🎙INTERVIEW: The Magic of Spoken Word, Theatre and Novels w/ OisĂn McKenna
​** This is a LIVE interview with author OisĂn McKenna about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
​How can we experiment across different art forms? Where do performance and writing intersect? Â
OisĂn is a writer and artist working in fiction and performance. His debut novel, Evenings and Weekends, follows a cast of characters through a London heatwave as their simmering tensions and secrets come to a head. The book is a mesmerizing dive into the soul of a city and a searing look at what it takes to build a life there.
​Join us for a conversation with OisĂn as we delve into the creative journey behind Evenings and Weekends and explore how writing and performance inform one another.Â
​We’ll also discuss:
​The influence of theater on OisĂn's writing process
​Writing across different artistic formsÂ
​The impact of funding and support from arts organizations on creative work
​His journey from spoken word to writing novels
​About OisĂn McKenna
​OisĂn McKenna was born in Dublin and lives in London. He was awarded the Next Generation Bursary from the Arts Council of Ireland to write Evenings and Weekends and it was developed with further funding from Arts Council England. Evenings and Weekends has been awarded a 2022 London Writers Award and in 2017, OisĂn was named in the Irish Times as one of the best-spoken word artists in the country. He has written and performed four theatre shows, including ADMIN, an award-winning production at Dublin Fringe 2019, and has written for outlets including the Irish Times on issues such as gentrification and the alienation of Dublin’s youth.
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​Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti are the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, creators of the webby-nominated Writers' Hour daily writing sessions, and hosts of the London Writers' Salon podcast.
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