Midwife, lecturer, charity volunteer and pharmacist - all WAWA finalists
A former midwife living in the Canary Islands paralysed after an accident, a charity volunteer and candidate for local elections from...
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- Jun 11
- 4 min
Memories Are Made Of This…
We were going to post an article about how much we enjoyed being with writers at our recent Travel and Discovery Retreat. But then we...
- May 16
- 10 min
WAWA Finalist Born Under A Windmill
Four finalist stories from our previous writing competition and a new writing competition on the theme of 'danger'
- Feb 12
- 11 min
WAWA Stories And The Writers Behind Them
Ireland Writing Retreat is delighted to highlight some of the finalists in a previous ‘Wild Atlantic Way Awards’ (WAWA) competition on...
- Sep 13, 2023
- 2 min
‘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...
- Aug 20, 2023
- 12 min
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...
- Jun 26, 2023
- 7 min
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’...
- Dec 13, 2022
- 7 min
Yorkshire & Texas Writers Emerge As Winners Of WAWA On Beauty
Winners of WAWA on Beauty
- Dec 3, 2022
- 3 min
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...
- Jan 13, 2022
- 5 min
Teddy Bears And Tantrums
Tracy Jones, a finalist in the creative non-fiction section of our ‘WAWA Love’ competition with her touching story entitled ‘Foster...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 1 min
‘Time’ For A New Writing Competition
Welcome to the fifth ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) competition to welcome the New Year which we hope will provide challenge,...
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
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)...
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