Ireland Writing Retreat is delighted to highlight some of the finalists in a previous ‘Wild Atlantic Way Awards’ (WAWA) competition on...

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,...

A Scottish woman studying theology in Geneva, a man living deep in the English countryside, a software retiree from Canada and a former...

Ever dream of visiting the lush vineyards and aromatic lavender fields of France? Now turn your dream trip into reality and enjoy...

Black Friday offer exclusively for Friends of Ireland Writing Retreat

One can never get tired of receiving the amazing enthusiasm and happy messages from finalists and winners of our writing awards. It what...

One of the most powerful newspaper editors in Europe who is also an author of several books, a leading feature writer whose interviewees...

Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, is quoted as saying “change is the only constant in life” - and he was right. And change comes in many...

An exciting evening of live jazz music with champagne, cocktails and canapés at an historic luxury literary hotel in Paris and a magical...

From South Africa to Australia’s sunny Gold Coast, from Ireland’s capital city to the home of Hollywood - finalists in our ‘Wild Atlantic...

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...

An exclusive traditional Irish music performance under the rafters of a century-old thatched cottage by the sea, an evening of...

Two women in southern England - Emma Frances Simpson and Annie Percik - emerged as winners of the latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’...

‘A magnet, a Mecca, an incubator, a hothouse for writers. No other city has attracted so much literary talent or produced such a wealth...

With several hundred stories to read, the task, while enjoyable, wasn’t easy for judges of the latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’...

Aside from the sheer reading pleasure they provide, one of the delights of receiving stories for our ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ is...

Dragons and other fantastic creatures, time travel, dramatic escape on the High Seas and an intriguing search for a long-lost woman. Such...

A brave woman from the San Francisco Bay area writes poignantly about her struggle to accept beauty after brain tumor surgery left half...

A professional dancer in New York, a legal secretary in Ireland, a school teacher in Colorado and a Nature lover in the historic English...

Cole Porter wrote this classic song, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra made it famous… so… With two of our writing retreats this year...