Serious support for serious writers.
A-Write is a focused space for writers who want to move from vague ideas to finished books, with structured programmes led by internationally experienced tutors.
A-Write was set up in 2026 by Dr Martin Keaveney. Dr Keaveney has worked with approximately 1,000 writers since 2020, when he founded an online creative writing school during the first wave of the pandemic. Since then he has operated MKCW, a high-quality provider of creative writing and Irish literature courses.
With A-Write, Dr Keaveney aims to reach more writers globally and help them achieve their goals of starting, developing and publishing a novel, collection of short stories, poetry, children’s book, memoir, essays and many other writing projects through the programmes here at A-Write.
Dr Keaveney has assembled a team of similarly qualified writers and lecturers to support writers across the world in achieving their dream of completing a book. Meet the core academic team below.
Academic Leadership & Teaching Team
Experience you can trust
Dr Keaveney completed a BA in English and Italian, an MA in Writing and a PhD in Creative Writing and Narratology at the University of Galway.
As of 2026, he has written seven books of fiction, all published by boutique UK publisher Penniless Press, and has published fiction in over twenty magazines worldwide. His work has appeared on broadcast television and has been exhibited at international film festivals.
Dr Keaveney has contributed to global discussion on literature and narratology in several leading journals. You can read more about his work and teaching at martinkeaveney.com.
Dr Lauren McLean is an award-winning poet, musician and Creative Writing lecturer. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing with English from Keele University, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, as well as a Masters in Creative Writing.
She also holds a BA in English and American Literature from Manchester Metropolitan University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from the University of Manchester. Her work has won the Creative Manchester Poetry Competition and has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Bare Fiction Prize.
Lauren is an experienced university lecturer and mentor, and an active performer in the UK’s experimental music and poetry scenes, bringing a rigorous yet imaginative approach to her teaching at A-Write.
Edmund studied English, Cultural & Media Studies at IADT and holds postgraduate qualifications in Cinematography from SICA in Buenos Aires and in Television and Radio Broadcast Production from IADT.
He has several years’ experience teaching learners of all ages and brings a strong visual storytelling and media-aware perspective to fiction and script development at A-Write.
Aoife Holahan is a writer, editor and teacher from Co. Mayo. She completed an interdisciplinary BA at Utrecht University, specialising in stylistics, and an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Limerick.
With a background in editing literary journals and educational materials, as well as teaching in China and Hong Kong, Aoife combines close attention to language with a highly practical, workshop-based approach to helping writers refine their work.
Dr Luke Malone is a freelance filmmaker, video editor and researcher whose work explores narrative theory, mythology and representation in modern media. He has published research in several academic journals and presented at conferences including the Irish Screen Studies Seminar and IASIL.
Luke recently completed his PhD at Dundalk Institute of Technology, focusing on how contemporary cinema adapts myth for modern audiences. His teaching at A-Write draws on both academic research and hands-on film practice to support writers working in screen, hybrid and visual storytelling forms.