Next Meeting Tuesday Aug 14th

Our next meeting is

Tuesday August 14th

at 7pm

we will have a special guest from New York City

theatre performer and author

Clay McLeod Chapman

to join us this evening please email

thisisnotashopwriting@gmail.com

we meet at thisisnotashop gallery/project space

26 benburb street, dublin 7

directly on the red luas line between the museum and smithfield stops

First Official Writing Workshop

Today heralded the very first official writing workshop, hosted at thisisnotashop by Jessamyn Fiore and Jessica Foley.

The turn out couldn't have been better, many thanks to Gerry, Blaise, AnnMarie, Claire, Felicity and Tim for materialising on the day and contributing so wholeheartedly to the workshop.

The workshop began with a brief personal introduction by all of the participants; backgrounds in writing range from poetry and playwriting to journalism, short story writing, art writing and critical theory, to artists working with text. The diverse nature of these interests will no doubt lead to dynamic and challenging collaborations and productions as the weeks go on.

An exercise was began in class, after an interesting reading and discussion of a short play by Jessamyn Fiore. Each participant wrote a short introductory paragraph putting a couple of characters into context, and following with three lines of dialogue. These were then sealed in envelopes and each participant took home a different envelope in order to complete the dialogue. Looking forward to seeing what responses will come from the envelopes!

The next workshop is scheduled for Tuesday August 14th at thisisnotashop. Thanks to Gerry and Blaise who will contribute a selection of their work to the workshop to be opened up to reading and discussion. An email will be sent around to all participants in the meantime.

Thanks for such a successful first workshop - its great to get such a positive and energetic response to an independent venture such as this - roll on the 14th!

Next Meeting 31/07/07

Next Meeting

Tuesday July 31st

7:00pm

if you want to come email us at

thisisnotashopwriting@gmail.com

bring a notebook and a snack

hope to see you there!

jessamyn

Next Meeting 20/07/07

Our Next Meeting is:

July 20th at 7:30 pm

If you wish to join us please RSVP to
thisisnotashopwriting@gmail.com

please come and tell others- the more the merrier!
see you then
-jessamyn-

welcome

this is not a shop + gallery/project space + 26 benburb street, d 7 + www.thisisnotashop.com

+ the work shop +

writing

Writing workshops at this is not a shop: a meeting of writers to share work and discuss.

The atmosphere will be casual and lively with an emphasis on the discussion and pursuit of ideas evolving from the various members work. We will also look to create original material based on the workshop exercises and discussion. We are looking for fictional writing which can be in the form narrative, poetry, theatre, song lyrics, etc…

We want the workshop to be what you want it to be- to help foster and develop your own work while also giving you the opportunity to discuss and gain inspiration from the other writers in the group. We will work towards a culminating event to present the final pieces which may be in the form of a performance or publication or both.

First meeting: Thursday, June 28^th, 7pm

For the initial meeting we will read a couple short pieces by members and discuss them (to get the ball rolling). The organizers will then present various exercise ideas that could lead to the creation of new pieces. It is the hope this can lead into a discussion about what members want from the workshop experience and ideas of how to proceed. All members will write down suggestions for the workshops which the organizers will take to create a framework for the following meetings. We will also discuss the possibilities of what the culminating event could be and create a goal. We will also discuss the idea of inviting actors to subsequent meetings so the writers can hear their words in another’s voice if they so choose. Since we want this is be an interactive and evolving process we will be creating a blog where members can post ideas and work as well as receive any updates from the organizers.

There will be tea and coffee provided by this is not a shop. We ask that every one attending bring a snack to share with the group and a 5 euro suggested donation for this is not a shop.

If you are interested in joining the work shop for writing please email: thisisnotashopwriting@gmail.com
tell a little about yourself and what kind of writing you wish to bring to the group.

the work shop for writing is organized by Jessamyn Fiore and Jessica Foley

this is not a shop is a not for profit gallery/project space that seeks to not only exhibit artistic work but also be a place where artists can meet and share ideas- a place of inspiration and encouragement for the burgeoning artistic community.