As the holiday season approaches, it’s shopping time… here are a few suggestions for gift purchases for the writer in your life. The shameless: did you know you can order a gift certificate for any on-site/online Big Smoke creative writing course? Or in any amount you choose? Just saying… The subscription: a subscription to a…
Here’s what we have coming up in November! For complete beginners: Intro to Creative Writing (Wednesdays, from 7th November) Start Writing *1-day winter special* (Saturday 17th November) Suitable for complete beginners and/or for newcomers to the form/genre: Introduction to Memoir (Saturdays, from 3rd November) Intermediate or advanced workshops: *in-house workshops only* One-day workshops: Fairytales Revisited (Saturday…
More courses starting soon! For complete beginners: Intro to Creative Writing (Wednesdays, from 17th October) Introduction to Creative Writing (Saturdays, from 3rd November Beginning To Write Fiction (Tuesdays, from 6th November) Suitable for complete beginners and/or for newcomers to the form/genre: Introduction to Memoir (Mondays, from 1st October) Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy (Tuesdays,…
We’re delighted to announce that our new term of creative writing workshops is open for booking now! For complete beginners: Beginning To Write (Wednesdays, from 19th September) Beginning to Write Fiction (Thursdays, from 27th September) Introduction to Creative Writing (Saturdays, from 29th September) Introduction to Writing – Fiction & Memoir (Saturdays, from 29th September) Short…
We’re pleased to announce our SUMMER TOP-UP series of workshops, which will take place at the end of July. These are a chance for people who’ve taken at least a beginners’ level workshop to revisit a particular topic they’d like a refresher on, to generate new material, and to keep their creative momentum going even…
Deadline: 15th July 2018 Big Smoke are putting together a Dublin Young Authors anthology, which will be available as a free digital download by the end of 2018. DYA participants will be involved in selecting and editing this collection, but we’re also looking for submissions! If you’ve participated in ANY DYA workshop and are still…
Here’s what’s coming up soon! We’ll also have more April dates for you shortly… Starting Wednesday 14th February: Introduction to Creative Writing (4 weeks) Starting Thursday 15th February: NEW! Creative Writing (4 weeks) Starting Tuesday 20th February: NEW! Introduction to Creative Writing (4 weeks) Running Saturday 24th February: Beginning To Write Poetry (1 day) Running Saturday…
Here’s what’s coming up soon! Starting Tuesday 6th February: Beginning To Write (8 weeks) Starting Wednesday 7th February: Creative Writing (4 weeks) Starting Thursday 8th February: Writing Through The Ancients (8 weeks) & Intermediate Creative Writing (8 weeks) Starting Saturday 10th February: Beginning To Write Fiction (6 weeks) & Intermediate Creative Writing (4 weeks) Starting Wednesday 14th February:…
We’ve a whole range of courses starting over the next few weeks – here’s what to look forward to! Starting Wednesday 17th January Advanced Creative Writing (8 weeks) Starting Thursday 18th January Introduction to Creative Writing (4 weeks) Writing Through The Ancients (8 weeks) Starting Saturday 20th January Introduction to Creative Writing (4 weeks) [TEENS]…
Check out these inspiring and challenging writing competitions happening over the next few months! Don’t forget you can brush up on your writing techniques with our extensive writing classes, covering skills from poetry to publishing, and beginners to advanced! Good luck! The Big Smoke Team Deborah Rogers Foundation: Writer’s Award 2018 – Submissions 1st…
