Claire Hennessy

writer, reader, creative writing workshops | here for bookish & writerly things, v v v sporadically
latest book: IN THE MOVIE OF HER LIFE (stories, @doirepress)

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Short story collection, out in April from @Doirepress.
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Just finished up teaching an intense but v joyful Writing Children's & YA course as part of the @irishwriterscentre Words On The Page summer sessions this week - lovely group of writers, gorgeous energy fizzing all around the building, & a rather nice ne… https://t.co/qvBQltDVxB

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YA reviews! https://t.co/oGKPl1ErwP

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YA review column in this weekend's Irish Times (Ticket, pp24-5), pondering retellings, sports romance, & musical theatre. Feat:
💭🐉The Secret World of Briar Rose - Cindy Pham - @firstinkbooks
🐦‍⬛🎓The Victors - Wren James & Beth Fuller - @walkerbooks… https://t.co/5Y9qj62Oeb

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Online creative writing courses returning in Sept: https://t.co/VEd9Y9GlLu

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New post over at the place 📖🌈 https://t.co/kZLXmKzrUt

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New post over at the place 📖🌈 https://t.co/kZLXmKzrUt

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Is it even summer if some part of it is not spent on a DCU campus (this beauty is the St Pat's campus, & that there is a tree under which one might do some outdoor reading or workshopping on a hot day...)?
(Here for any earnest & intense conversations ab… https://t.co/q2fDfSryxS

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Teen creative writing workshops in Tallaght Library next month - https://t.co/44eEVdGrX4

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A lovely morning out in @dlr.lexicon with @rurooie & @alana_d_m_ at Booked Up, the last in a series of bookish & writerly events Ruth has run as part of her @libraries.dlr residency there. Some great chats about book reviewing & YA nerdiness, as well as … https://t.co/MYVqOQZel6

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Books books books!
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YA review day in the Irish Times (Ticket pp24-5), looking at:
🏕Just Another Dead Boy - Kelly McCaughrain @walkerbooksya
⛈️Storm Bringer - Tig Wallace @chickenhousebooks
🗳Young World - Soman Chainani @simonyabooks
🎹A Song I Wrote For Charlotte - Cai… https://t.co/1C5MerKNyO

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#jennettemccurdy #halfhisagejennettemccurdy #bookquote #bookquotes https://t.co/fUlHvzGUki

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July: https://t.co/oPRiBLRAeq

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#quotes #annieproulx #brokebackmountain #story quotes #brokebackmountainquotes https://t.co/imzpie9yCx

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#lilyking #heartthelover #hearttheloverbook #bookquote #bookquotes https://t.co/Uf3wOEZr5O

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#elizabethstrout #thethingsweneversay #elizabethstroutbooks #bookquotes https://t.co/paBCmLofvA

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Adding these just-out beauties to the summer reading list... 📖 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge26 #readirishwomen https://t.co/8b1Q8BdJEA

[Irish Writers Centre @IrishWritersCtr]

We are delighted to today announce the inaugural programme for Words on the Page: The Irish Writers Centre Summer Sessions.

Including a range of intensive courses, taster workshops, writers' surgeries, journal showcase and closing open mic session!

https://t.co/Q7RJkW0e6P

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Delivering this as part of the @irishwriterscentre summer programme, Words on the Page - an intensive week-long course on writing children's & YA fiction. In-person, which makes it feel like Summer Camp For Grownups (here for it). More details about this… https://t.co/sHw01FaP5V