Applications for our mentorship scheme are now closed.
The application deadline was 1st July 2021.
The programme
Before applications close, DIP and Poetry Ireland will host an online workshop on Introduction to Poetry Reviewing, led by Dzifa Benson. This will take place in June, and details are currently being finalised. Please check @DIPoetrycritics and the Poetry Ireland website for information.
From late July until the end of the year, selected applicants will work closely with a mentor who has significant experience reviewing for national journals, magazines, and newspapers in print and online. Our DIP mentors are: Dzifa Benson, Seán Hewitt, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, and Kimberly Reyes. Mentees will avail of:
- 8 hours of one-to-one mentorship (online meetings, asynchronous feedback and editing, etc.) with an assigned mentor.
- Networking and event opportunities.
- A two-day residency of workshops, presentations, and tutorials toward the end of the project (dates pending) at Maynooth University or virtually, depending on Covid-19 restrictions.
- The opportunity to pitch work to editors of high-profile publications such as Poetry Ireland Review, The Trumpet, Books Ireland, The Stinging Fly, The Tangerine, the Irish Times.
- Advancement opportunities beyond the programme (such as further activities with the DIP and Ledbury co-organisers)