THE Charles Macklin
Autumn School takes place from October 11-13 in
Culdaff and is part of the City of Culture programme
this year. Every year the festival celebrates the
life and work of the playwright Charles Macklin as
well as acknowledging the creative work of local
writers and artists.
Aspiring writers should note that on Saturday 12th
October there are two creative writing workshops
that would be well worth attending:
10.00-12.00 – “Telling your own Story” – This is a
Memoir workshop facilitated by Queens University
Writer in Residence and Belfast journalist, Malachi
O’Doherty. Malachi has published several works of
memoir including, I Was A Teenage Catholic, The
Telling Year and Under His Roof. He is also a
familiar voice on BBC Radio Ulster.
2.00pm-4.00pm – “Building a Paper House” – This is a
poetry and creative writing workshop under the
expert guidance of Belfast poet Maureen Boyle who
has received many Arts Council bursaries and in 2007
was awarded the Ireland Chair of Poetry Prize and
the Strokestown International Poetry Prize. In 2011
she was a recipient of an ACES – an Artist’s Career
Enhancement Award from the Arts Council of Northern
Ireland. In 2013 she won the Fish Short Memoir
Prize.
Maureen judged this year’s Macklin Poetry
Competition and will host the prize-giving ceremony
and readings in St Buadan’s Church after the
workshop at 4.30 pm.
To book a place for the workshops, please contact
Maria on 087-7763430. (Fee: €10)
Visit
www.charlesmacklin.ie for the full programme of
events. |
