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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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Life Writing: On Food & Drink with Rosie Schaap

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 6, 2022

Time: 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm

Duration: 6 Weeks
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Fact or Fiction: Using Personal Experiences to Tell Stories with Tanya Farrelly

Level: Beginner |

Date: September 6, 2022

Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Connections Through Literature: Put the Planet in Your Prose with Lynn Buckle

Date: September 6, 2022

Time: 10.00 am – 11.30 am

Duration: 6 Weeks
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Writing a Psychological Thriller with Liza Costello

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 6, 2022

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Public Speaking and Presenting for Writers with Maria Tecce

Level: Professional Development |

Date: September 7, 2022

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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A Novel Approach with David Butler

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 7, 2022

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 8 weeks
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Ecopoetry: Writing Poems for a Sustainable and Diverse World with Jane Robinson

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 7, 2022

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 4 weeks
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It’s the Write Time! with Doreen Duffy

Level: Beginner |

Date: September 8, 2022

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 Weeks
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Writing Your One Wild  and Precious Life: Memoir Writing with Maureen Boyle

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 13, 2022

Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Duration: 6 Weeks
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Fragmenting Experiences, Fragmented Structures with Roe McDermott

Date: September 14, 2022

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Writing the Unspeakable: War and Conflict with Priscilla Morris

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 14, 2022

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Fiction for the Way We Live: Writing Short Stories with Aiden O’Reilly

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 14, 2022

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Donate to the Irish Writers Centre

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