Workshop 1 Playing with Words with Bernie McGill Whether you write fiction or poetry or memoir or script, we all approach writing from a different angle, drawing on our varied experiences. The aims of…
Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th & Thursday 30th July 2026 | 2.45pm – 4.45pm | £80 for three-day workshop course Spaces are limited – advance booking is essential. These practical and participative workshops will focus…
Award-winning Irish author Danielle McLaughlin discusses her new novel, Rituals, with Bernie McGill. Joan is in the habit of living alone, her days shaped by rituals and routines – some ordinary, some less so. When she takes in…
Writing Workshop: Setting and Place with Bernie McGill at Ballyscullion Park, Bellaghy Saturday, 28th February 2026 10.30am – 3.30pm with a break for lunch* Join writer Bernie McGill for a one-day workshop at Ballyscullion…
Join award-winning writer Bernie McGill at Suffolk Library in Belfast on Thursday 23rd October (3pm) for readings and reflections on her evocative fiction. Known for her lyrical style and deep sense of place, Bernie’s…
In 2025, acclaimed writer Bernie McGill was invited to donate her literary archive to The Linen Hall Library. To mark the occasion, Hugh Odling-Smee talks to her in the library about her archive and about her writing…
Wednesday 27 November | 9.30-11am Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart Cost: £8 With prompts and support from Bernie you’ll create a poem or piece of prose about your motherhood journey, about your baby, or about…
MOMENTS IN MOTHERHOOD | CREATIVE WRITING WITH BERNIE MCGILL Wednesday 20 November | 9.30-11am Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre, Limavady Cost: £8 With prompts and support from Bernie you’ll create a poem or…
As part of Culture Month, Cushendun Old Church Centre is hosting an afternoon of readings with author Bernie McGill, inspired by the North Antrim coast. Bernie McGill’s novel The Watch House is set on…
In this practical and participative course on novel writing you will focus on structuring work; writing openings with impact; creating credible characters and selecting point of view, as well as opportunities for further developing…
