Short Fiction

Director: John MacKenna

Biog:

John is a novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He is the author of four novels, three collections of short stories, a volume of poetry and a biography of Ernest Shackleton as well as several plays. Awards to date are: The Irish Times Fiction Award and The Cecil Day Lewis Award.  His most recent book The Space Between Us was short-listed for the Kerry Group Irish Novel Award.

Course Theme:

The three sessions will deal specifically with three areas of short fiction writing. The first day will concentrate on finding the story you wish to tell, including landscape and character development.  The second session will develop the process and concentrate on finding the voice through which to tell the story, including the dialogue. The final session will look at how you can find the time and the commitment to complete the work.

For Bookings:

Workshop Information

Each three-day Workshop will run from 9.00am – 12.30pm on:

Thursday 31^st May, Friday 1st June and Saturday 2^nd June 2012.

Places are limited to 15 per workshop.

Workshop Fee:    €175.00 for each three-day workshop

Bookings can be made:

By Phone:                 
+353 (0)68 21074

By Post:
Cheque / Postal Order [Ireland Only] Payable to Writers’ Week Ltd.

In Person:
Call to Writers’ Week Festival Office, 24 The Square, Listowel, Co Kerry, Ireland.
Office Hours: 10.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

Credit/Debit Card –   Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Laser, Tel: +353 (0) 68-21074

Please Note: Credit Card bookings are subject to a booking fee of €4 per transaction and Laser €2 per transaction.

There is NO booking fee for Cheque / Irish Postal Order purchases.

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