Courses and Workshops thread [post any course/workshop info here]

donalh087

This is gold..........have fun

http://diplomaguide.com/articles/Online_Creative_Writing_Courses_Offered_Free_by_Top_Universities_and_Educational_Websites.html

bigsmokewriting

Hi all,

The Big Smoke Writing Factory have a number of courses and one day workshops happening over the coming weeks. Click into our website for more information on any of these courses: http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/index.php

BEGINNING TO WRITE CLASSES (weekly)
Beginning To Write (10 weeks - €240)
WEDNESDAYS, starting 2nd April 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Beginning To Write (6 weeks - €150)
SATURDAYS, starting 29th March 2014, 2pm-4pm

Introduction to Writing Speculative Fiction (6 weeks - €150)
TUESDAYS, starting 8th April 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

KICKSTART COURSES (weekly)
Get Writing (6 weeks - €150)
TUESDAYS, starting 1st April 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Get Writing (6 weeks - €150)
SATURDAYS, starting 29th March 2014, 11am-1pm

SPECIALIST WORKSHOPS (weekly)
Write The Play workshop (6 weeks - €150)
THURSDAYS, starting 24th April 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Writing Children's Fiction workshop (6 weeks - €150)
SATURDAYS, starting 29th March 2014, 11am-1pm

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED WORKSHOPS (weekly)

Intermediate Creative Writing (8 weeks - €200)
WEDNESDAYS, starting 2nd April 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Intermediate Creative Writing (6 weeks - €150)
SATURDAYS, starting 29th March 2014, 2pm-4pm

Advanced Creative Writing (8 weeks - €200)
THURSDAYS, starting 3rd April 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

DROP-IN CLASSES
Creative Writing [drop in] (€15 per class)
MONDAYS (ongoing), 6.30pm-7.30pm

ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS (weekdays)
Creative Non-Fiction (Half day - €35)
TUESDAY, 11th March 2014, 6.30pm-9pm

Preparing A Manuscript (Half day - €35)
TUESDAY, 25th March 2014, 6.30pm-9pm

How Publishing Works(Half day - €40)
TUESDAY, 8th April 2014, 6pm-9pm

Finding Inspiration (Half day - €35)
TUESDAY, 8th April 2014, 6.30pm-9pm

ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS (weekends)
How To Be A Writer - a workshop for teen writers (Half day - €45)
SATURDAY, 22nd March 2014, 11am-3pm

Writing Commercial Fiction (Full day - €75)
SATURDAY, 22nd March 2014, 10am-4pm

Introduction to Personal Journaling and Memoir Writing (1 day - €75)
SATURDAY, 29th March 2014, 10am-4pm

Introduction to Screenwriting (1 day - €75)
SATURDAY, 17th May 2014, 10am-4pm

Reading For Writers (Half day - €40)
SATURDAY, 17th May 2014, 10.30am-1.30pm

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Big Smoke Writing Factory
Dollard House, 2-5 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com
[email protected] / 087-976-6253

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bigsmokewriting

Hi all,

Are you dreaming of a free designated writing space out of your usual comfort zone? Then we've got you covered!

Join us for our WRITING FEST on Saturday 22nd March - we'll have writing prompts available, writing space (with plugs, too, for those of you on laptops), and a room set aside for chatting with other writers while replenishing your energy with caffeine and biscuits. The idea is to provide a space for people who are working on a project and know it's so much easier when you're out of the house and away from other distractions. You can stop by anytime between 10.30am and 4pm! Entry is free.

Drop in, drop everything, and WRITE!

--
There's no fire without smoke...
... ignite your creative spark with a Big Smoke writing workshop.

Big Smoke Writing Factory
Dollard House, 2-5 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com
[email protected] / 087-976-6253

For all our latest news...
Newsletter: http://archive.aweber.com/bigsmoke
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bigsmokewriting

Hi all,

The Big Smoke Writing Factory's new summer schedule is up. Click into our website for more information on any of these courses and one day workshops: http://www.bigsmokewritingfactory.com/index.php

BEGINNING TO WRITE CLASSES (weekly)
Beginning to Write Fiction (6 weeks - €150)
WEDNESDAYS, starting 21st May 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

KICKSTART COURSES (weekly)
Get Writing (6 weeks - €150)
TUESDAYS, starting 20th May 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

SPECIALIST WORKSHOPS (weekly)
Write The Play workshop (6 weeks - €150)
THURSDAYS, starting 24th April 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED WORKSHOPS (weekly)
Summer Writing Workshop (6 weeks - €150)
THURSDAYS, starting 22nd May 2014, 6.30pm-8.30pm

DROP-IN CLASSES
Creative Writing [drop in] (€15 per class)
MONDAYS (ongoing), 6.30pm-7.30pm

ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS (weekends)
Introduction to Creative Writing (Half day - €35)
SATURDAY, 10th May 2014, 10am-1pm

Introduction to Screenwriting (1 day - €75)
SATURDAY, 17th May 2014, 10am-4pm

Reading For Writers (Half day - €40)
SATURDAY, 17th May 2014, 10.30am-1.30pm

Writing Commercial Fiction (1 day - €75)
SATURDAY, 24th May 2014, 10am-4pm

dreinzy

There is a Creative Writing course starting in Inchicore (Dublin 8) tomorrow. The course costs 90EUR, runs for 6 weeks and meets every Wednesday evening 7-8:30. There will be a social evening on July 17th for writers to perform a reading of their work. Venue: Inchicore Sports and Social Club. Contact: tarawhite.freelance [at] gmail [dot] com

bigsmokewriting

Creative Workshop – Exploring personal expression through creative writing and drama

This 3 hour workshop aims to ignite your creativity in an inspiring and enjoyable way. Using creative writing, storytelling and drama, the workshop is designed to stimulate the imagination, nurture creative expression and spark new ideas.

Big Smoke Writing Factory Co-director and Facilitator, Nicole Rourke, will provide the tools to tap into your own innate creativity and get the juices flowing in a friendly and encouraging environment.

Date: 12 July 2014
Venue: 5 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1
Location: 5 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1
Course provider: Insight Matters
Capacity: Places are limited
Fee: €40
Web link: Visit site
Contact details: 01-8910026/ 0852031487/ [email protected]

olive2

Hi everyone,

If you'd like an up-to-date schedule of our online courses, please email us at info[at]creativewriting[dot]ie

Our online courses include;

1. Beginners Creative Writing (4 weeks) - €95
2. Beginners Creative Writing (6 weeks) - €130
3. Intermediate Creative Writing (6 weeks) - €150
4. Advanced Creative Writing (6 weeks) - €150
5. Lost and Found Poetry Workshop (6 weeks) - €150
6. Screenwriting (6 weeks)- €150
7. How to Blog (4 weeks) - €95
8. Writing Radio Drama (6 weeks) - €150
9. Writing for Teenagers (6 weeks) €95
10. Writing for Children (8-12) (6 weeks) - €95

Firedoor Theatre have just moved into The People's Theatre, Unit 3 James Joyce St.

To celebrate, we are forming Firedoor Writers. This is a set of writing workshops focusing on playscripts. We'll meet up every second Sunday of the month from 7 to 9pm. The first workshop starts on August 10th.

The aim of the group is to:
Write a full length anthology play (by all the group) to be performed by Firedoor Theatre in the last two weeks of November.

Submit smaller, 1-10 pieces to Firedoor Theatre for performance at their regular rough n'ready nights.

This group will be facilitated by a professional script writer and director.

The cost to join this group is €40 per month.

For more information, please email: [email protected]

ladylight

are u running one later on in the year

steve_r

Hi Folks,

I'm part of the Firedoor Theatre Writer's Group. Firedoor Theatre is an amateur theatre group that has close ties to NoDrama which was originally founded through Boards.

Our writers group was originally brought together to write a full length play for the group, which we have since completed. We are now working on our own individual projects, preparing work and assignments and discussing these as a group. Current projects include theatre scipts, novels and screenplays.

The group facilitator is a certified screen writer who also works as a journalist and writer.

The group meets every second Sunday in Harcourt Terrace. Membership is €40 per month to cover the sessions, which are generally 2 hours, so 4 hours per month on average.

We are looking for new members to increase the size of the group from 5 to 7. As such we are looking for new members who may be interested in working in a group like this.

This is not a public course so there is a limited amount of details I can provide here but please PM me if you are interested in further information.


Thanks

Stephen

Qualitymark

Rathmines College runs two 10-week series of courses per year. In each series there are two levels: Creative Writing (Monday nights from 7.30 to 9pm) and Creative Writing, Continuation (Monday nights from 6 to 7pm) - http://www.rathminescollege.ie/our-courses/part-time-evening-courses/part-time-evening-courses
These are heavily craft-based courses, with classes on narrative, dialogue, settings, point of view, etc.
They're not expensive; Rathmines College is locally based and keeps costs down as much as possible for students.
Six students who attended these classes won awards in the SCC Creative Writing Contest last year, and this year a magazine of students' work was produced.
The courses are for hobby writers. They are backed by email circulation of students' stories so people can read and think about stories before hearing them in class. Stories are generally read aloud by someone other than the writer, so that writers can hear their work as it is experienced by another, and so that the readers can experience telling a story by someone else. Co-critiques concentrate on the craft aspects of stories, with suggestions on how to make a story better by moving or re-expressing dialogue, changing character aspects and tightening point of view and narrative structure. Students often return in subsequent terms for the continuation course having started in the creative writing course.

donalh087

Late Christmas present - you're welcome

http://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2014/08/21/short-story-masterclasses-eight-podcasts-thresholds/

Qualitymark

Rathmines College is enrolling for all its evening courses (which run on Monday and Tuesday nights) tonight and tomorrow night, starting at 6pm; see post above for details of the two creative writing courses.

steve_r

steve_r wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I'm part of the Firedoor Theatre Writer's Group. Firedoor Theatre is an amateur theatre group that has close ties to NoDrama which was originally founded through Boards.

Our writers group was originally brought together to write a full length play for the group, which we have since completed. We are now working on our own individual projects, preparing work and assignments and discussing these as a group. Current projects include theatre scipts, novels and screenplays.

The group facilitator is a certified screen writer who also works as a journalist and writer.

The group meets every second Sunday in Harcourt Terrace. Membership is €40 per month to cover the sessions, which are generally 2 hours, so 4 hours per month on average.

We are looking for new members to increase the size of the group from 5 to 7. As such we are looking for new members who may be interested in working in a group like this.

This is not a public course so there is a limited amount of details I can provide here but please PM me if you are interested in further information.


Thanks

Stephen

Hi folks,

Just a little bump on this for anyone interesting in joining a writing group

Thanks

Stephen

bigsmokeintern

Hi everyone,

Just a quick post to let you all know about our next Open Day at the Big Smoke Writing Factory on Sat Jan 10th at 1pm. Anyone interested should drop into Dollard House, 2-5 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar. Come along to choose from a wide range of creative writing courses and workshops happening this summer.

Hope to see you there. We'll have the kettle on and the interns will be out in force with any answers you need!

For more information, find us on Facebook or check out the Big Smoke Writing Factory website.

Qualitymark

Rathmines College will be enrolling again on Monday and Tuesday for the two creative writing classes - basic, 7.30-9pm Mondays, continuation, 6-7pm Mondays.
In the last year these classes produced the first issue of a magazine, Quill, with students' work, and began to enter contests and achieve publication.

olive2

Hi everyone,

Our spring 2015 courses will start in February and March. We run courses for writers of all levels and interests.

To view a schedule and course outlines, visit the Creative Writing Ink website.

KaTEA

olive2 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Our spring 2015 courses will start in February and March. We run courses for writers of all levels and interests.

To view a schedule and course outlines, visit the Creative Writing Ink website.

Where is the course and how much??

Qualitymark

The union's AGM will be held at the Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square Dublin 1, from 11am, Saturday 28th March. The guest speaker will be Nicola Solomon CEO of the Society of Authors, the UK's foremost writers' organisation, and, following refreshments, Irene Graham, a leading Irish writing coach, will be hosting a workshop.

Nicola Solomon was named one of Britain’s 500 most influential people in the Debrett’s/Sunday Times list 2015.

They say Nicola is "... an exceptionally important voice in protecting authors’ rights in a difficult industry. A solicitor by trade, Solomon has been an outspoken advocate for authors’ interests at this increasingly important institution in negotiations and disputes with publishers and agents. Before joining the Society of Authors, where she has been since 2011, she was a solicitor at leading media firm Finers Stephens Innocent, specialising in intellectual property and media law. She studied Law at the University of Warwick and is consistently high up in the Bookseller 100 list of the most influential names in the book trade"

The SoA has been serving the needs of authors since 1884. It is a membership organisation representing over 9,000 professional writers from all sectors and genres.

The SoA lobbies on issues of interest and importance to the whole publishing industry including supporting copyright and opposing exceptions, reforming defamation laws and supporting libraries. They use the voices of authors, particularly well-known authors such as president, Philip Pullman. Recent campaigns include the Books for Prisoners campaign which saw the Chair of the Management Committee, Anne Sebba, spend a night in the cells to publicise the cause and the limiting of short stories on BBC radio 4.

The SoA act as literary representative for the estates of distinguished writers including Bernard Shaw, Virginia Woolf, Philip Larkin and E. M. Forster.

Irene Graham, founder of The Creative Writer’s Workshop studied many genres of writing (Fiction Writing, Autobiographical Writing, Screenwriting, and Writing for Children) in the UCLA extension programme in Los Angeles in the late 80’s. Throughout this same period on the West Coast Irene studied and trained in complementary methods of learning – particularly cognitive learning skills (Howard Gardner – Multi-Intelligences) and Psycho-synthesis in Education (Roberto Assagioli). Following this study period Irene founded The Creative Writer’s Workshop, which is now an internationally renowned course and retreat for new and established writers.
In 2009 The Memoir Writing Workbook was published, which is based on Irene’s writing techniques.
In 2012 Irene launched The Memoir Writing Club, an online interactive writing community.

All writers are welcome to attend the event, which will run to approximately 3:30.

olive2

KaTEA wrote: »

Where is the course and how much??

Hi there, the courses are online. The prices vary depending on what course you're interested in. For example, a four-week beginners course costs 95 euro, a six-week costs 130 euro.

bigsmokeintern

Hi Everyone!

Just to let you all know are new Spring courses 2015 are up on the new Big Smoke Writing Factory website (It's fabulous). The courses are for all levels, from very beginners to more specialised ones. We also have some great one days for the busy among you.

The interns are always available for any questions you might have through the Big Smoke email!

The Big Smoke Intern

bigsmokeintern

Hi all,

Tons of new evening and weekend creative writing courses at the Big Smoke Writing Factory starting up soon:

If you're a beginner, our next ten-week Beginning To Write class starts Thursday April 16th, while our six-week Beginning To Write Fiction class starts Tuesday April 14th. Or maybe you've taken beginners' classes and just want to get back into writing, or generate new material - try out our six-week Get Writing class, starting Wednesday April 15th.

If you've already started a project and are looking for feedback, we've a wide range of intermediate and advanced workshops coming up. Intermediate Creative Writing (starts Tues 14th) is a good fit for people who've taken beginners' classes and want to keep developing their work, while our Developing Your Work In Progress (starts Sat 18th April) will suit people who've taken a few classes and have a particular project they want to develop. If you're particularly interested in sci-fi, fantasy or horror, we have a Speculative Fiction Workshop (starts Wed 15th) starting up, and if you're working on a novel-length project, our Novel In Progress workshop (starts Thurs 23rd) is the place for you.

We also have specialist courses starting up - a four-week class in Feature Journalism (starts Sat 11th), an eight-week Poetry workshop (starts Sat 11th), and an Exploring Playwriting (starts April 15th) class. And we've a number of exciting one-days running on Saturdays in April, including The Science of Magic (18th April) for anyone interested in world-building, a Performance for Writers workshop, and a seminar focusing on Cover Letters and Synopses (both on 25th April).

More details from info at bigsmokewritingfactory dot com - or drop into our Open Day anytime tomorrow Thurs 9th April between 5.30pm-8pm.

Dave!

Hey, are there any places left on the poetry course with Jessica Traynor? I have a query regarding it, where is best to ask?

Qualitymark

Two-hour mindfulness and creative writing workshop in the beautiful Wisdom Centre in Cork Street, Dublin, on Sunday April 19, 2pm to 4pm, mindfulness and well-being led by Veronica Coughlan, creative writing by Lucille Redmond.
Tea/coffee&cakes break between the two sessions - it starts with mindfulness and goes on to writing, once you're calmed and cakey.
Mindfulness calms the body and mind, allowing the creative processes to flow and expand. Mindfulness teaches you how to live in the present moment and to calm your mind so that thinking becomes clearer and sharper.
€25 for the workshop, €10 deposit to book.
PM me for more information if you're interested.

bigsmokeintern

Dave! wrote: »

Hey, are there any places left on the poetry course with Jessica Traynor? I have a query regarding it, where is best to ask?

Hi Dave! Unfortunately that course was cancelled but we can let you know if it runs during our Autumn/Winter semester!

The Big Smoke Intern

bigsmokeintern

bigsmokeintern wrote: »

Our six-week Get Writing class, starting Wednesday April 15th, Intermediate Creative Writing (starts Tues 14th) and an Exploring Playwriting (starts April 15th) class.

Hi all,

Just a brief change to our timetable giving you more chance to get the courses you want. Our Get Writing course will now begin April 29th, Intermediate Creative Writing is now starting April 21st and Exploring Playwriting is beginning on April 29th. All information can be found on our website bigsmokewritingfactory dot com.

And as always the interns are here to help!
The Big Smoke Intern

tunguska

bigsmokeintern wrote: »

Hi all,

Just a brief change to our timetable giving you more chance to get the courses you want. Our Get Writing course will now begin April 29th, Intermediate Creative Writing is now starting April 21st and Exploring Playwriting is beginning on April 29th. All information can be found on our website bigsmokewritingfactory dot com.

And as always the interns are here to help!
The Big Smoke Intern

But do you have any beginner creative writing/screenwriting classes that starts in the summer, like anything between June and september?

Qualitymark

tunguska wrote: »

But do you have any beginner creative writing/screenwriting classes that starts in the summer, like anything between June and september?

I think the Irish Writers' Centre runs some.

Qualitymark

Five writers (and counting, not all the results are in) from Rathmines College's basic and continuation creative writing courses have won prizes in the SCC (City of Dublin Education and Training Board's Sports and Cultural Council) Contest this year; six won last year.

bigsmokeintern

Hi everyone,

Just a quick post to let you all know about National Flash-Fiction Day being hosted by Big Smoke Writing Factory on Sat June 27th. We are inviting submissions from anyone who might like to read on the day - we'll select the finest under-500-word stories for our NEWSFLASH event. We are also excited to announce our annual Flash Fiction Competition “The 101″. Every story entered must be EXACTLY 101 words. No more. No less.

With only 101 words on the page there are very few places to hide so send us your best. It can be shocking or touching, brutal or heart wrenching – we want flash that moves the reader. Whether you’re a flash fiction newbie or a total flash expert, this is an evening of creativity and inspiration not to be missed!

Entry details for both are available at bigsmokewritingfactory dot com/newsflash-for-newsflash/

The event will be held in Arthurs Pub, Dublin 8 from 3pm-6pm. As always this event is FREE and all are welcome. So come along and bring a friend, bring two if you’ve got them! We look forward to seeing you all there!
– The Big Smoke team.