Calling all Waterford creative writers and poets!

Waterford News & Star is currently compiling Festive Star 2025, the Waterford News & Star Christmas annual, and we are reaching out to Waterford's fantastic poets and creative writers to submit their work for our dedicated Waterford Creative Writing section.

If you would like to submit a piece for consideration (submit a maximum of one short story or two poems), send to festivestar@waterford-news.com no later than Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 

Please put 'Festive Star Writing' in the subject line, and if you are under 18 please specify for our 'Young Voices' section. There is no specific theme.

The Festive Star will be published in November and in Waterford shops until Christmas.

For more info on Festive Star check out https://www.waterford-news.ie/wns-more/the-festive-star/