5 Day Workshop - €160

Max 15 participants per workshop
9:30 - 12:30, Monday 4th - Friday 8th July
Venue: Ard Scoil Phobal, Bantry, Co. Cork
Please note that all participants are asked to bring their own materials for workshops eg. pens, paper etc. 

This course will introduce participants to the discipline of life-writing and autobiographical narratives. Those taking part will be encouraged to read a wide variety of published memoirs and literary fiction in preparation for the workshop. They will also be expected to contribute new material of their own in the form of personal stories or autobiographical fiction which will then be individually examined and discussed over the week. Close attention will be given to the key role of memory and the practice of transforming memory into written work, allowing each participating writer to explore their autobiographical material in the most imaginative ways.    

Hugo Hamilton is the author of The Speckled People, a best-selling memoir of growing up in Dublin with a German mother and a fervent Irish nationalist father.  It was hailed as ‘an instant classic’ by Colum McCann and went on to win numerous prizes including the PRIX FEMINA etranger in France. Described by Hermione Lee as ‘an Irish novelist of great delicacy, originality and thoughtfulness,’ he is the author of two memoirs, seven novels and a collection of short stories. His latest novel Hand in the Fire (4th Estate) was published in 2010 to excellent reviews. Hugo Hamilton lives in Dublin.