University of Galway
Writers' Society
A safe space for all writers to reclaim their joy of writing, something the monotony of college assignments may have taken away.
Upcoming Events
WISE 2027: Trespass
Ireland's first national intercollegiate flash fiction and poetry festival. Submissions open 8 October; the festival runs Saturday 23 January 2027 in Galway.
From the Inkwell
WISE 2027 Submissions Are Open
The theme is Trespass. Flash fiction and poetry, free to enter, open to every student in Ireland until 23 November.
Read more →WISE Returns: 23 January 2027
Ireland's first national student writing festival has its date. Submissions open 8 October.
Read more →Welcome to Our New Website
Writers' Soc has a brand new home on the web. Here's what you can expect.
Read more →Our Publications
Two consecutive Best Publication wins at the Societies Awards. Here's what we've been writing.
Beauty Is Terror
2025/26Quicquid pulchrum vocamus, ante id trememus. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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Surreal
2024/25Rules are meant to be broken. Reality is meant to be bent. Immerse yourself into distorted realities.
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Metamorphosis
2023/24Those who cannot change, cannot thrive. The only constant in life is change. Growing up, growing old, finding and losing ourselves.
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Voyage
2022/23Embark on a journey through time, space and mind. Explore what voyage means to you.
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