Irish Writers' Union A.G.M. and Open Day for Writers

The A.G.M. of the Irish Writers Union was held in the Irish Writers' Centre on Saturday 31 March 2012 from 11.30 to 1pm.

This year, the Union also offered a free 'Open Day' for writers at 2pm, beginning with a talk by novelist and lawyer, Ronan Sheehan, 'Downloading the Book of Kells: A View of Irish Copyright Law."

This was followed by facilitated workshops from 3pm to 4pm on different kinds of writing.

Those attending chose between a workshop on Children's Literature with Conor Kostick, Pros and Cons of Internet Publishing with Chris Murray, Performance Poetry with Maighréad Medbh, or Writing in Irish with Alan Titley.
The workshop participants then reported back to the plenary session between at 4pm.

All writers were welcomed, whether or not they were members of the IWU.
For further events contact 086 2330084.

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Writers Union inaugurated bursary

The Irish Writers’ Union offered an exciting opportunity to one of its members in 2012. A bursary was inaugurated to be granted by the Union to a member whom the Committee felt might benefit from a week at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, Newbliss, in Co Monaghan. To be considered for this bursary, members were invited to send in their current details, together with a statement of artistic intent, clearly and concisely outlining the project they would like to focus on during their time at Annaghmakerrig. The winner of this inaugural bursary was Anne Holland. more