In the New Year
Galway Arts Centre presents a daytime class for all those beginner and continuing creative writing students out there, facilitated by
Susan Millar DuMars. Susan Millar DuMars writes both poetry and fiction. A collection of her stories,
American Girls, was published by
Lapwing Press in 2007; her first collection of poetry,
Big Pink Umbrella, was published last year by
Salmon Poetry. One of her poems has been chosen by editor, Matthew Sweeney, for inclusion in
Best of Irish Poetry 2010 (
Southword Editions). Several of her poems will feature in
Landing Places: Immigrant Poets in Ireland, edited by
Eva Bourke (
Dedalus Press, March 2010). Her second collection of poems,
Dreams For Breakfast, will be published by Salmon Poetry next year.
The class is
suitable for both beginning and continuing creative writing students, working in either poetry or fiction. Students will spend their week responding to writing exercises designed to inspire, rather than inhibit. In class, they will receive gentle feedback on their work from their classmates and from the teacher. The class runs for ten weeks and takes place on
Monday afternoons, 2-3.30pm,
commencing on Monday January 18th.
The cost to participants is 110 Euro with a 100 Euro concession price. Booking is essential as places are limited. For booking please contact
Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street. Phone 091 565886 or email victoria@galwayartscentre.ie
