Migrants Creative Writing Workshop

dublin | racism & migration related issues | event notice Tuesday March 04, 2008 19:50 by Mags - Dublin City Public Libraries magscurley at dublincity dot ie

New Faces New Voices

Dublin City Libraries with Font International Literary Agency present a creative writing workshop for migrants.

The Workshops are aimed at Dublin residents whose first language is not English, they will encourage creative writing in English – and also explore the richness of cross-cultural experiences.

Saturday 8th March
two separate sessions

10am – 12.30pm for men and women

2.00pm – 4.30pm for women only in recognition of International Women’s Day

Dublin City Library & Archive,
138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

Admission free but booking ESSENTIAL

Tel: 674 4809 email: dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie

Facilitated by Orna Ross, novellist, writing mentor and literary agent at Font.

‘The experience of immigration sharpens the “outsider’s eye” that is essential to all good writing’ says Orna Ross. ‘We want to motivate aspiring writers within immigrant communities to write their own stories’.