Demystifying the Personal Essay with Ellen Brickley - Saturday

Time and date

Saturday 11 July 2026

Time

3:00 pm

Ends

6:00 pm

Location

The Maritime Hotel

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This event is now sold out but we have added a second session on Sunday 12 July at 12pm. Return to our main programme page or scroll down for the new link to book tickets

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 - second session added Sunday 12pm

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Click here to book your tickets for the extra session on Sunday at 12pm

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 – Saturday

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