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Spotlight on Poet, Deborah Finding

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...

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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...

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Announcing our 2023 Writing Competitions

Announcing our 2023 Writing Competitions

The 2023 Write by the Sea Prize Pot is €3,200! It’s here! We are delighted to announce the Write by the Sea 2023 Writing Competitions with our biggest ever prize fund of €3,200. This year we are offering 12 cash prizes over four competition categories: Fiction, Flash...

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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...

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Happy Christmas From the WBTS Crew

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...

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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....

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Sep 2022 – And the winners are…..

Sep 2022 – 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 Download Short Story The Beachcomber...

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Writing Competition Shortlist 2022

Writing Competition Shortlist 2022

We are delighted to announce the Write By The Sea 2022 Writing Competition Shortlist for the Categories of Flash Fiction, Poetry and Fiction Short Story. FLASH FICTION The Lah de dah Electra goes to boarding school Blackcurrants  An awful gift Courage ...

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Coming up – 9th April 2022

Coming up – 9th April 2022

Love them or hate them - some characters jump off the page and you just can't shake them! Write By The Sea's Zoom Room To Write brings you yet another great workshop to sharpen your quill. Book your place now with acclaimed author Michèle Forbes (Ghost Moth and Edith...

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Announcing our 2022 Writing Competition

Announcing our 2022 Writing Competition

It's here! We are delighted to announce the Write by the Sea 2022 Writing Competition with a prize fund of €1,000 and unique hand-carved trophies for the winners in our three categores (Fiction, Flash Fiction and Poetry) . You can view the rules here...

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Sep 2021 – And the winners are…..

Sep 2021 – And the winners are…..

We are delighted to announce that the winners of our Write By The Sea Literary Festival Writing Competition 2021 are: Short Story and Overall Winner Neil Tully  - Number 27 Poem Marian Murphy - Harvest Memoir Maureen Gallagher -  The Polly Doll...

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Sep 2021 Lucy Moore interview with The Nerve Podcast

Sep 2021 Lucy Moore interview with The Nerve Podcast

In this episode, Dr Jenny O’Connor speaks to Lucy Moore of the Write by the Sea Festival which takes place in Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford. This year, the festival remains online and will host the likes of Douglas Kennedy, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Colm Tóibín, Melatu Uche...

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August 2021 – 2021 Programme Launched

August 2021 – 2021 Programme Launched

Welcome to our 22-26 September 2021 Write by the Sea Festival Programme. Our 2021 festival features the return of some of our most popular writers, workshops and fringe events. To see our full schedule of events, and to book tickets, click here. Tickets for some...

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Competition 2021 Shortlist Announced

Competition 2021 Shortlist Announced

Write By The Sea Writing Competition 2021 Shortlists Announced. Please note that due to several entries having the same title, each successful writer has been notified by email of their shortlisted piece. If you have not received an email from us, then unfortunately...

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June 2021 – Winter in Tabriz by Sheila Llewellyn

June 2021 – Winter in Tabriz by Sheila Llewellyn

Acclaimed writer Sheila Llewellyn, who featured in our third Literary Festival in 2018, talks to Write by the Sea about the background to her latest book Winter in Tabriz, which is published by Hatchette and is available from 24 June 21.  It has been selected by...

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