Arts, Crafts & Hobbies courses in Ireland

Creative Writing: Portfolio is an exciting new one-year course which provides writers an opportunity to develop, progress and ultimately gain specialised evaluation of a portfolio of writing/long form manuscript or novel and synopsis up to 50,000 words. Other forms are welcome including poetry, film and television, stage plays and many other creative writing proposals. Participants…

Join this wonderful beginner course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and receive expert feedback. This course, enjoyed by hundreds of writers since 2020 and designed by Dr Martin Keaveney,  is now available in your local area. Learn…

Creative Writing: Single Project This Creative Writing course is designed for those writers who wish to spend a sustained period of time working on a single project of any length. Writers should have a formed idea to bring to the course which indicates its proposed overall structure and content. Part of the project might be…

Submitting writing is an incredibly long and arduous process for all writers.  Would you be interested in a weekly submissions clinic session? You will definitely submit more work! Clinic content: Creating your personal list Sending effective correspondence Use of specific platforms Effective responses to requests Maintaining a regular submissions practice Magazine customs Journal customs Submission etiquette Other…

Join this wonderful beginner course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and receive expert feedback. This course, enjoyed by hundreds of writers since 2020 and designed by Dr Martin Keaveney,  is now available in your local area. Learn…

Join this wonderful beginner course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and receive expert feedback. This course, enjoyed by hundreds of writers since 2020 and designed by Dr Martin Keaveney,  is now available in your local area. Learn…

Do you want to strike fear in to readers? Have you considered a career as a horror writer? Start here with this specialist course which explores the parameters of this exciting area at a really effective, practical level. We look at the key elements that achieve the goals of any horror project and look to achieve a publishable proposal that will engage…

CREATIVE WRITING: THE SHORT FORM The Short Form course includes a mixture of short fiction and short non-fiction. Presenting an array of short-form masterful pieces by such literary giants as George Orwell, P.G. Wodehouse, and G.K. Chesterton, the Short Form course inspires and challenges readers to investigate what it takes to produce both a sophisticated…

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Do you want to build a career as a professional writer? One of the best places to do that is writing thriller and crime novels. Start your journey in this specialist course where we look at various forms of the genre, including detective novels, action thrillers and spy dramas. What is it that that will…

Join this wonderful beginner course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and receive expert feedback. This course, enjoyed by hundreds of writers since 2020 and designed by Dr Martin Keaveney,  is now available in your local area. Learn…

Tanya Farrelly is the author of four books. Her debut short fiction collection When Black Dogs Sing (Arlen House, 2016) was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and named winner of the Kate O’ Brien Award 2017. Two novels: The Girl Behind the Lens and When Your Eyes Close were published by Harper…

8-10pm every Thursday   Do you want to strike fear in to readers? Have you considered a career as a horror writer? Start here with this specialist course which explores the parameters of this exciting area at a really effective, practical level. We look at the key elements that achieve the goals of any horror project and look to achieve a…

3-4 pm every Tuesday   Do you want to build a career as a professional writer? One of the best places to do that is writing thriller and crime novels. Start your journey in this specialist course where we look at various forms of the genre, including detective novels, action thrillers and spy dramas. What is it that that wills secure…

8-10pm every Tuesday   Do you want to build a career as a professional writer? One of the best places to do that is writing thriller and crime novels. Start your journey in this specialist course where we look at various forms of the genre, including detective novels, action thrillers and spy dramas. What is…

MKCW — Creative Writing: GENERAL Join this wonderful beginner course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and receive expert feedback. This course, enjoyed by hundreds of writers since 2020 and designed by Dr Martin Keaveney,  is now available in…

MKCW — Creative Writing: GENERAL Join this wonderful beginner course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and receive expert feedback. This course, enjoyed by hundreds of writers since 2020 and designed by Dr Martin Keaveney,  is now available in…

Join this wonderful beginner course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and receive expert feedback. This course, enjoyed by hundreds of writers since 2020 and designed by Dr Martin Keaveney,  is now available in your local area. Learn…

Tanya Farrelly is the author of four books. Her debut short fiction collection When Black Dogs Sing (Arlen House, 2016) was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and named winner of the Kate O’ Brien Award 2017. Two novels: The Girl Behind the Lens and When Your Eyes Close were published by Harper…

10-11 every Wednesday Morning   Think you can entice readers into another world or even universe? Have you the imagination to drive viewers wild with wonder?  Start here with this specialist course which explores the parameters of sci-fi and fantasy at a really effective, practical level. We look at the key elements that achieve the…

8-10pm every Wednesday   Think you can entice readers into another world or even universe? Have you the imagination to drive viewers wild with wonder?  Start here with this specialist course which explores the parameters of sci-fi and fantasy at a really effective, practical level. We look at the key elements that achieve the goals…

Join this wonderful beginner course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and receive expert feedback. This course, enjoyed by hundreds of writers since 2020 and designed by Dr Martin Keaveney,  is now available in your local area.…

Think you can entice readers into another world or even universe? Have you the imagination to drive viewers wild with wonder?  Start here with this specialist course which explores the parameters of sci-fi and fantasy at a really effective, practical level. We look at the key elements that achieve the goals of any sci fi…

Think you can entice readers into another world or even universe? Have you the imagination to drive viewers wild with wonder?  Start here with this specialist course which explores the parameters of sci-fi and fantasy at a really effective, practical level. We look at the key elements that achieve the goals of any sci fi…

8.00-10.00pm every Wednesday Creative Writing: Writing for Children Do you want to build a career as a writer of children’s literature? Now you can attend a really high-quality course that specifically brings you through each stage of writing for children, engaging with all age groups and provide high level attention to your writing project.  The course caters for those simply…

8.00-10.00pm every Thursday Creative Writing: Writing for Children Do you want to build a career as a writer of children’s literature? Now you can attend a really high-quality course that specifically brings you through each stage of writing for children, engaging with all age groups and provide high level attention to your writing project.  The course caters for those simply…

Creative Writing: Writing for Children Do you want to build a career as a writer of children’s literature? Now you can attend a really high-quality course that specifically brings you through each stage of writing for children, engaging with all age groups and provide high level attention to your writing project.  The course caters for those simply wanting to write…

Creative Writing: Writing for Children Do you want to build a career as a writer of children’s literature? Now you can attend a really high-quality course that specifically brings you through each stage of writing for children, engaging with all age groups and provide high level attention to your writing project.  The course caters for those simply wanting to write…

8-10pm every Thursday   Would you like to transport reader or viewers into the past? Do you like the idea of writing within a famous period in history? With this specialist course, you can learn powerful research techniques and explore drafting a creative project within a rigid framework of events. Opens to historical fiction writers and also those…

Would you like to transport reader or viewers into the past? Do you like the idea of writing within a famous period in history? With this specialist course, you can learn powerful research techniques and explore drafting a creative project within a rigid framework of events. Opens to historical fiction writers and also those compiling any historical project. Submit…