Making a Story World with Mary Watson

Suitable for ages 11 – 13

Every story has a few essential ingredients. Character, setting and conflict work together, along with dialogue and description, to create an imaginary world where readers can lose themselves. Good stories need believable characters that readers feel connected to.

This workshop will give an overview of the essential elements of writing stories, with particular attention to crafting characters. We’ll explore how to write dimensional characters, and how characters develop and drive a story.

By the end of the workshop, participants should have an understanding of basic story elements and a good introduction to writing characters and their role in developing plot.

Cúirt International Festival of Literature is delighted to announce Mary Watson as this year’s Writer in Residence for children and young people. As part of Cúirt Labs, Mary Watson will be facilitating workshops in primary schools across Galway city and county, as well this ‘Making a Story World’ workshop.

We hope that the Cúirt Labs programme will inspire the next generations of writers, artists and cultural enthusiasts from across Galway, all backgrounds and communities.