Expression of Interest | The Story Room – How to devise and develop stories for TV in a writer’s room environment | Dublin | July 2026 – Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet
Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet is seeking expressions of interest for a story workshop using a writer’s room format to teach the basics of structure for television episodes and TV series. There will also be a focus on the interpersonal and soft skills needed to thrive in a writers’ room environment.
The tutor, WGI Executive Director Ciarán Hayden, will act as a hands-on story producer / head writer to a team of 9-12 writers across four day-long story sessions. These sessions will be run over two blocks of two consecutive days. There will be collaborative writing exercises and individual or group homework at the end of most sessions.
THE SESSIONS ARE NAMED / THEMED AS FOLLOWS:
1.“Characters”
2.“Journeys”
3.“And then…”
4.“Series”
5.“Notes”
6.“Comfort in chaos”
Along with Ciarán there will be guest tutors over the course of the programme.
Other Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet courses currently on offer include: