Voices of the Hedgerows
*FULLY BOOKED*
A Creative Writing Collaboration
Connecting Kerry’s Wildlife: Hedgerows and Trees in the Kingdom, 2025
with Susan Browne
Session One, Our connections with hedgerows and trees as wildlife corridors and our writing: Sunday 17th August, 2025
Session Two, Diving deeper, hearing the narrative of nature, play with form: Sunday 7th September, 2025
Session Three, Putting it all together, honouring our voice: Sunday 28th September, 2025
All sessions run from 9:45 AM to 1:00 PM at Buds Family Resource Centre, Ballyduff V92 A2VC
Are you passionate about nature? Do you love to write?
Join this exciting project and attend 3 free workshops to create a poem, short story, creative prose, flash fiction or similar to celebrate Kerry’s hedgerows and trees.
All levels of writing experience welcome.
In these workshops you will:
- Learn and share about the importance of Kerry’s trees and hedgerows for biodiversity, including their role as habitats and wildlife corridors.
- Be invited to write about hedgerows and trees using a range of nature-themed prompts.
- Experiment with different styles and forms of creative writing.
- Receive tips and guidance on editing your work to bring out its best.
- Create a piece to contribute to a group collection celebrating and responding to the project’s theme: Connecting Kerry’s Wildlife.
The ‘Connecting Kerry’s Wildlife’ project is led by Kerry County Council and Crainn Chiarraí, and funded by Creative Communities, Creative Ireland. Booking essential, tickets on Eventbrite. This event is now fully booked, but to join the waiting list, use the button below.