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...
top of page
Search
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...
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...
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...
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...
Apr 26, 20219 min read
One Week To Go, Writers Tell Their Stories
Writing flash fiction or creative non fiction in 500 words or less is no easy task so, with just one week to go before next Sunday’s...
Apr 20, 20216 min read
Crisis Turns To Opportunity
A year ago our collective world underwent a change never seen before with everyone tapping into their reserves of creativity not only to...
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Are You Up For This Challenge?
With Valentine’s Day upon us, no better way to kick-off our third ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) than to choose that ‘many...
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Last Chance...
... to enter the Wild Atlantic Writing Awards. Deadline: midnight, Thursday, December 10. Deadlines. They can be the bane of our lives....
Nov 27, 20206 min read
Finding Nature Right Before Your Very Eyes
I’d like to share with you some of the instances in which I relied on Nature to help me encourage a certain mood or expectation in my reader
Nov 22, 20203 min read
Former CNN editor offers tips on incorporating Nature in writing
This lesson by author John DeDakis links closely to the second edition of WAWA competition focusing on the use of Nature in...
Oct 31, 20205 min read
Stories to Help You Celebrate Samhain
We wish you all a Happy Samhain weekend & look forward to reading your creative entries in our new WAWA competition over the coming weeks.
bottom of page