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📺Watch author and experience facilitator Kevin Connolly chat about his upcoming course: 'Digging Up the Bones: Research for Non-Fiction and Memoir'
Kicking off online from Monday 14th September, book your place here: irishwriterscentre.ie/course…
We're delighted to announce our September Climate Writing Session!
Poet Jane Clarke will be in conversation with Wildacres Nature Reserve & Biodiversity Education Centre Brian O'Toole and Gilly Taylor on Wednesday 23rd September, 7-8pm via Zoom!
Sign up for free here: eventbrite.ie/e/199352779429…
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Delighted to be one of 12 winners of the 2026 International Debut Novel Competition for my novel, Entropy. Thank you @IrishWritersCtr
We are thrilled to reveal the 12 winners of the 2026 International Debut Novel Competition (a record year for entries!)
To find out more, check out our site: irishwriterscentre.ie/turnin…
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Really excited to be one of the 12 winners of this, check it out at irishwriterscentre.ie/turnin… @IrishWritersCtr
Coming up here in the building on Culture Night, we couldn't be more excited to welcome Booker Prize-longlisted novelist Djamel White alongside acclaimed poet Nithy Kasa and legendary storyteller Chrissy Donoghue Ward! Booking opens August 18.
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We are thrilled to reveal the 12 winners of the 2026 International Debut Novel Competition (a record year for entries!)
To find out more, check out our site: irishwriterscentre.ie/turnin…
Just a reminder that you can join us online tomorrow night from 7pm for our August Climate Writing Session!
Authors Roz Dineen and Caoilinn Hughes will be in conversation via Zoom from 7pm.
Sign up here: eventbrite.ie/e/199293004240…
We are delighted to welcome Caelainn Hogan to the Centre for 'Writing through the Lens of Experience'.
Caelainn's work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, New Yorker, Guardian, Dublin Review, Harper’s & VICE. Her book, Republic of Shame, was published by Penguin.
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Coming up next week, three friends of the Irish Writers Centre will be reading in Hodges Figgis!
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For the latest edition of our literary journal spotlight, we're delighted to feature Swerve Magazine! Check out our site to find out more about the publication, and to read a sample of work they've previously published.
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Did you know that the Irish Writers Centre offers gift vouchers? These can be put towards courses, membership and one-to-one mentoring; we have something for writers at every stage of their development.
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Register here for the 2026 Climate Writing Prize @IrishWritersCtr 🌎
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Did you know that our historic Georgian building in central Dublin is available for hire at competitive rates? Find out more today!
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Now live: autumn masterclasses!
On the site now, booking is open for three fantastic, in person masterclasses from leading writers Madeleine Keane, Martina Devlin and Sheila O'Flanagan.
Check them out here: irishwriterscentre.ie/course…
Want to see out the summer by trying something new? Why not join us for Mark Granier's online course 'Poetry for the Curious' at the end of August!
(There are only two spots remaining, so be sure to book quickly to avoid disappointment.)
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Interested in writing a play? Want to learn the essentials with a renowned theatre practitioner?
Coming up in three weeks, acclaimed playwright Aoife O'Connor's 'Intro to Playwriting'!
Sign up here: irishwriterscentre.ie/course…
For the latest edition of our literary journal spotlight, we're delighted to feature Profiles! Check out our site to find out more about the publication, and to read a sample of work they've previously published.
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Entries are now open for the inaugural Eugene McCabe Short Story Award from Monaghan County Council, with the window closing on September 30th.
The winning entry will receive €1,000, a Tyrone Guthrie Centre bursary and an Irish Writers Centre bursary.
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A huge congratulations to Irish Writers Centre facilitator Enda Coyle-Greene, who has just been announced as Swords Cultural Quarter Poet in Residence 2026-2027 by @poetryireland!
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