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...
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- Aug 26
- 4 min
Intriguing Books By Ireland Writing Retreat Participants
Books published by participants to Ireland Writing Retreat
- Aug 3
- 1 min
Want To Tell Everyone About Your Book?
Gift to all alumni: we will promote your book on our News site
- Jul 19
- 3 min
2025 Writing Retreats Announced
2025 writing retreats announced with early bird discount
- Jun 18
- 12 min
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 11
- 4 min
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 2
- 3 min
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 16
- 10 min
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 2
- 1 min
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 18
- 7 min
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 21
- 3 min
Finalists And Winners of ‘Change’
First love, last love, murder, adolescence, old age, careers, empty nest syndrome, emigration, war, the environment, illness and...
- Feb 12
- 11 min
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 26
- 5 min
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 18
- 13 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
Black Friday At Ireland Writing Retreat
Black Friday offer exclusively for Friends of Ireland Writing Retreat
- Nov 12, 2023
- 12 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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...
- Sep 13, 2023
- 2 min
‘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 10, 2023
- 2 min
Jazz And Champagne Plus A Taste Of Time-Travel At Paris Writing Retreat
An exciting evening of live jazz music with champagne, cocktails and canapés at an historic luxury literary hotel in Paris and a magical...
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