📢Delighted to be part once again (and for a fifth year on a row) of the Irish Writers Centre National Mentoring Programme! 🌊This year, San Andrés author, Cristina Bendek, will support Bandon writer, Dónal O’Sullivan, bringing together the Colombian Caribbean and West Cork!

Meet Neil Sharpson!

Neil was a 2019 #NovelFair winner where he pitched his science fiction spy thriller #WhenTheSparrowFalls

5 years later, Neil’s novel has achieved international success, published in the UK, US, Germany & the Czech Republic!

Going again: Write a short story in 6 weeks with June Caldwell, Irish Writers Centre. Previous iterations sold out fast.
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Deis Cónaitheachta!

Tá lúcháir orainn deis cónaitheachta a fhógairt i gCill Rialaigh. Bronnfar dhá áit (as an seacht) ar scríbhneoirí atá ag obair as Gaeilge.

Tugann Foras na Gaeilge tacaíocht don deis seo.

Cill Rialaig Arts Centre

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What a fantastic time at the #BelfastBookFestival . It was a joy to mentor the Irish Writers Centre Young Writer Delegates - Jasmin Awoodun, Mary Dunne, Finn Dunne Leavy and Cara Leahy. Thanks to everyone who came to the showcase event on Sunday to hear their brilliant work.

'Be aware of bursaries and awards. And if you have 10,000 words, enter the Irish Writer Centre Novel Fair.'

Sound advice from debut author and 2022 Novel Fair winner Orla Mackey!

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Meet Alison Langley!

Alison was an Irish Writers Centre #NovelFair winner in 2022 where she pitched her historical debut Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets a Phone.

Two years later, it’s out now with Dedalus Books!

🎥 Alison gives advice to writers submitting to Novel Fair this year.

🌟Course spotlight🌟

🟣The Writers’ Surgery with Adam Wyeth🟣

Get your writing workshopped and critiqued in a supportive and relaxed atmosphere!

🗓️Starts Wed 12 June 2024 (6 weeks)
🕢6.30 pm - 8.30 pm
💶€165/€150
📍Irish Writers Centre

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It was an honour to have #PaulMurray
at the Irish Writers Centre today,
signing copies of his novel
Skippy Dies, published by Farrar,Straus&Giroux
for the students of Northeastern University with professor Joseph Nugent

Congratulations to our neighbours Chime National Charity for Deafness & Hearing Loss on their 60th anniversary 🎉

The Belfast BookFestival kicks off today.
A wonderful curation of literary events over the coming 8 days🎉🎉
Make sure you don’t miss out…

KRF in association with the Irish Writers Centre welcome Theo Kirwan, author of Saladology to #Celbridge Library. Theo will be interviewed by Kate Ryan Kate Ryan - Flavour.ie followed by a Q & A on Thurs, 20 June at 7pm. Booking via Ticket Tailor
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Deis Cónaitheachta!
Residency opportunity!

The Irish Writers Centre is delighted to announce its tenth consecutive year of residencies with Cill Rialaig Arts Centre

@forasnagaeilge
@artscouncilireland
PAGE & STAGE NI

Full submission details at irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunities/…

Looking forward to mentoring the Irish Writers Centre #YoungWriterDelegates at the #BelfastBookFestival . I’ll help them develop a piece for their showcase on Sun 9th June @ 4pm, and I’ll also host the event. Please support – pay what you can.

belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/irish…

PAGE & STAGE NI

Register your interest to attend by Wednesday 5 June! Chime National Charity for Deafness & Hearing Loss 🦻Lynn Buckle

On scribbling and messing, red lemonade and Real Housewives -- notoriously impish Orla Mackey in this morning's The Irish Times
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Climate writing session!

Joining author Kerri ní Dochartaigh next month is sculpture conservator, High Nature Value farmer and rewilder, Eoghan Daltun, and the editor of HivePoetry, Niamh Twomey!

🗓️Wed 26 June, 2024
🕝7-8.30pm
💻Online
🎟️Free (booking required)
irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/clima…