Endings. Your New Writing Challenge
What we fear and love, sometimes in equal measure, are endings. But unbeknownst to us, endings arrive often in the guise of beginnings,...
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Oct 67 min read
Writers In Canada And Switzerland Win WAWA Competition
Illustrating the sheer diversity of people entering our Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) , we proudly introduce Shelley Arnfield , a...
Sep 254 min read
WAWA Winners Plus A Chance To Choose Our Next Competition
WAWA Winners Plus A Chance To Choose Our Next Competition
Sep 58 min read
Meet Annie Percik, KT Ryan and Jacqui Kelly: Talented WAWA Finalists
While hundreds of stories we've received for the latest Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) competition on the theme of ‘danger’ are...
Aug 264 min read
Intriguing Books By Ireland Writing Retreat Participants
Books published by participants to Ireland Writing Retreat
Aug 31 min read
Want To Tell Everyone About Your Book?
Gift to all alumni: we will promote your book on our News site
Jul 193 min read
2025 Writing Retreats Announced
2025 writing retreats announced with early bird discount
Jun 1812 min read
Midwife, lecturer, charity volunteer and pharmacist - all WAWA finalists
A former midwife living in the Canary Islands paralysed after an accident, a charity volunteer and candidate for local elections from...
Jun 114 min read
Memories Are Made Of This…
We were going to post an article about how much we enjoyed being with writers at our recent Travel and Discovery Retreat. But then we...
Jun 23 min read
Story Behind Our Mystical Logo Celebrating 10 Years
As International Day of Celtic Art approaches on June 9, we thought it an appropriate time to tell you more about our new logo honouring...
May 1610 min read
WAWA Finalist Born Under A Windmill
Four finalist stories from our previous writing competition and a new writing competition on the theme of 'danger'
May 21 min read
Danger: Crisis Or Opportunity? New WAWA Challenge
Have you ever been in a dangerous situation in your life? What was it? How did it happen? How did you deal with it? Did it change you in...
Mar 187 min read
WAWA Winners: Worlds Apart, United in Writing
One aged 21 from Florida, now living in Nashville and the other in her 60s from Tyrone, Northern Ireland now living in Berkshire, winners...
Feb 213 min read
Finalists And Winners of ‘Change’
First love, last love, murder, adolescence, old age, careers, empty nest syndrome, emigration, war, the environment, illness and...
Feb 1211 min read
WAWA Stories And The Writers Behind Them
Ireland Writing Retreat is delighted to highlight some of the finalists in a previous ‘Wild Atlantic Way Awards’ (WAWA) competition on...
Jan 265 min read
Discovery Retreat In The Land of Celtic Legends
We invite you to embark on a voyage of discovery with us in one of Ireland’s most ancient and sacred places. Over the last decade (yes,...
Jan 1813 min read
Presenting Some Of Our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ Finalists
A Scottish woman studying theology in Geneva, a man living deep in the English countryside, a software retiree from Canada and a former...
Dec 27, 20234 min read
Dream Of France No Longer, Come Enjoy It With Us
Ever dream of visiting the lush vineyards and aromatic lavender fields of France? Now turn your dream trip into reality and enjoy...
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Black Friday At Ireland Writing Retreat
Black Friday offer exclusively for Friends of Ireland Writing Retreat
Nov 12, 202312 min read
This Could Be You In A Few Weeks' Time
One can never get tired of receiving the amazing enthusiasm and happy messages from finalists and winners of our writing awards. It what...
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