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Announcing the recipients of the Irish Writers Centre / Cill Rialaig residencies

July 6, 2015 11:46 am Published by Leave your thoughts

In case you’re not signed up to our newsletter (it’s never too late to do so: click & scroll down!), we’ve announced the seven lucky recipients of our Cill Rialaig residencies which will take place over 10 days in October this year:    – Andrea Carter – Anthony Glavin  – Catherine Dunne – Lia Mills  – Louise Phillips – Maria McManus  – Seán Hardie   We’re delighted to be partnering with Cill Rialaig for the first time and congratulations to all seven writers. Cill Rialaig is going to be humming with heavyweight literary activity this autumn. Watch this space!    read more.


Meet our autumn 2015 facilitators: 1. Conor Kostick

August 25, 2015 9:33 am Published by Leave your thoughts

We caught up with novelist Conor Kostick as he prepares to begin teaching his Finish your Novel course here at the Irish Writers Centre. Over tea and biscuits in the Centre’s library, Conor discussed his summer reading, his favourite childhood book and his preference for print over ebooks.  Irish Writers Centre: What have you been reading over the summer? Conor Kostick: I’ve been reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. I can hardly put it down — best three euro I’ve ever spent! Everyone says Dickens is a great novelist, but when I read him 20 or 30 years ago I couldn’t really see it. He is very different to Austen and Tolstoy in his willingness to push the form and structure of the novel. IWC: What do you need most in order to be able to write? CK: Time is the most important thing for me.... Read Moreread more.


Meet our autumn 2015 facilitators: 2. Nessa O’Mahony

September 14, 2015 11:48 am Published by Leave your thoughts

We caught up with poet and creative facilitator Nessa O’Mahony as she prepares to teach her Finding Your Form course here at the Irish Writers Centre. Nessa was kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to give us an insight into her reading and creative habits, among other subjects. Places on Finding Your Form are filling up fast, so book now to avoid disappointment. Irish Writers Centre: When did you start to write? Nessa O’Mahony: Well, if you don’t count the poems in the school magazine, I’d turned 30, would you believe. My parents gave me a birthday present of a creative writing course; I wonder would they have thought twice about that gift had they known I’d ultimately give up full-time, pensionable employment in order to be a full-time writer. I hope not. IWC: Who is your... Read Moreread more.