Climate Writing Sessions
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Climate Writing Sessions
See below an archive of the panel discussions that take place in the first hour of the Irish Writers Centre climate writing sessions. Each conversation consists of a host writer, a guest writer and a guest NGO, politician, policy maker, publisher or scientist. This series of online webinars is made possible by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature.
To catch the sessions live and join in with the 30 minute writing exercise at the end of each webinar, please keep an eye on our What’s On page and subscribe to our mailing list for updates.
Kerri ní Dochartaigh, Marchelle Farrell & Jon Woolcott (Little Toller Books)
The host for the evening is author, Kerri ní Dochartaigh, who is joined by writer and medical psychotherapist, Marchelle Farrell, and Jon Woolcott from Little Toller Books.
This webinar took place in November 2024.
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Kerri ní Dochartaigh, Seán Ronayne and Parents For Future UK
The host for the evening is author, Kerri ní Dochartaigh, who is joined by ornithologist, wildlife sound recordist and environmental activist, Seán Ronayne, and a representative from Parents For Future UK.
This webinar took place in October 2024.
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Climate Writing Session with Kerri ní Dochartaigh, Dr. Sarah Thomas and Diva Harris
The host for the evening is author, Kerri ní Dochartaigh, who will be joined by British-Icelandic interdisciplinary artist and author, Dr. Sarah Thomas, and Caught By The River editor, Diva Harris.
This webinar took place in September 2024.
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Kerri ní Dochartaigh and Eoghan Daltun and Niamh Twomey (Hive Poetry)
The host for the evening is author, Kerri ní Dochartaigh, who will be joined by sculpture conservator, High Nature Value farmer and writer, Eoghan Daltun, and the editor of Hive Poetry, Niamh Twomey.
This webinar took place in June 2024.
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Kerri ní Dochartaigh, Alice Kinsella and Cassie Gaden Gilmartin (Channel Magazine)
The host for the evening is author Kerri ní Dochartaigh, who is joined by author and poet, Alice Kinsella, and a representative from Channel, a literary magazine born out of the climate crisis.
This webinar took place in May 2024.
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Kerri ní Dochartaigh, Robert Macfarlane and the Moth Magazine
The host for the evening is author Kerri ní Dochartaigh, who is joined by award winning author Robert Macfarlane and the Moth Magazine Cofounders Rebecca O’Connor and Will Govan.
This webinar took place in July 2023.
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