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Announcing our Cill Rialaig Residencies Awardees 2022

August 17, 2022 11:31 am Published by Leave your thoughts

This autumn marks the eighth consecutive year of Irish Writers Centre residencies with Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry. The seven selected awardees for this round are Sasha de Buyl, Sonya Gildea, Niamh Scullion, Colette Ní Ghallchóir, Anne McDonald, Trish Bennett, and Maggie Breen. These writers will spend 10 days in Cill Rialaig from 1-11th October developing new creative work. Sasha de Buyl writes short stories and creative non-fiction as well as making zines and comics. Their writing has been published in Gutter magazine, Belfield Literary Review and the anthology Nasty Women, published by 404 Ink. Their comics have been published by BBC’s The Social and The Art of Being Dangerous (Leuven University Press, 2021). In 2021, Sasha was awarded an Arts Council Agility Award for Literature. Sonya Gildea is a Poetry Ireland Introductions poet, 2021. She is winner of the John... Read Moreread more.


Arts Administration Internship at the Irish Writers Centre

August 11, 2022 5:19 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

ABOUT THE ROLE JOB TITLE: Arts Administration Intern REPORTING TO: Deputy Director/Administrator CONTRACT: Part-time, 3 days per week /21 hours per week / 0.6 FTE. Contract for three months from 26th September 2022, with four-week probation period. Hours will be regular based on a three-day week, but may comprise of half-days/evenings or full days and exceptionally, Saturdays. REMUNERATION: €10.50 per hour LOCATION:  Normal place of work is Irish Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 and online during Covid-19 restrictions. Please note the post-holder will need to be Dublin-based to carry out the duties of this position. PURPOSE OF ROLE: This is a new entry level Internship role for someone with a literature or an arts background wishing to join a dedicated team to assist in the delivery of resources and supports to Irish writers.  The role includes a mix... Read Moreread more.


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38 writers from around the country selected for the Irish Writers Centre’s National Mentoring Programme

August 11, 2022 11:29 am Published by Leave your thoughts

After a national call out, 38 writers have been selected for the Irish Writers Centre’s National Mentoring Programme from a total of over 300 applicants. Selected writers will receive professional literary mentoring over the next 8 months from an acclaimed Irish writer of their choice. Selected writers for the 2022 National Mentoring Programme are: Tracy Gaughan Colombian Embassy Sheila McWade All Other Counties Theresa Ryder All Other Counties Hugh Madden All Other Counties Neil Tully All Other Counties Geraldine Morrissey All Other Counties Ger Duffy All Other Counties Máire Robinson All Other Counties Leopold O’Shea All Other Counties Sonya Gildea DLR Arts Office Mia Doring DLR Libraries Charlotte Buckley Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Eoghan Carrick Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Caroline McEvoy Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature... Read Moreread more.


Competitions & Opportunities

Opportunities & Competitions: August 2022

August 2, 2022 5:27 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Each month we update our Competitions & Submissions page, along with our Bursaries & Funding, to ensure that we are connecting our writers with the best upcoming opportunities. Here are a few deadlines we wanted to highlight in August! Competitions & Opportunities Waterford Poetry Prize Deadline: 12th August 2022 The Waterford Poetry Prize is open to all writers currently living on the island of Ireland. Please see eligibility for details. Waterford Poetry Prize has emerged from the influence of the late Waterford writer Seán Dunne whose poetry continues to inspire. PRIZES: The winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2022 will be announced at a special event at the Waterford Writers Weekend, as part of the Imagine Arts Festival on Friday 28th October 2022. First prize is €400 plus attendance at a designated writing course at the Molly Keane Writers Retreat, Ardmore in 2023 (This prize valued €250 is non-transferable and no cash alternative will be... Read Moreread more.


Opportunities & Competitions July 2022

Opportunities & Competitions: July 2022

July 5, 2022 2:57 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Each month we update our Competitions & Submissions page, along with our Bursaries & Funding, to ensure that we are connecting our writers with the best upcoming opportunities. Here are a few deadlines we wanted to highlight in July! Competitions & Opportunities Tolka Journal  Deadline: 8th July 2022 All submissions should be previously unpublished. We welcome all forms of non-fiction: personal essay, memoir, reportage, travel writing, auto-fiction, and the writing that falls in between. Our guideline word count for work is 2,000–4,000 words. Submissions should be in one .doc or .docx attachment and double-spaced. We are happy to consider simultaneous submissions but ask that you notify us should your work be accepted elsewhere. We offer contributors a flat fee of ‎‎€300, which we pay prior to publication; contributors also receive a copy of the issue in which their work is featured. We only... Read Moreread more.


Announcing our 2022 IWC/WCLF Young Writer Delegates

June 29, 2022 11:04 am Published by Leave your thoughts

We’re delighted to announce our IWC/WCLF Young Writer Delegate awardees, who will attend the West Cork Literary Festival from 9-15th July, and work with local writer mentor Danielle McLaughlin. The four awardees are Caitlin Young, Mark Jackson, Darcey Duggan and Em Egan Reeve. Now in its fifth year, the IWC Young Writer Delegates Programme gives young writers an opportunity to immerse themselves in a literature festival and to contribute to it as active participants. You can keep up with the Young Writer Delegates on their Instagram page, and through the Irish Writers Centre and WCLF social media channels. The full festival programme is now also available to view over on the festival website.  Caitlin Young is a writer and editor living in Belfast. Her poetry, fiction and non-fiction has been published in Sonder Lit, The Honest Ulsterman, Impossible Archetypes, Catatonic Daughters,... Read Moreread more.


12 Irish Language Writers Awarded IWC Course Bursaries

July 4, 2022 10:34 am Published by Leave your thoughts

We are delighted to announce the awardees of our Course Bursaries for Irish Language Writers, funded by Foras na Gaeilge. These bursaries enable writers to develop their skills through funded places at Irish Writers Centre creative writing courses, and open up access to course entry by subsidising costs to individuals who may not otherwise be able to take a course. The 12 awardees are Joanne McCarthy, HK Ní Shioradáin, Máire Burns, Pádraig Ó Cuinneagáin, Caitríona Lane, Dervla O’Keeffe, Annemarie Nugent, Niamh Nic Aodha Bhuí, Brian Ó Tiomáin, Declan Jones, Hilary Bowen-Walsh and Ruth Nic Giolla Iasachta. Joanne McCarthy File dátheangach í Joanne McCarthy. Her work is published in Poetry Ireland Review, New Irish Writing, The Stinging Fly, Comhar, Splonk, Aneas, The Honest Ulsterman, The Ireland Chair of Poetry Anthology and more. She is co-editor of the literary journal The Waxed... Read Moreread more.


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Danielle McLaughlin announced as the mentor for the IWC/WCLF Young Writer Delegate Programme 2022

June 10, 2022 4:20 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

We are delighted to announce Danielle McLaughlin as the mentor for the IWC/WCLF Young Writer Delegate Programme 2022 👏 Danielle McLaughlin’s short story collection Dinosaurs on Other Planets was published in 2015 by The Stinging Fly Press. In 2019, she was a Windham-Campbell Prize recipient, and won the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award. Her first novel, The Art of Falling, was published in 2021 by John Murray and was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2022. The deadline for applications has been extended until Wednesday 15 June. Now in its fifth year, the IWC Young Writer Delegate Programme is intended to give young writers an opportunity to immerse themselves in a literature festival, soak up the atmosphere and to contribute to it as active participants. The selected four young writers will attend WCLF Festival events, and reflect on their experiences... Read Moreread more.


Foundation Programme awardees

Introducing the Foundation Programme Awardees

June 8, 2022 12:50 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The Irish Writers Centre is delighted to announce the awardees of the Foundation Programme, a collaborative pilot programme offered in partnership with Cúirt International Literature Festival Dublin that aims to break down access barriers for emerging writers from ethnic minority backgrounds as they launch their careers. The six writers selected for participation are Nora Corcoran, Mahito Indi Henderson, Maryam Madani, Rafael Mendes, Charlotte Rea-Patel and Sylvia Wohlfarth. These writers will receive a range of supports including access to writing courses and bespoke workshops which aim to demystify the publishing industry, culminating in a live performance of their work. They will also be mentored by Sharmilla Beezmohun, a London-based novelist, editor and co-founder of Speaking Volumes. Participants for Foundation were selected from the writers featured in Breaking Ground Ireland, a landmark publication by Cúirt International Festival of Literature and National University... Read Moreread more.


Opportunities & Competitions

Opportunities & Competitions: June 2022

June 1, 2022 11:01 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Each month we update our Competitions & Submissions page, along with our Bursaries & Funding, to ensure that we are connecting our writers with the best upcoming opportunities. Here are a few deadlines we wanted to highlight in June! Competitions & Opportunities Write By the Sea Literary Festival 2022 Writing Competitions Deadline: 3rd June 2022 Two category winners will be presented with a cash prize of €500 and the overall winner will receive the top cash prize of €1000. All three winners will receive a beautiful hand-crafted Write By The Sea Festival 2022 Writing Competition trophy and all three winning pieces will be published on the Write By The Sea website. Each category winner will receive a free weekend ticket to Write By The Sea festival 2022 (Covid-19 restrictions in force at festival time will determine the type of free ticket to be... Read Moreread more.


Opportunities & Competitions May 2022

Opportunities & Competitions: May 2022

May 3, 2022 2:21 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Each month we update our Competitions & Submissions page, along with our Bursaries & Funding, to ensure that we are connecting our writers with the best upcoming opportunities. Here are a few deadlines we wanted to highlight in May! Competitions & Opportunities 2022 Bristol Short Story Award Deadline: 4th May 2022 The 2022 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries. The competition is open to all writers around the world whether published or unpublished, UK or non-UK based. The closing date for entries is midnight (BST) May 4th, 2022. 20 stories will be shortlisted and published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 15. The winner and 2 runners up will be selected from the shortlist and announced at an awards ceremony in October 2022. 1st prize is £1,000, 2nd prize is £500, 3rd prize is £250. 17 further prizes of £100... Read Moreread more.


Duo Awardees 2022

IWC Mentor/Member Duo Programme 2022 Awardees

May 3, 2022 3:33 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

We’re delighted to announce the awardees of our IWC Mentor/Member Duo Programme 2022. The second round of our One-to-One Mentoring and Membership Combined Programme with writers from diverse backgrounds in mind, kindly supported by Dublin City Council. The ten selected writers are Shane Murphy, Jacob Clarke, Eileen Stelter, Patrick Osborne, Aileen Malone, Grace Banks, A.F., Mahito Indi Henderson, Brendan Shanahan, and Jennifer Wilson O’Raghallaigh. They will avail of one year of Irish Writers Centre membership, and one 90 minute mentoring session through our One-to-One Mentoring Programme, with a professional writer of their choice. Shane Murphy was born in 1999 in Dublin. He holds an honours degree in English Studies from Trinity College Dublin where he is currently studying Modern and Contemporary Literature. He won the 2022 New Writing Prize at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature. His first short story... Read Moreread more.


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Our Young Writer Delegates look back on Cúirt 2022

April 20, 2022 1:56 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Earlier this month, writers, readers and book-lovers from far and wide travelled to Galway for the Cúirt International Festival of Literature 2022, and the much anticipated return of in-person events. From 4-10 April, attendees were treated to a week full of readings, conversations, film screenings, walking tours, events and special guests, which showcased new voices, diverse writing, Irish and international writing talent. Among the attendees were our IWC/Cúirt Young Writer Delegates, William Keohane, Rere Ukponu, Hannah Gallagher, Luca Melis and Ella Gaynor. Here is what they thought of the experience. Unsettled: Rosaleen McDonagh Review by Rere Ukponu There have been many times where I’ve wanted to disappear, wanted to fit in so well that I faded into the wallpaper. However, during this engaging, poignant and frankly hilarious conversation between icon, author, activist (though she might not call herself one) and... Read Moreread more.


April Opps

Opportunities & Competitions: April 2022

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Each month we update our Competitions & Submissions page, along with our Bursaries & Funding, to ensure that we are connecting our writers with the best upcoming opportunities. Here are a few deadlines we wanted to highlight in April! Competitions & Opportunities Winter Papers Deadline: Friday 8th April We will be accept­ing sub­mis­sions dur­ing the period April 4th 2022 — April 8th 2022. Please note that we are not cur­rently accept­ing poetry submissions. Sub­mis­sion guid­ance for short sto­ries and non-​fiction pieces. Your piece must be pre­vi­ously unpublished. The max­i­mum word limit is 5,000 words. Please sub­mit only one piece of work. Please with­draw your piece if it is accepted elsewhere. Michel Déon Non-Fiction Prize Deadline : Friday 12th April The 2022 Michel Déon non-fiction prize, will reward the best work of non-fiction in the English or Irish languages, by a single author, published since... Read Moreread more.