Our tutors have been selected with the aid of Poetry Ireland and the Writers Centre in Dublin to assure the highest standard of teaching and the quality of the course content.


CREATIVE WRITING WITH PAUL PERRY

‘New Work’ Workshop for Poetry and Fiction Writers

‘The morning’s the size of heaven
what will you do with it?’
- Mark Doty.

Paul´s ‘New Work’ workshop will focus on the creation of new work through the use of writing exercises and assignments in both poetry and fiction.

Generating New Work
Early mornings will be devoted to the writing of new work with directed
assignments.

Learning to edit
In the early afternoon session we will workshop the new work
with constructive criticism.

Finding your ‘Voice’
The workshop will aim to create a supportive environment while investigating and developing the notion of a ‘voice’ for each author.

Individual Attention
Workshop participants will also have a chance throughout the course for individual one-on-one sessions with Paul to discuss their work, its strength and weaknesses, and strategies for improving it.

Review of Work-in-Progress
Participants may bring some examples of work-in-progress, but the main focus of the four days will be the making of new work while in Tarifa.

The World of Publishing
We will also discuss the practicalities of publishing and appropriate ways to submit work for publication.

Go Home Inspired
After your stay in Tarifa, The New Work Workshop will ensure that you will go home with at least the early drafts of new poems and stories.


WHO IS PAUL PERRY?

Paul Perry was born in Dublin in 1972. A graduate of Brown University, he has been a James Michener Fellow of Creative Writing at The University of
Miami, and a Cambor Fellow of Poetry at The University of Houston.

His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry Ireland Review, the TLS, Granta, The Best Irish Poetry 2007, and The Best AmericanPoetry 2000.

A recipient of the Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year Award for his short story The Judge, which was later collected in The New Hennessy Book of Irish Fiction, Perry's first book of poetry The Drowning of the Saints was published in 2003 to critical acclaim and was awarded The Listowel Prize for Poetry.

He is also the editor of Heartland, an anthology of contemporary writing from Longford, and Goldsmith's Ghost, a collaborative novel which he devised and to which he also contributed. His second collection of poetry The Orchid Keeper appeared from the Dedalus Press in 2006 also to critical acclaim and was named by Poetry Ireland as one of the Books of the Year.

Perry has been a Writer in Residence for Co. Longford, Rathlin Island and from 2003-2006 for the University of Ulster where he is currently a Vice Chancellor Research Scholar.

For more info on Paul check his website