May classes at Galway Arts Centre 2011

Welcome to Galway Arts Centre’s Summer programme of classes starting in May 2011 we hope you will find a course to suit you.  Adult day and evening classes start the week of Monday the 7th of   May and run for 8 weeks. Childrens Saturday classes will start May 7th.  Booking for all classes is strongly advised, as places are limited.  For booking please contact reception at Galway Arts Centre phone 091-565886 or email info@galwayartscentre.ie

Day Classes

Workshopping Our Writing(Beg) with Susan Millar Du Mars
Mondays 2-3.30pm (8 weeks) €90/80 (8 places)

This 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.  They will then be expected to edit their pieces in time for the final class.  Thus, students will gain experience in giving and responding to constructive criticism; and will, by the end of the course, have perhaps half a dozen polished pieces of writing finished.   An ideal course for anyone who wants help moving from inspiration to finished product.

Creative Writing  Poetry (Beginners) with Kevin Higgins          
 Fridays 2-3.30pm (8 weeks) €90/80 (8 places)  
Over ten weeks Kevin Higgins will lead participants through every aspect of poetry writing, from inspiration to editing to learning how to take constructive criticism. He will also help participants get their poems out into the world; the last two classes will be dedicated to How To Publish Your Poems and How to Read Your Poems in Public.

Creative Writing Poetry (Advanced) with Kevin Higgins          
Thursdays 2-4pm (10 weeks) €110/100 (15 places)  
When is a poem complete? How does a poet find his or her poetic voice? How does a poet make the transition from writing individual poems to putting a first collection together? During the ten week advanced poetry class Kevin Higgins will attempt to answer all these questions, and more. This class is suitable for those who have done poetry workshops before, or for those who’ve already begun publishing poems in magazines.