12 April,
Fiction /
The Irish Writers Centre presents: Writing Fiction for Beginners – a Creative Writing Seminar with Alan McMonagle
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 4:00pm
Bank of Ireland Theatre, O’Donoghue Centre, University of Galway / €5.00
Book NowA one-hour fiction-writing taster seminar with writer Alan McMonagle. Alan will take you through a range of techniques for getting started with your writing practice; you will look at openings, voice, character, dialogue, point-of-view, setting and plot, along with ideas about structuring your work, and some takeaway writing prompts. Suitable for beginner writers and those looking for a refresher.
In association with the Irish Writers Centre. With thanks to Arts in Action
Alan McMonagle lives in Galway. In 2015, he signed a two-book deal with Picador, and in 2017, Ithaca, his first novel was published and nominated for the Desmond Elliott Award for first novels, the Dublin Literary Award, and shortlisted for a Bord Gais Irish Book Award. He has published two collections of short stories (Psychotic Episodes, Arlen House, 2013 and Liar Liar, Wordsonthestreet, 2008), both of which were nominated for the Frank O’Connor Award. He also writes for radio and his plays, Oscar Night, People Walking On Water, Shirley Temple Killer Queen and Pink Moon have been produced and broadcast as part of RTE’s Drama on One season. His second novel, Laura Cassidy’s Walk Of Fame, was published in 2020.
