Demystifying the Personal Essay with Ellen Brickley - Sunday

Time and date

Sunday 12 July 2026

Time

12:00 pm

Ends

3:00 pm

Location

The Maritime Hotel

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Due to popular demand we have added this second session of 'Demystifying the Personal Essay with Ellen Brickley'

From the New York Times to Sunday Miscellany, personal essays are endlessly popular, and the good news is that anybody can write one. In this three-hour session, Ellen Brickley will take you from generating ideas, to outlining an essay, to covering the conventions of essay writing and cliches to avoid, and finally discussing publication and funding opportunities in Ireland and abroad.

Duration: Three hours

Max: 12 participants

Suitable for: Any level of writing experience, but new(ish) to essays is suggested

Admission: €25

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Writer

Ellen Brickley

Ellen Brickley is an essayist and creative writing facilitator based in Dublin. Her work has appeared in Banshee, Sonder, Trasna and Women on Writing, and she has taught creative writing...

Demystifying the Personal Essay with Ellen Brickley – Sunday

Time and date

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Writer

Ellen Brickley

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