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Dec 3, 20223 min read

Beauty in Flash Fiction and Creative Non Fiction: Winners and Finalists

From a wide range of highly imaginative stories, we are delighted to announce the winners and finalists in our latest ‘Wild Atlantic...

Nov 18, 202212 min read

Four Proud Women Finalists In The ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’

Our four wonderful writing finalists featured here share at least one thing in common - they show that age is nothing but a number and...

Nov 11, 20223 min read

Exclusive Offer To Enjoy Writing In The South Of France

Following the success of our recent week-long get-together in Paris, we’d like to offer all our ‘Friends of Ireland Writing Retreat’ an...

Oct 17, 20223 min read

‘Library of Scents’ In 17th Century Paris Building Kicks Off Writing Retreat

by Sean Hillen A multi-national group of wordsmiths - from countries as diverse as Mexico, France, Ireland, England, Belgium, the US and...

Sep 26, 20223 min read

Success in Donegal, Now Paris Here We Come

Strange to say, especially as we organise writing retreats, but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. So here, in vivid color,...

Sep 10, 20222 min read

Ireland Writing Retreat Welcomes Exciting New Member To Our Diverse Team Of Tutors

With our next creative writing retreat less than three weeks away, excitement is mounting and preparations well underway in Donegal for...

Aug 21, 20227 min read

Driver's Diary- Death at the Mouth of Flowers

a novella by Sean Hillen, inspired by true events August 15, 2022 - Bun na Leaca (Brinaleck), Donegal Colm answered the door on the first...

Aug 11, 20228 min read

Grief, Immortality And Pollution: Themes That Dominate These Finalist Stories In WAWA Competitions

While she grew up in Tennessee, 29-year-old Veronica Shreve - flash fiction finalist in the Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA)...

Jul 31, 20223 min read

Golden Autumnal Leaves of Paris And An Exclusive Literary Salon Beside Notre Dame

If you signed up to our week-long writing retreat in beautiful Paris (October 17-23) you're in for an extraordinary treat - a special...

Jul 15, 20228 min read

From Ohio to Tennessee, more ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ finalists

We’re delighted to highlight the work of two finalists in our previous ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ including one participant, Abby...

Jun 29, 20223 min read

Beauty: Our New 1,000 euro Writing Awards And Paris In Autumn

Perhaps Irish philosopher John O’Donohue best sums up the single-word theme of our next ’Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA): Beauty. In...

Jun 22, 20223 min read

International Participants Enjoy Latest Creative Writing Retreat In Ireland

Germany, the US, England and Ireland - an array of participants from different countries attended varied writing workshops in our latest...

Jun 11, 20226 min read

Death and devices: winning themes in ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’

Writing about the death of a friend and the emptiness it leaves is never easy but Canada-born Alli Mckenzie found it a cathartic...

May 26, 20223 min read

Flash Fiction Winner And Finalists Are…

Sci-fi and mystery emerged as the most popular genres of stories entered in our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Award’s fiction category on the...

May 19, 20222 min read

Creative Nonfiction Winner and Finalists are…

From Virginia, New York and Florida in the US to Clare and Donegal in western Ireland, from Creswick rural Australia to Lewisham suburban...

May 2, 20225 min read

Pathologist-turned-crime-writer Is Tutor At Upcoming Irish Retreat

Author of novels, short stories, screenplays, as well as a poet and avid Sherlock Holmes fan. Meet Bradley Harper, US-based...

Apr 22, 20227 min read

'Untying the Bracelets' & 'Time Runs Out' Are Two More Finalists

Scotland-born, Christine Colliar whose story Time Runs Out was a finalist in the flash fiction category of our ‘Three Word Headline’ Wild...

Apr 11, 20222 min read

French Countryside Writing Retreat Meets With Success

Under azure blue skies and brilliant sunshine, writers from Iceland, the US, Scotland, England and Canada gathered together for our...

Mar 19, 20227 min read

Ndaga Dancing, God's Particle And Catalonia Trilogy- All In One Lifetime

After a futile attempt to conform to English society by working for the Civil Service - an experience she describes as simply...

Mar 14, 20227 min read

Butterflies And Snakes, Exotic Muses

“I opened the email and almost cried. Unbelievable! And perfect timing. My husband had just undergone cancer surgery. I needed a...

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