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What do “The Song of Wandering Aengus” and “The Twilight Saga” have in common?

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FULL To go on a cancellation waiting list, please email me   Writing Workshop: Poetry and Story Inspired by Myth: Saturday, August 19, 11 am – 5 pm. Star of the Sea, Mullaghmore, Co Sligo. Places limited to 12, early booking advised. Cost: €75 / €65 if received by August 12.  For more info go to monicacorish.ie/workshops

Yeats’ poem and Stephanie Meyer’s’s novels were both inspired by myth and legend, fable and fairytale – by the collective dreams that have helped humanity come to terms with an unpredictable world since the beginning of human time.

The list of writers inspired by myth goes on and on: Margaret Atwood in “The Handmaid’s Tale”; Carol Ann Duffy in “The World’s Wife”; Philip Pullman in “His Dark Materials”; WH Auden in “Museé des Beaux Arts”; JK Rowling in the Harry Potter stories; William Allingham in “The Fairies”; Salley Vickers in “Miss Garnett’s Angel”…

Perhaps you think that you don’t know enough about myth to participate in this workshop? You do – from school, from home, from pop culture, we all grow up learning ancient and fabulous tales. Some, such as Queen Maeve and the Táin, were written down; others – of fairy rings and púcas, selkies and changelings – were handed down at bedtime from grandparent to child; and others are alive and buzzing in our minds from watching last night’s television.

In this writing workshop we will read extracts from myth-inspired writing, and craft our own versions of the myths that engage us. You don’t need to do any preparation– just come along with your pen and notebook, and a willingness to be surprised at your own imagination and inventiveness. The workshop will be led by Monica Corish, an inspiring and encouraging Amherst Method certified writing group leader, and an award-winning writer of poetry, short stories and memoir.

Fighting Words – A Great Opportunity for North West Ireland

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Sean Love, Executive Director of Fighting Words, Tom Sigafoos, and Conor Carney, Principal, Holy Family NS, 12 June 2017

A version of this article appeared in the Donegal Post on Wednesday 21 June 2017. (Photo: Seán Love, Executive Director of Fighting Words; Tom Sigafoos; and Conor Carney, Principal, Holy Family National School, Ballyshannon)

“It seemed daft, in a country that prides itself in being a land of writers, that so little time was dedicated to creative writing.”

At a June12 meeting in Ballyshannon’s Holy Family National School, Seán Love, Executive Director of Fighting Words, described how he and Co-Founder Roddy Doyle sensed a great opportunity in 2009 to launch a creative writing programme that is branching into every corner of Ireland. “Regional programmes are now springing up,” Love added, “in communities of all sizes and descriptions – Glencree in Wicklow, Castlebar in Mayo, Clarenbridge in Galway, not to mention Belfast and Cork. It’s great to see the interest that’s sparking in Ballyshannon.”

Speaking to a group of…

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Writing Workshop: Poetry and Story Inspired by Myth

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As part of the Stoneywoods Festival: Kiltyclogher Library, 1 – 3:30 pm, Saturday, July 1.

Kiltyclogher – Coillte Clochair, the Stoney Woods – sits halfway between the enigmatic Prince Connall’s Grave and the splendidly named Black Pig’s Dyke. It is the perfect place in which to learn from poems and stories inspired by myth, and write your own.

The workshop will be led by Monica Corish. €20, pay at the door – places limited to 16.

April 22: Sligo Writing Workshop, in partnership with Comhlamh

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Creative Writing Workshop, in partnership with Comhlamh – Development Workers in Global Solidarity

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Have you lived and worked or volunteered in the Global South? Are you from the Global South? Then this is the workshop for you – whether you are a returned development worker or volunteer, a refugee or asylum seeker, a ‘new Irish’ citizen, a missionary or humanitarian aid worker – come along and share your voice among like-minded others.

Whether you came home two weeks or twenty years ago, whether you spent two weeks volunteering or half a lifetime living abroad, trust that your memories are ripe now for writing down…

Two Writing Workshops, Kinlough, January to May 2017

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Jan 9th – Both workshops almost full – before sending payment, please get in touch at monicacorishwriting@gmail.com or at 087-641 4185 to check there is room still available.

Kinlough Writing Workshop – Mixed: Open to men and women. An opportunity to develop your writing skills through writing prompts and craft exercises; and through constructive critique and insightful feedback on poetry, fiction and memoir. Fortnightly on Tues, 7–9:30 pm. 10 sessions: Jan 17 & 31; Feb 14 & 28; Mar 14 & 28; Apr 11 & 25; May 9 & 23

Kinlough Women’s Writing Group: A workshop to set the ink and the imagination flowing. If you are afraid of the blank page, your fear will dissolve; if you’re an experienced writer but your words feel stale, you will come away from these workshops refreshed. Fortnightly on Weds, 7–9:30 pm. 10 sessions: Jan 18; Feb 1 & 15; Mar 1 & 15 & 29; Apr 12 & 26; May 10 & 24.

Cost for either workshop series: €150. Early pay concession €130 (before Jan 10 2017). Payment by cheque, PO or PayPal. Any questions, please email me or phone 087-641 4185.

Kinlough Women’s Writing Group full, places still available in Mixed Workshop

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Kinlough Mixed Writing Workshop (open to men and women).Monica Corish – Writing, the Craft Logo

An opportunity to develop your writing skills through writing prompts and craft exercises; and through constructive critique and insightful feedback on poetry, fiction and memoir. Fortnightly on Tues, 7–9:30 pm. 7 sessions: Sep 13 & 27, Oct 11 & 25, Nov 8 & 22, Dec 6.

Cost €110. Payment by cheque, PO or PayPal (no need to have a PayPal account, you just need a credit or debit card)  Buy Now Button

Two Writing Opportunities in Kinlough, Co Leitrim

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Mixed Writing Workshop – Places still available

Open to men and women. An opportunity to develop your writing Monica Corish – Writing, the Craft Logoskills through writing prompts and craft exercises; and through constructive critique and insightful feedback on poetry, fiction and memoir.
  • Fortnightly on Tues, 7–9:30 pm. 7 sessions: Sep 13 & 27, Oct 11 & 25, Nov 8 & 22, Dec 6.

Buy Now Button     Cost for either series: €110. Payment by cheque, PO or PayPal

Kinlough Women’s Writing Group

A12552640_1517075198586900_4748255615836013050_n workshop to set the ink and the imagination flowing. If you are afraid of the blank page, your fear will dissolve; if you’re an experienced writer but your words feel stale, you will come away from these workshops refreshed.
  • Fortnightly on Weds, 7–9:30 pm. 7 sessions: Sep 14 & 28, Oct 12 & 26, Nov 9 & 23, Dec  7.
 Read more about my writing, workshops and mentoring at www.monicacorish.ie. Any questions, contact me by email at monicacorish@gmail.com or at 087-641 4185.

Corafoos / Sigafish at 5 Glens Arts Festival

Looking forward to reading at the Five Glens Arts Festival in Manorhamilton August 26 – 28, and to Crime Writing Workshop with Tom

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At the Five Glens Arts Festival on Saturday, 27 August,

Manorhamilton artist Rachel Webb (see Facebook page Rachel Webb + Camera) will lead the regional launch of A Dying Language, Monica Corish’s poetry collection published by the Irish Hospice Association. Monica will read from that collection and from Gleanings: Poetry Inspired by the Leitrim Observer at 8:30 pm. An open-mic session will follow the launch. For additional information see www.monicacorish.ie.

My Crime Writing Workshop at the Five Glens Arts Festival will run from noon to 2 pm on Saturday in the Glens Centre. The workshop will focus on dialogue and character, highlighted with advice and examples from masters of the genre. Workshop guidelines and a pre-workshop questionnaire are found on-line at www.tomsigafoos.com.

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March 5: CreativeWriting@Comhlamh

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african_labyrinth_4When? 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.…”