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From Character to Plot – BOOKED OUT

Feel frustrated with your story? It’s not because you don’t know what you want: it’s because your characters don’t. This workshop, with author and poet Tim MacGabhann, features exercises for getting to know your characters’ desires, and setting them in motion, therefore animating your short story or novel-in-progress. The way that this macro level of […]

    From Character to Plot – BOOKED OUT

    Published on 7 September 2026.
    Calling all children’s writers and illustrators! If you would like to talk about your own work for young audiences with fellow children’s writers and illustrators, swap experiences and ideas, or simply have a social coffee with other Irish based creatives, we’d love you to join us! The aim of Discover Irish Children’s Books is to […]

      Let’s Talk Children’s Books!

      Published on 7 September 2026.
      Join poet Nell Regan for this engaging workshop – bring a picture of a place you love (a landscape or cityscape), a pen and a willingness to play. We’ll look at a myriad ways to approach the same thing/view, aiming for a freshness of language and perspective. Suitable for all.  Tickets for this poetry workshop […]

        Poetry Workshop – Thirty-Six Views – LAST TICKETS REMAINING

        Published on 7 September 2026.
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