Info

Date: October 19, 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 19 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 Zainab Boladale 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.


Zainab Boladale has a passion for unconventional narratives which led her to pursue Journalism at an early age. She wrote for Irish publications such as The Irish Independent, The Clare People, The College View, Campus.ie, Oxygen.ie, and A Lust for Life during her academic journey. In 2017, she made her TV debut as a Presenter on RTÉ’s children’s program, news2day, presenting stories from around the world to young people in Ireland. Zainab’s passion for feature storytelling has flourished on the factual feature program, RTÉ Nationwide. She made her debut as a filmmaker in 2023 with the release of ‘Worthy,’ a short queer film showcased at the GAZE International Film Festival. Boladale.com.