Tired of winter already? The rain, the cold, the snow, the dark clouds overhead.  Together we flourish. Why not treat yourself to some warm sunshine and blue skies at the South of France Writing Retreat . And fine wines, fine company and delicious artisan chocolates. Plus Catalan dance and music performances in full traditional costumes.  And, not to forget of course, daily creative writing workshops with published authors, including a former publisher and foreign corresponde

Danger often wears many disguises: a gunman on the loose hiding in a hotel, the fury of white-water rapids or the smile of a stranger on a lonely roadside.  Three writers, Kathy Judge, Brenda Lightle and Judy Holm, used such varied scenarios to create their stories and become finalists in our Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) competition on the theme of ‘danger.’ Brenda Lightle A stranger’s kindness can sometimes hide menace.  For Brenda Lightle who lives near Seattle, it s

"I have come home, not only to this dramatic, stunning, land, but to myself, claiming once again, 'I am a writer.'" This is how Sheryl...

A Canadian woman who survived an experimental bone marrow transplant, an Austrian researcher who studied polar bears and...

2026 writing retreats announced with early bird discount

Ever enjoyed creative writing workshops in an ornate 300-year-old library surrounded by valuable vintage books including a rare first...

Murder, love, family break-up, abortion, dementia, revenge, depression, even ghosts and moonwalking - these were some of the diverse...

Many were sad, some bittersweet, others held a hint of humor. Still others, hope. With the theme being ‘ endings ,’ it was only natural...

Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, succulent chocolate blended with sweet Banyuls wine from vines cultivated on the terraced slopes of the...

A retired clinical biochemist in Dublin, a freelance journalist in Belfast, a poet in Oxford and a pharmacist in Cork are among ....

Being immortalised in poetry is a delightful tribute in life and as co-founders of South of France Writing Retreat we were tickled pink...

Some call it "a wholesome, refreshing and stimulating week," others "felt both their personal development and writing were well nourished...

What we fear and love, sometimes in equal measure, are endings. But unbeknownst to us, endings arrive often in the guise of beginnings,...

While hundreds of stories we've received for the latest Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) competition on  the theme of ‘danger’ are...

Books published by participants to Ireland Writing Retreat

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...

As International Day of Celtic Art approaches on June 9, we thought it an appropriate time to tell you more about our new logo honouring...

Have you ever been in a dangerous situation in your life? What was it? How did it happen? How did you deal with it? Did it change you in...

One aged 21 from Florida, now living in Nashville and the other in her 60s from Tyrone, Northern Ireland now living in Berkshire, winners...

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