Contemplation, Writers Read, Writing Life

On Reading to let writing simmer

I’ve had the fortune of working with some wonderful writers and mentors over the last week or two at The Irish Writers Centre in Dublin. I’m now at the stage where my writing needs to simmer. Writing with feedback. Writing that needs editing. Writing that needs re-writing. It’s always good to have a few projects on the go. Part of this process – for me – is to dive into reading. A few of the books that I’ll be immersing myself in over the next few weeks are pictured below:

  • Fishamble Firsts: An Anthology of First Plays by New Playwrights edited by Jim Culleton (New Island)
  • Good Behaviour by Molly Keane (Virago)
  • This Plague of Souls by Mike McCormack (Tramp Press)
  • The Inheritance by Cauvery Madhavan (Hope Road)
  • A Good Enough Mother by Catherine Dunne (Betimes Books)
Contemplation, Exhibitions

Breaking out of writing: inviting art in

There’s always time when breaking a writing practice for browsing, considering, and pottering. This time, Botanic Gardens and Ulster Museum in Belfast. From outside to inside – journeys of family and belonging, to community expressions of oppression in murals, to documenting violence, to stretching back through time to love and betrayal.

Exhibition: The Other End of the Rainbow – Kourtney Roy
Botanic Gardens, Belfast (Photo: (c) Shauna Gilligan)
Murals, Memory and Identity at the Ulster Museum
(Photo: (c) Shauna Gilligan)
Caravaggio “The Taking of Christ” at the Ulster Museum
(Photo: (c) Shauna Gilligan)
Threads of Empowerment: Conflict Textiles’ International Journey at The Ulster Museum (Photo: (c) Shauna Gilligan)

Visit:

https://www.belfastphotofestival.com/exhibitions-24

https://www.ulstermuseum.org/

Writing Festival, Writing Workshops

Writing Workshop: Blackrock Library

These days my teaching and workshop facilitation is within educational institutions so it is wonderful to be working with fellow writer Sara Mullen giving a workshop in a community setting. Join us in Blackrock Library, Tuesday 11th June 6pm – 7.30pm. Max 12 places. To book, email blackrocklib@dlrcoco.ie or Tel (01) 288 8117

Supported by the Creative Ireland Programme and DLR Libraries.