Conference

10 August 2024 at 1pm

Blue Marble Storytellers had its 2nd Annual International Writers Conference on Saturday, 10 August 2024 from 1 to 4.30pm at the James Joyce Centre. This conference was an excellent opportunity for both novice and expert writers to learn from their peers and to meet like-minded people in a funfilled, supportive environment.

Headlining the event was Anthony J. Quinn, Queens University Belfast lecturer on Creative Writing and winner of the Daily Mail’s Crime Novel of the Year. Other notable speakers included Jennifer McMahon, winner of the 2024 All-Ireland Scholarships Creative Writing Award (Public) and Kevin Curran, author of “Youth,” “Beatsploitation,” and “Citizens.”

Speakers discussed wide-ranging topics about the writer’s craft. They addressed the practical matters of writing as well, such as finding the time (and inspiration) to write and discovering avenues for publishing.

The programme can be viewed online at https://bluemarblestorytellers.com/dublin-ireland/.

ABOUT
Blue Marble Storytellers is a community of writers backed by Blue Marble Publishing (BMP), an independent publishing company with the goal of creating great stories. BMP strongly believes in encouraging writers to realize their potential. For further information, contact Russell Norman at [email protected].

The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.