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?
Announcing our 2023 Writing Competitions
WBTS 2023 Writing Competition with €3,200 in prize money!
Our video archive of the 2022 festival is now online.
We were thrilled to be back in person in Kilmore Quay for the 2022 festival. But we know that not everyone was able to join us in person, and so we are pleased to be able to make a portion of the 2022 programme available on our website and on YouTube. Thirteen entertaining, educational, edifying
Happy Christmas From the WBTS Crew
We wish all our festival-goers, writers, funders, sponsors, supporters, volunteers, the Kilmore Quay community and friends of Write By The Sea a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a joyous 2023. A huge thank you from us to everyone who made WBTS 2022 possible. Here at the Quay we are busy preparing
Happy Christmas From the WBTS Crew
We wish all our festival-goers, writers, funders, sponsors, supporters, volunteers, the Kilmore Quay community and friends of Write By The Sea a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a joyous 2023. A huge thank you from us to everyone who made WBTS 2022 possible. Here at the Quay we are busy
Festival Evaluation Sheet
If you attended the festival this year but did not get a chance to complete the paper evaluation sheet, fear not! We want to hear what you have to say, and we've made the survey available online. Just click on this link and fill out the form to make your voice heard. Online Evaluation
Sep 22 – And the winners are…..
We are delighted to announce that the winners of our Write By The Sea Literary Festival Writing Competition 2022 are: Flash Fiction & Overall Winner Excuse me, what are your opinions about the end of the world? – Pierre Perera Short Story The Beachcomber and the Mermaid – Sheena Wilkinson Poetry Keys to the City – Deborah Finding
