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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...

‘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...

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...

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’...

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...

Yorkshire & Texas Writers Emerge As Winners Of WAWA On Beauty

Winners of WAWA on Beauty

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Last Chance...

... to enter the Wild Atlantic Writing Awards. Deadline: midnight, Thursday, December 10. Deadlines. They can be the bane of our lives....

Finding Nature Right Before Your Very Eyes

I’d like to share with you some of the instances in which I relied on Nature to help me encourage a certain mood or expectation in my reader

Irish ‘landscape laureate’ considers Nature a key element of writing

Few authors are more adept at integrating Nature and landscape in their prose than multiple-book, northern Irish crime writer, Anthony J....

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