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Write By The Sea Returns to Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford Sep 26 - 28!

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Kilmore Quay and Kilmore Village enjoyed (mostly!) beautiful weather last weekend to welcome all our guests for the 11th year of Write By The Sea. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and some lovely new ones!

We want to thank all our speakers for their time, knowledge, insights and humour which has undoubtedly inspired our audiences to get creative!

Thank you to all our sponsors for helping us make Write By The Sea such a success! by @writebytheseakq

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As we head into Write By The Sea 2026 later this week, we wanted to thank our generous funders and partners. We're incredibly grateful for their steadfast help and support, without which our wonderful Festival would not be possible. by @writebytheseakq

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📚 **Author Spotlight** 📚

Get to know Andrew Cunning a little ahead of his debut appearance at Write By The Sea 2026 on Sunday 27th September at 14:00.

Can you guess what the biggest extravagance has been to date for this teacher and author from the north coast of Ireland?

Find out in The Independent: https://bit.ly/4cuifsx by @writebytheseakq

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📚 **Author Spotlight** 📚

We’re delighted to welcome Natasha Brown to Write by the Sea 2026. Her debut novel Assembly was shortlisted for awards including the Folio Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Orwell Prize for Fiction.

Natasha was named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2023 and one of the Observer’s Best Debut Novelists in 2021. She is the Chair of the International Booker Prize 2026 judges.

She will be joining us in Kilmore Quay this September to discuss her second novel, Universitality with Kevin Power.

There are a few tickets left for Natasha's interview with Kevin Power on Saturday, September 26th at 15:15.
Tickets at: www.writebythesea.ie by @writebytheseakq

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Sheila Armstrong is a writer from the north-west of Ireland. She is the author of How To Gut A Fish, a collection of short stories, and two novels, Falling Animals and The Red Mouth.

Her work has been translated into over ten languages and nominated for the Irish Book Awards, the Society of Authors Awards, the Kate O’Brien Award, the Edge Hill Prize, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the European Union Prize for Literature.

Laetitia Devaux is a French translator working from English into French. She studied French and English literature in Paris and Dublin. Since then – for the past 30 years – she has cultivated her passion for Irish life, literature, and pubs.

She is the French translator of Irish writers such as Sebastian Barry, Sally Rooney, and Eimear McBride. Over the past few years, she has also begun scouting for new literary voices in Ireland. As a result, she now translates Anne Walsh Donnelly, Louise Hegarty, Mark Gyves, and Catherine Prasifka, all of whom are debut novelists. And, of course, Sheila Armstrong, with whom she will be in conversation at the festival.

Get your tickets on the website: www.writebythesea.ie by @writebytheseakq

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2 months ago

Don't miss these three deadly ladies in conversation at www.writebythesea.ie by @writebytheseakq

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Out of over 800 entries, the @irishwriterscentre have announed the 12 winners of their International Debut Novel Competition.

Write By The Sea previous author, Fiona Ennis, is one of the prize recipients this year.

The twelve winning writers will now have the opportunity to skip the traditional publishing queue, pitching their debut novels directly to leading publishers and literary agents.

Write By The Sea 2026 is also featuring two previous competition winners, Orla Mackey and Andrew Cunning. Tickets to see them live are available at our website: https://writebythesea.ie/

You can check out the other 2026 Competition winners here: https://irishwriterscentre.ie/turning-the-page-on-tomorrows-bestsellers-irish-writers-centre-reveals-winners-of-international-debut-novel-competition-2026/ by @writebytheseakq

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Catch Richard Ford today on the Brendan O'Connor show from 11am on @rteradio1 by @writebytheseakq

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Lovely write up in the Irish Times Books today about Write By The Sea.

We not only have Richard Ford headlining, but also many more incredible national and international authors.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/14/richard-ford-headlines-write-by-the-sea/

Tickets on sale at https://writebythesea.ie/ by @writebytheseakq

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Write By The Sea welcomes back Órfhlaith Foyle to the stage this year, in conversation with Dermot Bolger and Eileen Morrissey.

Órfhlaith's new short story, 'The Other Poet Drives a Black Mercedes' has been published in @stingingfly this month.

You can read it here: https://stingingfly.org/2026/08/06/the-other-poet-drives-a-black-mercedes/ by @writebytheseakq

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We’re please to announce that the judges have selected our 2026 longlist.

The calibre of submissions this year was extraordinary, and the judges had a challenging task in selecting the longlist.

The shortlist will be announced on August 9th.

You can check the list out at http://writebythesea.ie/writing-competition by @writebytheseakq

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3 months ago

Tickets are now on sale at: https://writebythesea.ie/

Join us for the best boutique literary festival in Ireland! by @writebytheseakq

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