For Professional Writers

For members of the Irish Writers Centre, we will on request produce a certificate of membership for official or application purposes.

To request a certificate of Irish Writers Centre membership for official or application purposes, please email info@irishwriterscentre.ie with confirmation that you meet at least 3 of these criteria:

  1. Has a book published by a recognised publisher with an ISBN
  2. Has participated in a published collection which was selected by a jury in which professional writers or recognised curators participated
  3. Has had a full-length play or a feature film produced by a recognised theatre/film company or theatre venue
  4. Has been commissioned by Government, local authority, museum or equivalent for creative writing
  5. Has been awarded a bursary, residency, or has been grant-aided by the Arts Council/Arts Council of Northern Ireland or other recognised funding body
  6. Has been awarded tax-exempt status by the Revenue Commissioners, or are on schedule D as a self-employed artist in Northern Ireland
  7. Has been paid to participate in public events to read their own work or to speak about a literary work, or offering views in the capacity as a writer
  8. Has experience as a facilitator/teacher of creative or non-fiction writing
  9. Has won a literary award
  10. Is a literature member of Aosdána
  11. Degree or Diploma from a recognised third level college in a literature-related subject; we will take other comparable level qualifications into consideration on a case-by-case basis.