Starting
in January, 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, Lights
In The Distance, was published in December 2010 by Doire Press; she
has published three collections of poetry, Big Pink Umbrella (2008), Dreams For Breakfast (2010) & The God Thing (2013) all with
Salmon Poetry. Susan was the Featured Fiction writer in a recent issue of the
American online magazine The
Atticus Review. Her latest book of poems, Bone Fire, published by Salmon Poetry, was launched at this year’s
CĂșirt Festival of International Literature. She is also co-organiser of the
Over The Edge reading series which specifically promotes new writers. Susan
edited the anthology Over the Edge – the
first ten years, published by Salmon, which includes work by forty seven
writers who have published a first book since they did a reading at an Over The
Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library.
The class is suitable for both beginning and
continuing creative writing students, working in either poetry or fiction.
Students will spend their weeks 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 takes place on
Monday afternoons, 2.30-4pm, commencing on Monday, January
16th. It runs for 10 weeks. The cost to participants is 110 Euro with a 100 Euro concession price. Booking is essential as places are limited. There are no refunds once the class has started. For booking please contact Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street, phone 091 565886, email info@galwayartscentre.ie, or go to Galway Arts Centre.ie