{"id":34611,"date":"2025-03-12T03:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/frances-brown-storytellers-an-initiative-for-blind-and-visually-impaired-storytellers\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T03:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:03:03","slug":"frances-brown-storytellers-an-initiative-for-blind-and-visually-impaired-storytellers","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/frances-brown-storytellers-an-initiative-for-blind-and-visually-impaired-storytellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Frances Brown Storytellers, an initiative for blind and visually impaired storytellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><strong>Creative Ireland, Donegal Library Service<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>Frances Browne Literary Festival&nbsp;<\/strong>are<strong>&nbsp;inviting blind and vision-impaired storytellers<\/strong>, resident in Ireland, to get involved and<strong>&nbsp;submit pieces for inclusion in a digital anthology<\/strong>&nbsp;to be launched in the autumn. We\u2019re hoping to create an eclectic collection of work that\u2019ll include all genres of writing: from simple stories to song lyrics, from spoken word poetry to slice-of-life non-fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Submissions can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>be inspired by the life and works of Frances Browne<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>reflect the lived experiences of the storytellers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>be drawn from the storytellers\u2019 imaginations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Online info sessions will be scheduled to introduce blind and vision-impaired writers to Frances Browne&#8217;s life-story and body of work, provide an overview of different creative writing styles and offer tips on establishing a writing practice. The project facilitator will also be available via email, during the submissions window, to respond to queries. For more information on the project email&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/frances-browne-storytellers-tickets-1259295920999?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Francesbrownestorytellers@outlook.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Key Dates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Dates for online info sessions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Monday 3rd March 7pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Monday 10th March 7pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Monday 24th March 7pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Monday 31st March 7pm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>Submissions window:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Opens Monday 3rd March<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Closes Sunday 31st August<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>Anthology launch:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Writers whose work is included in the anthology will be invited to its launch during October\u2019s Frances Browne festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Accessibility will be a key consideration in the making of the digital ant<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":34612,"template":"","class_list":["post-34611","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Frances Brown Storytellers, an initiative for blind and visually impaired storytellers - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Creative Ireland, Donegal Library Service&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Frances Browne Literary Festival&nbsp;are&nbsp;inviting blind and vision-impaired storytellers, resident in Ireland, to get involved and&nbsp;submit pieces for inclusion in a digital anthology&nbsp;to be launched in the autumn.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/frances-brown-storytellers-an-initiative-for-blind-and-visually-impaired-storytellers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Frances Brown Storytellers, an initiative for blind and visually impaired storytellers - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Creative Ireland, Donegal Library Service&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Frances Browne Literary Festival&nbsp;are&nbsp;inviting blind and vision-impaired storytellers, resident in Ireland, to get involved and&nbsp;submit pieces for inclusion in a digital anthology&nbsp;to be launched in the autumn. 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