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Jan 18, 202413 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...


Sep 13, 20232 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 10, 20232 min read
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...


Aug 20, 202312 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...


Jul 27, 20234 min read
2024 Writing Retreats Mark Our Tenth Anniversary
These are the writing retreats we plan for 2024 with details on each. We’re on the verge of celebrating our 10th birthday next year...


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 27, 20233 min read
Winners Announced In ‘Hope’ Wild Atlantic Writing Awards
With several hundred stories to read, the task, while enjoyable, wasn’t easy for judges of the latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’...


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...


May 1, 20232 min read
Dragons, Sea Adventure And A Centuries-Old Mystery
Dragons and other fantastic creatures, time travel, dramatic escape on the High Seas and an intriguing search for a long-lost woman. Such...


Mar 18, 202311 min read
Brain Surgery, Music, Eroticism And Route 66
A brave woman from the San Francisco Bay area writes poignantly about her struggle to accept beauty after brain tumor surgery left half...


Feb 27, 202312 min read
WAWA Finalists, Please Take A Bow
A professional dancer in New York, a legal secretary in Ireland, a school teacher in Colorado and a Nature lover in the historic English...


Feb 15, 20234 min read
‘I Love Paris…’
Cole Porter wrote this classic song, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra made it famous… so… With two of our writing retreats this year...


Jan 25, 202311 min read
Highlighting Finalists Of WAWA 'Time' Competition
As many of you may be working hard to perfect your stories for our latest writing competition, the seventh edition of WAWA on the theme...


Jan 11, 20232 min read
Here’s Hoping You Win Our New Writing Competition
With the New Year upon us, there’s one simple word that springs eternal - ‘hope.’ As such, we thought it appropriate to kick off our...
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