WRITE BY THE SEA PUBLISH FIRST BOOK!
The first book bearing the Write By The Sea imprint was published in January, 2019. It’s called SEA FEVER and is based primarily on deeply personal interviews the author Jackie Hayden conducted with members of the Kilmore Quay fishing community. Through their own words, memories and stories, Sea Fever deals with conflicting images
THANK YOU ALL FOR A MOST MEMORABLE WEEKEND!
We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive feedback received during and following Write By The Sea 2018. And what a weekend it was, easily our most successful event to date, with Kilmore Quay all a-buzz with talk of books and writers and reading and writing. So a great big Write By The Sea thank-you
John Banville for Book Centre signing
On route to his Write By the Sea interview with Derek Hand next Saturday afternoon as part of Write By The Sea 2018, John Banville will be stopping at the Wexford Book Centre on South Main Street to sign copies of his books. The award-winning and internationally-acclaimed author, who also writes as
Tina Callaghan to launch new book ahead of Write By The Sea discussion
Congrats to New Ross writer Tina Callaghan who will launch her first young adult novel Dark Wood Dark Water in Wexford Library next Thursday, 13 September, at 7 pm. Tina will be a key contributor, with Sarah Carroll and Mary Savage, to a Write By The Sea panel discussion on Writing for Young Adults and
Are you a writer in need of publication?
One of the most common questions asked by our current crop of new writers is “How do I get my work published?” But fret no more! Write By the Sea 2018 will offer you considerable help in finding the answer via two highly experienced contributors, Jo Unwin and Michael Freeman. Jo runs her
DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT…?
Yes, did you hear the one about Write By The Sea 2018 featuring three of the most enthralling storytellers around? The programme does indeed include Margaret Galvin, Pat Jordan and Brendan Power. Wexford-based storyteller Galvin will offer one of her compelling sessions of wisdom tales to transport you to the unlikely stronghold of
Cursed Murphy to launch new single at write by the sea
In case you haven’t noticed, Cursed Murphy is the performing name of writer, spoken-word performer and occasional actor Peter Murphy, and his concluding performance at Write by the Sea 2018 will coincide with the release of his new single ‘Foxhole Prayer’. Peter has published two well-received novels, John the Revelator and Shall We Gather at
The visual side of write by the sea
Although the main focus of Write By The Sea has always been the written and spoken word, we do make room for the visual arts too. In previous years we’ve hosted sea-themed exhibitions of the paintings of renowned local resident Ivan Sutton and Kilmore Quay’s popular wildlife photographer Nicola Reddy. This year
ANOTHER FINE REVIEW FOR SHEILA LLEWELLYN
One of the key attractions for Write By The Sea 2018 will be the appearance of author Sheila Llewellyn who will discuss her recent novel Walking Wounded with Jackie Hayden. The novel was given yet another positive review last week in The Times whose reviewer described Walking Wounded as “shocking” and “moving”,
Women well-represented at write by the sea
The recent furore over the lack of women in the programme for this year’s Magill Summer School prompted us to have a look through our own programme for Write By The Sea. It turns out that out of the 44 contributors in our schedule, set out on this website, 21 are female.
