New Irish Communities Session 1 with Jean O’Brien
Info
Date:
February 28, 2026
Time:
11.00am - 1.00pm
Location:
Irish Writers Centre
Price:
Free (booking required)
Please note you must be 18 years of age or older to attend.
The Irish Writers Centre is excited to announce the 2026 New Irish Communities, a series of creative writing sessions for non-native speakers to explore creative writing in English, taking place on Saturday mornings between 11am-1pm.
Join writer and facilitator Jean O’Brien for two hours of creative writing exercises in a supportive workshop environment. These sessions are ideal for beginner and emerging writers.
New Irish Communities was established in 2013 by the Irish Writers Centre and is supported by Dublin City Council.
Jean O’Brien has six collections of poetry, from Salmon Publishing Ireland, her latest book is Stars Burn Regardless (2022). An award winning poet she won the prestigious Arvon International (UK) and the Fish International, she has been shortlisted and placed in many others, most recently in the Bridport Prize (UK) placed & shortlisted. She was poet in residence in the CCI in Paris and was awarded a Patrick Kavanagh fellowship. She has run courses in the Irish Writers Centre for over twenty years and tutors at post graduate level. She holds an M.Phil from Trinity College, Dublin
How does New Irish Communities work?
Each stand alone session lasts two hours and will consist of the following:
- Creative writing exercises
- Close readings
- Group discussion
- Critique and feedback of work
- Recommended reading
Please note, it is not necessary to have attended any previous New Irish Communities sessions to join in, but it is necessary to sign up.
