[acornlive] Re: trinity's creative writing m.phil
Nessa O'Mahony (acornlive@dublinwriters.org)
Thu, 2 Nov 2000 06:41:13 -0000
Hi Jessica
I've heard great things about the course, having known quite a few
people who've done it over the past few years. It's run by two
excellent poets, Gerald Dawe and Brendan Kenneally, and they
always have access to excellent prose writers to teach - for
example, Anne Enright taught last year, and Ian Kilroy and Marina
Carr have also taught on the course.
amazing bonds - there is such an atmosphere of mutual support
and constructive criticism throughout the year - and with an
emphasis on producing a body of work by the end of the period, it
certainly cuts through any blocks writers might have been having.
The one caution - I gather there is always far more demand than
places - something like 600 applications and 16 places, I've heard.
Hope this helps
best of luck with it
Nessa O'Mahony
Dublin Writers Workshop
From: "Jessica Moore" <bettyjessm@hotmail.com>
To: acornlive@dublinwriters.org
Date sent: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 17:40:41 GMT
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> hello all,
>
> i've been silently observing for a wee while now, and am finally going to
> jump in with a question...
>
> i have my heart set on going to Trinity a year from now, and wondered if
> anyone had an inside scoop on the master's program in creative writing
> offered there. have you heard good things? daunting things? if any of you
> have, please let me know.
>
> (as an aside, i wanted to express my excitement, as a canadian, at
> recognizing - in fact, at situating precisely in my mind - the Winding Stair
> bookshop. i was in dublin in june and have a black & white photograph with
> a view of the shop from the bridge. it's a warm, possessive, worldly
> feeling - like reading a book in which the 3ieme quartier in paris is
> mentioned and being able to say hey! i've BEEN there - with a mixture of
> familiarity and pride clearly intelligible in your voice)
>
> yours,
> jess
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