Creative Writing Courses

Recommended by:
The Irish Times
Le Cool
The Dubliner
Named:
Best Creative
Writing Courses, 2010
(The Dubliner)
The creative writing courses at Some Blind Alleys are fun, challenging and intense. They are designed to make students better readers, so that students can teach themselves to write. Each course contains a heavy reading requirement, and discussion of each week’s assigned reading will be student-led. Students can also expect to compose complete original works that will receive detailed written feedback from tutors and will be discussed in class.


“Unique… Demanding”
- The Irish Times

Writing Fiction



This is a ten-week course on the art of fiction writing and the importance of reading as writers, offered by one of the finest and most acclaimed Irish writers of his generation. Read More...


Tutor:

Keith Ridgway

Start Date:

11 September 2012

Duration:

10 weeks

Time:

Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location:

Nassau Street, Dublin 2

Cost:

€325

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The Journalistic Essay; Narrative Journalism



This class will teach an appreciation for the art and practice of long-form, narrative journalism with the intention of helping students become better writers. Read More...


Tutor:

Donald Mahoney

Start Date:

13 September 2012

Duration:

10 weeks

Time:

Thursdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location:

Nassau Street, Dublin 2

Cost:

€290

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Introduction to Fiction and Personal Essay



This is an introduction to written storytelling and the short story, with a short introduction to the personal essay. It is designed to help people get started, improve, and start reading as writers. Read More...


Tutor:

Adrian Duncan

Start Date:

19 September 2012

Duration:

10 weeks

Time:

Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location:

Nassau Street, Dublin 2

Cost:

€290

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Research and Writing



This course is designed for people who want to use factual information for a piece of writing and need to do research… but don’t know where to begin. Read More...


Tutor:

Karl Whitney

Start Date:

1 October 2012

Duration:

10 weeks

Time:

Mondays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location:

Nassau Street, Dublin 2

Cost:

€290

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Payment Disclaimer and Refund Policy

Please read the following before purchasing a place on a Some Blind Alleys creative writing course.

PRINTER/INTERNET ACCESS: You must have access to broadband internet and a printer to take part in a Some Blind Alleys Workshop.

REFUND POLICY: If you decide, for any reason, not to take the course, you can receive a refund, minus a €15 service charge, if you notify Some Blind Alleys 14 days before the start of the course. Some Blind Alleys will retain €115 of the payment after that. Partial refunds are available until week three of the course: Some Blind Alleys will retain €175. No refund will be available after week three.

By submitting your payment you agree to the above terms and conditions.