You could win the next WAWA competition . It's on the theme of 'secrets.' Secrets mean many things to many people but one thing is...

Murder, love, family break-up, abortion, dementia, revenge, depression, even ghosts and moonwalking - these were some of the diverse...

Many were sad, some bittersweet, others held a hint of humor. Still others, hope. With the theme being ‘ endings ,’ it was only natural...

Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, succulent chocolate blended with sweet Banyuls wine from vines cultivated on the terraced slopes of the...

A retired clinical biochemist in Dublin, a freelance journalist in Belfast, a poet in Oxford and a pharmacist in Cork are among ....

Being immortalised in poetry is a delightful tribute in life and as co-founders of South of France Writing Retreat we were tickled pink...

WARNING - Some people may find the following text and photographs disturbing.  Why fork out hard-earned money to attend our week-long...

Let’s be quite honest here. We can all agree on one thing. Considering all you’ve been through in Life, the Ups and the Downs, the Ins...

Some call it "a wholesome, refreshing and stimulating week," others "felt both their personal development and writing were well nourished...

It’s one of the questions we ask finalists of our Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) . Ida Linehan Young bravely brings back a painful...

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...

WAWA Winners Plus A Chance To Choose Our Next Competition

While hundreds of stories we've received for the latest Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) competition on  the theme of ‘danger’ are...

Books published by participants to Ireland Writing Retreat

Gift to all alumni: we will promote your book on our News site

2025 writing retreats announced with early bird discount

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...

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...