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
SOLD OUT – Zoom Room to Write – Memoir Writing with Hilary Fannin
SOLD OUT Tickets are sold out, but please add your name to the waiting list here - https://ti.to/wbts/stepintostory Are you ready to tell your story? Join award-winning memoirist, playwright and newspaper columnist Hilary Fannin on May 6th for a two-hour workshop on the art of memoir. PLACES ARE LIMITED. RESERVE YOURS HERE. Workshop Details Memoir: Stepping into
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
How Fiction Works with Claire Keegan
Claire Keegan's beautiful interview was a highlight of the 2022 festival. We're thrilled to report that she'll be running one of her acclaimed workshops in Wexford Town to coincide with the 2023 festival. You can study with Claire Keegan in the morning and catch the afternoon and evening events in Kilmore Quay! Places are
March 18th Zoom Workshop – Modern Love Poems with Deborah Finding
The Contemporary Love Poem We all love a good love poem, but, surely all the love poems have already been written? How can we find new ways to talk about a topic - a feeling - so omnipresent? And how can we pin down a word that can mean something different to everyone?
April 32 – A Masterclass from acclaimed Colombian Novelist Jorge Franco
BOOK YOUR PLACE Join Jorge Franco for an enthralling Write by the Sea Masterclass on 13 March 2021. Journey with him as he explains how his native Columbia influences his approach to his characters, themes, narrative and voice. In return, Jorge will challenge you to explore the impact of your place of origin
March 35 – Poetry Masterclass with Mary O’Donnell
BOOK YOUR PLACE Here's a unique opportunity to join renowned Poet, Short Story Writer and Novelist Mary O'Donnell in a Masterclass. To book, click the link in this post or click the Eventbrite tab at the top of our homepage. A special feature of this event is that you will have an opportunity
February 30 – Finding your story: writing what you know and writing what you don’t know
Book a Place ‘Write what you know’ is often given as advice to writers looking for a story. Many authors use the routines and experience of everyday life – what they know – as the foundations of fiction. All stories are found, to a lesser or greater degree, through an author’s own perception
Announcing our 2023 Writing Competitions
WBTS 2023 Writing Competition with €3,200 in prize money!
