Support Scheme Awardees 2024

The Irish Writers Centre is pleased to announce the awardees of the support schemes for writers living on the island of Ireland, made possible with support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin City Council and Foras na Gaeilge.

This year we offered:

• Associate Membership Support Scheme for writers living in the Dublin City Council area, from backgrounds that are typically underrepresented in the arts in Ireland
• 15 Course Bursaries for writers living on the island of Ireland, made possible with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Awardees receive a course credit worth €165 towards a course at the IWC.
• Course Bursaries for LGBTQIA+ writers living on the island of Ireland, as part of the Pride Month celebrations. These were made possible with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Awardees receive a course credit worth €165 towards a course at the IWC.
• Spanánachtai Cúrsai do Sciibhneoirí Gaeilge, tá áthas ar Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann a fhógairt go bhfuil sparánachtaí nua dá gcúrsaí ar fáil do scríbhneoirí Gaeilge, agus iad á maoiniú ag Foras na Gaeilge. Gheobhaidh scríbhneoirí creidmheas an chúrsa ar luach €165 le freastal ar chúrsa de chuid ÁSÉ.
  

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The awardees are:

Arts Council Course Bursaries:

Aisling Walsh, Alan Carrigan, Amy Barry, Annie Brown, Aoife O’Connor, Dianne McPhelim, Eleanor Scott, Ezra Maloney, Kasandra Ferguson, Hannah Kiely, Louise Holian, Luz Leyden, Marguerite Stevenson, Mark Ward, Myrna Al-Tajuri, Paula O’Reilly, Rose Lattimore, Sadhbh Moriarty and Sarah Creighton Keogh.

Dublin City Council Memberships:

Anthony Gannon, Aoife Meagher, Brian McGuinness, Catherine Murray, Clíona Malin, Declan Jones, Derek Byrne, Eimear Gaffney, Éadie Long, Elaine Adams, Elaine O’Neill, Glauber Andorinha, Luka Murray, Lisa Walsh, Jamie Anderson, Jason Tully, Nicole Atkinson,  Sarah Creighton Keogh, Shamim de Brún and Suzanne O’Connor.

Sparánachtaí Cúrsaí do Scríbhneoirí Gaeilge:

Caitríona Lane, Hannah Ní Chonghaile, Hilary Bowen-Walsh, Katie McGreal, Selma Catibusic, Sinéad Ní Bheoláin and Úna Ní Chárthaigh.

Each year, the Irish Writers Centre runs up to 20 free and exciting programmes to support writers’ development. Carrying out it’s work on an all-island basis, the Irish Writers Centre offers a range of support schemes, residency opportunities, mentoring, and other development programmes. View more opportunities for writers here.

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