Flash Fiction: Introduction to Creative Writing is an 8 week workshop taught by Dr Patrick Holloway
7pm-9pm | 27 January – 31 March (excluding bank holiday on 3 Feb & 17 March)
Location: Western Gateway Building, G16 UCC
Closing date for applications: Monday, 20 January 2025

Course Overview:

Find your narrative voice in this introduction to Flash Fiction, where you will learn to read, understand and write your own Flash Fiction.

Course Lecturer:
Patrick Holloway is a writer and lecturer with a PhD and Masters in Creative Writing. He is the 2021 winner of the Molly Keane Creative Writing Competition, The Allingham Flash Fiction Competition, and the Flash 500 competition. His work has been published by The Stinging Fly, Carve, Overland, The Irish Times, The Illanot Review, Scoundrel Time, Poetry Ireland Review, The Lonely Crowd, Write Bloody Publishing, New Voices Scotland, Papercuts, The Moth, Southworn, among many others. His story, ‘Laughing and Turning Away’ won second place in the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest. ‘The Lift, the Fox, and the Lilies’ won the Overland Literary Journal contest and was also published by The Irish Times. His story ‘Counting Stairs’ was highly commended for the Manchester Fiction Prize. He has been shortlisted for numerous other prizes including: Bath Short Story Prize, Moth Poetry Prize, Moth Short Story Prize, Bath Flash Fiction Prize, Dermot Healy Poetry Prize, Over The Edge New Writer of the Year Award (for both fiction and poetry) and the prestigious Alpine Fellowship for Fiction.

Entry Requirements:
Applicants must be at least 18 years old at course commencement.

Contact Details for Further Information:
Email: shortcourses@ucc.ie

Please note our refund policy as follows:

• 100% refund if student cancels 1 week prior to course commencement, less €50 processing fee.
• 100% refund if student’s course is cancelled due to insufficient numbers.

Please note that ACE will receive your contact details so as to email you with any necessary information regarding the course