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WRITING WORKSHOPS: Inspired by Objects

May 1 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm utc+0.

Galway City Museum houses a wealth of treasures, ranging from the medieval relic of St Ursula to the earliest known Claddagh ring, each of which has its own fascinating life story. This Bealtaine Festival, the Museum invites people to attend a 5-week writing workshop led by award-winning poet and creative-writing facilitator Gerry Hanberry. Each week, Museum staff will share the story behind an object. Afterwards, Gerry Hanberry – in a friendly, relaxed and supportive atmosphere – will encourage participants to respond creatively to what they have encountered and will guide participants towards developing their responses in whatever format emerges, be it poetry, prose or reminiscence pieces inspired by the objects and their stories.

This creative writing workshop series is free of charge, but places are limited to advance booking is essential. Contact (091) 532460 or email [email protected]

N.B. The series is part of the Bealtaine Festival, which celebrates creativity in older people, but all are welcome to attend. Participants should be available to attend most of the sessions.  The first workshop commences on Wednesday 1 May 2024 and they will continue every Wednesday in May, ending on Wednesday 29 May 2024.

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Writing Workshops: Inspired by Objects

Galway City Museum houses a wealth of treasures, ranging from the medieval relic of St Ursula to the earliest known Claddagh ring, each of which has its own fascinating life story. This Bealtaine Festival, the Museum invites people to attend a 5-week writing workshop led by award-winning poet and creative-writing facilitator Gerry Hanberry. Each week, Museum staff will share the story behind an object. Afterwards, Gerry Hanberry – in a friendly, relaxed and supportive atmosphere – will encourage participants to respond creatively to what they have encountered and will guide participants towards developing their responses in whatever format emerges, be it poetry, prose or reminiscence pieces inspired by the objects and their stories.

This creative writing workshop series is free of charge, but places are limited to advance booking is essential. Contact (091) 532460 or email [email protected]

N.B. The series is part of the Bealtaine Festival, which celebrates creativity in older people, but all are welcome to attend. Participants must be available to attend all five sessions, commencing on Wednesday 1 May 2024 and ending on Wednesday 29 May 2024.

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Creative Writing Workshop with Rab Fulton - Memory, Folk Tales and Landscape

Join us at Galway City Library for a two-part writing workshop with storyteller and author Rab Fulton - on Tuesday 18 June and Tuesday 25 June. Free event. Open to all. Places limited.

Memory, Folk Tales and Landscape inspire the work of author, poet and storyteller Rab Fulton. In these two workshops Rab will be showing how he uses these elements to: create the world stories take place in, create believable characters, and devise plot twists. His technique, developed over seven years of teaching in the University of Galway, involves using fun and play to help participants create their own mesmerising tales. Bring pen, paper, and your imagination.

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T1 - writing workshop.

• Saturday 15th June – Workshop & Readings (10-1pm followed by complimentary lunch)

15/06/24 – 15/06/24

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This 4-week intensive Creative Writing Program is taught by distinguished Notre Dame faculty, Dionne Bremyer and Irish faculty who will encourage students to find their writing voice & connect to larger issues in contemporary writing.

The course will feature creative writing instruction including lectures, discussions, workshopping, and critiques of students' work. In the setting of Kylemore and Galway, students will reflect upon their peers' fiction, poetry, scripts and/or hybrid writing. Students will explore the west of Ireland through the cultural immersion program and a wide variety of excursions through Yeats’ homeland and along the wild Atlantic way. This summer program offers students a unique opportunity, with ample time and space, to deep dive into the Irish literary landscape and hone their craft.

Graduate students are welcome to apply and should enroll in class ENGL 94006.

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June 29 - July 27, 2024. Please note that these dates are subject to change.

The program is worth 3 Notre Dame credits and is open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students from all backgrounds.

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“The summer program at Kylemore was one of my most enriching experiences. Not only did I have the opportunity to connect with the landscape of Ireland, but also with a wonderful group of teachers, artists, staff, and friends that made my summer truly unforgettable.” — Kate Ross ('24), American Studies major; Journalism, Ethics, and Democracy minor

“The Kylemore Creative Writing Program was the perfect blend of academic growth and international exploration. This program allowed me to develop as a writer through various short-form exercises and immerse myself in the Irish culture and countryside. Coupling these elements with the intimate, supportive atmosphere of the small cohort sets students up for an incredible experience.” — Andy De La Garza ('25), Business Analytics and English double major

"I wouldn't trade my time with the Kylemore Program for the world! I learned so much about writing (from the other students as well as Professor Dionne Bremyer and Marina Carr!) and experienced Ireland in a way I never could have without going there. The incredible excursions and amazing food were absolutely unforgettable as are the many friendships I made and that I'll cherish for years to come." — Amanda Muhr ('25), English and Theology double major

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This new course builds and expands on over a decade’s worth of experience in directing and fostering undergraduate talent specifically in Creative Writing at NUI Galway. It provides a unique opportunity for students with an aptitude and passion for literary expression, and in keeping with the principle that ‘writers learn to write by writing’, the emphasis throughout is on practice-based learning and experience.

You will study and practice all the major genres of Creative Writing: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Playwriting, Screenwriting. Within these broader genres, you will be helped discover, experiment with and strengthen your own individual strands of interest.

During the course, your developing concentration on your own creative practice is paralleled by a focus on the practical imperatives and industry requirements in the many established and emerging writing-related fields. From the very start during your first year, a speaker from the writing professions visits the class each week for discussions, Q & A and informal conversation. This will help you begin to actively engage with the everyday routines and rhythms of writing-related professionals of all kinds.

With your expanding knowledge of what it takes to write at a high level, by the end of second year you will be ready to embark on a third year that provides for a 100% focus on your personal Creative Writing project(s). By the end of this specialism year, students on the course have developed advanced drafts of, for instance, novels of various kinds, collections of stories and/or flash fiction, poetry collections, plays, screenplays, essay collections, podcast scripts. You decide on your creative direction and project focus for the year, and then we will engage with your ideas and provide the teaching, mentorship and all-in guidance to help you fulfil your vision for your work.

Then, as you complete your studies in English and one other subject during your fourth and final year, you will build further on your third-year project(s) through modules that concentrate on further professionalisation, publication planning, social and public platforms and the various ways now of getting yourself and your writing out there.

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http://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/english-and-creative-arts/johnkenny/

https://canongate.co.uk/contributors/12516-mike-mccormack/

Betsy Cornwell, author.

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Susan Du Mars, author.

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https://tanyafarrelly.wordpress.com

Elaine Feeney, author.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1084515/elaine-feeney.html?tab=penguin-biography

Kevin Higgins, author.

Tim Kearney, screenwriting educator.

Kate Kerrigan (aka Morag Prunty), author.

https://www.katekerrigan.ie

Sarah O’Toole, theatre artist and writer.

https://www.sarah-otoole.com

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Entry requirements.

Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 Grades in the Leaving Certificate including Irish, English, another language, and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.

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Recognition of prior learning (rpl), next start date.

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You will study Creative Writing, English, and one other Arts subject. The focus in Creative Writing will be on the practice of Fiction and Nonfiction, and there will also be a weekly visiting-speaker series.

You will study Creative Writing, English, and your other chosen Arts subject. For Creative Writing, second year concentrates on the writing of Poetry, Plays and Screenplays.

Your Creative Writing work will be the exclusive focus, through mentored independent project(s) and/or study abroad and/or work placement. While mentorship with professional writers is the prime work experience for our Creative Writing students, other forms of work placement are possible. Your third year provides a major opportunity for guided self-directed learning, and your can discuss your plans and prospects in advance with your course director and/or mentor. If you are studying a language with English and Creative Writing, you may avail of an exchange at an EU university, and the Creative Writing study path you take while abroad will be planned in advance. Non-language students may also avail of an exchange with an English-speaking university abroad, most typically in the USA or Canada.

Completion of your studies in Creative Writing, English and your other subject. For Creative Writing, your classes will centre on project and portfolio consolidation, professionalisation and publication planning.

Curriculum Information

Glossary of terms, year 1 (60 credits), year 2 (60 credits), year 3 (60 credits), year 4 (60 credits).

Typical postgraduate courses our Creative Writing graduates move on to include our MAs in

• Literature & Publishing

Our students have a comparatively very high success rate in applications to a broad range of postgraduate courses at home and abroad.

Career Opportunities

With a comparatively high proportion of our students attaining first-class honours degrees (typically 30-40% of the class), this course will help open doors of employment for you in all those fields where written communication is important. You will have fostered the talent, imagination and professionalism necessary to be a published author and you may consider a career as one.

The skills you will acquire are applicable to a wide range of careers and creative fields, for example in teaching, editing, publishing and other literary professions, advertising and copy-writing, games writing and narrative design, and the existing and ever-expanding areas in media, journalism and public engagement.

Who’s Suited to This Course

Learning outcomes, transferable skills employers value, work placement.

While mentorship with professional writers is the prime work experience for our Creative Writing students, other forms of work placement are possible. Your third year provides a major opportunity for guided self-directed learning, and prospects for additional placements can be discussed in advance with your course director and/or mentor.

If you are studying a language with English and Creative Writing, Erasmus exchanges with European universities are possible; the Creative Writing study path you take abroad will be discussed in advance with your course director. Non-language students may also avail of an exchange with an English-speaking university abroad, most typically in the USA or Canada.

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‘The BA programme in Creative Writing gave me a formidable start in my journey as a writer. Now, with the publication of my first book, I think back to the programme’s combined focus on writing skills, imaginative daring and vision, and its strong workshop ethos: these are the vital foundations for building a future in the writing professions.’ John McHugh, author of Pure Gold (4th Estate/New Island, 2021).

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There is, of course, a lingering question in the minds of many individuals as to whether creative writing can be taught. In the last decade or so, the demand for Creative Writing as an important skill has increased exponentially in Ireland. Therefore, there is a definitive need for specific programs in Creative Writing. This article will help highlight the best Creative Writing Courses in Galway.

Creative writing is the art of imagination expressed on paper or print. It is an inborn skill, but it can be developed too if one has an interest in the subject. Creative writing is used in all forms of writing, so many students, upcoming authors, and professionals desire to learn this art to enhance their respective fields of work.

However, before looking into the different institutions offering creative writing courses in Galway, it is imperative to understand the important fundamentals of Creative Writing.

What is Creative Writing?

Creative writing is a type of writing that expresses the imagination and emotion of the author. It can be conveyed in the form of dialogue, drama, or through poetry.

What Are the Different Forms of Creative Writing?

Creative writing can be in the form of fiction or non-fiction. Fiction can include novels, short stories, or plays. Non-fiction includes creative biographical writing or an interesting memoir.

Why Is It Important To Learn Creative Writing ?

Creative Writing is an important skill that helps build the brain’s function. Creative people have an excellent ability to have lasting relationships with themselves and with others. Creative writing also aids in increased thinking skills and helps to solve unexpected problems efficiently. Let us now see the 3 important reasons to learn Creative Writing:

Creative Writing helps to improve in expressing emotions effectively.

Learning to write creatively helps to improve the expression of emotions and increases better communication of the story or poem. Creative writing fosters self-expression and will result in better writing skills.

Increases Employment Opportunities

Good writing will land you a great job. Employers love good writing skills and will be impressed with your ability to write a memo efficiently.

Increased Thinking Abilities

Creative writing requires good imagination, so learning to write creatively will automatically increase your thinking capacity. Strong thinking skills are a great way to tell a good story.

Here are the 8 Best Creative Writing Courses in Galway:

1. iim skills.

IIM SKILLS is a world-recognized institution that offers online creative writing courses in Galway. After a decade of experience teaching numerous students online, IIM SKILLS has come a long way in earning an excellent reputation in the minds of many individuals. The institution began as an education blog and has grown into a successful creative writing training program.

IIM SKILLS are known for it non -complex teaching methods that help the student to understand every concept clearly. In addition, its mission of offering skill-based education for a nominal price has enabled many to become professionally efficient in creative writing.

What Do They Offer?

IIM SKILLS offers a Content Writing Master Course.

What Is The Duration Of The Course

The course is for four weeks duration. The classes are online and also include thirty hours of training.

Content Writing Course Structure

The course structure follows a comprehensive curriculum and includes various creative writing styles. It focuses on WordPress development and ways to write digital content. IIM SKILLS creative writing course guides a student to create their first blog, help publish an ebook, and gives guidance in SEO concepts too.

Why Should You Choose IIM SKILLS?

IIM SKILLS is a leader in Content Writing and has offered the best creative writing courses in Galway for many years. It provides excellent online training and gives freelance opportunities to students after completing the Course. In addition, a three-month internship program is open for its students. Hubspot and TOEL certifications are other added advantages to this program.

2. University Of Galway

The University of Galway is a reputed university and has been instrumental in shaping students into inspiring individuals for over one hundred and fifty years. Since its inception in 1845, the University of Galway has committed itself to provide the best education to its students. As a result, the University opened its iconic doors with just 68 students and grew to over 17000 students.

The University of Galway offers a bachelor’s Degree In Arts specializing in English and Creative Writing.

Who Is Eligible For The Course?

Students need to have a Grade H5 as the minimum grade in at least two subjects. In addition, they need to get a score of 06/H7 on all the other subjects.

What Is The Course Duration?

The duration of the English and Creative Writing Bachelor Degree course is for four years.

Course Structure

The University of Galway offers one of the best creative writing courses in Galway. The Creative Writing Bachelor Degree is a  new course formulated to provide a unique experience for its students. As a result, it allows them to explore and reinvent themselves. The following are important features of the course.

• Students will understand various types of writing styles during the course. In addition, tutors will help their students to remain motivated by encouraging them to follow their passion. 
• Experience in All Levels of Creative Writing, including Playwriting, Fiction, Poetry, and Non-fiction.
• Professional writers conduct classes regularly to foster better understanding in the minds of young students.

Why Should I Choose the University of Galway?

The University of Galway offers the best creative writing courses in Galway. The course is comprehensive, and students have an incredible chance to study from the best tutors in the country. In addition, the creative writing bachelor’s course systematically guides the student. Focusing on every student’s writing skills, the University of Galway gives the proper foundation for becoming a great writer.

3. Martin Keaveney Creative Writing

Martin Keaveney Creative Writing conducts exclusive writing programs for all.  Martin Keaveney is a published author, teacher, and trainer. With a doctorate in Creative Writing, he has several books and papers to his credit. Martin regularly holds creative writing workshops for all types of writers. He aims to provide quality training to aspiring writers and encourage them to continue to become published authors and writers.

Martin Keaveney Creative Writing courses are available for all levels of writers. In addition, anyone with a keen interest in writing can enroll in the following courses:

Beginner Writing Courses – The short three-month course is designed for those looking to write a short novel or story. It is also for those who would like to be introduced to the world of creative writing. 

Intermediate Writing Courses – This course is for those who have done some writing before but cannot proceed further due to lack of motivation, understanding, writer’s block, etc. Martin will help you to explore many other works of fiction as well.

Single Project Course – This course is designed for those looking to work on a single project for a long duration. The student will be given feedback on sample projects and help to publish the book.

One-Year Creative writing course – Martin Keeveney offers a one-year creative writing course for all students who want to develop their portfolio and learn new advanced writing skills.

What is the course duration?

Both short-term courses will be for three months. The Long term courses will be for a year,

The beginner creative writing course will focus on introducing the students to different types of writing. It will give them insight into Science Fiction, Crime Stories, Horror, or Reality stories. With regular feedback and personal writing advice, this course will help beginners explore their writing skills to become successful creative writers.

The Intermediate writing program focuses mainly on budding writers looking for inspiration to continue and help in the publication of their projects. Martin will provide expert advice during the course and train them to write and finish the book.

The long-term courses will include personal feedback sessions with Martin. Then, the students can choose and work on projects that they are interested in. 

Why Should You Choose Martin Keavney?

Martin Keavney Creative Writing course offers the best creative courses in Galway. It is designed exclusively for freelance writers looking to improve their writing skills with the help of an accomplished author and writer. With numerous accolades under his name, Martin Keavney is a name to reckon with if you desire to become a good writer.

Many students have given excellent reviews and are impressed with his teaching skills and believe he is a professional who loves to guide and motivate individuals into successful authors, bloggers, and creative writers.

4. CreativeWriting Ink

Creative Writing  Ink is the brainchild of best-selling children’s book author and publisher Olive’O Brien. It aims to provide the best innovative training and services to every student, aspiring author, and business owner who approaches them.

By offering top-class creative writing courses in Galway, Creative Ink Writing has assisted many individuals in improving and strengthening their writing skills. Moreover, Olive has designed and developed simple techniques in her teaching methodology, which has helped her students become successful writers quickly. 

Creative Writing Historical Fiction Course

Creative Writing Crime Fiction Course

Creative Writing Beginner Course

Creative Writing Intermediate Course

Creative Writing Advanced Course

Creative Writing Poetry Course

What Is The Duration Of The Course?

All courses will be for a six-week duration.

The Historical Fiction writing class will include the introduction and basics of historical fiction. It will then move to the building of historical characters and help to create a good background for the story. It will cover historical dialogue writing techniques too.

The Crime Fiction Writing Class will cover the basics, creation, and designing of crime stories. It will include the character creation of the Hero and the villain. It will also teach the basis for crafting the perfect suspense for the story. The Creative writing course for beginners helps understand the nuances of writing.

The intermediate and advanced creative writing courses will include writing techniques for modern and experienced writers. It will consist of sessions on publishing a book as well.

Why Should You Choose Creative Writing Ink?

Creative Writing Ink is the perfect course for all levels of writers. Every course has unique modules that will help students develop writing skills efficiently. With over five different types of writing courses, Creative Writing Ink has the best creative writing courses in Galway. Aspiring writers, authors, bloggers, etc., will benefit by enrolling in any Creative Ink Writing Agency courses.

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5. Irish Writers Centre

Irish Writers Centre is a unique organization that lends a helping hand to new writers. Founded in 1991, the Irish Writers Centre focuses on its online and offline training and workshops. The goal is to develop writers belonging to all levels. By encouraging and cultivating writers from all walks of life, they have set a high standard for themselves.

Creative Writing skills are primarily inborn; however, there is a definite need for development and scope for growth. Thus, begins the noble work of the Irish Writers Centre. Herein the institution introduces several creative writing workshops for upcoming writers. By enrolling in the course, students will have a firm understanding of creative writing.

Beginner Level weekend online creative writing course

Intermediate Level  creative writing course on writing comedy

Intermediate-level creative writing course on originality

Beginner Level creative writing course on fiction and poetry

Intermediate-level novel writing techniques

What is the Duration Of The Course

All courses in Irish Writers Centre are for six to ten weeks.

• The beginner writing course on weekends covers the basics of creative writing and helps writers from non-English speaking backgrounds.
• The Intermediate course on writing comedy will cover techniques of character building and writing a story in a naturally funny manner.
• The Intermediate course on rewriting from original material covers various approaches to writing preexisting work without plagiarism.
• All courses are exclusively designed to help new writers work on a particular niche and help build their skills as professionals.

Why Should You Choose Irish Writers Centre?

The Irish Writers Center describes itself as a center for upcoming writers in all of Ireland and offers best creative marketing courses in Galway. With rich resources from established writers and authors, Irish Writers Centre is a perfect place for new writers to learn, publish, and market their work.

Contemporary writers have opportunities for development with the help of professionals. Furthermore, the Irish writers centre offers its members exclusive discounts and offers on all their writing courses.

6. Curtis Brown Creative

The Curtis Brown Creative is a creative writing agency in London. As the only creative writing institution affiliated with a major literary agency, CBC has a high reputation among many writers in the country. In addition, it offers the best creative writing courses in Galway. The teaching methodology followed by CBC is both practical and realistic.

The trainers are full-fledged novelists having many published books. They have a reputation for building budding authors into a best-selling professional novelist. The Curtis Brown Creative agency is always eager to find good talent and develop them into the best writers. They aim to help build the writer into a strong and confident individual.

CBC consistently updates its writing programs, and new writers can choose any program that would work for them.

Writing Bootcamp – A fast 30-day program

5- Week Programs with different authors

One-Day Programs with published authors

Six Month courses to write a novel – conducted by different authors

4 Week creative writing course for beginners and intermediate writers.

CBC provides different short-term creative writing courses online. The duration of each of the courses will be between 3 months to Six months.

Why Should I Choose Curtis Brown Creative?

CBC brings together established authors having good authority in the subject. The programs are exclusive, and are considered the best creative writing courses in Galway.  The tutors get a rich experience writing and publishing novels.

Learning from literary geniuses is an excellent advantage for new and upcoming writers. CBC does not make empty unrealistic promises, but the guidance given during the course of the program will help one develop professionally as a successful author.

7. Teesside University

Teesside University is a Top educational institution in the United Kingdom to offer the best creative writing courses in Galway. It has been consistently ranked high in the Time Higher Education University Rankings. The University focuses mainly on providing the best educational program for the new generation of learners.

With an innovative and creative approach to teaching, Teesside University is an excellent place to learn creative writing from some of the best tutors in the United Kingdom.

Teesside University offers part-time online MA in Creative Writing. 

The course is conducted through on-demand videos. Therefore students can access the material according to their schedule. They are taught the basic skills required for creative writing. In addition, the course will have a creative writing project to understand how to become a professional writer. Furthermore, the writing modules will also specialize in poetry, prose, and fiction.

Why Should you choose Teesside University?

Teesside University is a highly-ranked university offering online creative writing courses in Galway. The online course will help a student to develop extended writing opportunities. The course is highly flexible as they can pursue from any part of the world. With a master’s degree, a student will have immense scope in the world of writing and will be able to get a great chance to explore the best opportunities available to them.

8. Faber Academy

Faber Academy is a premier institution for learning creative writing. Since its inception in 2008, many of its students have become successful writers. Their alums include Nobel prize and booker prize winners. By offering the best creative writing courses in Galway, Faber Academy is now considered an established publishing house in the United Kingdom.

Faber Academy offers over fifty courses in creative writing. From short-term 5-day workshops to comprehensive 12-week courses, they have creative writing courses that will suit everyone.

All creative writing courses offered by Faber Academy are short-term courses. The classes are usually conducted online for a period of one to five days. However, some courses are for two to three-month duration.

The course has exclusive modules on novel writing, poetry, and crime writing. Aspiring writers can choose a course that will work for them. Faber Academy has Non Fiction writing modules too. Each course is either a comprehensive three-month module or a short-term workshop. The trainers are published novelists with in-depth knowledge of writing and publishing.

Why Should I Choose Faber Academy?

Faber Academy is the best place for writers to learn about different types of writing. Faber Academy is a much sought-after institution to learn creative writing courses in Galway, with a high success rate in transforming many amateur writers into published authors.

Their motto is to teach creative writing to as many aspirants as possible and make them best-selling authors. With high-quality teaching modules and excellent tutoring by famous authors, Faber Academy has all the right constituents for a great writing institution.

What Do you Learn in a Creative writing course?

In a creative writing course, one will learn the correct usage of grammar, punctuation, and language understanding. You will be taught the correct vocabulary usage and improve on synonyms and antonyms. Furthermore, students can also learn techniques for problem-solving, ways to get ideas for a story, and develop overall creative writing styles. Your work will be graded, and feedback will be given regularly.

What Are the advantages of getting a creative writing course?

A creative writing course helps improve the English language and the ability to understand it better. It will help one to communicate better. In addition to improving communication skills, you will find your writing skills have enhanced as well. The ability to engage with your readers with added confidence is some of the other advantages of a creative writing course. The course will give an edge over others with respect to increased career opportunities.

Is creative writing easy or hard?

Creative writing does not come easy. A creative writer must strive hard to get the right story and make it interesting for the reader. Researching is one aspect, but imagining a story right from the characters and dialogues can be pretty nerve-wracking. Many creative writers have practiced long and hard before they have succeeded in getting the right story.

What skills do you need for creative writing?

Creative writing needs the power of imagination. Without an active imagination, one cannot bring a character to life. It also needs effective communication and the ability to express emotion through words. Another important aspect of creative writing is patience. 

What are creative writing courses like?

Creative Writing classes are fun and engaging. The experience is enlightening as you will create a fictional world filled with characters you have imagined.

Our Takeaway

Creative Writing Courses are a great advantage for those looking to adapt real-life stories into interesting fictional ones. It also aids many creative thinkers in choosing a career that they would love. Therefore, when you choose from the above-mentioned Creative writing courses, you will realize that it  will give you a clear understanding of the art of communicating a story. Creative writing courses will open opportunities to work with established authors, which in turn will assist you in becoming a successful writer that many would love and admire.

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Opportunities and competitions september 2024.

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Photo description: In 2024 we are spotlighting all the amazing independent bookshops and booksellers on the island of Ireland simply because we love them and we think you should too!  n 2016 Books at One opened its first community book shop in Louisburgh, Co Mayo. Nestled between Ireland’s holy mountain, Croagh Patrick, and Connaught’s highest mountain, Mweelrea. Books at One is a collective of locally managed community bookshops located in Mayo, Dublin and Galway. 

Each month we update our Competitions, Submissions & Opportunities webpage , along with our Bursaries & Funding webpage , to ensure we are connecting our writers with the best upcoming opportunities. Here are some of the highlights coming this month.

Culture moves europe individual mobility award webinar.

Deadline: 30th November 2024 (Rolling monthly deadlines from August to 30th Nov 2024)

Webinar will take place on Thursday 11am 5 September 2024. Culture Moves Europe offers mobility grants to individual artists and cultural professionals willing to implement a project abroad. ,This call targets artists and cultural professionals working in the following sectors: music, literature, architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, visual arts, and performing arts. Rolling monthly deadlines from August to 30th Nov 2024. The webinar on 5th September will feature successful Irish case studies for individual artists funded by Culture Moves Europe.

Kilkenny County Council Public Arts Programme 2024

Deadline: 5 September 2024

We are seeking up to five artist-led projects which should seek to challenge, engage and innovate, through meaningful dialogue, research and engagement with communities. Kilkenny County Council will be accepting proposals from any recognised art form, from individuals or teams, who seek to devise and complete new work, developed in a collaborative setting. We are seeking compelling, ambitious proposals from artists; which meet, challenge and expand our ideas of public art. There are a total of five commissions available under the programme.

Cruinniú na nÓg Commission 2025

Deadline: 23 September 2024

To celebrate Cruinniú nan Óg 2025 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has partnered with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Children and Young People’s Services Committee, the My Project and Springboard Family Support Services to offer an artist’s a commission to create new work for Cruinniú na nÓg 2025. This commission is open to applications from professional artists who create art for and with children from seven to ten years. This opportunity is funded by Creative Ireland and supported by the partners. €23,000 is the value of the commission.

Galway Cultural Company – 3 Artist Residences as part of The Air We Share – Spoken Word

Deadline: 30 September 2024

The Air We Share is an initiative that engages with the increasingly important issue of air quality and pollution through artistic interventions, citizen science and community action,  led by Galway City Council, Galway Arts Centre, University of Galway’s Centre for Creative Technology and Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies and Physics, Galway Culture Company, Creative Climate Action, and Westside Resource Centre. This is an open call for three significant artist in residence opportunities valued at €38,000 each, 9 month residencies open to artists/collectives of all disciplines including  visual arts, socially-engaged practices, film, dance, theatre, music, spoken word, and digital arts.

Submissions:

The Shore is an online poetry publication seeking cutting, strange, and daring work from new and established poets alike. We want poems that explore the worlds of things and ideas, that recognize the liminality, the shifting of everything around us and our ability to name a thing whole. We want poems that press and push and ache and recede. Send us your best. We publish 4 times a year, once each season.

Deadline: 15 September 2024

Atrium is OPEN for poetry submissions from 1st September to 9pm on Sunday 15th September. We welcome submissions from anywhere and anyone, as long as the work is your own to send and in English. Our aim is to publish as diverse and vibrant selection of poems as possible. Please send up to three poems in a Word document, formatted in 12 point Times New Roman, single spaced, each poem starting on a new page. Poems should be no more than 50 lines in length (not including line breaks). We have no set themes. We want poetry that excites us; poetry to provoke an unexpected tear, a woozy feeling in the stomach, a giggle on a rush hour bus. Poetry that tickles, unsettles, warms, surprises, grips.

Competitions:

Westival international poetry competition 2024.

Literature has been a core strand of the festival since its inception in 1976, so we are thrilled this year to announce the launch of the Westival International Poetry Competition 2024! This prestigious competition invites poets from around the globe to showcase their talent and creativity. Entries must be in English only. There is no set theme for this year’s competition. All entries must be submitted online via this Google Form

The Guardian and 4th Estate 4th Write Short Story Prize

Deadline: 22 September 2024

The Guardian and 4th Estate 4thWrite Short Story Prize is a competition open to Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers living in the UK or Ireland who are 18 and above. Short stories across any genre are welcome. The winner will receive £1,000, a one-day publishing workshop at 4th Estate and publication of their story on the Guardian website.

Novel Fair 2025

The Irish Writers Centre annual Novel Fair competition is now open for submissions. Described by The Irish Times as ‘A Dragons’ Den for writers,’ Novel Fair awards twelve unpublished (and unsigned) novelists the opportunity to pitch their novels to leading publishers and literary agents. This annual competition has been a career-changing opportunity for writers across the island of Ireland and worldwide. Since its inception in 2011, 36 Novel Fair winners have found a home for their debuts. To apply, submit a 10,000-word manuscript sample of their novel along with a 300-word synopsis.

Ireland Own 2024 Writing Competitions

Ireland’s Own is pleased to announce details of their 2024 Writing Competitions. Entrants are invited to compete for €2,450 in gift-card prizes. There is the Open Short Story section (2,000 words maximum), the Beginners’ Short Story section is restricted to those who have never had a short story published before and the Memories Section, for entrants to tell of some special moment or event in not more than 800 words. It could be about school, holidays, falling in love, getting married, emigrating, a special person you have known, etc.

National Poetry Competition 2024

Deadline: 31 October 2024

The competition, run by The Poetry Society since 1978, is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for a single unpublished poem. This year’s judging panel includes Stephen Sexton, Romalyn Ante, and John McAuliffe. Open to all poets worldwide aged 18+. Prizes: £5,000, £2,000, £1,000, commended £500. Deadline: midnight, 31st October 2024.

Entry fees: The first poem submitted £8, subsequent poems in the same submission cost £5 each. Poetry Society members (including those joining at time of submission) get one additional poem free. The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to all poets worldwide aged 18 or over

Opportunities:

Willowbrook creative writing retreat 2024.

Deadline: 6 September 2024

A weekend of writing workshops and activities facilitated by Orfhlaith Foyle (short story, poet, dramatist) , Emma Langford (singer/songwriter) and Colm Keegan (poet, spoken word artist). This is the fourth creative writing retreat involving readings / performances by the facilitators, a full day of workshops, an open mic session, all your meals provided, and a novel activity to close out the weekend. Full weekend including glamping accommodation, meals & workshops €240. Full weekend including meals & workshops, but no accommodation €160 (includes a camping pitch if you’d like to take a tent/van/caravan)

Books at One, shopfront, Louisburgh, Co Mayo

Books at one, louisburgh, co. mayo.

We are a social enterprise, a not-for-profit organisation. Our mission is to share our love of books and reading to build creative, inclusive and resilient communities. We sell both new and used books (from Booker nominated to Irish authors, to wildlife and Art books and a whole children’s room full). We have book clubs, a conversational Irish group, teach Ukrainians English (and welcome them to our community). We host many types of events, children’s storytime, poetry reading, book readings, film screenings and Art gallery opening nights. We also have an Art Gallery, showcasing both local artists and bringing artists work to our locality from other areas. And we have a digital hub, enabling people to work remotely and possibly stay in our area for longer periods. We work closely with our local community to provide as many types of cultural engagement as we possibly can. And we love what we do. As Umberto Eco said “books are medicine”. We agree.

Find out all you need to know about Books at One on their website or visit them at Bridge Street, Clooncarrabaun, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, F28 YW28.

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The IWU will deliver the workshop which will focus on the short story and is aimed at those who wish to explore their inner writer.

The workshop will last a full day and afterwards, the attendees will submit their short story to the facilitator and it will be critiqued.

The cost of the workshop is a nominal €10 and places are limited and it is free to IWU members.

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Announcing Introductions & Céadlínte 2024

Poetry Ireland is delighted to announce the poets selected to participate in Introductions and Céadlínte 2024 chosen from over one hundred applicants. The poets who will take part in Introductions are Kevin O’Farrell, Niamh Twomey, Ben Keatinge, Aine Rose Connell , Maciej Baltruszewicz, Cliodhna Bhreatnach , Shakeema Edwards, Mia Vance, Charlotte Buckley and Fionn Andrews.

These emerging poets were selected by poet Stephen Sexton, and they will take part in a workshop on form and craft with Stephen, a workshop on a performance with Jessica Traynor and a workshop on maintaining your day-to-day practice as a poet with Annemarie Ní Churreáin.

Introductions also includes a dedicated Irish-language strand entitled Céadlínte. The six poets selected to take part in this prestigious series are Cáit Pléimionn, Joanne Nic Cárthaigh, Éire Ní Fhaoláin, Áine Nic an tSíthigh, Máire Ní Laoire agus Sorcha de Brún. These emerging poets were selected by Aifric Mac Aodha and they will take part in a workshop entitled 'Déanamh an Dáin’ with Aifric, a workshop on performance with Ciara Ní É and a workshop on maintaining your day-to-day practice as a poet with Annemarie Ní Churreáin

Introductions | Céadlínte will culminate in two nights of performances as part of Dublin Book Festival in November. The series will also be accompanied by a new e-book anthology of the poets work. We’re delighted to welcome this new series of poets and hope that Introductions will provide them with many new creative opportunities as they launch their promising writing careers.  

Introductions 2024

Áine Rose Connell is a poet and artist from Donegal with a background in clinical speech and language therapy. She has received bursaries from the Arts Council, artsandhealth.ie and Creative Ireland for her socially engaged practice, which combines literary craft with participatory art, often collaborating with individuals experiencing illness in healthcare contexts. Áines work, listed in international writing competitions, has appeared in Trasna, Drawn to the Light Press, and elsewhere. She is currently finalising her debut pamphlet. 

Ben Keatinge is a writer from Dublin. He won the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 2022 for his manuscript, The Wireless Station, and received a Dedalus Press Poetry Mentorship in 2021. His poems have featured in The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, Reading Ireland and in anthologies, including: Romance Options (2022), Local Wonders (2021), Hold Open the Door (2020) and Writing Home (2019). From 2007-16, he worked as a university lecturer in English in North Macedonia while also studying Macedonian and travelling extensively in the Balkans. His poetry thus takes much of its inspiration from the history and culture of south-east Europe. 

Charlotte Buckley’s poetry has appeared in Banshee, Poetry Ireland Review, The Rialto, The Stinging Fly, and elsewhere. She was a finalist in Munster Literature Centre’s International Chapbook Competition and the Aryamati Poetry Prize for Peace and Social Change in 2023. She was selected for the Irish Writers Centre's National Mentoring Programme and received an Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award in 2022. Her work can be found in anthologies such as Romance Options (Dedalus Press, 2022) and Slow Things (The Emma Press, 2015).

Clíodhna Bhreatnach is from Waterford and lives in Dublin. Her poetry has appeared in The Stinging Fly, And Other Poems, Banshee, The Forward Book of Poetry 2023, and Propel: An Anthology of New Poetry, amongst others. She was highly commended for the Forward Prize in 2022 and is the recipient of two Agility Awards. She is the poetry editor of Frustrated Writers Group and contributing poetry editor for Mirror Lamp Press. Her debut poetry pamphlet will be published in 2025.      Fionn Andrews is a writer from Dublin, Ireland. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin’s M. Phil. in Creative Writing programme. Most recently, his poems have appeared in Icarus, Drawn to the Light Press, The Madrigal and The Waxed Lemon.   Kevin O’Farrell is a poet and artist from Dublin. His poems have appeared in The London Magazine, Poetry Ireland Review, Wild Court, Stand, Southword, Subtropics, The Dark Horse, Poetry Birmingham, Cyphers and New England Review.    Maciej Baltruszewicz is a poet, writer, and academic. He graduated in 2022 from the University of Galway, where he is currently completing a Master of Arts in English. He is the author of Mermaid Interiors, a limited-edition micro-pamphlet published in 2024 with Cabbagerose Press. His poems have also appeared in La Piccioletta Barca, Stone of Madness, and The Basilisk Tree. He recently performed his poetry at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, and for the Lime Square Poets 2024 series. He is at work on a first full- length collection of poetry.    Mia Vance lives in Galway, where she earned her MA in Writing at the University of Galway. Since then, she’s been an active member of the spoken word and poetry open mic community in Galway, performing her work at the Over the Edge Open Mic, The Living Poetic, the Oil Slick Open Mic, Poetic Pints,  the Infamous Open Mic, Vox Galvia, and the 2024 Cúirt International Festival of Literature New Writing Showcase. Her work has won the Oregon Poetry Association Poetry Prize and the Kidd Creative Writing Prize for Poetry, and has appeared in the Unbound Journal, Skylight 47, Aimsir Press Magazine, The 2022 Verseweavers Anthology.    Niamh Twomey is a poet from Co. Clare. Her work won the 2023 Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition and the 2022 Trim Poetry Competition. She has been published in journals and anthologies such as The London Magazine, Rattle, Southword, Banshee, Crannóg and others. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and is currently a PhD candidate at Queen's University Belfast. 

Shakeema Edwards is an Antiguan American writer living in Belfast. She has received an Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Award and was shortlisted for the 2023 Manchester Poetry Prize. Her work has appeared in Magma, Poetry Ireland Review, New Isles Press, Channel, Propel Magazine, and The Apiary. Her first pamphlet is forthcoming with Green Bottle Press in 2025.   

Céadlínte 2024

Aine Nic an tSíthigh - Rugadh agus tógadh mé i mBaile Eaglaise, Baile ‘n Fhirtéaraigh, Co Chiarraí. Tá cónaí orm anois i mBaile Móir, Ceann Trá.  Chaitheas blianta fada ag múineadh i mBÁC agus bhíos mar phríomhoide ar Ghaelscoil Lios na nÓg, Ranallach, ó bunaíodh an scoil i 1996 go 2019. Táim ag foghlaim Spáinnise le blianta beaga anuas. Thugas faoi cheardlann scríbhneoireachta sa Díseart sa Daingean le Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin i rith na bliana 2024. Tá ana-spéis agam freisin sa ghriangrafadóireacht.   Cáit Pléimionn - Rugadh agus tógadh Cáit i gCorcaigh. Is iníon léinn dochtúireachta í atá ag tabhairt faoi PhD i Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh. Tar éis di máistreacht a bhaint amach in 2021, bronnadh scoláireacht ICUF uirthi agus chaith sí bliain ag múineadh na Gaeilge i St. Thomas University, New Brunswick, Ceanada. Anois, tá sí ag teagasc i gCorcaigh agus í i mbun a cuid taighde. Tá dánta dá cuid foilsithe in Éigse Éireann agus Comhar. 

Éire Ní Fhaoláin - Tá Éire Ní Fhaoláin ocht mbliana déag d’aois agus is file, cruitire, fidléir agus amhránaí í.  Canann sí amhráin thraidisiúnta agus amhráin ar an sean nós.  Beidh sí ag tosú i gColáiste na Tríonóide chun staidéar a dhéanamh ar an nGaeilge agus ar an gCeol i mí Mheán Fómhair.  Tá paisean ag Éire don scríbhneoireacht i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla. D’fhoilsigh sí a céad chnuasach filíochta i nGaeilge dar teideal ‘Tuigim’ anuraidh.  In 2023, cuireadh ceist uirthi dán nua trí mheán na Gaeilge a chumadh do ‘Chosán na mBan’, clár nua le Treasa Bhreathnach ar Raidió na Gaeltachta. ‘Tuigim’ an t-ainm a bhí ar an dán a chum sí agus spreag sé ainm an leabhair fhilíochta. Tá tionchar ag an nádúr, daoine, áit, cultúr, an bhreathnóireacht agus áilleacht an tsaoil ar fhilíocht Éire. Anuas air sin, tarraingíonn sí a cuid inspioráide ó bhéaloideas agus traidisiúin na tíre atá snite in oidhreacht na hÉireann.  Is breá le hÉire triail a bhaint as cheol na cruite a chur lena cuid filíochta ar stáitse. Tá filíocht, amhráin sa stíl thraidisiúnta agus scríbhneoireacht Éire foilsithe ag Fighting Words, Irish Times, UNESCO City of Literature, A Little Book of Brigid, The Wexford Bohemian i measc irisí liteartha eile.  I mbliana, tugadh cuireadh di píosa scríbhneoireachta a chumadh do chlár le Marcus Mac Conghail ar Raidió na Gaeltachta, ‘Aistí ón Aer’.  Tá áthas an domhain ar Éire go bhfuil sí páirteach i gCeadlínte Éigse Éireann 2024.  

Scríobhann Joanne McCarthy i bPort Láirge. Tá a saothar le léamh i bhfoilsiúcháin éagsúla, ina measc sna cnuasaigh Lampa ar Lasadh: Gradam Mháire Mhac an tSaoi, The Stony Thursday Book agus Hold Open the Door: The Ireland Chair of Poetry Anthology. Cuireadh dánta dá cuid i gcló ar irisí éagsúla – Comhar, Aneas, The Stinging Fly, Poetry Ireland Review, Channel, Howl, The Four Faced Liar agus Rattle ina measc. Bhuaigh sí comórtas An Fhéich Dhuibh, 2023. Tá sí i mbun máistreachta san Fhilíocht in Ionad Seamus Heaney, Ollscoil na mBanríona. Is comheagarthóir í ar an iris The Waxed Lemon. @josieannarua    Máire Ní Laoire  - Rugadh Máire Ní Laoire i gCorcaigh, áit ar tógadh í le Gaeilge. Chaith sí a saol oibre ag múineadh Gaeilge agus Fraincise. Thosaigh sí ag scríobh go cruthaitheach cúpla bliain ó shin. Tá saothar léi le léamh in 'I mBun Pinn', 'I mBun Pinn 2' agus Cork Words.

  Sorcha de Brún  was awarded her PhD in Irish from Ulster University in Belfast, Northern Ireland and is a lecturer in Irish in the School of English, Irish and Communication in the University of Limerick. She has published poems in various anthologies, such as Comhar and An Gúm, is a recipient of the Duais Foras na Gaeilge/Foras na Gaeilge Prize, the Máirtín Ó Cadhain Short Story Award, numerous Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary awards, and her short stories and poetry feature on the Séideán Sí Irish Primary Curriculum. A former John and Pat Hume Scholarship Awardee in Maynooth University, she has also translated a selection of Shakespeare’s sonnets as well as the works of numerous German, Irish and American poets. A former choir director, piano teacher and organist, she has recently translated and arranged a selection of Lieder for Irish, and set these works to the art song compositions of composer Albin Fries. Sorcha’s latest visual art poem, ‘I mo Bholg’, combining her poetry and her Gaelic script calligraphy and which reflects on the legacy of Brigid of Kildare, will appear in Arlen House’s forthcoming anthology of poetry and art, Fire (2024).     Bhain Sorcha de Brún PhD amach sa Ghaeilge in Ollscoil Uladh, Béal Féirste, agus is léachtóir le Gaeilge í i Scoil na Gaeilge, an Bhéarla agus na Cumarsáide in Ollscoil Luimnigh. Tá dánta foilsithe ag Sorcha i saothair agus in irisí liteartha, Comhar agus An Gúm ina measc. Tá duiseanna éagsúla liteartha buaite aici, idir Dhuais Foras na Gaeilge, Dhuais Ghearrscealaíochta Mháirtín Uí Chadhain mar aon le roinnt duaiseannna liteartha de chuid Oireachtas na Gaeilge. Tá gearrscéalta agus filíocht Shorcha mar chuid de Shéideán Sí agus ar Churaclam na Bunscoile. Iarbhuaiteoir Scoláireacht John agus Pat Hume is ea Sorcha, agus tá roinnt soinéad le Shakespeare aistrithe go Gaeilge aici, mar aon le dánta le filí ón nGearmáin, ó na Stáit Aontaithe agus ó Éirinn.  Agus í ina stiúrthóir cóir, ina múinteoir pianó, agus ina horgánaí tráth den saol, tá Lieder éagsúla aistrithe go Gaeilge aici, agus cóirithe do shaothair ceoil Albin Fries, i measc cumadóirí eile. Beidh dán nua amharc- ealaíne Shorcha, ‘I mo Bholg’, saothar a chuimsíonn a cuid filíochta lena peannaireacht sa chló Ghaelach, ag teacht i gcló go luath sa díolaim ealaíne is filíochta dar teideal Fire (Arlen House, 2024).

Fighting Words story-writing workshops

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07/01/2022 – 24/06/2022

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Galway Arts Centre is home to Fighting Words Galway. Established by Roddy Doyle and Sean Love in 2009, Fighting Words helps students to develop their writing skills and explore their love of writing. Workshops are created and run by volunteer writing tutors, who are trained in child protection and Garda vetted.

Fighting Words workshops are available to all Primary and Secondary schools throughout Galway City and County  every Friday  throughout the academic year. All classes from 1st class are facilitated. Each workshop facilitates a class of approx. 30 pupils. All tutoring is  free . Workshops can be delivered in-person or virtually.

Volunteers include professional writers, novelists, screen-writers, journalists, poets, aspiring writers, student teachers, retired teachers and many more people who are just keen to be involved in creative work.

Booking is essential To inquire about booking your class into one of these workshops email your interest to  [email protected]

FIGHTING WORDS WORKSHOPS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL GROUPS Working together, with the help of our volunteer tutors, the children write an original story which they see being typed up onto a big projection screen as it is being written. The children decide on the characters and plot and go through the story together sentence by sentence, editing as they go. A volunteer artist is also on hand to provide illustrations. The class writes the first part of the story together as a group, then each child has the opportunity to write their own individual ending to the story, with the assistance and encouragement of our volunteer tutors.

FIGHTING WORDS WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GROUPS Working together, with the help of our volunteer tutors, students spend the first part of the workshop working together, as a group, creating a story initially through role play and improvisation. They then work together, developing characters, setting and plot, adding dialogue and editing as they go. Each participant then has the opportunity to work on their own, individual pieces of writing, helped and encouraged by Fighting Words volunteer tutors.

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If you are interested in volunteering with Fighting Words Galway email  [email protected]  for more information.

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