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Feb 1, 20223 min read
Lifelong learning expert speaks at Languedoc retreat in March
From bank clerk to band leader, from RAF corporal to international executive and more than a quarter of a century travelling worldwide as...
Jan 25, 202210 min read
All Kinds of People - That's The Story of 'Ireland Writing Retreat'
We’ve had judges, civil servants, social workers, kindergarten teachers, nurses, doctors, IT specialists, entrepreneurs, medical...
Jan 19, 20223 min read
Don’t Miss This Offer:
Time To Travel To The ‘Hidden Jewel’ Of France With Covid travel restrictions now eased, ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ is delighted to...
Jan 13, 20225 min read
Teddy Bears And Tantrums
Tracy Jones, a finalist in the creative non-fiction section of our ‘WAWA Love’ competition with her touching story entitled ‘Foster...
Dec 28, 20211 min read
‘Time’ For A New Writing Competition
Welcome to the fifth ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) competition to welcome the New Year which we hope will provide challenge,...
Dec 12, 20218 min read
Cheers For Winning Writers And Their Stories
Winning the flash fiction competition of our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAW) with her story, ‘Share the Vision,’ came as a great...
Nov 28, 20212 min read
And The Winners Are…
Probably this was the toughest competition to judge of all our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ so far. One judge explained, “Leaving the...
Nov 15, 202115 min read
From WAWA, With Love: Meet Four More Finalists In Our Third Edition
We are so proud to remember some very talented writers who courageously sent their work to us for analysis during the third edition of...
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Be The First To Know: Creative Writing Retreats 2022
It’s that time of year when not only do we take satisfaction in our achievements in the year almost over, but we proudly announce our...
Oct 21, 20216 min read
"The First Date, My Version Vs His" and "A Special Cake"
Nicole Scobie is a Canadian expat living in Switzerland. She writes extensively, both short stories and on her blog. She is currently...
Oct 14, 20216 min read
France Is The New Frontier...
...After Ireland Retreat Attracts Writers Worldwide As we at ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ basks in the success of our first post-Covid,...
Sep 30, 20216 min read
Publish And Be Damned
by Sean Hillen Columbia and I want to personally thank you those who either took the time to enter our WAWA competition and attended (or...
Sep 23, 20211 min read
Only Seven Days Left...
... to enter the fourth edition of ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) - a completely open 'free choice' one, meaning you can select...
Sep 18, 20213 min read
Exciting news greets participants on eve of Donegal retreat
Three exciting announcements precede the arrival of participants to our upcoming week-long creative writing retreat in Donegal which...
Sep 9, 20218 min read
Bigender Person Emerges As Finalist In Two Separate WAWA Competitions
Recently we highlighted an Irish mother-of-two as finalist in both flash fiction and creative nonfiction in the same Wild Atlantic...
Aug 26, 20214 min read
Faeries and music: top Irish fiddler sheds light on both at retreat
We are thrilled to announce one of the finest fiddle players in Ireland has kindly agreed to host an evening of lively traditional music...
Aug 16, 20216 min read
Mother Of Two Achieves A Double
As it has never happened before in our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ competitions, we simply had to highlight it - a single writer...
Aug 2, 20211 min read
We Have Been Awarded
Following plaudits from national British newspaper, The Guardian, which named ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ among the Top Ten artistic...
Jul 18, 20212 min read
New Awards Launched & Exciting Writing Retreats
With bright blue skies above us, sunshine bathing the silvery slopes of Errigal mountain here in northwestern Ireland and Covid...
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