I'm teaching my class, 'That Killer First Page', at Brooks Hotel, Dublin, on October 21st.
On this course .. You’ll find out what competition judges and journal editors look for in a short story and how to avoid the rejection pile. Get tips on where to start the action and how to grab the reader. You’ll also look at submission opportunities; how to find them and where you should be sending your stories.
Paul has edited three anthologies including the Irish Times Bestseller 'The 32'. He edited the Southword Journal with contributions from Deborah Levy and Kit de Waal. He has judged many competitions and prizes including the £30,000 International Dylan Thomas Prize, the Edge Hill Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's VS Pritchard Short Story Prize. He was Head of Literature for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. He co-foudned the London Short Story Festival.
Paul McVeigh’s short fiction has been published in journals such as 'The Stinging Fly', and anthologies, such as, 'Being Various' and 'The Art of the Glance'. They have also been read on BBC Radio, RTE and Sky Arts. He was shortlisted for Irish Short Story of the Year 2017 at the Irish Book Awards. Paul co-founded London Short Story Festival and is Associate Director at Word Factory, the UK’s national centre for excellence in the short story. His ten-part short story series, 'The Circus', aired on BBC Radio 4 in 2023. His debut novel, The Good Son, won multiple awards and his writing has been translated into seven languages.
He recently founded The Paul McVeigh Residency in the Harrison, Belfast.
This event sold out in Adelaide, Bali, Bath, Belfast, Cork, Galway, Kuala Lumpur, Lancaster, London, Melbourne & Singapore.
“I emerged from the sleepy hamlet of my writing infancy last Saturday and was sky-rocketed, hurricaned, tsunamied, autobahned and g-forced out of my head by Paul McVeigh’s 'That Killer First Page' Masterclass at Waterstones, Piccadilly."
"He’s on top of his game, gives instinctive, constructive criticism and in a few short hours, had conveyed the essence of how to make a story compelling and unputdownable from the first few lines. Get on one of his courses if you can.”
*The ticket includes free entry into the evening salon at Brooks Hotel cinema room.
*If you want to pay in euros please contact me at paulmcveighwriter@live.co.uk
Saturday, Oct 21st
Brooks Hotel
62 Drury Street, Dublin, Dublin, D02 TV06
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