Latest News from Write By the Sea

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

We are delighted to announce that author Eoghan Smith - The Failing Heart (2018) and A Provincial Death (2022) - will lead our June Zoom 2022 Room to Write Workshop. We look forward to seeing you. Click here to book...

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...

We are delighted to announce that Ryan Dennis will facilitate our first Zoom Room to Write Workshop of 2022 on Saturday the 12th of February. The workshop is open for bookings now....

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...

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...

Our very own Jean Cullinane chats about the Write By The Sea Festival in a recent interview with Pinocchio Magazine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ilftDGzxE

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...

Don't miss the launch of our Literary Festival 2021 Programme on the evening of Tuesday 31st August.Tickets for some events are limited so register early to be sure of your place.

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...

We're all tied up in Kilmore Quay putting the final touches to our Write by the Sea 2021 Programme featuring masterclassses, workshops, interviews. So save the dates - we're launching very soon.

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...