Our Early Birds Just Got earlier!
Due to popular demand our Early Bird tickets will now go on sale on the earlier date of 31st of March. Sweep down and scoop up a weekend Write by the Sea Festival ticket at a reduced price. We'll bring you news of our full line up when our programme has fully
Room To Write is off to a Flying 2020 Start
The first Room to Write of 2020 took place in the Stella Maris Centre on Saturday the 11th of January. Buoyed up by New Year’s Resolutions to simply make time to write this year, the enthusiastic writers were guided by our skilful Resident Facilitator Fintan Murphy. Spotlight on our Resident Facilitator Fintan Murphy was
Room to Write – a Masterclass from Margaret Galvin
Linked to our Write By The Sea festival, Room to Write takes place in the Stella Maris Centre, Kilmore Quay on the second Saturday of every month. Every quarter we feature a guest facilitator and on the 14th of December 2019, acclaimed Wexford poet Margaret Galvin led a group of 30 eager writers in a
Happy Christmas
Christmas Greetings from the Write By The Sea crew to you, our funders, sponsors, writers, volunteers and supporters. What began as a spark of inspiration in our small community has now become a vibrant annual literary festival with a national and international dimension. We wish you a wonderful festive season and a
Naming Sin: Flannery O’Connor’s mark on Bruce Springsteen.
Dappled Sin: Flannery O'Connor's mark on Bruce Springsteen. An insightful article by Damian J. Ference on the website DappledThings.org Excerpt: "Springsteen explains his initial draw to O’Connor: “The really important reading that I did began in my late twenties, with authors like Flannery O’Connor. There was something in those stories of hers that I
Storytelling Event
Write By The Sea and Wexford Library are delighted to present an hour of storytelling from some of Ireland's most beloved storytellers, EDDIE LENIHAN, JOE BRENNAN AND BAYA Date: Saturday 28th September 2019 Time: 7pm Venue: Registration is at 6.45pm in the Stella Maris Centre, Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford. These events are free and open to all. Places are limited.
Spotlight on Theo Dorgan
Born in Cork in 1953, Theo Dorgan has carved out a career in the arts and media that has generated much acclaim for his work as a travel writer, poet, translator, radio and tv presenter on RTE and BBC, and film director. He obtained an MA in English from UCC, and lectured with
Spotlight on Paula Meehan
Paula Meehan was born in 1955 in Dublin where she still lives. While attending St. Michael's Holy Faith Covent in Dublin she was expelled after organising a protest march against the school regime. She later studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and at Eastern Washington University in the USA, among other places of
Kevin Doyle Book Launch
Kevin Doyle, one of the amazing writers in this year's festival, is launching his new book 'A River of Bodies' on Thursday 25th July in Easons, St. Patrick Street Cork at 6.30pm. A River of Bodies is the much awaited sequel to his brilliant debut novel 'To Keep A Bird Singing'. Kevin will
Spotlight on Kit de Waal
Kit de Waal is an award-winning writer whose novels place ordinary people at the centre of the story. Her debut novel,My Name is Leon(2016), was the winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2017 and shortlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize, among others. Before beginning writing professionally, Kit worked
