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Hope And Grief Mingle In WAWA Creative Nonfiction Stories
Many were sad, some bittersweet, others held a hint of humor. Still others, hope. With the theme being ‘ endings ,’ it was only natural...
3 days ago3 min read
Tales From A Biochemist, A Pharmacist, A Poet And A Journalist
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
Endings. Your New Writing Challenge
What we fear and love, sometimes in equal measure, are endings. But unbeknownst to us, endings arrive often in the guise of beginnings,...
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Writers In Canada And Switzerland Win WAWA Competition
Illustrating the sheer diversity of people entering our Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) , we proudly introduce Shelley Arnfield , a...
Oct 7, 20247 min read
Midwife, lecturer, charity volunteer and pharmacist - all WAWA finalists
A former midwife living in the Canary Islands paralysed after an accident, a charity volunteer and candidate for local elections from...
Jun 18, 202412 min read
Memories Are Made Of This…
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...
Jun 11, 20244 min read
WAWA Finalist Born Under A Windmill
Four finalist stories from our previous writing competition and a new writing competition on the theme of 'danger'
May 16, 202410 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
‘Change’ Is The Theme For Our New ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) Competition
Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, is quoted as saying “change is the only constant in life” - and he was right. And change comes in many...
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Finalists In Our WAWA Writing Contest Span The Globe
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
Giant Furry Hamster And Catastrophic Earthquake, Contrasting Themes Of WAWA Winners
Two women in southern England - Emma Frances Simpson and Annie Percik - emerged as winners of the latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’...
Jun 26, 20237 min read
Yorkshire & Texas Writers Emerge As Winners Of WAWA On Beauty
Winners of WAWA on Beauty
Dec 13, 20227 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
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...
Jan 13, 20225 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 28, 20211 min read
Love Story - Creative Nonfiction WAWA Winner and Finalists are…
Cherished memories. This phrase sums up many of the stories penned by writers for our recent ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA)...
Jun 14, 20213 min read
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