creative writing summer camps Archives - Megan Wynne Writer. Speaker. Facilitator. Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:46:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Students Win Listowel Writers’ Week Literary Competitions! https://meganwynne.com/winning-student-writers-at-listowel-writers-week/ Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:56:46 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=2302 Wonderful news for my students from the Listowel Writers’ Week Writing competitions! I’m so proud and excited! Sadhbh Cushen has won joint second place in the nine years and under category. Sadhbh attends classes in Skerries and wrote a very funny story (told mostly through dialogue) about a child who doesn’t want to go to sleep. She shares this prize with Grace Lenny, who is doing an online writing course ...

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]]> Summer Camps for Creative Kids! https://meganwynne.com/summer-camps-for-creative-kids/ Sat, 28 Mar 2015 09:47:25 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=2239 My summer camps are now booking! These courses are particularly suited to creative and imaginative children and teenagers. Here is a picture of a very happy bunch who attended a teen summer camp with me in Skerries Mills.   Each course runs for five days and each day we cover a main topic. For example the first day I may do a guided writing exercise to help the students understand ...

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]]> New Online Writing Courses! https://meganwynne.com/new-online-writing-courses/ Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:51:59 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=2084 This January I am launching online writing course for children (7-12 year olds) / teenagers (11-16 yr olds) and adults: Each course consist of ten modules. For each module I email notes and an assignment to be completed. Once I receive an assignment, I will promptly reply with written feedback on the work and also set the next assignment. My tone will be positive and encouraging, praising what is good ...

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]]> A Wonderful Writing Week https://meganwynne.com/a-wonderful-writing-week/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:48:34 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=1721 We had a very special time at Listowel Writers’ Week from 28th May – 1st June. I was lucky enough to spend time with one of my favourite writers, Douglas Kennedy. I learned a lot from him about writing and about life. My wonderful students Ciara Hogan and Sarah McKenna collected their prizes at the awards ceremony and saw their work published alongside top Irish writers Donal McCann, Deirdre Madden ...

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]]> Summer Camp Discount! https://meganwynne.com/summer-camps-discount/ Sun, 25 May 2014 10:53:12 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=1641 For the month of May I am offering a ten percent discount off places at my summer camps in Malahide, Skerries, Swords and Blackrock, County Dublin. There is only one week left in the month so if you’re interested in booking a place for your child, at a discounted price, get clicking!    www.meganwynne.com/shop/ So far Malahide leads the way as the most popular summer camp venue, which is a surprise ...

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]]> Writing Students Win Listowel Writers’ Week Literary Competitons 2014 ! https://meganwynne.com/winning-writing-students/ Mon, 05 May 2014 15:59:40 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=1622 I am delighted to announce that two of the children who attend my creative writing classes have won first place in the Listowel Writers’ Week Literary Writing competition for youth. This is a great honour and I am absolutely delighted for them. Sarah McKenna, who attends my writing classes in Skerries, has won first place in the under twelves category and Ciara Hogan, who attends my classes in Malahide, has ...

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]]> Dublin Writers’ Festival https://meganwynne.com/dublin-writers-festival/ Sun, 22 May 2011 14:52:26 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=238 The Dublin Writers’ festival is taking place this week, and I am very pleased indeed. Rebecca Miller will be speaking at 6pm on Tuesday evening in Liberty Hall. Since reading Rebecca Miller’s short story ‘She Came To Me’ in The New Irish Book of Short Stories edited by Joseph O’Connor, I have become a firm fan. I’m fascinated to see her in the flesh, because of who she is married ...

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]]> Summer is Coming! https://meganwynne.com/summer-is-coming/ Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:34:42 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=222 This summer Skerries Mills have given me their gorgeous art gallery  for the month of July and a week at the end of August to run teenage and children’s summer camps, and adult week-long courses. In the Mills there is an excellent Cafe (where adults can natter over cappuccinos) and outside there is lots of green space for younger writers to run around; during the breaks I organise games to ...

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