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  • #52
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Upcoming courses at the Big Smoke Writing Factory, 7 Lower Hatch St, Dublin 2, include:

    The Writer's Step 1: Beginning To Write (10 weeks, €240)
    MONDAY, 6.30pm-8.30pm, starting February 21, 2011.
    TUESDAY, 7pm-9pm, starting February 15, 2011.
    WEDNESDAY, 7pm-9pm, starting February 9, 2011.

    Angst & Adventure: workshop in children's & young adult fiction (with Claire Hennessy) 10 weeks, €250
    THURSDAY, 7pm-9pm, starting February 10, 2011.

    Introduction To Writing For Film, Television & Radio (with Virginia Gilbert) 10 weeks, €250
    MONDAY, 6.30pm-8.30pm, starting February 21, 2011.

    The Business of Getting Published (with John Kenny) 4 weeks, €100
    TUESDAY, 6.30pm-8.30pm, starting February 22, 2011.

    ***

    And one-day courses...

    Introduction To Getting Published (with Vanessa O'Loughlin) 1 day, €75
    SATURDAY, 10am-5pm, February 19, 2011.

    Beginning To Write Poetry (with Maggie Smith Hurt) 1 day, €75
    SATURDAY, 10am-5pm, February 26, 2011.

    Beginning To Write The Short Story (with Virginia Gilbert) 1 day, €75
    SATURDAY, 10am-5pm, February 26, 2011.

    Starting A Novel (with Claire Hennessy) 1 day, €75
    SUNDAY, 10am-5pm, March 6, 2011.

    Speculative Fiction workshop: writing science fiction, fantasy & horror (various guests) 1 day, €95
    SUNDAY, 10am-6pm, March 13, 2011.

    We've an open day this Tuesday (8th February) 5.30-8.30pm as well - do stop by!


  • #53
    Waterford City Council Library Services
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Waterford City Council Library Services


    As part of Waterford Writers' Weekend, we're running three workshops for aspiring writers & playwrights! Saturday 19th March

    9.30am Tower Hotel: Getting started - Writers’ workshop with Nicole Rourke
    Admission: €5. Booking necessary.


    11.00am Garter Lane. Brighton – from start to finish - Writers' Workshop with acclaimed playwright Jim Nolan.
    Admission: €5. Booking necessary.

    2.00am Tower Hotel: How to get published - Writing workshop with Vanessa O’Loughlin.
    Admission: €5. Booking necessary.

    Tel 051 849975 for more or check out our full programme through the link below!

    http://www.waterfordwritersweekend.ie/programme.html


  • #54
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Some updates on upcoming courses at the Big Smoke Writing Factory:

    We have a one-day course in Starting A Novel running this Sunday - still two places available - http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/Courses_startinganovel1day.php

    Our workshop in fantasy, science fiction, and horror, runs 13th March - http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/Courses_specfic.php

    We've a two-day writing for film, TV and radio course, running over two Saturdays in March - http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/Courses_introfilmtvradio.php

    And we have a Blogging workshop in association with Inkwell Writers this weekend - basically how to maximise your blog both personally and professionally: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1022262615?ref=elink


  • #55
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    A couple of updates on upcoming courses with Big Smoke Writing Factory:

    Our two-day course on writing for film, television, or radio will run over two Saturdays in March.
    http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/Courses_introfilmtvradio.php

    We are running a couple of half-day Introduction to Creative Writing courses throughout April.
    http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/Courses_introcreativewriting1day.php

    Our one-day course entitled Poetry: From Stage to Page will take place on April 9th.
    http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/Courses_pss1day.php

    Following on from our course The Short Story: Part One, we are running The Short Story: Part Two on April 9th.
    http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/Courses_shortstory1day2.php

     And we are also running a course on Writing Romance in association with Inkwell Writers Workshops on April 2nd.
    http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1022491299?ref=elink


  • #56
    MyPunkGang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭MyPunkGang


    Creative Crowd are starting another set of courses at Blick Studios (51 Malone Road, Belfast). This term we are running DRAMA, CREATIVE WRITING and ART HISTORY.

    Creative Writing starts on Thursday 7th April at 7pm-8.30pm
    Drama starts on Wednesday 13th April at 8.00pm-9.30pm
    History of Art starts on Tuesday 12th at 8.00pm-9.30pm

    Courses cost £60 and run for 6 weeks.

    Email info@creativecrowdcourses.co.uk for any questions or to book a place on a course.


  • #57
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Upcoming courses - introductory and beginner-level classes as well as a few for more advanced writers.

    Introduction to Creative Writing
    1 half-day, €30
    SATURDAY, 10am-1pm, April 30, 2011
    SATURDAY, 10am-1pm, May 21, 2011



    The Writer's Step One: Beginning to Write
    €150 (6 weeks)
    6 week course begins on Thursday April 21st from 7pm-9pm.


    The Poetry Workshop ** for intermediate/advanced students **
    8 weeks, €200
    Tuesday, 6.30pm-8.30pm, starting April 19th



    Creative Writing Workshop for the Experienced Writer ** for advanced students **
    6 weeks, €150
    Wednesday, 7pm-9pm, starting April 20th

     The Fiction Workshop: Putting Your life In The Lines (with Colm Liddy) ** for intermediate/advanced students **
    1 day, €75
    SATURDAY, 10am-5pm, May 21, 2011.



    The Memoir Workshop (with Maggie Smith Hurt) ** for intermediate/advanced students **
    1 day, €75
    SATURDAY, 10am-5pm, May 21, 2011.


    Introduction to Writing Memoir (with Maggie Smith Hurt)
    1 day, €75
    SATURDAY, 10am-4pm, May 28th, 2011.


  • #58
    michaelgmaloy
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭michaelgmaloy


    thanx for the info!


  • #59
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Thought this event might be of interest to some of you, everyone is welcome!

    The Big Smoke Writing Factory are pleased to announce their third Big Smoke Literary Café. This very special event will take place on Saturday 7th May from 2pm-5pm in the ideal setting of the Ormond Wine Bar in Dublin 1.

    This event is our third outing and promises excellent readings and performances by our students, musical interludes, and special guests, including a reading by Shirley Benton-Bailey (Author of the newly-released Looking for Leon.)

    Our literary cafe has been described as; “One of those afternoons that reminds you how lucky you are to live in Dublin.”
    To experience this rare treat, join us on May 7th.
    Admission is free and all are welcome.
    Come along and see what Big Smoke is all about!


    Venue: Ormond Wine Bar, 6 Ormond Quay Upper in Dublin 1
    Time: 2pm – 5pm
    Tel: 086 840 7756
    Email: bigsmokewritingfactory@gmail.com
    Website: http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com


  • #60
    olive2
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭olive2


    Hi all!

    Just to let you know that we have added new online creative writing courses to our schedule at www.creativewriting.ie

    Please feel free to email us at info@creativewriting.ie for more information.

    Our new schedule of online courses includes;

    1. Beginners Creative Writing with Adam Wyeth (6 weeks)
    2. Intermediate Creative Writing with Adam Wyeth (8 weeks)
    3. Advanced Creative Writing with Geraldine Mills (6 weeks)
    4. Writing for Children with Oisin McGann (6 weeks)
    5. Beginners Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    6. Intermediate Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    7. Advanced Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    8. Screenwriting with Anne Barrett (6 weeks)
    9. Memoir Writing with Ivy Bannister (6 weeks)
    10.How to Blog with Niamh Griffin (4 weeks)
    11.Social Media for Writers with Olive O'Brien (3 weeks)

    For more detailed information on each course, please visit our website at www.creativewriting.ie


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  • #61
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Two one-day workshops coming up next month -



    For beginners -

    Introduction to Creative Writing
    SATURDAY, July 16th, 10am-1pm, €30



    For not-quite-beginners, people with a bit of experience (i.e. most people here!) :)

    One-day Creative Writing
    SATURDAY, July 23rd, 10am-2pm, €40



    7 Lower Hatch St, Dublin 2.


  • #62
    Like_it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Like_it


    Writing TV Treatments - Do you regularly spot news items and think someone should make a TV series out of it? Do your fingers itch to write storylines for programmes you love? Or does the opposite happen? Are you a writer struggling to find ideas you can work with? If so, then this is the course for you.

    http://www.inkwellwriters.ie/Writing-TV-Treatments.html

    I am doing this course now, I love it! just saw this thread and thought I would post it in here if anyone else wanted to do it.


  • #63
    Like_it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Like_it


    sorry I only found this out today, when I was reading over my course notes....but the lady who is running this course sold her TV script to Warner Brothers in LA, kinda cool for EUR120.00


  • #64
    Like_it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Like_it


    bigsmokewriting wrote: »
    Two one-day workshops coming up next month -



    For beginners -

    Introduction to Creative Writing
    SATURDAY, July 16th, 10am-1pm, €30



    For not-quite-beginners, people with a bit of experience (i.e. most people here!) :)

    One-day Creative Writing
    SATURDAY, July 23rd, 10am-2pm, €40



    7 Lower Hatch St, Dublin 2.

    Thanks for sharing, look good!


  • #65
    Antilles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Antilles


    Like_it wrote: »
    sorry I only found this out today, when I was reading over my course notes....but the lady who is running this course sold her TV script to Warner Brothers in LA, kinda cool for EUR120.00

    For 120 euro??


  • #66
    louliewan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭louliewan


    I am trying to organise a writers group in Maynooth and surrounding area. The purpose of the group would be to meet and listen to each others work and offer advice. I write both poetry and short stories but have never tried to publish work. If anyone is interested, there is a lovely venue in Maynooth, the Creative Arts Centre on Coates lane,where we could meet. P.M me to discuss further, thanks.


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  • #67
    Like_it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Like_it


    Antilles wrote: »
    For 120 euro??


    yeah, the modules are sent to you via email and you have an assessment at the end of the module.


    I handed in mine today and she said I did really well...:cool::)


    They have another on creative writing but it was about EUR 200 which is far too expensive for me.


  • #68
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Autumn courses open for booking now:
    BEGINNING TO WRITE CLASSES

    Beginning to Write - 10 weeks
    TUESDAY, starting September 20th, 6.30-8.30pm, €240
    THURSDAY, starting September 22nd, 7-9pm, €240
    FRIDAY, starting September 23rd, 10.30am-12.30pm, €240


    Beginning To Write Poetry - 6 weeks
    SATURDAY, starting September 24th, 12.30-2.30pm, €150


    SPECIALIST COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

    Novel In Progress (with Claire Hennessy) - 10 weeks
    MONDAY, starting September 26th, 6.30-8.30pm, €250


    Writing for Stage (with Nicole Rourke) - 4 weeks
    MONDAY, starting September 26th, 7-9pm, €95


    Intermediate Creative Writing (with Maggie Smith Hurt) - 8 weeks
    TUESDAY, starting September 20th, 6.30-8.30pm, €200


    Starting A Novel (with Claire Hennessy) - 4 weeks
    WEDNESDAY, starting September 21st, 6.30-8.30pm, €95


    The Poetry Workshop (with Maggie Smith Hurt) - 10 weeks
    THURSDAY, starting September 22nd, 6.30-8.30pm, €250


  • #69
    louliewan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭louliewan


    louliewan wrote: »
    I am trying to organise a writers group in Maynooth and surrounding area. The purpose of the group would be to meet and listen to each others work and offer advice. I write both poetry and short stories but have never tried to publish work. If anyone is interested, there is a lovely venue in Maynooth, the Creative Arts Centre on Coates lane,where we could meet. P.M me to discuss further, thanks.
    Hi All, still trying to get a sufficient amount of people to get a writer's group started. One evening every week (or fortnight)would be great to sit and chat about our own work and take a look at the work of different poets/authors who inspire us. The setting of the Creative Arts Centre in Maynooth would be perfect as there are small rooms to use and a coffee shop. Please pm me if interested, Louise


  • #70
    Asry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 883 ✭✭✭Asry


    bigsmokewriting wrote: »
    SPECIALIST COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

    Novel In Progress (with Claire Hennessy) - 10 weeks
    MONDAY, starting September 26th, 6.30-8.30pm, €250

    This looks pretty cool. I know the name from somewhere? I'll have a look. Although I'm thinking of doing an intermediate Irish language course so maybe I couldn't afford both. But feel I need guidance.

    Are there any writer's groups in Malahide/Swords, does anyone know? It would be nice to have coffee with people who know what you're ranting about :)


  • #71
    olive2
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭olive2


    Hey all,

    Just to let you know that we have added new online creative writing courses to our schedule at http://www.creativewriting.ie

    Our new schedule of online courses includes;

    1. Beginners Creative Writing with Adam Wyeth (6 weeks)
    2. Intermediate Creative Writing with Adam Wyeth (8 weeks)
    3. Advanced Creative Writing with Geraldine Mills (6 weeks)
    4. Writing for Children with Oisin McGann (6 weeks)
    5. Beginners Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    6. Intermediate Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    7. Advanced Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    8. Screenwriting with Anne Barrett (6 weeks)
    9. Memoir Writing with Ivy Bannister (6 weeks)
    10. How to Blog with Niamh Griffin (4 weeks)
    11. Social Media for Writers with Olive O'Brien (3 weeks)

    For more detailed information on each course, please visit our website at www.creativewriting.ie


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  • #72
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Hi everyone!

    All of us here at Big Smoke Writing Factory are delighted to announce that we have three open days coming up this month:

    Thursday 8th September: 5.30pm - 8.00pm
    Saturday 10th September: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
    Thursday 15th September: 5.30pm - 8.00pm

    On any of these days, feel free to pop in to us here at Big Smoke to register for classes, to discuss any queries you might have about upcoming courses/workshops with our facilitators, or even just to sit down and have a cup of tea and a chat with our team!

    We look forward to seeing you there!

    - The Big Smoke Team :)


  • #73
    Irish Writers Centre
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Irish Writers Centre


    Whether you have never before put pen to paper, or just need that extra nudge to finish your masterpiece, the Irish Writers’ Centre has a course for you! We provide evening, weekend and week-day courses in a range of genres and prices to suit every budget.

    We are now taking bookings for our Autumn/Winter courses which include Novel-writing, Poetry, Short Story, Fantasy Fiction, and Writing for Children and Teenagers. Please see our website, phone or call into us at 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 for further details:

    www.writerscentre.ie
    01-8721302

    The Irish Writers’ Centre has long been a hub of literary activity in Dublin, supporting established and aspiring writers throughout Ireland from its base at the heart of Dublin's cultural quarter. It is a non-profit organisation, aimed at promoting the literature and writers in Ireland. Our doors are always open and the centre itself is a peaceful sanctuary for writers to escape the bustling city that rumbles outside. We provide tea, coffee and free internet access to our members and welcome the public to come in and look around our extensive library and art collection.


  • #74
    obb
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭obb


    Hi, just wanted to let everyone know that the Joe Keane Creative Centre has opened in Killala, Co. Mayo. Set in the converted Victorian stables beside the Deanery house, it's part of the Old Deanery Holiday Cottages, and residential creative writing courses are taking place there this Autumn/Winter. The courses will be run by Helen Falconer (author of 'Sky High' and 'Primrose Hill', Guardian book reviewer, scriptwriter, poet) who has facilitated many creative writing courses in north Mayo.

    The first course takes place from Friday September 30th to Sunday October 2nd, check out http://www.olddeanerycottages.com for info on cottages, courses and location


  • #75
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Here at Big Smoke we have four fantastic one-day workshops coming up this month!

    Getting Published (with Vanessa O'Loughlin) - October 8th, 10am-1pm
    This half-day workshop is perfect for anyone thinking of submitting a book to an agent/publisher and want to know how and to whom they should submit their work as Vanessa explains the blueprint from keyboard to bookshelf.

    Building Your Writing Profile (with Elizabeth Rose Murray) - October 15th, 10am - 1pm
    Are you a writer looking to improve your online profile and want to know how best to promote yourself with social media? Then this might be the course for you, whether you're a social media novice or already use Facebook/Twitter and want to use them more effectively - the workshop will get you set up and using their features in a supportive environment.

    Building a Career from Blogging (with Hazel Gaynor) - October 22nd, 10am - 1pm
    This half-day workshop will show you how to make the web work for you, whether you need to build an author platform to sell books or catch a publisher's eye, or whether you simply want to develop your writing career online.

    Starting A Novel (with Claire Hennessy) - October 29th, 10am - 4pm
    If you're interested in starting a novel but don't quite know where to begin, then this workshop is for you! Participants will explore identifying areas of interest, how to go about research, how to develop characters and plot, and various ways of going about outlining and developing a novel-length work.

    For more information about any of these courses, check out our website at www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com.

    We hope to see you all soon! :)

    - The Big Smoke Team


  • #76
    Irish Writers Centre
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Irish Writers Centre


    We have a number of great weekend writing courses running this Autumn. Check out our website for more details.


    08.10.11 Writing the Short Story with Michael J. Farrell 10.30am - 4.30pm
    This one-day workshop is for anyone who wants to write a short story, their first or most recent. The approach taken for this one day course will consist of a combination of in-class tuition and exercises and peer critiquing of work in progress.
    http://writerscentre.ie/html/courses/shortstorymichaeljfarrell.html


    08.10.11 Fantasy Fiction with Celine Kiernan 10.30am - 4.30pm
    This exciting and intensive two-day course will be ideal for aspiring and already practising fantasy fiction writers.
    http://writerscentre.ie/html/courses/fantasyfiction.html


    15.10.11 Blogging with Henry McDonald 10.30am - 4.30pm
    This one-day workshop is for anyone who wishes to write crisp, clear, precise blogs but also how to update and refresh blogs as news stories develop. In addition Henry will also place emphasis on the importance of lucid, jargon-free English in Internet opinion blogs and avoid the pitfalls of the "blogger in his underpants" blasting out untested and unsubstantiated opinions.
    http://writerscentre.ie/html/courses/blogging.html


    05.11.11 So you think your poem is finished? with Theo Dorgan 10am - 5pm
    A one day workshop that looks at how to develop an editorial cold heart. Participants are asked to share poems that they think complete. Not work in progress. Finished poems.
    http://writerscentre.ie/html/courses/finishedpoems.html


    19.11.11 Writing Children's Fiction with Oisín McGann 10.30am - 4.30pm
    The two-day course will cover the basics of storytelling and the specific aspects of writing for children and young adults. Areas that will be examined include how to generate ideas, how to use observation, description of both character and setting, using dialogue and ensuring a good pace and plot.
    http://writerscentre.ie/html/courses/childrensfictionoisinwkd.html


    26.11.11 Poetry Workshop with Katie Donovan 10.30am - 4.30pm
    Poet Katie Donovan offers a two-day workshop for poets who are already writing but looking for a forum to share work, receive feedback and focus on what direction their work is going in. Issues will be explored such as how to trick yourself into starting a poem without self-censoring; how to pare pack the material to let the poem breathe; and how to finish a poem without throwing the baby out with the bathwater. This is not a workshop for beginners. Please bring poems with you which you want to improve and finish. The main thrust of the workshop will be honing existing work
    http://writerscentre.ie/html/courses/poetrykatiedonovan.html


    26.11.11 The Novel: First Draft with Ed O'Loughlin 10.30am - 4.30pm
    This weekend course will address the three biggest hurdles in novel-writing - conceiving, starting and finishing a first draft. Students can submit up to five thousand words, plus an outline of the novel they are writing. The critique of this material, by both the teacher and the group, will reveal practical strategies for overcoming the loneliness of long-distance writing.
    http://writerscentre.ie/html/courses/novelfirstdraft.html


    26.11.11 Begining a Novel with Conor Kostick 10.30am - 4.30pm
    Starting a novel is an exciting but daunting prospect.
    This two-day course will address issues such as establishing an appropriate voice; thinking through possible structures and timeline; developing engaging characters and addressing underlying themes.
    http://writerscentre.ie/html/courses/beginanovelconor.html


  • #77
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    This introduction to creative writing aims to get your creativity flowing in an inspiring and enjoyable way. Using writing exercises and discussion we'll explore a range of topics, from character and plot development to voice and style. You'll be introduced to a wide-range of simple approaches designed to help shape and develop your own writing style, to explore the stories you want to tell and look at how and where to get started. All tools and tricks of the trade provided!
    Suitable for beginner writers working in all forms (poetry, drama, fiction, memoir etc.)
    If you're looking for a longer course, check out our Beginning to Write daytime/evening classes.


    Date: December 3rd 2011
    Length: 1 day (10am-4pm)
    Fee: €30
    Facilitators: Nicole Rourke, Maggie Smith Hurt


    For more information, check out our website: http://bigsmokewritingfactory.com/index.php


    or email us at bigsmokewritingfactory@gmail.com


  • #78
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    This is a 4-week evening course for anyone interested in drama.


    Start Date: November 21st 2011
    Length: 4 weeks
    Fee: €95
    Facilitator: Nicole Rourke
    Location: 11 Harcourt St, Dublin 2


    For more information, check out our website: http://bigsmokewritingfactory.com/index.php



    or email us at bigsmokewritingfactory@gmail.com


  • #79
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    From celebrity interviews to serious reportage, from quirky stories to health issues, newspapers and magazines rely on interesting features as well as up-to-date news. But what makes a good feature? This class will take participants through every stage of producing a feature, including:



    Knowing your market
    Figuring out what sort of story is right for what publication.
    Getting ideas
    When deciding on features, magazines and newspapers generally need a topical hook. The class will look at how to identify news stories that could trigger an interesting feature, and how to check out the release schedules of films, music and books in order to pitch arts-related stories.
    Writing a pitch
    How to approach an editor without annoying them.
    Researching a piece
    Every feature needs plenty of sources. The class will look at how to find the best people for your piece, as well as looking at the most efficient ways of doing background research.
    Interviews
    How to conduct an interview and write it up.
    Writing the piece
    How to structure a piece and stick to your wordcount.

    Date: November 19th 2011
    Length: 1 day
    Fee: €75
    Guest facilitator: Anna Carey


    For more information check out our website: http://bigsmokewritingfactory.com/index.php



    or email us at bigsmokewritingfactory@gmail.com


  • #80
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    This course is designed for people who enjoy writing and would like to use it as an avenue of expression. The course will have a therapeutic element, using the art of writing to afford you an opportunity to explore various aspects of your life by helping you to become absorbed in the writing and take your mind off the stresses and strains of everyday life.
    The course will be filled with interesting, fun, creative writing exercises that will enable you to achieve this coupled with some inspirational, motivational and time management techniques that will prove very useful on a day to day basis.
    The aim of the course is purely exploratory and fun, free from judgement, examination or critique. Participants looking for a creative writing course with a workshop element should take a look at other Big Smoke courses.
    Refreshments will be provided for tea breaks. There is also a one-hour break for lunch where students may avail of local cafes - there is also a fridge on-site for people to store packed lunches if they wish.

    Date: November 26th 2011
    Length: 1 day (10am-4pm)
    Fee: €75
    Guest facilitator: Ita Breagy

    For more information check out our website: http://bigsmokewritingfactory.com/index.php

    or email us at bigsmokewritingfactory@gmail.com


  • #81
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    It is often said that all writing is rewriting, and this is perhaps most true of screenwriting, where the dramatic, narrative, structural and technical demands of visual storytelling need to be taken into account.
    This intensive, one-day course is open to anyone who is looking to move deeper into the screenwriting process and will explore:
    • Cinematic tools and techniques
    • Dramatic structure
    • Writing the individual scene and connecting scenes
    • Writing dialogue for screen
    • Show, don't tell: the study of dramatic behaviour
    • Character development
    Participants are invited to bring the first draft of a short script or screenplay idea to workshop the next stage of re-writing. Combining exercises, feedback sessions and numerous examples, the course is intended to equip participants with the tools necessary to bring out the best in their screenwriting and see their first draft advance to the next stage.



    Date: December 3rd 2011

    Length: 1 day
    Fee: €75
    Guest facilitator: Virginia Gilbert


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  • #82
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Our spring 2012 schedule is available below - courses are open for booking now.

    *** BEGINNING TO WRITE CLASSES ***

    Beginning To Write - 10 weeks
    THURSDAY, starting January 19th, 2012, 6.30pm-8.30pm, €240
    FRIDAY, starting January 27th 2012, 10.30am-12.30pm, €240

    Beginning To Write Poetry - 6 weeks
    SATURDAY, starting January 28th 2012, 12.30pm-2.30pm, €150

    Beginning To Write Fiction - 6 weeks
    TUESDAY, starting January 31st 2012, 6.30pm-8.30pm, €150

    Beginning To Write Children's Fiction - 6 weeks
    WEDNESDAY, starting February 1st 2012, 6.30pm-8.30pm, €150


    *** SPECIALIST COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ***

    Introduction to Drama (with Nicole Rourke) - 6 weeks
    MONDAY, starting January 23rd 2012, 7pm-9pm, €150

    Novel In Progress (with Claire Hennessy) - 10 weeks
    MONDAY, starting January 30th 2012, 6.30pm-8.30pm, €250

    Writing for Stage (with Nicole Rourke) - 6 weeks
    TUESDAY, starting January 24th 2012, 7pm-9pm, €150

    The Poetry Workshop (with Maggie Smith Hurt) - 10 weeks
    TUESDAY, starting January 31st 2012, 6.30pm-8.30pm, €250

    The Art and Craft of Short Stories (with Viv McDade) - 6 weeks
    TUESDAY, starting March 13th 2012, 7pm-9pm, €150

    Angst & Adventure: Workshop in Children's and Young Adult Fiction (with Claire Hennessy) - 8 weeks
    WEDNESDAY, starting March 21st 2012, 6.30pm-8.30pm, €200

    Intermediate Creative Writing (with Nicole Rourke) - 8 weeks
    THURSDAY, starting January 19th 2012, 7pm-9pm, €200


    *** ONE-DAY OR WEEKEND WORKSHOPS ***

    City Zen: Finding Urban Calm through a Camera Lens (with Clare Mulvany)
    SATURDAY, January 28th 2012, 10am-4pm, €75

    How To Write A Love Poem (with Maggie Smith Hurt)
    SUNDAY, February 5th 2012, 10am-1pm, €40

    Turning Inspiration into Stories (with Viv McDade)
    SATURDAY, February 18th 2012, 10am-1pm, €35

    Introduction to Getting Published (with Vanessa O'Loughlin)
    SATURDAY, February 25th 2012, 10am-1pm, €40

    Starting A Novel (with Claire Hennessy)
    SATURDAY, March 10th 2012, 10am-4pm, €75


  • #83
    celweb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭celweb


    Give your creative self a bit of TLC for 2012!

    A fiction workshop with Celeste Auge kicks off on Tuesday 17th January at the Galway Arts Centre. It runs from 7pm to 8:30pm for 10 weeks, and costs €110. There are still some places left - contact the Galway Arts Centre at 091-565886 to book your spot.

    Classes are fun and interesting: there will be a mix of writing exercises and discussion, with participants giving and receiving feedback on the fiction writing assignments they complete at home. The workshop is a supportive environment, and provides a weekly deadline to help get those creative impulses down on the page.


    www.celesteauge.com


  • #84
    rock whore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭rock whore


    Hi all,

    The Donaghmede Writers' group is seeking new members.

    We meet the 1st Thursday of the month in Donaghmede Library (upstairs in the shopping centre by the Post Office)

    Next meeting is the 2nd February.

    call 01-8482833 or e-mail donaghmedelibrary@dublincity.ie with enquiries.

    All welcome.


  • #85
    Claregirl5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭Claregirl5


    A Creative Writing Night Class will start next week in Ennis.
    Details are as follows:

    Location: St. Flannan’s College, Ennis
    Day: Wednesday
    Times: 7.30-9.00pm
    Duration: 7 weeks
    First Class: February 1st
    Fee: €85
    Information/Bookings: Carinne di Francesco, 085 1670326


  • #86
    Souness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 293 ✭✭Souness


    Finishing up with work in a month and doing a bit of travelling. During this time I would like to do a creative writing course.As a classroom based course is not an option I have been looking at correspondence courses and came across the one that Kilroy’s are offering.

    http://www.kilroyscollege.ie/course.php?courseid=6

    At €645 it is quite expensive but would be glad to pay it if it is a good course.Has anyone any feedback on it or others?
    Many Thanks
    S

    PS.Not sure on rules of thread resurrection on this forum, so hope this is ok.


  • #87
    Kinski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Kinski


    Souness wrote: »
    At €645 it is quite expensive but would be glad to pay it if it is a good course.

    I know nothing about the course or the college, but 645e for a creative writing course?!! Save yourself some money - get some books on CW, check out some of the many free online resources, post to forums like this one, and look for others who'd like to form a local writers' circle.


  • #88
    partnership
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭partnership


    Want to get back into writing and knowing my personality I would be better starting with a weekend course, sharing with others to spur me on. Anyone aware of any weekend courses anywhere in Ireland or the UK which are good. Have tried googling but there does not seem to be much out there.


  • #89
    wavehopper1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭wavehopper1


    Haven't used them but the Irish Writer's Centre have a decent reputation.

    http://www.writerscentre.ie/html/courses/weekendindex.html


  • #90
    luckystella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭luckystella


    does anyone know if there are any comedy writing classes?


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  • #91
    olive2
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭olive2


    Hi all!

    To view an up-to-date schedule of our online and correspondence creative writing courses, visit www.creativewriting.ie or email us at info@creativewriting.ie for more information.

    Our new schedule of online courses includes;

    1. Beginners Creative Writing with Olive O'Brien (6 weeks)
    2. Intermediate Creative Writing with Adam Wyeth (8 weeks)
    3. Beginners/Intermediate Creative Writing with Adam Wyeth (10 weeks)
    3. Advanced Creative Writing with Geraldine Mills (6 weeks)
    4. Writing for Children with Oisin McGann (6 weeks)
    5. Beginners Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    6. Intermediate Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    7. Advanced Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
    8. Poetry with Leanne O'Sullivan (6 weeks)
    8. Screenwriting with Anne Barrett (6 weeks)
    9. How to Blog with Niamh Griffin (4 weeks)


  • #92
    luckystella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭luckystella


    I am looking specifically for a comedy writing class to do stand up and comedy writing - has any one any ideas? I heard a girl called Grainne Maguire use to do them but I cant find anything online


  • #93
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Just a quick word of warning to anyone who is thinking of joining the Creative Writing Group in Kevin Street Library on Thursday afteroons.

    This group believes in the fluffy bunny style of critique. If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. The result is that no-one there gets better. I went back after two years away, and found they were all writing in exactly the same way as before.

    When I tried to point out a few realities about getting published to the woman who has written a novel, I got shot down, and was informed that a writer should express herself the way she wants, and considering the reader was just pandering to the lowest common denominator.


  • #94
    Antilles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Antilles


    EileenG wrote: »
    When I tried to point out a few realities about getting published to the woman who has written a novel, I got shot down, and was informed that a writer should express herself the way she wants, and considering the reader was just pandering to the lowest common denominator.

    Ouch. If you consider your reader to to be the lowest common denominator then you don't deserve any readers.

    "Never underestimate your audience. They're generally sensitive, intelligent people who respond positively to quality entertainment."


  • #95
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Antilles wrote: »
    Ouch. If you consider your reader to to be the lowest common denominator then you don't deserve any readers.

    "Never underestimate your audience. They're generally sensitive, intelligent people who respond positively to quality entertainment."

    I don't think there's any danger of any of them getting published this century.


  • #96
    Kinski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Kinski


    Antilles wrote: »
    Ouch. If you consider your reader to to be the lowest common denominator then you don't deserve any readers.

    "Never underestimate your audience. They're generally sensitive, intelligent people who respond positively to quality entertainment."

    I think a bloody-minded attitude of "I'm going to create the work I want to create" is not always such a bad thing (assuming there's some sort of talent there to back it up!) Trying to second-guess the reader can be counter-productive at times.

    To take a non-literary example, I don't think someone like Mark E. Smith has ever cared very much about what some abstract "listener" might want to hear, and now has a significant cult following, and a large body of critically-acclaimed and influential work to show for it.

    As I read one writer asking recently (can't remember whom), why can the reader make demands of the book, but the book can't make demands of the reader?


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  • #97
    Antilles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Antilles


    Kinski wrote: »
    To take a non-literary example, I don't think someone like Mark E. Smith has ever cared very much about what some abstract "listener" might want to hear, and now has a significant cult following, and a large body of critically-acclaimed and influential work to show for it.

    I think, in that example, the audience was Mark E. Smith. He was writing just for himself, and the popularity was just an added bonus.

    Making your own path, to hell with the critics, is fine and if you can do that and still make popular work, then more power to you. But if that's what a person wants and they don't care about other people's opinions, then why are they reading/distributing their work to a writing group?


  • #98
    Kinski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Kinski


    Antilles wrote: »
    But if that's what a person wants and they don't care about other people's opinions, then why are they reading/distributing their work to a writing group?

    I think some of those things can basically be just mutual pat-on-the-back societies (not the good ones though).


  • #99
    bigsmokewriting
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭bigsmokewriting


    Monday, 12 March 2012, 17:30pm - 20:00pm



    The next Open Day at the Big Smoke Writing Factory, Dublin's innovative creative writing school, runs Monday, March 12th, 5.30-8pm. Drop in to chat to one of our team about what options we have available for aspiring and developing writers - whether it's a Beginners' class you're looking for or a more advanced or specialist workshop.
    Location Big Smoke Writing Factory, 7 Lower Hatch St, Dublin 2.Contact bigsmokewritingfactory@gmail.com


  • #100
    partnership
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭partnership


    Still looking for a creative writing weekend or night course that is not in Dublin city centre because of cost of parking. Weekend could be anywhere in Ireland, night class could be Dublin 15, Dublin 11, Meath, Kildare.


  • #101
    AnthonyK7
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭AnthonyK7


    luckystella wrote: »
    I am looking specifically for a comedy writing class to do stand up and comedy writing - has any one any ideas? I heard a girl called Grainne Maguire use to do them but I cant find anything online

    Exactly the reason I am looking through this thread, if you hear of one or are interested in setting one up please let me know.


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