teenage summer camps Archives - Megan Wynne Writer. Speaker. Facilitator. Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:02:07 +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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]]> 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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]]> Summer Camps are Booking! https://meganwynne.com/summer-camps-are-booking/ Thu, 16 May 2013 09:06:37 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=882 SUMMER CAMPS 2013!!! Below is a photo of blue sky and happy faces at last year’s creative writing camp in Skerries Mills. Here’s hoping that we have lovely sunshine in June, July and August. This year, I have lots of new dates and venues for summer camps and courses on both the North and Southside of Dublin. There are separate courses for teenagers, children and adults in Donabate, Skerries, Blackrock ...

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]]> New Ventures https://meganwynne.com/new-ventures/ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:00:04 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=504 Yesterday, I received the goods news that The Department of Education has approved my summer writing courses for teachers. The course ‘Improving Literacy Standards Through Creative Writing’ will take place in Skerries Mills from 6 – 10th and 20 -24th Augus 2012. This is an exciting new venture for me and I hope to meet lots of teachers with a passion for writing. As a result of this, the dates ...

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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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]]> More Good News! https://meganwynne.com/more-good-news/ Tue, 10 May 2011 13:42:46 +0000 http://meganwynne.com/?p=229 This morning I received a very welcome letter in the post: I was informed that my short story ‘The Secret’ has been placed amongst the top five entries for Listowel Writers’ Week Originals, Short Story Competition; the adjudicator highly commended my work. I an delighted! Thank you very much to Eilish Wren, and the team at Listowel Writers’ Week, for taking the time to let me know that you my ...

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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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