Workshops
Terry McDonagh offers
· Creative writing workshops
· Drama workshops
· Help with book-week planning
· In-service for teachers
· Poetry readings for children and adults
His workshops can be tailored for students between the ages of 9 and 19.
Cost: Negotiated according to agreed programme
Examples of workshops / residencies / work from 1986 to 2007:
Various aspects of creative writing and theatre in education workshops for European Council of International Schools in Nice, Paris, Hamburg, Berlin – 1995 to 2002.
He was founder member of Hamburg’s First Int. Writers’ Festival (’97)
Dramatising Poetry – a workshop for Drama teachers in Shakespeare Centre, Stratford upon Avon (1999)
Creative writing residencies in Bonn, London, Dublin, Melbourne, Sydney, Ireland, Brussels, Stuttgart, Budapest, Kuwait city and, recently, in Coole Park, Bangkok, Singapore.
Writer in residence in Melbourne 2001 – University of Melbourne, RMIT, Caulfield Grammar and other schools.
Writing/Drama: ‘silence between words’ workshop in Hannover for Association of German International Schools (2003).
Introduction to creative writing/drama for teachers in the Mayo Ed. Centre, Castlebar, 2002)
Co-founder of FELT theatre in education, company, Hamburg, 2003.
Ubud/Bali International Writers Festival, and readings/lecture Universitas Sanata Dhama, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2004.
Toured Melbourne and Sydney with Hamburg Int. School Theatre Group summer 2005.
Workshops/readings in Mayo County libraries in October 2005.
Writer in residence in Bangkok and Singapore in spring 2006.
Writer in residence in Coole Park, Co. Galway, 2006.
Introduction to creative writing and drama, for primary teachers, Mayo Education Centre, summer 2006.
Artistic Director of In Sight of Raftery, Arts Festival, Kiltimagh, June 2006,
Creative writing, readings and workshops in Slough Libraries (England) summer 2006
Creative writing workshop in Museum of Country Life Castlebar 2006.
Creative writing workshops in National Library of Ireland, Dublin, August 2006.
Worked with active retirement groups and other writing groups throughout 2006.
Ongoing workshops with Poetry Ireland, Writer in Schools programme
Armagh libraries 2006
Clifden Arts Festival, Co. Galway, 2006
Baboro International Arts Festival in Galway, for young people, 2006
Sonas Arts festival 2006, Louisburg, Co. Mayo 2006
Mayo Libraries 2006
Hamburg Rover Rep, Dec. 13 2006
Museum of Country Life, Castlebar, Saturday Dec. 16th (10am to 5pm)
Ongoing readings/workshops with Poetry Ireland, Writers in Schools programme throughout Ireland.
Workshops, in National Library, Dublin.
Junior writers’ club in Museum of Country Life
April 2007, Dubai/Abu Dhabi. Many thanks to Ian Clarke and Beacon Schools for planning and organising
my residency.
June 07, In Sight of Raftery festival in Kiltimagh
July 2007, Ed. Centre Sligo
Jho Harris and Sinead McClure of Midwest Radio…Many thanks.
Sept.9th Raithneach in Museum of Country Life
Sept 10-13: Ballina, Kerouac, Beat festival
Sept 23-Oct 3, Scotland
October 5th: Raithneach at Clarinbridge Arts Festival
December, Sligo Retired teachers
December, Workshop in Coole park
December, J.C.S.P. Dublin, workshop
December, Culfada national School, Sligo.
2008:
January, Hamburg Reading in Rover Rep Theatre sponsored by Irish Embassy Berlin
A.G.I.S. Workshop in Hannover.
Febuary: J.C.S.P workshops Dublin
March, Brandenburg International School, Berlin
March, International School Hamburg.
April, Museum of Country Life 5, 12, 19, 25
April, Sligo Ed. Centre, 9,16,23,
April, Poetry Irl/Clifden Festival, Outreach programme
April, Poetry Irl/Killnadeema/Loughrea, Co Galway
