Latest News from Write By the Sea

We are delighted to announce that Sarah Webb, who has published over 30 books for children, will lead the next Write by the Sea Zoom Room to Write on Saturday 8th May 2021. As there is a huge interest in writing for children at the moment, early booking is essential....

If you are taking your first steps into fiction, memoir or poetry writing, entering the 2021 Write by the Sea Writing Competition can get you started.  In this article, Write by the Sea guest blogger, Chiara Liberio, talks to two past winners about their...

The First-Person Short Story – Potential and Pitfalls. Now here's a real literary treat. In this unique workshop, Angela Graham, award winning writer and film-maker will focus on how to write from the point of view of "I". Twelve of the twenty-six stories in Angela...

Our 2021 Writing Competition portal is now open for entries. We're offering €1,000 in prizes plus trophies! The categories are poetry, short story and memoir and you can submit as many entries as you like. We can't wait to read your work! to enter, click on Writing...

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...

Top prize €500 plus two category prizes of €250. It's time to write - our competition is opening soon! While we are still buzzing with excitement from last year’s competition, Write by the Sea is ready to set sail with the 2021 writing competition! As these chilly...

St. Valentine's Day... Support our writers during these challenging times. Give a gift of a book on February 14th and win someone's heart.

Welcome to 2021. As Emily Dickinson famously said, "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul" and here at Write by The Sea, firmly perched in our souls is the fervent hope that we will stage our 2021 festival from 24-26 September with a live audience....

Spooky Stories from Candlelit Tales At Halloween Write by the Sea Literary Festival brought you a very special online event.  Celebrating the ancient Irish festival of Samhain/Halloween through exciting stories from Irish mythology and folklore. We are delighted to be...

Join us in the Zoom Room on Saturday 5th December for a magical session on Lyric Writing with Ireland's premier songwriter, Eleanor McEvoy: Tickets are only €10 and are available here:...

*Please note that due to current Covid-19 restrictions, this event will now take place via Zoom. Wednesday 21 October 2020 at 8.00 pm: A Celebration of New Writing from Wexford and Beyond. Join us online, for live readings of the winning Short Story, Memoir and Poem...

*Please note that due to current Covid-19 restrictions this event will now take place via Zoom Saturday 31 October 2020: Write by the Sea Literary Festival brings you a very special online event to beat the Covid-19 blues and help both young and the young at...

Ready, Steady, Write. Write by the Sea is delighted to welcome Cat Hogan to lead our next Zoom Room to Write workshop. In this two-hour online session, award nominated novelist and scriptwriter Cat will take you through three elements of the writing process and how to...

Room to Write - Memoir writing Workshop “Write Here Write Now” is the title of the next Write by the Sea Literary Festival’s Room to Write Workshop that music journalist, editor and author Jackie Hayden will facilitate by Zoom on Sat 20 June (10:00 am – 11:30...

Acclaimed Writer Colm Tóibín for rescheduled Kilmore Quay Literary Festival 2020/21 (We have updated this blog following our festival rescheduling announcement) The Write By The Sea Literary Festival  is delighted to announce that it will feature Colm Tóibín, one...