Applications open for the National Mentorship Programme 2025, in collaboration with Fingal County Council and the Irish Writers Centre

Fingal County Council Arts Office in collaboration with the Irish Writers Centre announces the return of the National Mentoring Programme 2025. This opportunity will provide the selected writers with an opportunity to receive sustained creative and professional mentoring from an established Irish writer of their choosing.

On the announcement of the return of this award, Fingal County Council Arts Office, Sarah O’Neill said “The return of the National Mentorship Programme 2025 with the Irish Writers Centre provided an opportunity for writers to develop and fine-tune their practice. This award aligns with our strategic goals for the Fingal Arts plan 2019–2025, to connect people and ideas and enable excellence. We have no doubt this programme will benefit the recipients greatly in their work, as it has in previous years.”

Fingal County Council Arts office will have four places available for writers of fiction, creative non-fiction, Children’s/young adult fiction and poetry. To be eligible to apply you must be from, resided or have studied in Fingal.

The chosen recipients will receive three mentorship meetings with an experienced writer over a period of approximately 6–8 months. The mentor reads up to 10,000 words / 180 lines of poetry in advance and will give creative feedback at each meeting. They may also provide professional information and advice. All mentees will avail themselves of the programme for free.

Submissions Open:
1st February 2025

Submissions Close:
1st March 2025

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Apply here today:
National Mentoring Programme – Irish Writers Centre
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For further information please see:
www.fingalarts.ie
www.fingal.ie/arts
www.irishwriterscentre.ie


Image caption: Irish Writers Centre National Mentoring Programme 2025