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Not Enough Encouragement For Young Irish Writers

Muiriosa · 2006-02-10 20:37:51

Let me know what you think on this issue, but I think that there is certainly not enough being done out there to encourage the next generation of Irish writers. We have always been known as a country to produce great talent in many things and it was never any different in literature. I see a move away from this. There is…

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10-02-2006 9:37pm

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Muiriosa

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Let me know what you think on this issue, but I think that there is certainly not enough being done out there to encourage the next generation of Irish writers. We have always been known as a country to produce great talent in many things and it was never any different in literature. I see a move away from this.
There is definitly young people out there who can write. And write exceptionally well. Are they being ignored??

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#2 11-02-2006 8:24pm
flogen

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I don't think so, there are numerous avenues for Irish writers, they just have to put the work in

They aren't just discovered.

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#3 11-02-2006 8:57pm
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What do you mean exactly by 'encourage'?

James Joyce wasn't exactly encouraged!

Personally I think our tradition of 'great-writers' is completely over-rated and a tourist-marketing ploy.

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