Stories in our latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) on the theme of ‘power’ proved to be both wide-ranging in terms of characters, plot and location, as well as highly engaging as reading entertainment. We at ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ want to thank each and every person who submitted a story. It takes both discipline and emotional and intellectual energy to complete any story, and bravery to show it to someone else for judgement. In this respect, you are all winners

A software developer from Kent, a pharmacist from Cork and a publisher from New Jersey all featured as finalists in the ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ (WAWA) competition on the theme of ‘Endings.’ Meanwhile, our latest writing competition on the theme of ‘Power’ has just closed and stories have been sent to the judges, so make sure you become a Friend of the retreat (it’s free) to be the first to learn who the winners and finalists are. But right now we’d like to put the spo

Not content with attempting suicide once, Sheryl Aronson tried it twice. Both times she failed. Which is how she ended up being a finalist in our creative non-fiction category with her heartfelt story, ‘ Down to the Grave .’ Born in North White Plains, New York, Sheryl moved from east coast to west to live in Los Angeles, then right back again to Boston where she attended university there, with a goal of working in the entertainment industry. Now having just entered her seve

Living in Marino, a suburb of Dublin, close to where Bram Stoker, author of the well-known Gothic vampire novel, ‘Dracula,’ grew up and lived, it should come as no surprise Patricia Wall is an accomplished writer. In fact, we’re proud to introduce Patricia to you as the winner of our ‘ Wild Atlantic Writing Awards ’ flash fiction category on the theme of ‘ secrets ’ with her impressive story, ‘ Writing Material .’ Married to Stephen and mother to four-year-old daughter, Heat

Flash Fiction finalists and winner announced on theme of 'secrets' Fortune-telling, murder, love affairs, roaming ghosts, a wily bird, authors, organ donations, photographs, even tattoos and silver earrings - such were some of the topics in stories submitted for our Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (WAWA) on the theme of ‘ secrets .’ Wanna know a secret? Some stories were filled with angst, others with surprise and still others with intriguing drama and poignancy. There was also

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