{"id":35499,"date":"2026-10-11T21:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T20:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=35499"},"modified":"2026-10-21T21:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:15:16","slug":"celebrating-our-young-writers-at-wild-atlantic-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/celebrating-our-young-writers-at-wild-atlantic-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Young Writers at Wild Atlantic Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ==========================================================\n DAVITT COLLEGE | WILD ATLANTIC WORDS | OCTOBER 2026\n Complete Elementor HTML Widget\n Seven photographs + full-screen gallery\n========================================================== -->\n\n<div id=\"dc-youngwriters-2026\">\n\n  <!-- LITERARY HERO -->\n\n  <div class=\"yw-hero\">\n\n    <div class=\"yw-hero-decoration\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      <span class=\"yw-decoration-ring\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"yw-decoration-letter\">W<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"yw-hero-content\">\n\n      <div class=\"yw-hero-eyebrow\">\n        <span class=\"yw-hero-line\"><\/span>\n        DAVITT COLLEGE \u00b7 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"yw-hero-category\">\n        WILD ATLANTIC WORDS FESTIVAL 2026\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h1>\n        Celebrating<br>\n        Our <em>Young Writers.<\/em>\n      <\/h1>\n\n      <p class=\"yw-hero-description\">\n        An evening recognising imagination, creativity\n        and the remarkable storytelling talents of\n        our students.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"yw-hero-details\">\n        <span>\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <rect x=\"3\" y=\"5\" width=\"18\" height=\"16\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect>\n            <path d=\"M7 3v4M17 3v4M3 10h18\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n          SATURDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2026\n        <\/span>\n        <span>\n          <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <path d=\"M20 10c0 5-8 11-8 11S4 15 4 10a8 8 0 1 1 16 0z\"><\/path>\n            <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"2.5\"><\/circle>\n          <\/svg>\n          CASTLEBAR, CO. MAYO\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"yw-hero-footer\">\n      <span>CREATIVITY<\/span>\n      <span class=\"yw-footer-symbol\">\u2726<\/span>\n      <span>STORYTELLING<\/span>\n      <span class=\"yw-footer-symbol\">\u2726<\/span>\n      <span>ACHIEVEMENT<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- FEATURED PHOTO -->\n\n  <div class=\"yw-feature-section\">\n\n    <div class=\"yw-feature-heading\">\n      <span class=\"yw-kicker\">AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE<\/span>\n      <span class=\"yw-feature-number\">01 \/ 07<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <button type=\"button\"\n            class=\"yw-feature-photo\"\n            onclick=\"ywOpen(0)\"\n            aria-label=\"Open featured Young Writers photograph\">\n\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DC2026-27WildAtlanticWordsWinners_001.jpeg\"\n        alt=\"Davitt College students at the Wild Atlantic Words Young Writers Competition\"\n        loading=\"eager\">\n\n      <span class=\"yw-feature-overlay\">\n        <span>\n          <span class=\"yw-photo-dot\"><\/span>\n          WILD ATLANTIC WORDS \/ YOUNG WRITERS\n        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"yw-feature-expand\">&#x2197;<\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n    <\/button>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION -->\n\n  <div class=\"yw-intro\">\n\n    <div class=\"yw-intro-aside\">\n      <span>THE STORY<\/span>\n      <div class=\"yw-aside-line\"><\/div>\n      <span class=\"yw-aside-number\">01<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"yw-intro-main\">\n\n      <span class=\"yw-kicker\">YOUNG WRITERS COMPETITION<\/span>\n\n      <h2>\n        A wonderful evening<br>\n        for <em>young storytellers.<\/em>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"yw-lead\">\n        On Saturday evening, 10 October, Davitt College\n        students attended the Young Writers Competition\n        as part of the Wild Atlantic Words Festival\n        in Castlebar.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        It was a fantastic occasion celebrating the\n        creativity and talent of young writers from\n        across the area, bringing together students\n        with a shared passion for stories and\n        creative expression.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        Our students had the opportunity to hear\n        feedback from the judges on their stories\n        before the competition winners were announced.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- QUOTE PANEL -->\n\n  <div class=\"yw-quote-panel\">\n\n    <div class=\"yw-quote-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"yw-quote-content\">\n\n      <span>THE POWER OF STORYTELLING<\/span>\n\n      <h2>\n        Every great story begins<br>\n        with the courage to <em>write.<\/em>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p>\n        Sharing your own writing is an achievement\n        worth celebrating. We are proud of every\n        student who entered the competition and\n        shared their creativity with others.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"yw-quote-feather\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2726<\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- THREE MOMENTS -->\n\n  <div class=\"yw-moments\">\n\n    <div class=\"yw-section-heading\">\n      <span class=\"yw-kicker\">CELEBRATING THE OCCASION<\/span>\n      <h2>Words. 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