Course Description
Creative Writing: Advanced - REMOTE
This Creative Writing course is designed for those firmly committed to their writing as a hobby or as a career. Writers may have a writing project or projects they wish to work on for the duration of the course. Participants with no specific project may wish to spend the early weeks finalizing their choice of project or are free to write in the weekly genre. Each week, writers can submit sections for workshop and discussion. Projects can be in any genre or medium. Course includes discussion of songwriting, romance fiction, multiform, video-game writing, writing for the internet and commercial script writing along with elements of writing craft. Alumni of other MKCW courses very welcome. Includes post-course editorial of an industry sample or equivalent (up to 3,000 words). Limited Places
STARTS – Thursday 28th September 2023 – enquire at info@martinkeaveney.com
If you wish to register via Post or Bank transfer, simply request the details at info@martinkeaveney.com
About the facilitator
Martin Keaveney has been facilitating creative writing courses at Galway Arts Centre since 2018. He also lectures on Irish Literature at NUIG’s Autumn Series. His second novel, The Mackon Country, was published by Penniless Press, UK in 2021. This follows his debut novel Delia Meade (2020) and his collection of stories, The Rainy Day, ( 2018) (Penniless Press). Short fiction has been published in many literary journals in Ireland, UK and US. He has also written for the screen and his writing has been produced and exhibited at many international film festivals and on broadcast national television. His scholarship was recently published in the peer-reviewed New Hibernia Review, Journal of Franco-Irish Studies, Liverpool Journal of Postgraduate Studies and Estudios Irlandeses. He has a B.A. in English and Italian, an M.A in English (Writing) and a Ph.D. at NUIG (Creative Writing and Textual Studies). He was awarded the Sparanacht Ui Eithir for his research in 2016 and the NUIG Write-Up Bursary in 2018. Martin is Director of Studies at www.writersisle.co.uk See more at www.martinkeaveney.com
Creative Writing Course Benefits with Martin Keaveney Creative Writing
- Weekly feedback from class tutor
- Friendly and constructive workshop with other writers
- Weekly tutorial on a range of contemporary & classical writing forms
- Weekly tutorial on elements of writing craft
- Superb addition to CV
- Eligible for Continuing Professional Development activity
- Completion Certificate Available
- Long-lasting connections and friendships
- Post course Editorial Response to your work
- Nourishing social activity
- See Testimonials from previous participants
Testimonials
‘Excellent support from tutor’
‘Enormously helpful and generous writer’s workshop’
‘[Martin] takes a genuine interest in his students’
‘An engaging speaker who listens and answers questions in a useful way’
‘[Martin’s] guidance is excellent’
‘Very enjoyable and engaging’
‘I looked forward to the class every week, each week I became more and more inspired to go home and work on my projects’ [Evening Course]
‘Thoroughly enjoyed the day’ [One Day Course]
See more at www.martinkeaveney.com/testimonials
How Remote Courses Run
Post
You are posted the weekly class slides
You post in your weekly writing. (Typed or handwritten)
You can phone or email at any time
Email
You are emailed the weekly class slides
You are sent a link to an audio file tutorial
You interact via email with tutor and other class members and complete assignments
Video Conference
You are emailed the weekly class slides
You attend a video class each week where you listen to a live tutorial and attend a live writing workshop, where you can read your work and receive feedback (3pm/10am: 2 options)
Zero technical expertise is required. All security features are enabled
Phone Conference
You are texted course information each week
You attend the class by phone
Combinations of the above available at no extra cost, please enquire. All remote courses cost the same
All registered participants are subject to Terms of Use
| Training Provider | Martin Keaveney Creative Writing |
| Course Location | Galway |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | Certificate of Attendance |
| Course Start Date | 28th September 2023 |
| Course End Date | 16th November 2023 |
| Course Duration | 8 weeks |
| Course Time | 10am-12pm OR 3-5pm OR 8-10pm. for Video Conference option (Zoom). |
| Course Fee | 189.99 |
| Entry Requirements | None. |
| Carear Path | Fiction writing, Journalism, Marketing, Publishing, Literary Agenting, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Creative Arts, Teaching, Video-Game writing, Librarian, and others. |
| Phone | +353876007100 |
| Course Code | MKCWIII |
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