An excellent fine art gallery in a beautiful setting, with paintings, sculpture, and ceramics. The gallery also hosts arts events: workshops, exhibitions, courses, and competitions—some in collaboration with Hungry Hill Writing. www.millcovegallery.com

Anam Cara Artist's and Writer's Retreat provides a calm and beautiful setting for retreats, workshops, and other activities for the creative writer. www.anamcararetreat.com

The 2012 festival will feature creative writing workshops with Dermot Healy, Ruth Padel, Molly McCloskey, Tessa Hadley, Jamie Lawson, Claire Kilroy, and others. www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie

A rich resource of literary information, events, and publications from south-west Ireland. www.munsterlit.ie

...is a very useful source of information about, and links to, writing competitions in the UK and elsewhere. http://www.kudoswritingcompetitions.com/

A good London-based poetry publisher with a poetry magazine (issue 48 has a poem about Allihies!) and events; the website has news and information, as well as a thoughtful, lively blog. www.magmapoetry.com

Our user-friendly web hosts. http://www.clikpic.com