“Forced to Flee: This is our exodus” is the theme of this year’s Trocaire /Poetry Ireland Competition http://goo.gl/zYTdjf, entries by March 16. Write about it at CreativeWriting@Comhlamh March 5 http://www.monicacorish.ie

When? Saturday, March 5, 2016, from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. Where? Comhlamh Office, 12 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 https://goo.gl/0wD1wl. Cost? €75 / Early-bird special €65 before February 27. Pay by Cheque, PO or PayPal.

Have you lived and worked in the Global South? Do you have stories to tell? This workshop is an opportunity to mine the rich veins of your memory under the guidance of writer and AWA certified writing group leader Monica Corish. Monica has travelled and worked widely in Africa, and is a MA graduate of DSC Kimmage.

• “Bringing together RDWs and creative writing makes such good sense!”

Whether your journey lasted three weeks or many years; whether you came home last week or 30 years ago; whether you worked in an emergency, in long-term development, or in human rights; whether you worked as a volunteer, a missionary, or a professional; whether you are an experienced writer or a novice: if you have a story to tell, this is the workshop for you.

• “Good facilitation created a safe space to share very personal experiences.…”