Tuesday 19 February 2013

West Cork Literary Festival Workshops

West Cork in the summer. Mmm

Ever since West Cork Literary Festival’s inception in the late 1990s, workshops for adults have been at the heart of the programme.  Encouraging both novice and experienced writers, they cover many areas of the discipline, from how to get published to how to get past page one. Our five-day workshops, still quite unique among Irish literary festivals, provide week-long opportunities for development and intensive learning not possible in one sitting. Three-day workshops are also programmed to allow for a shorter but no less intensive learning experience. Yet another highlight is the Editor-in-Residence whose one-to-one sessions were tremendously popular in 2012, selling out in record time.

Fees: €160 (5-day); €100 (3-day)
*There will be an additional fee for the ferry to/from Whiddy Island for the Travel Writing Workshop.
Dates & Times: All workshops run concurrently 9.30am-12.30pm
Mon-Fri, 8-12 July 2013 (5-day) & Mon-Wed, 8-10 July 2013 (3-day)


5-DAY WORKSHOPS

 POETRY WORKSHOP (ALL LEVELS) with James Harpur
SONGWRITING with Jimmy Crowley
WHERE DO STORIES COME FROM? THE SHORT STORY with John MacKenna
THE NOVEL - HOW TO GET STARTED … AND HOW TO KEEP GOING with Richard Skinner
POETRY WORKSHOP (ADVANCED) with Ruth Padel
BECOMING A TRAVEL WRITER IN FIVE EASY STEPS with Kevin Rushby
MEMOIR AND NON FICTION with Carol Drinkwater
A PROFESSIONAL FINISH with Hazel Orme
      
5-DAY WORKSHOP FOR TEENAGE WRITERS

WORDS ALLOWED - Workshop for Teenage Writers with Dave Lordan 


3-DAY WORKSHOPS
HOW TO CREATE AND MANAGE YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE with Ellyssa Kroski
I SEE A VOICE...* with Thomas Conway
WILD WOMEN WRITING with Magi Gibson
3-day or 5-day workshop optional

EDITOR-IN-RESIDENCE SESSIONS with Francesca Main
Fee: €40 per 50-min session (available times below)

Lots more details here

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