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Irish Writers Centre 2022-2026 Strategy

A new vision for the future of writers and writing in Ireland

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About Us

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30th Anniversary

Last year, the Irish Writers Centre celebrated its 30th anniversary.

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Novel Fair 2023

Submissions for Novel Fair 2023 will open on 1 September! Novel Fair introduces up-and-coming writers to top publishers and literary agents, giving novelists the opportunity to bypass the slush pile, pitch their ideas and place their synopsis and sample chapters directly into the hands of publishers and agents.

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Upcoming Courses

Learning at the Irish Writers Centre

The Irish Writers Centre offers a range of writing courses for writers at every stage of their career. Listed below are a selection of our upcoming courses, with the full archive available via the link below.

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New Irish Communities | Autumn 2022 Weekend Sessions

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 24, 2022

Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm

Duration: 10 Weeks
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Classic Techniques of Comedy Writing: Early Modern Times with Alice Coghlan

Level: Emerging |

Date: October 5, 2022

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 10 weeks
Online |

Against Originality with Christodoulos Makris

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: October 13, 2022

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 8 weeks
In-Person |

Six-Week Starter Kit with Jean O’Brien

Level: Beginner |

Date: November 2, 2022

Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Imaginary Architecture: How to Make a Fictional World with Mary Watson

Level: Beginner |

Date: November 8, 2022

Time: 7-8pm
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Fragmenting Experiences, Fragmented Structures with Roe McDermott

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: November 9, 2022

Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm
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And the World Laughs With You: The Comic Novel with Declan Burke

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: January 9, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 8 weeks
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Playing the Pauses in Flash Fiction – Employing the Unsaid with Marie Gethins

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: January 9, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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New Work Now! – A New Year’s Poetry Course with Rachel Long

Level: Emerging |

Date: January 10, 2023

Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm

Duration: 6 Weeks
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Finish Your Novel with Conor Kostick

Level: Emerging |

Date: January 11, 2023

Time: 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Duration: 10 weeks
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Build a Strong Writing Foundation with E.R. Murray

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: January 11, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
In-Person |

The Writer’s Workbench with Aiden O’Reilly

Level: Emerging |

Date: January 11, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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We offer a range of support options designed to suit individuals and those in the corporate sector who wish to support our work.

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Here, in 19 Parnell Square, a genuine community has grown and flourished. It, like all truly functioning communities, has had to craft its own ethic of solidarity, one that is based on equality, full participation and genuine respect for the many differing voices that makes it up as a whole. It is for that reason that I am very proud to be Patron of the Irish Writers Centre.

President Michael D. Higgins
Patron of the Irish Writers Centre