What we fear and love, sometimes in equal measure, are endings. But unbeknownst to us, endings arrive often in the guise of beginnings,...

Illustrating the sheer diversity of people entering our Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) , we proudly introduce Shelley Arnfield , a...

A former midwife living in the Canary Islands paralysed after an accident, a charity volunteer and candidate for local elections from...

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...

Four finalist stories from our previous writing competition and a new writing competition on the theme of 'danger'

Ireland Writing Retreat is delighted to highlight some of the finalists in a previous ‘Wild Atlantic Way Awards’ (WAWA) competition on...

Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, is quoted as saying “change is the only constant in life” - and he was right. And change comes in many...

From South Africa to Australia’s sunny Gold Coast, from Ireland’s capital city to the home of Hollywood - finalists in our ‘Wild Atlantic...

Two women in southern England - Emma Frances Simpson and Annie Percik - emerged as winners of the latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’...

Winners of WAWA on Beauty

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

Tracy Jones, a finalist in the creative non-fiction section of our ‘WAWA Love’ competition with her touching story entitled ‘Foster...

Welcome to the fifth ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) competition to welcome the New Year which we hope will provide challenge,...

Cherished memories. This phrase sums up many of the stories penned by writers for our recent ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA)...