Imagination In The Classroom: Teaching And Learning Creative Writing In Ireland

Synopsis

This Collection Of Essays Explores The History And Practice Of Teaching Creative Writing As A Distinct Discipline In Ireland. The Volume Presents Insights And Contributions From Leading Authors And Teachers In The Field, Addressing Their Varied Experiences Of Teaching Creative Writing Workshops, Seminars And University Courses. Introduction / Éilís Ní Dhuibhne With Anne Fogarty -- The History And Practice Of The Teaching Of Creative Writing In Ireland / Gerald Dawe -- Write First, Worry Later: Fostering Creativity In The Classroom / Roddy Doyle -- On Theft: Teaching Poetry Composition To Undergraduates / Sinéad Morrissey -- Beginnings: Becoming A Teacher Of Creative Writing / Leanne O'sullivan -- Imaginative Constellations: The Creative Writing Workshop As Laboratory / Paul Perry -- 'the Helmet That Never Was': Reflections On Fiction And Life Writing / Carlo Gebler -- Virtual Worlds: Teaching Creative Writing In An Online Environment / Nessa O'mahony -- 'the Man In The Moon's Autobiography': Memoir And The Creative Writing Workshop / Eibhear Walshe -- Ars Longa, Vita Brevis: The Novel, The Workshop And Time / Éilís Ní Dhuibhne -- Writing As Process: Truth And Sincerity In The Poetry Workshop / Mary O'donnell -- What We Talk About When We Talk About Talking: Writing Dialogue In The Novel And Short Story / James Ryan -- Grading Creativity / Mary Morrissy. Anne Fogarty, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne & Eibhear Walshe, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References.