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The Festival
Write By the Sea is a dynamic boutique literary festival set in the beautiful fishing village of Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford.
We keep the event small and intimate with plenty of opportunities to mingle, not just with your fellow attendees, but with many of the writers and speakers too.
A beautiful fresh seafood lunch, sourced by our local fishing boats, is served each day and is included in the ticket price. Non-fish-eaters, Vegans and Vegetarians are catered for with pleasure.
Come spend a day or the whole weekend with us and feed your mind, your body and your soul.
Festival Schedule
Weekend and Day Passes are completely sold out! In an effort to meet the extremely enthusiastic demand for tickets this year, we've worked a little magic to create a little more space. A modest number of single-event tickets are now available for some sessions. Prices from €10
September 22nd – 24th , 2023
september, 2023
Workshop Series
Develop your craft! Our small, intimate and hands-on workshops are delivered by celebrated professionals. Spaces are limited. Ticketed separately. Weekend Pass and Day Passes DO NOT include access to workshops or masterclasses.
September 22nd – 24th , 2023
september, 2023
Ticket Packages
- € 135
Weekend Pass
Festival 2023- Access to all interviews, panels, sessions, and performances
- Homemade lunch and refreshments on both days
- Seafood, vegan, veggie & meat options
- Workshops ticketed separately
- € 75
Day Pass
Festival 2023- Access to all Interviews, panels, sessions, and performances
- Homemade lunch and refreshments
- Seafood, vegan, veggie & meat options
- Workshops ticketed separately
- € 25
Workshop
Festival 2023- Two Hours
- Interactive
- Practical and craft-focused
- Intimate and hands-on
- Facilitated by professional writers
- Places are limited
- € 40
Masterclass
Festival 2023- Three Hours
- Interactive
- Practical and craft-focused
- Intimate and hands-on
- Facilitated by professional writers
- Places are limited
Festival News
Spotlight on Flash Writer Pierre Perera
Write By The Sea caught up recently with our 2022 Flash Fiction prize winner Pierre Perera to find out about his winning experience. His story is very encouraging, particularly for writers who may be coy about entering writing competitions. As well as winning in his category of Flash Fiction, Pierre won our […]
Spotlight on Author Sheena Wilkinson
It has been an exciting year for fiction writer Sheena Wilkinson whose first novel for adults, Mrs Hart’s Marriage Bureau, a feelgood feminist romance set in 1934, was published by HarperCollins Ireland in March 2023. We feel a particular glow of pride for Sheena as she is also the winner of the […]
Spotlight on Poet, Deborah Finding
Our March 2023 Zoom Room to Write Poet talks about Winning the 2022 Write By The Sea Poetry Competition. On Saturday the 18th of March, Poet Deborah Finding will lead our first Zoom Room to Write session of 2023 with a workshop entitled Modern Love Poems. It’s a theme close to her […]
