Is This a Poem??
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October 10th 2009 |
| with Afric Hamilton |
10am to 5pm €95 |
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This entertaining one-day workshop will focus on taking some of your brilliant ideas, and transforming them into a variety of poems, using different forms and techniques. First, we will look at the poems of some contemporary poets, with a view to studying how they have created an original voice, and then emulate their techniques. (As Isabel Allende once put it, copying one artist is plagiarism, copying many is research!) If you would like to experiment with the wonderful genre of poetry, but haven't much experience, this course is for you. |
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| Afric Hamilton has been facilitating creative writing workshops all over West Cork for eight years. She works for the Writer's Consultancy as an editor, and is the author of two works of non-fiction. She is a freelance journalist with several newspapers and magazines, including the Irish Independent and Munster Interiors, and is a regular book and theatre reviewer for the Irish Examiner. She has produced three collections of poetry, and has also been published in Poetry Ireland, Southword, Women's Works, Kinsale Anthology and the SHOp. She is currently working on a novel. |
Writing for Business
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April 7th & Sept 22nd 2009
10am to 5pm €110 |
with John Holmes
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An intensive one day course on all aspects of communicating your business ideas via the written word. From a basic professional letter, to drawing up a full-scale proposal or writing your marketing copy, this course is designed to increase your confidence in writing for business. The course will ensure that you avoid the most common errors in commercial writing, and will provide a practical framework for participants to make the most of written communication across all aspects of their business.
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John Holmes has been a business writer, editor and manager for over twenty years. He has written extensive business reports and studies for some of the world’s leading business publishers, as well as training and managing other business writers. He was also a writer for a major multinational company, and has more recently been involved in writing for websites. As one of the founders of a market information publisher, his own business experience varies from start-up planning to managing the company’s development and growth. He currently lives in Brighton in England but is a regular visitor to Kinsale.
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So You want to get published...
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May 2nd and Sept 19th |
| with Tina Pisco |
10-5pm with buffet lunch €95 |
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Professional writer and self-publisher Tina Pisco will lead this one day adult seminar on the many different ways to get published in today's world. Other speakers to be confirmed will include a publisher and an author's agent. The programme will included sessions on:
- Self-publishing and publishing-on-demand: "Do you really need a publisher?"
- Contest and competition: "Five reasons why you didn't make the long list."
- Traditional Publishing
- Agents
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| Tina Pisco had a successful career in the Brussels press corps as a journalist and television news producer before moving to West Cork and turning her hand to writing full-time. She is the author of the best-selling novels, ‘Only A Paper Moon’ and ‘To Catch A Magpie’as well as of a collection of newspaper columns: ‘A West Cork Life’. She writes regularly for newspapers, books and magazines as well working as an editorial consultant and teacher. |
Exploring Creativity through Writing: a Teenage one-day workshop
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March 28th and Sept 12th |
| with Tina Pisco |
10-5pm with buffet lunch €80 |
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Do you want to write? Would you like to explore your creativity, but don't know where to start? "Creative Exploration through Writing", a new course taught by Tina Pisco, will lead participants through the world around them to unlock the story within. Great for beginners, or those who want to kickstart their writing.
Sit still....Wait....Listen to your heart beating....Feel the breeze....
Smell the message it carries....Forget everyone else....Forget yourself....
Write.
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| Geared to 13-18 year olds who want to try their hand at writing. A condensed one day taster of the "Creative Exploration through Writing" course for adults. Fast -paced and fun. This workshop will introduce students to the process and techniques of creative writing. Students will experiment with various types of writing, including short stories, fiction and poetry. They will also be encouraged to read their work aloud. This will give them the opportunity to appreciate the individuality of writing styles, and inspire them to experiment futher with their own work. Evaluative feedback will also be given if requested. During each workshop, students will be assigned writing exercises to develop the craft of dialogue and scene building. They will also be encouraged to access their memory as a source of inspiration for character creation and fiction. |
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