Write Time: Crafting Short Stories with Fiona O’Rourke

Fingal County Libraries

Crafting Short Stories with Fiona O’Rourke (Free, online 4-week Course)
Please note that participants must be able to attend all 4 sessions.

Want to explore the short story form? Get reading, get talking, get writing! As part of Fingal Libraries Write Time Festival, Fiona O&#x27;Rourke offers a practical, 4-week course exploring one published short story per session. The story will be circulated beforehand for in-class discussion on elements of the craft. Each session will include guided writing exercises inspired by the featured story to help writers generate new prose in the short form. This course is free of charge. Please note that participants must be able to attend all 4 sessions. Also, by signing up, participants agree to their email address being shared with the course facilitator, Fiona O’Rourke, as she will circulate the reading material in advance. Week 1: Tuesday 6th September , 7- 8.30 pm (Online via zoom)Week 2: Tuesday 13th September , 7 - 8.30 pm (Online via zoom)Week 3: Tuesday 20th September, 7- 8.30 pm (Online via zoom)Week 4: Tuesday 27th September, 7 - 8.30 pm (Online via zoom)The zoom link sent out for the first class is recurring.

Fiona O’Rourke Author &amp; Facilitator M.Phil. Creative Writing (Trinity College Dublin).
Fiona’s short stories have been broadcast for radio and published and translated in journals and anthologies. She was a winner in the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair and runs a writing collective, eXpress Writing Community. She facilitates writing courses and mentorships with the Irish Writers Centre, libraries, and festivals. She holds the M.Phil. (Dist.) in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin.

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