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… And the Workshop Dues
During my time at the John Hewitt International Summer School, the instructor has given me a couple prompts so far. Two of them, one being an interview for a protagonist (or any character, really), and another being to write about … Continue reading
The John Hewitt Festival Thus Far
At first, I was a bit iffy about my poetry group with Niall Campbell, not just because the people in the “class” seem to have more experience with poetry than I do, but because my own poetry seems very out … Continue reading
The Hewitt Festival: Day 2
THE SHOWCASE WAS AWESOME. That is all. ❤️ Oh and we wrote some monologues in scriptwriting class.
The Performance we Gave
Tonight, my peers and I performed the pieces we’ve been working on for the past three weeks. It’s a strange idea—we came to Ireland with no idea what we would create, some of us even with misconceptions about the genres … Continue reading
Hewitt: Dawn
The first day of the Hewitt Festival was nice. I use “nice” as a blanket to best describe everything. The presentation by Lord Steel, felt mostly like a propaganda moment to promote him as an official. The Ian Sanderson reading … Continue reading
First Day
The First day of the John Hewitt Society International Summer School was both inspiring and very encouraging. Ian Sansom was absolutely brilliant and was the perfect way to start off the week! I am in the short story workshop and … Continue reading
John Hewitt: Lord Steele and Crime Fiction
In honesty, much of Lord Steele’s speech was difficult to understand because I have no background knowledge on Scotland. But, the things he wanted to reform within their parliament sounded really interesting. My favorite part was when Malachi stood up … Continue reading
Mad Love for John Hewitt Festival
“We’re all exactly the same when are in front of a blank page.” – Siobhan Campbell It’s time for the John Hewitt Festival!!! The moment we have been all waiting for, the opportunity to meet groovy deep thinkers, politicians, and … Continue reading
First Day
The first day of the John Hewitt Society International Summer School was a success! It was interesting to hear the blend of politics and creativity come together in an opening lecture by Lord Steele. In all actuality, my favorite part … Continue reading
The Hewitt Festival: Day 1
Today the scriptwriting workshop started off with a discussion of Aristotle and his assertion that all plays contain six basic elements: Plot Character Diction Thought Spectacle Song We also started creating characters, though we didn’t have enough time to present … Continue reading
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