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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 2024

Submissions for Novel Fair 2024 will open on 1 September 2023. 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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From Dabbling to Diving: Writing Poetry with Mark Granier

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: October 12, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 8 weeks
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Backbone and Heart: Writing a Short Story with Órfhlaith Foyle

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: October 24, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Build a Strong Writing Foundation with E.R. Murray

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: October 25, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Mark-Making, Care-Taking: On Ritual, Reconnection and the Recording of Motherhood with Kerri ní Dochartaigh

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: October 26, 2023

Time: 10 am – 12 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Autofiction with Mary O’Donnell

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: October 31, 2023

Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Everybody’s Talkin’: A Short Story Workshop with Madeline Beach Carey

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: November 1, 2023

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Writing Outside the Box: Writing Edgy Fiction with Tracey Waddleton

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: November 1, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 5 Weeks
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Meridian: Writing Warhol with Jennie Taylor in association with Hugh Lane Gallery

Level: Professional Development |

Date: November 4, 2023

Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm (except where stated)

Duration: 6 Weeks
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Playing the Pauses in Flash Fiction – Employing the Unsaid with Marie Gethins

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: November 6, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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From Spark to Execution: A Novel Plan with Tanya Farrelly

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: December 2, 2023

Time: 10.30 am – 4.30 pm

Duration: 5 hours (one hour lunch break)
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Digging Up The Bones: Research for Non-Fiction and Memoir and an Introduction to Genealogy with Kevin Connolly

Level: Professional Development |

Date: January 8, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 4 weeks
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Telling Your Own Story: The Art of Memoir with Kathy Donaghy

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: January 9, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 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