What the Weather Was: Developing Fiction with Eoin McNamee

Ernest Hemingway said you should always include the weather. By which he meant not just the weather but the physical and moral textures of what is around you. In this workshop, you will learn perception and how to observe the world, which in turn will give structure and authority to your writing. 

The workshop is open to everyone from mid-teens up. At the end of the day you will have a greater appreciation of writing as an art, or as Tom McGuane described it, "that elaboration of soul that we resent being called a craft but fear to call an art".

Eoin McNamee is the author of nine novels, the most recent of which is The Bureau. He has written for film, television and radio. The Comets, his collected short fiction will be published in October 2026. He is the Director of the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre.

After booking your workshop, we will email you a confirmation of your place.

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Cancellation/Refund Policy

If you cancel your place on a workshop three weeks or more before the start date, you will be offered a refund, less the booking fee.

If you cancel with less than three weeks before the start of a workshop, you will not be entitled to a refund, though a refund may be offered depending on the circumstances.

Workshops require a minimum number of participants to run.