Over The Edge Competition.

I'll be judging this year's Over The Edge Writing Competition. It's open to both poets and fiction writers worldwide. 

Its a great opportunity for writers - this year  Salmon Poetry will read, without commitment to publish, a manuscript submitted to them by the winner in the poetry category. And for fiction writers, Doire Press will read, without commitment to publish, a manuscript of short stories submitted to them by the winner in the fiction category. The total prize money is €1,000. 

I'm looking forward to reading the entries - the closing date is Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016. All entries will be judged anonymously, so put your name on a separate sheet, not on your poem/story. 

Further details are at Over the Edge Blog

Creative Writing Course

This seems like a very interesting course - Jorg Andrees is one of the foremost exponents of the Michael Chekhov Method. Having initially trained in his native Germany as a film director he proceeded to train in the Michael Chekhov Method in New York. Subsequently he tutored and directed successfully worldwide employing the unique features of this most distinctive method. Joerg has taken the Chekhov Technique into many creative fields working with Singers, Musicians, Writers, Dancers and Performers as well as for other visual Artists. 

He will be teaching a week-long creative writing course in Croi Anu,  Moone, Co Kildare from Sunday 9^th –Sat 15^th Oct.  This master tutor in the Michael Chekhov technique, has adapted it for creative writing.  There are a maximum of 14 places on the course. 

To book and for further details email info@croianu.ie or call 0878381933.