Info

Date: October 12, 2024

Time: 11.00am-1.00pm

Duration: 2 hours

Level: Beginner |

Cost: €5 (€3 IWC members, free for unwaged)

Location: Irish Writers Centre

This session will take place on Saturday 12 October, 2024 at the Irish Writers Centre (one session in total).

Please note you must be 18 years of age or older to attend. 

Join facilitator Rafael Mendes for two hours of creative writing exercises in a supportive workshop environment. Share your thoughts and life experiences through new pieces of poetry or prose in a variety of genres.


New Irish Communities was established in 2015 by the Irish Writers Centre and is funded by Dublin City Council. The mission of the group is to create access for non-native English speakers to write creatively in English.


Rafael Mendes is a Brazilian migrant based in Ireland. His work has recently appeared in Skylight 47, Poet Lore, and The Trumpet. He has been selected for Poetry Ireland’s 2023 Introduction Series and was awarded the Irish Writers Centre/Tyrone Guthrie Centre Lacuna Bursary 2024