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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 26, 20237 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 19, 202312 min read


Yorkshire & Texas Writers Emerge As Winners Of WAWA On Beauty
Winners of WAWA on Beauty
Dec 13, 20227 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...
Dec 3, 20223 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)...
Aug 11, 20228 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...
Jun 11, 20226 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


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


Last Chance...
... to enter the Wild Atlantic Writing Awards. Deadline: midnight, Thursday, December 10. Deadlines. They can be the bane of our lives....
Dec 8, 20201 min read


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
Nov 27, 20206 min read


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....
Nov 9, 20205 min read
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