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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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The Research Bundle: Writing Historical Fiction with William Ryan

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 4, 2023

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 Weeks
Booked Out
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Flash Fiction Transformations: Making the Ordinary into the Extraordinary with Marie Gethins

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 4, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Writing for Social Change with Pragya Agarwal

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 5, 2023

Time: 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Booked Out
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Write a Short Story in Six Weeks with June Caldwell

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 5, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Booked Out
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Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy with John Kenny

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 5, 2023

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Booked Out
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Writing the Non-Human with Doreen Cunningham

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 6, 2023

Time: 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Booked Out
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Six-Week Starter Kit with Jean O’Brien

Level: Beginner |

Date: September 6, 2023

Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Booked Out
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Fact or Fiction: Using Personal Experiences to Tell Stories with Tanya Farrelly

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 11, 2023

Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Booked Out
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The Fundamentals of Fiction with William Ryan

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 12, 2023

Time: 6.00pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 4 Weeks
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A Novel Approach with David Butler

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 12, 2023

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 10 weeks
MERIDIAN ONLINE |

Meridian: The Art of the Pitch with Geraldine Walsh

Level: Professional Development |

Date: September 12, 2023

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 Weeks
Booked Out
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Creative Writing for Absolute Beginners with Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Level: Beginner |

Date: September 14, 2023

Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm

Duration: 8 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