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,...
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Sep 58 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...
Aug 264 min read
Intriguing Books By Ireland Writing Retreat Participants
Books published by participants to Ireland Writing Retreat
Jun 114 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 23 min read
Story Behind Our Mystical Logo Celebrating 10 Years
As International Day of Celtic Art approaches on June 9, we thought it an appropriate time to tell you more about our new logo honouring...
May 21 min read
Danger: Crisis Or Opportunity? New WAWA Challenge
Have you ever been in a dangerous situation in your life? What was it? How did it happen? How did you deal with it? Did it change you in...
Mar 187 min read
WAWA Winners: Worlds Apart, United in Writing
One aged 21 from Florida, now living in Nashville and the other in her 60s from Tyrone, Northern Ireland now living in Berkshire, winners...
Feb 1211 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...
Jan 265 min read
Discovery Retreat In The Land of Celtic Legends
We invite you to embark on a voyage of discovery with us in one of Ireland’s most ancient and sacred places. Over the last decade (yes,...
Jan 1813 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...
Dec 27, 20234 min read
Dream Of France No Longer, Come Enjoy It With Us
Ever dream of visiting the lush vineyards and aromatic lavender fields of France? Now turn your dream trip into reality and enjoy...
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Black Friday At Ireland Writing Retreat
Black Friday offer exclusively for Friends of Ireland Writing Retreat
Nov 12, 202312 min read
This Could Be You In A Few Weeks' Time
One can never get tired of receiving the amazing enthusiasm and happy messages from finalists and winners of our writing awards. It what...
Sep 21, 20233 min read
Elvis, Herbs and Princess Anne
One of the most powerful newspaper editors in Europe who is also an author of several books, a leading feature writer whose interviewees...
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Chocolates, Irish Music, A Castle And A Thatched Cottage Make Donegal Retreat A Memorable One
An exclusive traditional Irish music performance under the rafters of a century-old thatched cottage by the sea, an evening of...
Jun 26, 20237 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 14, 20234 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...
May 18, 202312 min read
Life Experiences Shape Dramatic Stories
Aside from the sheer reading pleasure they provide, one of the delights of receiving stories for our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ is...
Dec 13, 20227 min read
Yorkshire & Texas Writers Emerge As Winners Of WAWA On Beauty
Winners of WAWA on Beauty
Dec 3, 20223 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...
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