Creative Writing for Beginners with Susan Millar DuMars

galway | arts and media | event notice Sunday August 13, 2006 02:36 by Over The Edge

This September Galway Arts Centre presents a daytime class for all those beginner writers out there, facilitated by Susan Millar DuMars. Susan Millar DuMars writes both poetry and fiction. A collection of her stories, ‘American Girls’, will be published by Lapwing Press in 2007; her first collection of poetry, ‘The Wellspring Wife’, is forthcoming from Salmon Poetry. Susan is a renowned creative writing teacher, and with her husband Kevin Higgins co-organises the Over The Edge readings in Galway City Library.

The class runs for ten weeks, commencing on Monday September 18th, 2-3.30pm. It will be a gentle introduction to fiction, poetry and autobiographical writing. Through in-class exercises, homework assignments and work-shopping of pieces, participants will be encouraged to discover and refine their own voices and material. An atmosphere of mutual support and fun will be encouraged.

Booking is essential as places are limited. For booking please contact Victoria at reception at Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street. Phone Victoria on 091 565886 or email victoria@galwayartscentre.ie