Monthly Archives: April 2014

DWF Venue #1: The Gutter Bookshop (Bob Johnston)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Lia Mills

This is the first in an irregular series of interviews relating to Dublin Writers’ Festival Venues in 2014  What (and where) is The Gutter Bookshop?  What happens there?  The Gutter Bookshop is an independent bookshop in Temple Bar, Dublin – … Continue reading →

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Can creative writing be taught?  Should it be taught?  

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Lia Mills

The latest issue of the Dublin Review of Books is online at http://www.drb.ie/ with my review of Imagination in the Classroom: Teaching & Learning Creative Writing in Ireland, a recent collection of essays on the topic edited by Anne Fogarty, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Nuala Ní Chonchúir

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Lia Mills

Nuala Ní Chonchúir has a new novel The Closet of Savage Mementoes. There’s already a buzz about this novel and her next, Miss Emily, already signed with Penguin in the US.  Nuala took time out from preparations for her launch to answer a … Continue reading →

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Patrick Scott (and Michael D) at IMMA

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Lia Mills

Is there anything nicer to do on a sunny Dublin Sunday than go to IMMA? Why a gallery, in such rare sunshine?  Good question. The long avenue stretching away to the Richmond Tower is one reason. The formal gardens, another.  A balmy walk … Continue reading →

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Dublin’s Progressive Film Club

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Lia Mills

Dublin’s Progressive Film Club is hosting its first film festival 4th – 6th April. All screenings are at the Ireland Institute (also known as The Pearse Centre), 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 – close to the Trinity Capital Hotel. Admission is free and no, … Continue reading →

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Dublin’s Progressive Film Club

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Lia Mills

Dublin’s Progressive Film Club is hosting its first film festival 4th – 6th April. All screenings are at the Ireland Institute (also known as The Pearse Centre), 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 – close to the Trinity Capital Hotel. Admission is free and … Continue reading →

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