Anne Enright on the recession in Ireland, from the London Review of Books: “For a while, house auctions were a kind of blood sport in South Dublin. There were women who spent their lives going to them, to get high on the smell of money and other people’s pain. It was like living in a casino: the insanity of the sums involved; that blank, ecstatic misery on the faces of the people who won.”
Thanks to Fiona McCann for spotting it.
Pictured (L-R): Cathy Sweeney, winner of the Some Blind Alleys 2009 Writing Competition, story category; Susan Leahy, winner in the essay category; Nora Butler, winner in the translation category; Anne Enright, novelist and special guest. Taken at the launch of Some Blind Alleys, The Joinery, October 16, 2009.
Photo: Feargal Ward.
“Clean, resonant prose, deeply felt, beautifully turned; with Some Blind Alleys, Greg Baxter has brought new Irish writing triumphantly online.” – ANNE ENRIGHT
You are invited!
The Launch of Some Blind Alleys
When: Friday, October 16, from 7pm to 10pm
Where: The Joinery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7
Special Guest: Anne Enright
Some Blind Alleys, the online journal of new Irish writing and visual art, is officially launching this Friday evening, October 16, at the Joinery in Stoneybatter. Special guest Anne Enright will give a talk to introduce the site. Afterwards, the three winners of the Some Blind Alleys 2009 Writing Competition will read from their winning entries. Doors open at 7pm, and space is limited, so please come early. Entry is free, and there’s free wine.
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New Creative Writing 1 course starts Thursday, October 22
When: Thursdays, starting October 22, running nine weeks
Where: Mountjoy Square
Cost: 280 euro
Take part in the fun and challenging creative writing workshops at Some Blind Alleys. Creative Writing 1 suits everyone from mid-career writers to those with little or no experience.
Here’s what Brendan Barrington, editor of the Dublin Review and editor at Penguin Ireland, had to say about the Creative Writing Workshops at Some Blind Alleys:
“Greg Baxter’s course are unlike any creative writing course I’ve ever heard of: they are better. If you don’t like being challenged, the Some Blind Alleys courses are not for you. If you do, they may change your life.”
Find out what the workshops are all about on Some Blind Alleys.
Claire Gallagher says this brown is “really really gross.” I’m just utterly astounded that I’ve taught myself InDesign, even poorly.
Some Blind Alleys is delighted to announce that Anne Enright, who has written a few books and won some prizes for them, will officially launch the the site on October 16th.
Enright has generously offered to say a few words before the readings by the three contest winners (who have not yet been announced).
A reminder: everyone is invited to the launch (really, everyone) but capacity at the Joinery is 70. So get there early. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the official stuff starts close to 8 p.m. We’ll stay until the doors shut at 10 p.m., and we’ll go to Walsh’s for drinks after.
