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Feast Of Chocolate At South of France Writing RetreatÂ
Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, succulent chocolate blended with sweet Banyuls wine from vines cultivated on the terraced slopes of the...
2 days ago2 min read


Tales From A Biochemist, A Pharmacist, A Poet And A JournalistÂ
A retired clinical biochemist in Dublin, a freelance journalist in Belfast, a poet in Oxford and a pharmacist in Cork are among ....
Mar 713 min read


Immortality, A Rare Gift
Being immortalised in poetry is a delightful tribute in life and as co-founders of South of France Writing Retreat we were tickled pink...
Feb 202 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...
Sep 5, 20248 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...
Feb 12, 202411 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...
Jan 18, 202413 min read


Finalists In Our WAWA Writing Contest Span The GlobeÂ
From South Africa to Australia’s sunny Gold Coast, from Ireland’s capital city to the home of Hollywood - finalists in our ‘Wild Atlantic...
Aug 20, 202312 min read


Let Paris Ignite Your Passion For Writing
‘A magnet, a Mecca, an incubator, a hothouse for writers. No other city has attracted so much literary talent or produced such a wealth...
Jun 14, 20234 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...
Dec 3, 20223 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)...
Aug 11, 20228 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...
Apr 12, 20222 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 19, 20227 min read


Catalan dance performance at Spring retreat in Languedoc
For an authentic flavour of Catalonia, visitors to the region must witness the lively traditional dances of the region and we are...
Feb 26, 20222 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 26, 202210 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 19, 20223 min read
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