Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)
Residency Schedule |
Residency Program Schedule - June 2007 (Ireland)
The MFA residency in Carlow dovetails with Éigse, one of Ireland’s largest and most popular arts festivals. It is a ten day celebration of visual art, performance, dance, music, literature, street spectacle, craft and film. Many exhibitions and talks are free of charge, as are a number of lunchtime music recitals and dance performances. Other selected events are discounted for MFA students. The many street events that take place in the town centre add to the feeling of excitement that pervades Carlow at this time of year. The following schedule for the MFA program calls attention to some of these events, but the entire roster will be available in Carlow.
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| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 |
12:00 noon |
Arrival at Carlow College, Carlow Ireland
Check into dormitory
Meet with Chérie Conlon, House Manager
A light lunch will be served |
2:30 pm |
Orientation meeting with Ellie Wymard, James Heaney and Susan Shutter
Location: The P.J. Brophy Library |
3:00 pm |
Mentors:
Meet with Ellie Wymard and James Heaney
Location: Mentors’ Room
Students:
Tour of Carlow College, including genre workshop rooms |
3:30 pm |
Students meet the mentors
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
6:30 pm |
Welcome Dinner hosted by Father Caoimhín Ó Néill, President, Carlow College
Location: The Priests’ Dining Room |
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Note: At breakfast each day, please sign up if you intend to eat lunch in the college cafeteria. |
8:30 am |
Breakfast
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
9:00 am |
“The Integrative Essay”
Students meet with Ellie Wymard
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
10:00-12:00 noon |
Genre Workshops:
Anne Enright, fiction – Lounge, Humanities Corridor
Carlo Gébler, nonfiction – FitzGerald Hall
Mary O’Donnell, poetry – Upper Room
Sean Hardie, fiction – Seminar Room
Mark Roper, poetry – Williams Hall |
12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
1:15-2:00 pm |
Meeting with Dave Murphy (College Librarian)
Carlow College Library and Computer Facilities
Location: The P.J. Brophy Memorial Library |
3:30-5:00 pm |
“Researching and Writing The Family on Paradise Pier”
A seminar by Dermot Bolger
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
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Dinner on own |
8:00 pm |
Optional: Éigse Event: “Travels With My Virginity”,
A one-man play by Guy Dartnell
Location: Cobden Hall, Carlow College |
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Thursday, June 14, 2007 |
8:30-9:30 pm |
Breakfast
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
10:00-12:00 noon |
“Irish Literature in Context: History, Politics and the Irish Writer”
A Seminar by James Heaney and Fr. Conn O Maoldhomhnaigh
Students are encouraged to read Maria Edgeworth’s Castle Rackrent
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
1:00-2:00 pm |
Lunch
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
3:00-5:00 pm |
Genre Workshops:
Anne Enright, fiction – Lounge, Humanities Corridor
Carlo Gébler, nonfiction – FitzGerald Hall
Mary O’Donnell, poetry – Upper Room
Sean Hardie, fiction – Seminar Room
Mark Roper, poetry – Williams Hall |
5:30-7:00 pm |
A reading by Mary O’Donnell
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
7:30 pm |
A Night Out in Carlow
Hosted dinner in a local restaurant, followed by a night of traditional Irish music and song in the Teach Dolmain Bar, Carlow. |
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Friday, June 15, 2007 |
8:30-9:30 am |
Breakfast
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
10:00-12:00 noon |
Genre Workshops:
Anne Enright, fiction – Lounge, Humanities Corridor
Carlo Gébler, nonfiction – FitzGerald Hall
Mary O’Donnell, poetry – Upper Room
Sean Hardie, fiction – Seminar Room
Mark Roper, poetry – Williams Hall |
12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
1:15-2:30 pm |
“Ethical Surprises on the Way to Writing Books”
A seminar by Ellie Wymard
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
3:15-4:45 pm |
A Poetry Reading by Pat Boran
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
6:00 pm |
“Losing Control of the Poem”
A Seminar by Mark Roper
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
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Dinner on own |
8:00 pm |
Optional: Éigse Event: “Rhythm & Beats”
(Indian and Traditional Irish music and song)
Location: Cobden Hall, Carlow College |
10:00 pm |
Optional: Éigse Event: Traditional Irish music session
Location: Teach Dolmain Bar, Carlow |
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| Saturday, June 16, 2007 |
7:00 am |
Breakfast
Location: Carlow cafeteria |
8:00 am |
Coach leaves Carlow College with David Butler as guide |
10:00 am |
Arrive Martello Tower, Sandycove |
10:00-12:00 noon |
Tour Martello Tower and attend Bloomsday readings and events in Sandycove |
12:30 pm |
Coach leaves for Dublin City Centre |
1:30 pm |
Arrive Trinity College, Dublin City Centre |
2:00 pm |
Hosted lunch in a City Centre restaurant |
3:00 pm |
Option I: (Recommended for new students): A guided tour of Trinity College, including the Old Library and The Book of Kells; followed by a tour of city centre and attendance at various Bloomsday events with David Butler as guide
Option II: Students explore Dublin by themselves |
7:30-8:00 pm |
Coach leaves Trinity College for Carlow
(This departure may be adjusted to accommodate other Bloomsday events.) |
9:00 pm |
Optional Activity: A Viewing of Joseph Strick’s 1967 film adaptation of Ulysses
Location: Carlow College |
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| Sunday, June 17, 2007 |
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Breakfast on own |
10:00-3:00 pm |
A Tour of Carlow and Adjacent Counties
Under the guidance of Fr Caoimhin Ó Néill, President of Carlow College, this coach tour will visit some of the salient cultural and historical features of the local landscape, taking in pre-Christian and early monastic sites, Norman castle, and scenic areas with literary associations.
Depending on weather conditions, students will picnic or lunch at a local hostelry. |
7:00 pm |
Optional: A night of Irish dancing
Location: The Dancing Boards, Oisin Park, Kileshin |
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| Monday, June 18, 2007 |
8:30-9:30 am |
Breakfast
Location: Carlow cafeteria |
10:00-12:00 noon |
Genre Workshops:
Anne Enright, fiction – Lounge, Humanities Corridor
Sean Hardie, fiction – Seminar Room
Mark Roper, poetry – Williams Hall
Non-Fiction workshop with guest writer, Brian Leyden – FitzGerald Hall |
12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch
Location: Carlow cafeteria |
1:30-3:00 pm |
A Reading by Brian Leyden
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
3:30-5:00 pm |
“Carlo Gébler’s A to Z on the Practice of Being a Writer in the Early 21st Century”
A sharp, jaundiced and highly partisan account. Not for the faint-hearted.
A seminar by Carlo Gébler
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
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Dinner on own |
7:00-8:30 pm |
“Carlow to Carlow”
Readings by Carlow University MFA students and by Creative Writing students of Carlow College
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
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| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
8:30-9:30 am |
Breakfast
Carlow cafeteria |
10:00-12:00 noon |
Genre Workshops: *
Sean Hardie, fiction – Seminar Room
Carlo Gébler, nonfiction – FitzGerald Hall
Mary O’Donnell, poetry – Upper Room
Mark Roper, poetry – Williams Hall
* Anne Enright’s workshop meets on Wednesday, June 20. |
12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
1:30-3:00 pm |
“Don’t Write What You See: See What You Write”
A Seminar by Sean Hardie
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
5:30 pm |
A Reading by Peter Fallon
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
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Dinner on own |
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| Wednesday, June 20, 2007 |
8:30-9:30 am |
Breakfast
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
10:00-12:00 noon |
Genre Workshops
Anne Enright, fiction – Lounge, Humanities Corridor
Poetry workshop with guest writer, Peter Fallon
Location: Upper Room |
12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
1:30-3:00 pm |
A Reading by Anne Enright
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
3:30-5:00 pm |
“‘In the beginning was the word…’: Writing Effective Openings”
A prose fiction workshop by David Butler
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
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Dinner on own |
7:30 pm |
Optional Event: A Literary Pub-Quiz
Location: The Irishman’s Pub |
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| Thursday, June 21, 2007 |
8:30-9:30 am |
Breakfast
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
10:00-12:00 noon |
Mary O’Donnell, poetry – Upper Room
Carlo Gébler, nonfiction – FitzGerald Hall
Mark Roper, poetry – Williams Hall
Fiction workshop with guest writer, Claire Keegan – Seminar Room |
12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
2:00-3:30 pm |
A Reading by Claire Keegan
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
3:30-5:00 pm |
Time Available for Conferences and Practicum Planning Sessions |
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Dinner on own |
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| Friday, June 22, 2007 |
8:30-9:30 am |
Breakfast
Location: Carlow Cafeteria |
9:30-11:00 am |
Individual student and mentor conferences and practicum planning sessions. |
11:00-12:30 pm |
“Irish Literature in Context II: ‘The Proper Word’’’
A Seminar by Gerald Dawe
Location: FitzGerald Hall |
12:30-1:30 pm |
Individual student and mentor conferences and practicum planning sessions. |
1:00-2:00 pm |
Lunch
Location: The Carlow Cafeteria |
2:30-4:00 pm |
A Poetry Reading by Eavan Boland
Location: P.J. Brophy Memorial Library |
7:00 pm |
Farewell dinner at Seven Oaks Hotel
Private dining room
Readings by MFA students |
Saturday, June 23, 2007 |
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Departures |
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Sunday, June 24, 2007 |
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Departures |
Residencies |
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