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Dec 28, 202213 min read
Four Stories From Wild Atlantic Writing Awards ‘Time’ Competition
We are proud to present the writers and stories of four of the finalists in our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) competition on the...


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...


Nov 18, 202212 min read
Four Proud Women Finalists In The ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’Â
Our four wonderful writing finalists featured here share at least one thing in common - they show that age is nothing but a number and...


Nov 11, 20223 min read
Exclusive Offer To Enjoy Writing In The South Of France
Following the success of our recent week-long get-together in Paris, we’d like to offer all our ‘Friends of Ireland Writing Retreat’ an...


Oct 17, 20223 min read
‘Library of Scents’ In 17th Century Paris Building Kicks Off Writing Retreat
by Sean Hillen A multi-national group of wordsmiths - from countries as diverse as Mexico, France, Ireland, England, Belgium, the US and...


Sep 26, 20223 min read
Success in Donegal, Now Paris Here We Come
Strange to say, especially as we organise writing retreats, but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. So here, in vivid color,...


Sep 10, 20222 min read
Ireland Writing Retreat Welcomes Exciting New Member To Our Diverse Team Of Tutors
With our next creative writing retreat less than three weeks away, excitement is mounting and preparations well underway in Donegal for...


Aug 21, 20227 min read
Driver's Diary- Death at the Mouth of Flowers
a novella by Sean Hillen, inspired by true events August 15, 2022 - Bun na Leaca (Brinaleck), Donegal Colm answered the door on the first...


Aug 11, 20228 min read
Grief, Immortality And Pollution: Themes That Dominate These Finalist Stories In WAWA Competitions
While she grew up in Tennessee, 29-year-old Veronica Shreve - flash fiction finalist in the Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA)...


Jul 31, 20223 min read
Golden Autumnal Leaves of Paris And An Exclusive Literary Salon Beside Notre Dame
If you signed up to our week-long writing retreat in beautiful Paris (October 17-23) you're in for an extraordinary treat - a special...


Jul 15, 20228 min read
From Ohio to Tennessee, more ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ finalists
We’re delighted to highlight the work of two finalists in our previous ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ including one participant, Abby...


Jun 29, 20223 min read
Beauty: Our New 1,000 euro Writing Awards And Paris In AutumnÂ
Perhaps Irish philosopher John O’Donohue best sums up the single-word theme of our next ’Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA): Beauty. In...


Jun 22, 20223 min read
International Participants Enjoy Latest Creative Writing Retreat In Ireland
Germany, the US, England and Ireland - an array of participants from different countries attended varied writing workshops in our latest...


Jun 11, 20226 min read
Death and devices: winning themes in ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’
Writing about the death of a friend and the emptiness it leaves is never easy but Canada-born Alli Mckenzie found it a cathartic...


May 26, 20223 min read
Flash Fiction Winner And Finalists Are…
Sci-fi and mystery emerged as the most popular genres of stories entered in our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Award’s fiction category on the...


May 19, 20222 min read
Creative Nonfiction Winner and Finalists are…
From Virginia, New York and Florida in the US to Clare and Donegal in western Ireland, from Creswick rural Australia to Lewisham suburban...


May 2, 20225 min read
Pathologist-turned-crime-writer Is Tutor At Upcoming Irish Retreat
Author of novels, short stories, screenplays, as well as a poet and avid Sherlock Holmes fan. Meet Bradley Harper, US-based...


Apr 22, 20227 min read
'Untying the Bracelets' & 'Time Runs Out'Â Are Two More Finalists
Scotland-born, Christine Colliar whose story Time Runs Out was a finalist in the flash fiction category of our ‘Three Word Headline’ Wild...


Apr 11, 20222 min read
French Countryside Writing Retreat Meets With Success
Under azure blue skies and brilliant sunshine, writers from Iceland, the US, Scotland, England and Canada gathered together for our...
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