Courses and workshops

Click course titles for a course description as well as links for booking online!

Already know what class you want to sign up for? Download the registration form as a PDF or Word document, or click through to the course page for Paypal links. Please also familiarise yourself with our class/workshop/refund policies before booking. Courses must be paid for at the time of registering.

Gift certificates to be redeemed against Big Smoke courses are also available. And find out more about our referral programme here.

BEGINNING TO WRITE CLASSES (weekly)

(Our next term of beginners' classes will take place in September 2013)

SPECIALIST COURSES AND WORKSHOPS (weekly)

(Our next term of Intermediate and Advanced Creative Writing will take place in September 2013)

Intermediate/Advanced Poetry Workshop (3 sessions - monthly)
SATURDAYS, May 25th, June 8th & July 6th 2013, 10am-1pm, €100 or €40 each

Write The Play - workshop (6 weeks)
WEDNESDAYS, starting June 26th 2013, 7pm-9pm, €150

DROP-IN CLASSES

Creative Writing (drop in)
MONDAYS (May), WEDNESDAYS (June/July), 6.30pm-7.30pm, €15 per class (payable on the night)

ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS

Getting Published (half day)
MONDAY, May 20th 2013, 6.30pm-9.30pm, €40

Introduction to Personal Journaling and Memoir Writing (1 day)
SATURDAY, May 25th 2013, 10am-4pm, €75

Writing Children's and Young Adult Fiction (1 day)
SATURDAY, June 8th 2013, 10am-4pm, €75

Plotting Your Play (half day)
SATURDAY, June 29th 2013, 10am-1pm, €40

Dramatic Characters (half day)
SATURDAY, July 13th 2013, 10am-1pm, €40

OTHER COURSES

You might also be intersted in our online courses, or our critique service for writers looking for feedback on particular projects.

Please note that occasionally we may need to adjust our schedule in order to best accommodate student numbers and interests. When we need to do this, we will always contact students who have already signed up for a course, and always ensure that our online course schedule is up to date.