{"id":3945,"date":"2024-08-21T16:22:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2024-08-21T16:22:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T15:22:19","slug":"blue-marble-storytellers-2nd-international-writers-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/blue-marble-storytellers-2nd-international-writers-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Marble Storytellers 2nd International Writers Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10 August 2024 at 1pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Blue-Marble-Storytellers-Flyer.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Blue-Marble-Storytellers-Flyer.png 612w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Blue-Marble-Storytellers-Flyer-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bluemarblestorytellers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blue Marble Storytellers<\/a><\/strong> had its <strong>2nd Annual International Writers Conference <\/strong>on <strong>Saturday, 10 August 2024 from 1 to 4.30pm<\/strong> at the <strong>James Joyce Centre<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headlining the event was Anthony J. Quinn, Queens University Belfast lecturer on Creative Writing and winner of the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>\u2019s 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 \u201cYouth,\u201d \u201cBeatsploitation,\u201d and \u201cCitizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers discussed wide-ranging topics about the writer\u2019s craft. They addressed the practical matters of writing as well, such as finding the time (and inspiration) to write and discovering avenues for publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme can be viewed online at <a href=\"https:\/\/bluemarblestorytellers.com\/dublin-ireland\/\"><strong>https:\/\/bluemarblestorytellers.com\/dublin-ireland\/<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">ABOUT<br>Blue Marble Storytellers is a community of writers backed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bmpublish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blue Marble Publishing<\/a><\/strong> (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 <a href=\"mailto:bluemarblestorytellers@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>bluemarblestorytellers@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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