Creative Writing Workshop for Members of the Global Majority with Nandi Jola
Info
Date: October 24, 2026
Time: 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Duration: 1 day (3 Hours)
Level: Advanced | Intermediate | Beginner |
Cost: €10
Online/In Person: In Person
This workshop, aimed at the global majority writing community in Ireland, has been made possible by the support of Dublin City Council, enabling the price of the workshop to be adjusted to ensure it remains accessible to writers in differing economic circumstances.
What does Global Majority mean?
Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, Mixed Heritage, Indigenous to the Global South and/or are not racialised as White. (Source: UWE Bristol, 2025)
Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, Mixed Heritage, Indigenous to the Global South and/or are not racialised as White. (Source: UWE Bristol, 2025)
Course Summary
Finding your tribe or niche is not always easy, feeling left out of the literary scene, not quite sure of your story matter because of language barriers? Or not everyone will relate? This workshop is for you, we explore poems, prose, and short stories by global majority writers. Literature that transcends borders, gives us a sense of place in today’s intercultural Ireland. We can all write from our authentic selves and collective experiences of global connections. Join our creative writing session as we delve deeper together using prompts that evoke a sense of home and belonging.
Nandi Jola is a South African born writer, UK Game Changer in the Arts 2024, guest editor for Trumpet. She has published a poetry collection ‘Home Is Neither Here Nor There’ and published on numerous Anthologies and her work is translated to several languages and is on permanent display at the Ulster Museum and the Crescent Arts Centre. Nandi has been a creative writing facilitator for over a decade where she has worked and published with the global majority communities on the island of Ireland.
If this course is booked out below please contact bookings@irishwriterscentre.ie to be added to the waiting list
