New Irish Communities Session 3 with Mark Granier
Info
Date:
May 24, 2025
Time:
11.00am - 1.00pm
Location:
Online (Zoom)
Price:
Free (booking required)
Please note you must be 18 years of age or older to attend this session.
The Irish Writers Centre is excited to announce the 2025 New Irish Communities, a series of six creative writing sessions for non-native speakers to explore creative writing in English, taking place on Saturday mornings between 11am-1.00pm.
Join writer Mark Granier 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.
Mark Granier has an MA in Poetry from Lancaster University, and has taught poetry and creative writing at The Irish Writers Centre for many years. His awards include two Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowships, The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize and several Arts Council Bursaries. His sixth poetry collection, Everything You Always Wanted To Know, is available from Salmon Poetry in April, 2025.
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.
Access our building
Please note that the event will be held in-person at the Irish Writers Centre (19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1). For information on accessibility, please see the ‘venue’ section of the Irish Writers Centre website.
New Irish Communities is supported by Dublin City Council.
