Writers in the Regions: Masterclass with Danielle McLaughlin (Waterford)

The Irish Writers Centre presents a masterclass with Danielle McLaughlin at Old Market House Arts Centre, Co. Waterford. This masterclass is part of a new initiative, Writers in the Regions, an in-person masterclass series aimed at broadening our reach into the vibrant writing communities around the country and bringing expertise and experience to writers at different stages of their writing journey. 

About the Masterclass: Furnishing Fictional Spaces

In this Masterclass we will explore the Furnishing of Fictional Spaces, the role of the writer as interior (and exterior) designer. We will examine the choices writers make when furnishing a character’s surroundings, and the impact of these choices on elements of story. Participants will be sent links to a number of stories/extracts to read in advance of the class, and we will also have a go at one or two short in-class writing exercises.

Danielle McLaughlin’s stories have appeared in newspapers and magazines such as The Stinging Fly, The New Yorker, Southword, The Irish Times, The Sunday Times, and have been broadcast on radio. Her short story collection Dinosaurs on Other Planets was published in 2015 by The Stinging Fly Press. In 2019, she was a Windham-Campbell Prize recipient and won the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award. Her first novel, The Art of Falling, was published in 2021 by John Murray and was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2022. In 2023 she was a recipient of a Markievicz Award.