elements of storytelling and how they can be applied to make the unreal feel real, not just in science fiction and fantasy, but across all genres. The course will include practical advice on publishing, as well as the editing, production and promotion of your work. Oisín McGann has published eleven novels. He is a winner of the euro-pean Science Fiction Society Award and has been shortlisted for Locus Magazine’s Best First Novel.

Strange Times, Strange Tellers: Experimental Fiction with DAVE lorDAnTHUR 1 OCT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 8 WEEKS • €220/€200 MEMBERSFind your unique way of making your unique fictions in Strange Times, Strange Tell-ers with Dave Lordan, returning to the IWC for the 5th time – revised, revamped and reloaded – open to repeat and new students. The course covers the techniques of formally innovative writers such as Calvino, Cortazar, and Joyce, and movements such as beats, oulipo, surrealists. It is aimed at adventurous emerging and estab-lished writers as well as multidisciplinary artists who wish to incorporate text into their practice. New sessions include hoax fiction and gonzo fiction. The course culminates in a public performance of your work. Dave Lordan is the author of the experimental fiction collection First Book of Frags and is editor of the Young Ireland-ers fiction anthology. An experienced and popular teacher, he has led and designed numerous successful workshops.

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Writing and Publishing Arts reviews, Interviews & Analysis with EIThnE ShorTAll MON 5 OCT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 8 WEEKS • €220/€200 MEMBERSThese eight evening workshops will allow participants to develop the skills neces-sary to write arts interviews, reviews, criticism and broader, long-form cultural anal-ysis pieces that would be suitable for newspapers and other publications – print and online. The classes will focus on how to structure an article, select suitable subject matter and keep audiences engaged. Different forms of arts writing will be explored with students getting a chance to try their hand at each one and receive detailed feedback. Run in association with Books Ireland magazine, this course will provide participants with a newly published book for review. All reviews will be read by the magazine's editor and considered for publication. The course will also give participants a practical grounding in how to pitch ideas to editors and a list of ap-propriate contacts. Suitable for practiced writers and novices. eithne Shortall is chief arts writer with The Sunday Times, Ireland and broadcast contributor to RTÉ and the BBC.

Managing Creativity Seminar Series presented by the Irish Writers Centre in association with BAnTEr MON 5 OCT • 6.30PM – 8.30PM • 8 WEEKS • €165/€150 MEMBERSFor writers, artists and arts managers, finishing the work is just the start of the cre-ative process. In today’s digital driven and event focused environment, it can be chal-lenging to disseminate your work and ensure it gets the exposure it deserves. With the help of numerous guest experts from a range of artistic fields (e.g. literature, media, design), this seminar series will give participants a grounding in some of the key skills around managing, selling and marketing your own creative projects. each evening will cover topics including: setting up one-off events, festivals, marketing, social media, funding, business and taxes, and print projects. Our guest line-up includes Jim Carroll (Banter and The Irish Times), Declan Meade (The Stinging Fly), Susan Tomaselli (gorse), Nadine O'Regan (The Sunday Business Post), emmet Condon (Homebeat) and Bren By-rne (OFFSeT, Ways & Means) to name just a few. each seminar will allow at least 30 mins for Q&A. Check www.irishwriterscentre.ie for guest updates.

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Join us for our open Day - Autumn 2015SAT 12 SEPT • 11.00AM – 3.00PM • Places will be held on a first-come-first-served basis

•Free creative writing classes - includes prose and poetry sample classes

• Information session on our Greenbean Novel Fair

•Presentation on our Professional Development initiatives for writers

•Join Inkslingers – our popular and longest running writing group

•Drop into a New Irish Communities session, an open creative writing group for non-native english speakers

•Free tours of the building•Free tea, coffee, cake and biscuits

Come in and sample our new Greenbean Coffee from Greenbean Coffee Roasters!'the only Irish or British coffee company worth considering'

Come in and sample our new Greenbean Coffee from Greenbean Coffee Roasters!'the only Irish or British coffee company worth considering'

(No class: Mon 26 Oct)

(No class: Mon 26 Oct)

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Mindshift: Breaking into Television with GuEST PAnElS, WorkShoPS & InTErVIEWSSAT 12 SEPT • 10.30AM – 4.30PM • 1 DAY • €60/€50 MEMBERSAs the most demanding form of drama work, writing for TV can be the best way to perfect the craft of scriptwriting. There are regular openings at Fair City, Ros na Rún and Red Rock, and growing opportunities to write TV dramas for Irish and interna-tional audiences. Ferdia MacAnna (writer, director) will workshop how to prepare sample scripts to get you your first break. A panel of soap writers, story editors and producers will explain how writing soap works, and how to get your foot in the door. eddie Doyle (Head of Comedy, Talent and Music Dev. at RTÉ) will join a panel of Irish production companies to talk about commissioning new TV drama scripts. Finally, there will be an interview with two successful TV writers who will share their experi-ences and expertise. All sessions will allow time for Q&A. For additions and edits to the line-up, see www.irishwriterscentre.ie.

Teaching Creative Writing with DAVE lorDAnSAT 26 SEPT • 10.30AM – 1.30PM • 6 CLASSES EVERY 2ND SAT • €250/€230 MEMBERSA practical, intensive course in how and why to teach creative writing in a variety of contexts, including schools and community organisations, to adults and children of all ages, to writers in different genres and career stages. Lesson planning, cur-riculum design and project planning will be covered in detail, and the course will focus closely on how to get the creative best from each student. Learn how to find your niche and seek employment in the growing but complex creative writing pro-fession. Dave Lordan developed his teacher training practice at Mater Dei Institute of education, DCU, where he was nominated for the 2013 Presidents Award. He is the leading expert in teaching creative writing for community education in Ireland, having worked with RTÉ, Children’s Books Ireland, Dublin City Libraries, and youth-reach, among others.

The heart of the Matter with MAnChán MAGAn SAT 3 OCT • 10.30AM – 4.30PM • 1 DAY • €80/€70 MEMBERSParticipants will be encouraged to write what really matters with personal essays or words that define a moment of confession, revelation or emergence in an elegant, engaging way. Capture your readers by laying bare what it is that lies hidden inside; those cloaked, secret issues, memories, feelings that occupy so much of our inner thought, but never get expressed. Manchán Magan will show participants how to adopt a balanced voice and a critical perspective, so that the writing does not come across as a rant or self-absorbed, but has the pleasing trait of being self-aware and reasoned, in addition to the initial display of untrammelled honesty and passion. Manchán Magan is a travel documentary-maker. He has written books on his travels in Africa, India and South America (known for their searing, uncompromising hon-esty), and wrote the ‘Magan’s World’ travel column for the Irish Times.

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Poetry Workshop with noEl MonAhAn SAT 3 OCT • 10.30AM – 4.30PM • 1 DAY • €80/€70 MEMBERSCovering a broad range of topics, including poetic inspiration, finding your ideal form, arranging your work on the page, rhythm, line breaks and editing, Noel Monahan will take poets of all abilities through their paces. With seven published collections behind him, Noel will also share his knowledge of how best to approach publishers and get printed in journals. Participants will be encouraged to bring a work-in-progress to the course for review. Noel Monahan’s literary awards include The SeaCat National Award organised by Poetry Ireland, The Hiberno-english Poetry Award, The Irish Writers’ Union Poetry Award, The William Allingham Poetry Award and The Kilkenny Poetry Prize for Poetry. His work has been translated into Italian, French, Romanian and Russian.

A Guide to the Short Story with AlAn McMonAGlESAT 10 OCT • 10.30AM – 4.30PM • 1 DAY • €80/€70 MEMBERSDeploying a mix of theory, exercise and class discussion, this one-day course will steer participants through the elements of an effective short story. Students will look at openings, voice, tone, point-of-view, characterisation, dialogue, language, setting and endings, while also examining what a short story attempts to achieve, reference proven masters, and apply these to prompt-based exercises. This course is suitable for the committed beginner and to those who have been writing for some time. Award-winning writer, Alan McMonagle has published two collections of short stories, Liar Liar (Wordsonthestreet, 2009) and Psychotic Episodes (Arlen House, 2013). He is a contributor to the anthology Young Irelanders (New Island, 2015), and holds an MA in Writing from NUI, Galway.

Writing for radio with BrIAn lEYDEnSAT 17 OCT • 10.30AM – 4.30PM • 1 DAY • €80/€70 MEMBERSWriting for radio takes many forms – the dramatic play or the short story, documentary or memoir/travel pieces, such as those for RTÉ Radio 1’s Sunday Miscellany. Brian Ley-den will talk you through the how to’s and challenges unique to each of these genres and help you to discover which radio format best suits the story you want to tell. Aoife Nic Cormaic, Producer of Sunday Miscellany, will make a guest appearance and bring her experience to bare. Brian Leyden is author of the best-selling memoir The Home Place, the novel Death and Plenty and most recently, Sweet Old World: New & Selected Stories. He is a past winner of the RTÉ Radio 1 Francis MacManus Award, he has writ-ten for BBC Radio 4, and has had numerous writings featured on Sunday Miscellany and the Doc on One (RTÉ Radio 1) and The Quiet Quarter (Lyric FM).

Writing Deadly Fiction with BArrY kEATInGSAT 31 OCT • 10.30AM – 4.30PM • 1 DAY • €80/€70 MEMBERSThis course is aimed at anybody with an interest in writing horror fiction. It will fo-cus on the allure of horror and its evolution throughout the decades, while exploring various tropes that make up the genre. There will be tips on writing effective scares, understanding the sub-genres of horror, including slasher flicks and zombie movies, as well as short character creation exercises designed to help you craft a screen mon-ster. Barry Keating is the writer of the feature films Nymph, The Rift and Downhill, and comic books Day of the Dead: Desertion, Battle Royale: Parent’s Day and Demons 3.

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Beginning Your novel with CAThErInE DunnE SAT 31 OCT & SAT 21 NOV • 10.30AM – 4.30PM • 2 DAYS • €150/€135 MEMBERSDuring these two days, attendees will explore how to construct a plot, how to give life to fictional characters and how to stay motivated for the long haul that is novel-writing. Participants will have the opportunity to work on practical exercises that will help give shape to even the most tentative beginnings. Above all, participants will have the time and the space to develop the voice that best suits their story. Catherine Dunne is the award-winning author of nine novels and one work of non-fiction. She was recently long-listed for the Laureate for Irish Fiction Award. new Irish Communities Weekend Sessions with MArk GrAnIErCONTINUES EVERY 2ND SAT FROM 15 AUG ONWARD • BI-WEEKLY • 11.00AM – 1.00PM • €6 PER SESSION or €20 FOR A COURSE OF 4 SESSIONSevery second Saturday, join writer and creative writing facilitator Mark Granier for two hours of creative writing exercises and feedback on your work. Share your life experiences through new pieces of poetry or prose – and do it well in english. This course is perfect for non-native english speakers with an interest in creative writing. Some proficiency in english is recommended. Mark Granier is a poet and photographer based in Dublin. His latest collection Haunt was published by Salmon Poetry in 2015.

Mindshift: Buneolas ar Ghnó na Scríbhneoireachta don Scríbhneoir mar chuid den fhéile litríochta IMrAMDÉ SATHAIRN 17 DEIREADH FÓMHAIR • 10.00AM - 3.45PM • 1 LÁ • €25/€20 COMHALTAÍTá an seisiúin forbartha gairme seo do scríbhneoirí Gaeilge, nua agus seanbhun-aithe, chomh maith leo sin atá ag foilsiú sa Ghaeilge. Beidh sé dírithe ar dheise-anna maoinithe agus tacaíochta, scéimeanna scríbhneoirí cónaithe agus ar ghnó an aistriúcháin. Tabharfaid sé léargas fosta ar stáid na foilsitheoireachta Gaeilge faoi láthair. Ná caill an deis eisceachtúil seo do dhaoine atá gafa le litríocht na Gaeilge do údair ghníomhacha agus gach duine atá rannpháirteach i dtionscadal na leabhar. Cathal Póirtéir atá ag eagrú na hócáide. Le tacaíocht ó Fhoras na Gaeilge.

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Editing in Word with AnnE WADDInGhAM in association with Publishing IrelandTHUR 8 OCT or FRI 9 OCT • 9.30AM – 5.00PM • 1 DAY • €325/€295 IWC, Pub Irl, AFEPI or SfEP

you can change an author’s file on-screen relatively easily – but editing it efficiently and effectively requires more skill and specialist knowledge. Through a series of hands-on exercises, this course shows you how to make on-screen editing a more efficient process; improving the speed and quality of your work. you will learn best practice in preparing files for import into typesetting programs and you will also learn how to find the best resources on the internet. At the end of this course, you should be able to edit efficiently on-screen and customise Word for editing. This course contributes to PUB 19 of the Book & Journal Publishing National Occupational Standards. Anne Waddingham trades as WordMedic (‘Making words better’) and has worked in STM publishing for over 30 years. She specialises in tutoring, on-screen editing and proofreading, and project management. Advanced Proofreading with roSEMArY roBErTSMON 19 OCT • 9.30AM – 5.00PM • 1 DAY • €295/€265 IWC, Pub Irl, AFEPI or SfEP

This course will teach you strategies for decision-making, carrying through changes consistently, dealing with an author and finishing the job to a high standard. you will be taught how to get the most out of the proof stages without compromising the budget and schedule. These skills are transferable to any and every publishing context, print or digital. At the end of this course, you should be able to decide what to change and what to leave alone, and employ strategies for checking and cross-checking (as opposed to reading). This course contributes to PUB 20 of the Book & Journal Publishing National Occupational Standards. Rosemary has worked in-house as a copy-editor and editorial manager for academic, reference and trade publishers, including Oxford University Press and Thames & Hudson. She was the chief copy-editor for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, responsible for all the editing and proofreading work done by freelancers.

Advanced Copy-Editing with MArGArET AhErnETHUR 22 OCT • 9.30AM – 5.00PM • 1 DAY • €295/€265 IWC, Pub Irl, AFEPI or SfEP

A practical course for experienced editors who really want to hone their skills. Complex exercises tackle a range of material that presents challenges in comprehension, structure and consistency. At the end of this course, you should be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the issues that arise when working on multi-author reference works, identify the existing skills and knowledge that you can use to tackle complex texts with confidence and rewrite texts to avoid problems. This course contributes to PUB 14 and PUB 19 of the Book & Journal Publishing National Occupational Standards. Margaret has worked in publishing since 1986 as a proofreader, copy-editor, project manager and tutor/mentor for a number of clients, including Blackwell, Oxford University Press, Routledge and the Audit Commission. She is a founder member of the Society for editors and Proofreaders (SfeP) and a mentor in proofreading and copy-editing on the SfeP’s mentoring scheme.

ThE PuBlIShInG TrAInInG CEnTrE, lonDon in association with the IrISh WrITErS CEnTrE

_____ ___________Prof. DeveloPment

www.irishwriterscentre.ie10

The President will visit the Centre on 13 January 2016, marking what promises to be a memorable inaugural event in our 25th anniversary celebration year. We are also thrilled to welcome six new Ambassadors who will act to promote and endorse the Irish Writers Centre over the next three years. They are all key literary figures in Irish literature selected across a range of disci-plines and we look forward to working with them in further-ing the aims and ambitions of the Irish Writers Centre both at home and abroad. The Irish Writers Centre Ambassadors are: Anne enright, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, John Banville, Joseph O’Connor, Marian Keyes and Roy Foster.

announcement

SAVE ThE DATE 13 January 2016 from 11am

for an event honouring our new Patron, Micheál D. Ó hUigínn,

Uachtarán Na hÉireann

We are delighted to announce that President of

Ireland, Michael D. higgins, has kindly agreed

to become the Patron of the irish Writers centre.

FurThEr InForMATIon + BookInG

Go to the Professional

Development Section

of our site to see

what writers and

industry professionals

are available.

MAnuSCrIPT DEVEloPMEnT:Meet with an experienced and published author of your choice who will:• read your work in-depth • provide you with a written report in advance of the meeting• meet one-to-one for an hour and a half to provide

further feedback and give directionyou can meet the author/mentor just once, or on a number of occasions for ongoing manuscript development. you can provide new or revised text in advance of each meeting. WE oFFEr MEnTorInG For ThE FolloWInG ForMS AnD GEnrES:Novels, short fiction, playwriting, TV & film scripts, poetry, historical fiction, fantasy fiction, crime writing, feature writing, freelance journalism, travel writing and more.ConSulTATIon:Involves a one-hour meeting with a writer or professional to seek industry advice and information on any of the following areas: • book publicity• author contracts• marketing and social media• introduction to the

publishing industry

• managing book launches• teaching creative writing• engaging festival

curators or venues• and more...

MEnTorInG ProGrAMME • CLÁr COMhairLeOireaChta

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For further discussion and advice on the programme and guidance on submitting: w w w . a m c d . i e 0 1 - 6 7 6 - 8 9 3 9 a d m i s s i o n s @ a m c d . i e

• Offersaspiringorpublishedwritersaone-yearcoursewhichexaminestheprocessandcompositionofprosefiction.

• Acombinationofcriticalworkshopsandindividualmentoringguidesstudentstowardscompletingeitheranovelorashortstorycollection.

• Considersthecreativewritingprocessfromintellectual,psychological,economicandculturalangles.

• Alsoemphasisesthebusinessandprofessionalenvironmentofwriting,withseminarspresentedbyagentsandpublishersandmasterclassesbyestablishedwriters.

‘My work was pushed forward by the energy and drive of the tutors, and pulled apart by their sharing of skills and expertise. I never dreamt I could write so much in such a

short space of time.’

JOAnChristie,MFAClassof2013

AmericAn college Dublin in association with the irish Writers centre

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing

AmericanCollegeDublin,aconstituentcollegeofirishAmericanUniversity,isaccreditedbytheMiddlestatesCommissiononhighereducation

€5.95 / £4.95

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the world of Irish books–every two months

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We are proud to announce our new title sponsor

for the novel fair, greenbean coffee roasters

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info@writerscentre.ie • 01 872 1302 • www.irishwriterscentre.ie

What’s on This Autumn28 Aug takin the mic open mic night. also on 25 Sept, 30 oct, 27 nov

8 Sept milk & cookie Stories. repeated on 2nd tues of every month

12 Sept annual open Day: writing groups, tours, free workshops

12 Sept mindshift: Breaking into television

18 Septculture night with iWc, children’s Books ireland & The Stinging Fly

26 Sept Publishing Day supported by Words ireland & Wicklow co. council

30 Sept craft Seminar with lucía guerra in assoc. with iSla festival

3 oct craft Seminar with carlos gamerro in assoc. with iSla festival

17 oct mindshift: Buneolas ar ghnó na Scríbhneoireachta

29 oct clasacaigh do Pháistí á naistriú go gaeilge

5 nov irish Writers centre annual members’ night

14 nov craft Seminars in assoc. with Dublin Book festival

14 nov Songbook in assoc. with Homebeat & Dublin Book festival

19 nov Strange times, Strange tellers showcase

21 nov fly on the Wall session with The Stinging Fly

3 Dec Jack Harte Bursary announcement

EVEnTS AT ThE IrISh WrITErS CEnTrE ar Siúl in Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann

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