Past Courses

Past courses from the Irish Writers Centre.

Our Courses

The Irish Writers Centre offers a range of courses for writers at every stage of their career.

Have a look through our past courses and get a sense of the range of learning opportunities at the IWC.

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Everybody’s Talkin’: A Seminar on POV and Dialogue in Fiction with Madeline Beach Carey

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 21, 2024

Time: 10.30 am – 1.30 pm

Duration: 2 weeks
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Writing Vividly: Making Description and Setting Come to Life with Caroline Green

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 17, 2024

Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm

Duration: 3 weeks
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The Fundamentals of Fiction with William Ryan

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: September 2, 2024

Time: 6.00pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 4 Weeks
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From First Draft to First Novel with William Ryan

Level: Emerging |

Date: August 31, 2024

Time: 10.30 am – 4.30 pm

Duration: 1 day
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A Deep Dive into Character with Caroline Green

Level: Emerging |

Date: August 27, 2024

Time: 11.00 am – 1.00 pm

Duration: 3 Weeks
Online |

I am Landscape: Poetry Workshop with Cath Drake

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: August 24, 2024

Time: 10.30am – 4.30 pm

Duration: 5 Hours

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An Introduction to Novels-in-Verse with Meg Grehan

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: August 17, 2024

Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm

Duration: 2 weeks
Online |

The Fundamentals of Fiction with William Ryan

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: August 13, 2024

Time: 6.00pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 4 Weeks
In-Person |

Write a Short Story in Six Weeks with June Caldwell

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: August 13, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
In-Person |

Fragmenting Experiences, Fragmented Structures with Roe McDermott

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: August 7, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Backbone and Heart: Writing a Short Story with Órfhlaith Foyle

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: July 16, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Online |

Beginners’ Fiction with Tanya Farrelly

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: July 16, 2024

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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Finish Your Novel with Conor Kostick

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: July 10, 2024

Time: 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Duration: 10 weeks
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Playwriting and the Drama of Real Life with Gavin Kostick

Level: Emerging |

Date: July 10, 2024

Time: 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Online |

This Modern Life: Poetry with Rachel Long

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: July 9, 2024

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 Weeks
Online |

Flash Fiction Point-of-View Deep Dive with Marie Gethins

Level: Beginner |

Date: July 2, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 4 weeks
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Finish Your Novel with Conor Kostick: One-Week Intensive

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: July 1, 2024

Time: 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Duration: 1 week
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Digging Up The Bones: Research for Non-Fiction and Memoir and an Introduction to Genealogy with Kevin Connolly

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: July 1, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 4 weeks
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Saturday’s All Write Writing Community with Fiona O’Rourke

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: June 22, 2024

Time: 10.00 am – 12.00 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Online |

Fragmenting Experiences, Fragmented Structures with Roe McDermott

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: June 19, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
In-Person |

Next Steps in the Short Story with Liz McSkeane

Level: Emerging |

Date: June 18, 2024

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Online |

Writing for an Online Audience with Aoife Barry

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: June 18, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Online |

Ag Scríobh Pictiúirleabhair le Sadhbh Devlin

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: June 17, 2024

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Duration: 6 Weeks
In-Person |

The Writers’ Surgery with Adam Wyeth

Level: Beginner |

Date: June 12, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Online |

Telling Your Own Story: The Art of Memoir with Kathy Donaghy

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: June 11, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
In-Person |

An Introduction to Writing Comics with Paul Carroll

Level: Emerging |

Date: June 5, 2024

Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
Online |

Writing Your First-Person (Personal) Essay with Aíne Greaney

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: May 29, 2024

Time: 18.00pm-20.00pm

Duration: 2 hours
Online |

From First Draft to First Novel with William Ryan

Level: Emerging |

Date: May 25, 2024

Time: 10.30 am – 4.30 pm

Duration: 1 day
In-Person |

Writing Rubbish with Sarah Moss!

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: May 25, 2024

Time: 10.30am-12.30pm

Duration: 2 hours
Online |

Connections and Multiplicities with Afric McGlinchey

Level: Beginner | Emerging |

Date: May 23, 2024

Time: 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Duration: 6 weeks
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