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Winner Stuns Husband Into Silence With Flash Fiction Story
When Deborah Mackie wrote her flash fiction story, ’A Letter to Her Husband’s Girlfriend,’ there was one particularly important person...
Jul 7, 20217 min read


Love Comes In All Shapes And Sizes
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...
Jun 29, 20213 min read


Winning story brings tears of joy to mother and grandmother
“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...
Jun 24, 20216 min read


Love Story - Creative Nonfiction WAWA Winner and Finalists are…
Cherished memories. This phrase sums up many of the stories penned by writers for our recent ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA)...
Jun 14, 20213 min read


France, Ireland, Romania - The Choice Is Yours
Ahead of next month’s announcement of winners and finalists in the third edition of the ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) on the...
May 27, 20218 min read


The Power Of Writing To Empower
Due to multiple disabilities including gastroparesis or partial paralysis of the stomach - Mark Perfect lives on only four hours sleep a...
May 22, 20214 min read


One Week To Go, Writers Tell Their Stories
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...
Apr 26, 20219 min read


Crisis Turns To Opportunity
A year ago our collective world underwent a change never seen before with everyone tapping into their reserves of creativity not only to...
Apr 20, 20216 min read


'Silver Waves' And 'The Susurrant Silence'
We are honored to continue sharing with you works by some of the talented writers among the 'Top Ten' finalists in our previous Wild...
Apr 5, 20216 min read


Wonderful Stories & The Wonder of Travel
With several weeks left before final deadline in our latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA), based on the theme of Love, we’re...
Mar 23, 20216 min read


Hot News: How-To Workshops On Memoir & Travel Writing
With participants and authors from Germany, the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland taking part, our inaugural Virtual Writing Retreat...
Mar 11, 20213 min read


Stories, Awards And A Chance You Might Not Want to Miss
Honoring the finalists in our last ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA), we are delighted to publish stories that qualified in the Top...
Mar 2, 20215 min read


Are You Up For This Challenge?
With Valentine’s Day upon us, no better way to kick-off our third ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) than to choose that ‘many...
Feb 12, 20212 min read


Congratulations To The WAWA Flash Fiction Winner
We are delighted to publish below the winning story in the Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) Flash Fiction category written by Arabella...
Feb 6, 20214 min read


Celebrating Our Creative Nonfiction Award Winner
We are delighted to publish the winning story in the Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) Creative Nonfiction category written by Annmarie...
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Creative Nonfiction WAWA Winner and Finalists are…
And now, the finalists and ultimate winner of Ireland Writing Retreat’s WAWA (Wild Atlantic Writing Awards) for creative nonfiction...
Jan 25, 20213 min read


Flash Fiction WAWA Winner and Finalists are…
Finalists and ultimate winner of Ireland Writing Retreat’s Autumn 2020 ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) for flash fiction...
Jan 16, 20213 min read


New Virtual Ireland Writing Retreat 2021
Our warmest New Year greetings to you from Donegal’s scenic ‘Wild Atlantic Way.’ While we are very much looking forward to meeting many...
Jan 14, 20212 min read


Requiem for Joe Mara
by Sean Hillen The phone rang on a Sunday evening, just before Christmas. It was my oldest brother Dave calling from the U.K. My wife...
Dec 22, 20206 min read


Last Chance...
... to enter the Wild Atlantic Writing Awards. Deadline: midnight, Thursday, December 10. Deadlines. They can be the bane of our lives....
Dec 7, 20201 min read
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