...After Ireland Retreat Attracts Writers Worldwide As we at ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ basks in the success of our first post-Covid,...

by Sean Hillen Columbia and I want to personally thank you those who either took the time to enter our WAWA competition and attended (or...

... to enter the fourth edition of ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) - a completely open 'free choice' one, meaning you can select...

Three exciting announcements precede the arrival of participants to our upcoming week-long creative writing retreat in Donegal which...

Recently we highlighted an Irish mother-of-two as finalist in both flash fiction and creative nonfiction in the same Wild Atlantic...

We are thrilled to announce one of the finest fiddle players in Ireland has kindly agreed to host an evening of lively traditional music...

As it has never happened before in our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ competitions, we simply had to highlight it - a single writer...

Following plaudits from national British newspaper, The Guardian, which named ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ among the Top Ten artistic...

With bright blue skies above us, sunshine bathing the silvery slopes of Errigal mountain here in northwestern Ireland and Covid...

When Deborah Mackie wrote her flash fiction story, ’A Letter to Her Husband’s Girlfriend,’ there was one particularly important person...

Orange trees, a letter, a fluffy fennel, a cake, a ghost, a romantic dinner, a dog, a cat, a simple stroll up a hillside - love indeed...

“Thank you so much! I am sitting here in North Queensland CRYING my eyes out.” This was the start of the message we received here at...

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

Ahead of next month’s announcement of winners and finalists in the third edition of the ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) on the...

Due to multiple disabilities including gastroparesis or partial paralysis of the stomach - Mark Perfect lives on only four hours sleep a...

Writing flash fiction or creative non fiction in 500 words or less is no easy task so, with just one week to go before next Sunday’s...

A year ago our collective world underwent a change never seen before with everyone tapping into their reserves of creativity not only to...

We are honored to continue sharing with you works by some of the talented writers among the 'Top Ten' finalists in our previous Wild...

With several weeks left before final deadline in our latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA), based on the theme of Love, we’re...

With participants and authors from Germany, the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland taking part, our inaugural Virtual Writing Retreat...