Uncertain times bring along with them a lot of uncertain plans. While we can’t predict what the future holds, maybe venturing outside the city and crowded areas can finally be the cure for your writing problems. That is where these writing retreats in 2021 come in.
As with many events happening post the spread of the pandemic, many retreats have adjusted both their programs and their health precautions. With many new regulations in place, we’re bringing you this year’s edition of writing retreats in 2021 you can escape to.
This writing retreat is for writers, authors, poets, academics, screen, and songwriters, who need a creative haven to find their inner voice, develop their craft, and begin or complete their story.
This intensive retreat is one highlight of the Hollowdeck yearly schedule. It is designed to get your new year started with a strong and organized leap into your writing life. As the year begins, it’s a great time to take a deep breath and pull that ongoing writing project or idea back up onto your desk and dig in. Let’s make this the year you bring it to life!
Work with a group of like-minded writers and a master instructor over the course of eight intensive days. Thoughtfully curated videos and online lectures featuring Italian, Moroccan, and Mexican art and culture will facilitate the virtual “international’ experience. In the afternoon or evening, you will take part in guided workshops in poetry or prose (including creative non-fiction or fiction). The emphasis of the workshops will be on generating new work, using ekphrasis as our inspiration as well as other cultural material. Additional reading lists will be available with an optional opportunity for literary discussion.
If you have recently completed a research study or innovative project but have not had the time to craft an article for publication, this workshop is for you. The NLN Scholarly Writing Retreat is designed to help nurse educators enhance writing skills and disseminate research findings and other work in scholarly publications. By the end of the retreat, our goal is for each participant to have a complete, edited paper ready for submission to a scholarly journal.
Experience the transformative power of a retreat, relax deeply to the ancient sounds of Himalayan singing bowls, release physical and emotional blockages with Yin Yoga and gentle flow sequences, re-connect with your true voice and tap into your inner wisdom through writing, and re-energize yourself in the vibrant environment of Hoi An.
Advance your craft and energize your writing at the 27th Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway. Enjoy challenging and supportive workshops, insightful feedback, and an encouraging community. Choose from workshops in poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and more. Featured Reader: Ross Gay.
From drumming and nature-based practices to open the heart and quiet the mind, writing in order to share your stories throughout the day, you’ll practice new skills and techniques to improve your craft. Each day the participants will go deeper, as they let go of the concerns and constraints of daily life back home.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves on a six-day Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank. This is an opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of daily life, surrounded by nature. The retreat is in Covid-secure environments, fully catered, leaving you more time to sit at your desk and write or walk in the beautiful landscape. Whether you are starting something new, or pushing on to finish your latest draft, make time to free your imagination.
This course will explore what poems can do and absorb. You’ll look at poems that might be considered texts in the broadest sense, discuss where social commitments end and poems begin, share dreams, experiment with group writing, and aleatoric methods of composition. By the end of the week, your sense of what poems can be—to each other and the world—will be transformed and renewed.
The three-day science fiction and fantasy writing retreat in Malvern includes personal instruction from two acclaimed authors—New York Times best-selling author and FantasyCon 2019 Guest of Honour Una McCormack and Liz Williams, author of many SFF books, most recently Comet Weather and A History of Paganism, and the 2022 FantasyCon Guest of Honour. Also a workshop on How To Pitch your Book from Handheld Press.
Head all the way to Maui for a change of scenery that will help jostle your creativity. Develop your book, play, story, or screenplay in this dynamic writing workshop and retreat, with NY Times best-selling authors and literary agent. Story and manuscript development come alive at this acclaimed, professional workshop for authors of fiction, non-fiction, screenplays, plays, and poetry. Develop your book, start a new project, fine-tune your manuscript, or perfect your writing in progress. Writers of all levels are welcome to attend this retreat to generate new material, develop ideas, or shape their stories.
With the help of meditation, you’ll quiet your mind and create a larger container to hold your stories. Yoga will release old energy caught in the body, to re-integrate and re-align the body’s natural energetic systems, and to open new doorways to relating to ourselves. Use writing to get clear on your stories, to imagine different ways of telling old stories, and to reconnect with your creativity and imagination.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves on a six-day Writers’ Retreat at Totleigh Barton. This is an opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of daily life, surrounded by nature. The retreat is in Covid-secure environments and is fully catered, leaving you more time to sit at your desk and write or walk in the beautiful landscape. Whether you are starting something new, or pushing on to finish your latest draft, make time to free your imagination.
In this retreat, you’ll spend the weekend discussing topics such as story arc, character development and revisions. The courses are tailored to suit your needs, so if there is a specific topic you’d like us to talk about, you can let them know in advance.
This retreat is for writers attending solo, or with family or friends. Both beginners who have never written before, and novelists with manuscripts in the final stages are welcome. It’s specifically for writers wishing to focus entirely on their creative work, and others who combine workshops with daily sightseeing tours. The trip to Costa Rica is fully escorted from the moment you land at San Jose International Airport. The creative writing retreat is ideal even for people who have not traveled before.
This writing retreat is for writers, authors, poets, academics, screen, and songwriters, who need a creative haven to find their inner voice, develop their craft, and begin or complete their story.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves on a six-day Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank. This is an opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of daily life, surrounded by nature. The retreat is in Covid-secure environments, fully catered, leaving you more time to sit at your desk and write or walk in the beautiful landscape. Whether you are starting something new, or pushing on to finish your latest draft, make time to free your imagination.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves on a six-day Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank. This is an opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of daily life, surrounded by nature. The retreat is in Covid-secure environments, fully catered, leaving you more time to sit at your desk and write or walk in the beautiful landscape. Whether you are starting something new, or pushing on to finish your latest draft, make time to free your imagination.
For four days, work with three professional editors to explore every aspect of writing three-dimensional characters, from inception, into drafting, and through revisions. Story Threads: Unraveling Character will help you bring new depth and dimension to every character you create.
This is a lovingly curated weekend experience, designed to guide you back to your own voice. The focus will be on gently waking up our creativity and exploring what it wants to say now. Who am I in this time of crisis? What stories want to emerge? What’s the first step? You’ll use your writing to process the current global moment, but also to escape from it, to wander the roads that our words want to walk down, to linger in nostalgia and possibility, to find the joy of writing. The weekend will be full of ease and productivity!
Renew yourself and reconnect with your own creativity, whether you are a practicing writer, closet writer, or as-yet-to-pick-up-the-pen writer! The techniques and prompts we’ll use will spur your imagination, and can be used to create non-fiction, fiction, and/or poetry—the choice is yours.
Irene’s Memoir Retreat provides a creative space to define your experiences and write your memoir from the core of personal understanding. It is a time to connect to the heart of your story. Offering peace, relaxation, guided walks to sacred sites, laughs, Irish music, gourmet food, luxurious accommodation—this retreat is a memory in itself.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves on a six-day Writers’ Retreat at Totleigh Barton. This is an opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of daily life, surrounded by nature. The retreat is in Covid-secure environments and is fully catered, leaving you more time to sit at your desk and write or walk in the beautiful landscape. Whether you are starting something new, or pushing on to finish your latest draft, make time to free your imagination.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves on a six-day Writers’ Retreat at Lumb Bank. This is an opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of daily life, surrounded by nature. The retreat is in Covid-secure environments, fully catered, leaving you more time to sit at your desk and write or walk in the beautiful landscape. Whether you are starting something new, or pushing on to finish your latest draft, make time to free your imagination.
This writing retreat is for writers, authors, poets, academics, screen, and songwriters, who need a creative haven to find their inner voice, develop their craft, and begin or complete their story.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves on a six-day Writers’ Retreat at Totleigh Barton. This is an opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of daily life, surrounded by nature. The retreat is in Covid-secure environments and is fully catered, leaving you more time to sit at your desk and write or walk in the beautiful landscape. Whether you are starting something new, or pushing on to finish your latest draft, make time to free your imagination.
The Wild Seeds Writers Retreat encourages published writers and emerging writers of color to participate in writing workshops focused on fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. They will focus on the craft of writing and engage in cross-cultural conversations around literature created by writers of the African Diaspora.
The hills overlooking Malibu Bay are the perfect setting for a writing getaway. Serra Retreat is a paradise of gardens, pathways, a labyrinth, and the sparkling Pacific Ocean beyond. In this secluded setting, with gorgeous tile work and splashing fountains, you will find inspiration. All writers are welcome, no matter the genre, no matter the level of experience.
Don’t miss out on this writing week of relaxation and stretching that will have an inspirational effect on your body from a daily yoga session. The really healthy food will also help to keep your mind and body on track with no sugar crashes, unless you decide to have cake in which case have your cake and eat it! No one will be policing you if that’s what you prefer!
Foxes’ Retreat will welcome you warmly, and you will leave nurtured, relaxed and re-energised for living your best life. Whether you want to focus on yoga, writing or wellbeing, the welcome will help you relax. You will find a completely open and non-judgemental space in which you will be empowered to let go of life’s negatives, to take control of the judgements about yourself, and to step into your very best self.
The Haven Writing Retreat is open to any level of writer. Haven I meets you where you need to be met, whether you want to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Have you started writing a novel, but are unsure if it’s working Whether this is your first or fifth novel, the Virtual Guided Novel Writing Retreat is your path to a publishable novel. You will get hands-on, expert coaching and a structure for completing your novel so that it stands out in the marketplace.
Writers Practice is delighted to host six contemporary New Zealand writers—Brannavan Gnanalingam, Cassie Hart, Darusha Wehm, Pip Adam, Rob Hack and Rose Lu—at the 2021 Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat. Each writer will teach morning workshops in fiction, essay, poetry, setting, and choosing your own creative path. From discussions on topics pertinent to craft and literature in Aotearoa, you’ll learn more about the teaching writers and their sessions.
Give your writing the time and space it deserves on a six-day Writers’ Retreat at Totleigh Barton. This is an opportunity to spend time away from the stresses and strains of daily life, surrounded by nature. The retreat is in Covid-secure environments and is fully catered, leaving you more time to sit at your desk and write or walk in the beautiful landscape. Whether you are starting something new, or pushing on to finish your latest draft, make time to free your imagination.
Working against spectacular landscapes, you’ll be able to work on whatever writing in progress you have, whatever the genre. No matter your level, you’ll have access to top literary agents and writers, in the beating heart of Italy’s cultural life.
The goal of this retreat is to create space for and with People of Colour to lean into your writing voices. There will be room to wade into the themes that don’t get a lot of attention in predominantly white circles such as white supremacy, microaggressions, immigration, colourism, racism, colonialism, intersectionality, and the complexity and contours of identities as they’re defined. But you can also decide not to dive into these topics and just enjoy writing for the sake of it. A lot of time will be spent just having fun with words.
These six days of writing and yoga and relaxing will be spent with others called to the dazzling colors of this tiny island. The morning yoga al fresco will be followed by prompted writing sessions and guided feedback. Be a part of a community where, regardless of your writing background, you can explore the story you need to tell.
Don’t miss out on this writing week of relaxation and stretching that will have an inspirational effect on your body from a daily yoga session. The really healthy food will also help to keep your mind and body on track with no sugar crashes, unless you decide to have cake in which case have your cake and eat it! No one will be policing you if that’s what you prefer!
Accomodation types
Mar 8-12, 2021
£595
No Deadline
Temenos, McGregor, Cape Town, Africa The Writing Room All Writers
This retreat is for anyone with a book in their heart. You may be a new writer, or an experienced writer who simply needs time away to immerse in your book. It will guide you through the process of writing a book from start to finish. You need nothing but your ideas in order to attend.
Working against spectacular landscapes, you’ll be able to work on whatever writing in progress you have, whatever the genre. No matter your level, you’ll have access to top literary agents and writers, in the beating heart of Italy’s cultural life.
The weekend-long format has all the elements of a typical Writeaway, combined with a few twists to bring the liveliness of an in-person Writeaway to Zoom. And we limit each Weekend Writeaways at Home to eight writers, to ensure you get plenty of attention. The weekend includes writing time, workshops, exercises to inspire you, craft discussions, brainstorming, consultations, readings and optional cocktails and meals (with drink and dinner recipes from Italy, France and New Mexico sent to you in advance!)
Experienced authors and creative writing tutors, Alison Knight and Jenny Kane, invite you to join them for some writing time, author chatter, and relaxation. Open to beginners and experienced writers alike. Non-Writing partners or friends are very welcome.
Like other Algonkian events, this workshop retreat begins before you arrive with pre-event assignments and readings, and continues after you depart with a post-event novel development program online. It also includes a broad range of faculty, an array of vital workshops, as well as extended personal time with business professionals.
To shake up your writing, you need to take a big leap out of your comfort zone. Chances are, your writing will follow. The Himalayan Writing Retreat (THWR) is that big leap. You go into wild, crazy India, only to find Chetan Mahajan and Paula Younger, an award-winning faculty member from the Lighthouse writers’ workshop of Denver—waiting for you at the other end. This ten-day trip starts at the Taj Mahal, but you spend most of your time in the peaceful, inspiring Himalayas. The price is all-inclusive.
This writing retreat is for writers, authors, poets, academics, screen, and songwriters, who need a creative haven to find their inner voice, develop their craft, and begin or complete their story.
Foxes’ Retreat will welcome you warmly, and you will leave nurtured, relaxed and re-energised for living your best life. Whether you want to focus on yoga, writing or wellbeing, the welcome will help you relax. You will find a completely open and non-judgemental space in which you will be empowered to let go of life’s negatives, to take control of the judgements about yourself, and to step into your very best self.
Meet with screenwriters and producers in workshops dedicated to writing screenplays. Turn your novel into a screenplay or start one from scratch. Either way, prepare to enter the world of agents and producers. All in the 14th century Marouatte Castle in the beautiful landscapes of Dordogne in southwest France?
Join other writers on the wondrously scenic and soothing Monterey Peninsula in Pacific Grove for the express purpose of working intimately with experienced author and agent professionals. Know that writers of every kind have journeyed for over a century to this location on the California west coast. They come in search of inspiration, individuality, purpose, and vision, but more importantly, to share an understanding that art has preceded their arrival in the form of a brutally beautiful sea and windswept shore.
Looking for writing time? Polishing a project? Looking for feedback from two professional editors? Or just want time to rejuvenate your creativity? Don’t miss Spring Thaw for a chance to dive deep into your writing project.
Looking for writing time? Polishing a project? Looking for feedback from two professional editors? Or just want time to rejuvenate your creativity? Don’t miss Spring Thaw for a chance to dive deep into your writing project.
Looking for writing time? Polishing a project? Looking for feedback from two professional editors? Or just want time to rejuvenate your creativity? Don’t miss Spring Thaw for a chance to dive deep into your writing project.
This writing retreat is for academics, Ph.D. students, and other professionals. It offers you the possibility to concentrate on thinking, reading, and writing in a sustained way, to recharge your battery, and to gain new inspiration. For individuals and groups. Let original new ideas be born, maybe even ground-breaking ideas for new projects, and your writing flow.
Bring whatever you are working on to this retreat. If you’re stalling or circling around writing something new, this is the perfect time and place to start it. You can also bring a craft question or a writing problem that feels unsolvable, and you’ll find those to look at it with you together.
Experience the transformative power of a retreat, relax deeply to the ancient sounds of Himalayan singing bowls, release physical and emotional blockages with Yin Yoga and gentle flow sequences, re-connect with your true voice and tap into your inner wisdom through writing, and re-energize yourself in the vibrant environment of Hoi An.
From drumming and nature-based practices to open the heart and quiet the mind, writing in order to share your stories throughout the day, you’ll practice new skills and techniques to improve your craft. Each day the participants will go deeper, as they let go of the concerns and constraints of daily life back home.
Explore beautiful Iceland with literary tours, hang out with award-winning authors, attend writing workshops and finally, write. If you’d like to take some time off from your real life to concentrate on your writing as well as enjoy the company of other writers in the beautiful Icelandic countryside, this retreat is for you!
There’s no better place to host such a ‘Travel Writing Week’ than in Ireland. This retreat features a specialized one-week course in the art of travel writing, with hands-on, practical workshops led by an experienced travel writer. Here’s your chance to combine an enjoyable week in the picturesque Emerald Isle, with learning more about the travel sector and honing your writing skills.
The Haven Writing Retreat is open to any level of writer. Haven I meets you where you need to be met, whether you want to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
This one-of-a-kind 7-day 6-night retreat will feature generative classes, workshops, craft talks, and one-on-one mentoring sessions as well as plenty of inspired individual writing time. All activities/classes are optional and participants can create a schedule that is supportive and nurturing to your process while finding just the right amount of motivation, guidance, and camaraderie.
Inspired by Natalie Goldberg’s legendary True Secret retreats, you’ll be guided through a series of meditation and writing workshops, releasing any old barriers to living, or writing, fully. There is no need to have ever written anything beforehand; the focus here is on the practice of moving the hand across the page, not the creation of a story or poem – although that may be what comes out.
This retreat gifts you the dedicated time, space, and guidance that your writing deserves! Whether you are a beginner or have several projects under your belt, this retreat will take your writing to the next level.
This retreat offers you a week-long journey into the craft of writing in the tranquil and inspiring setting of Tuscany. Whether you are interested in memoir, fiction or non-fiction writing, you will tap into your creative flow as you consider the plot, dialogue, characterization, imagery, and more. In this safe and nurturing environment, you will find there is nothing between your words and the page except unlimited inspiration. This retreat welcomes women writers of all ages, genres, and levels of experience.
This writing retreat is for academics, Ph.D. students, and other professionals. It offers you the possibility to concentrate on thinking, reading, and writing in a sustained way, to recharge your battery, and to gain new inspiration. For individuals and groups. Let original new ideas be born, maybe even ground-breaking ideas for new projects, and your writing flow.
Working against spectacular landscapes, you’ll be able to work on whatever writing in progress you have, whatever the genre. No matter your level, you’ll have access to top literary agents and writers, in the beating heart of Italy’s cultural life.
Leave all your worries behind and spend an entire week focused just on you and your writing. Steal away to one of two lush, beautiful environments, where you’ll connect with a group of amazing scholars and together, learn to overcome your internal writing barriers—the thoughts and feelings that undermine your productivity, steal your peace of mind, and rob you of the pleasures of your work.
This writers’ retreat offers six days of personal writing time with opportunities to discuss writing issues with the Retreat Mentor (an award-winning novelist and editor), opportunities to attend certain writing—or publishing-related presentations—all NIP social activities, critiques, and chat with fellow writers and publishing professionals in a relaxed group environment.
This retreat offers you a week-long journey into the craft of writing in the tranquil and inspiring setting of Tuscany. Whether you are interested in memoir, fiction or non-fiction writing, you will tap into your creative flow as you consider the plot, dialogue, characterization, imagery, and more. In this safe and nurturing environment, you will find there is nothing between your words and the page except unlimited inspiration. This retreat welcomes women writers of all ages, genres, and levels of experience.
This writers retreat includes individual writing consultations and daily writing workshops, all meals, wine and after-dinner drinks, plus a cooking class and excursion.
The Writeaways Grand Tour combines all the delights of the Writeaway in Italy and the Writeaway in France. Includes two weeks of daily writing workshops, writing consultations, excursions, and all meals, wine and after-dinner drinks, plus Italian and French wine tastings, an Italian cooking class and a visit to a French farmers’ market.
Irene’s Memoir Retreat provides a creative space to define your experiences and write your memoir from the core of personal understanding. It is a time to connect to the heart of your story. Offering peace, relaxation, guided walks to sacred sites, laughs, Irish music, gourmet food, luxurious accommodation—this retreat is a memory in itself.
The Literature & Landscape of the Horse Retreat provides a unique adventure for anyone who yearns for nature, longs to reconnect with horses, and hungers for creative inspiration in an authentic western ranch setting. Read, write, and ride horses.
The week will include morning sessions consisting of poetry craft talks and a daily writing prompt, the results of which may be shared on a voluntary basis the following morning. After lunch, participants will have the afternoon to write, reflect, take advantage of the lake and area attractions, get a massage or take a yoga class, have a personal consultation with LouAnn Muhm, and/or attend an optional afternoon session in which writers will present up to five pages poems to the group for feedback.
There will be a writing workshop every day except for the two days we go on all-day outings. Laura Davis will help you sharpen your powers of observation and ability to write vivid description. You will learn to record your experiences and insights with clarity and depth, facilitating a richer travel experience. They will also use writing practice, developed by Natalie Goldberg, to discover your “wild mind” and tap your deep creativity. Beginner and experienced writers are welcome, but since the material in the class builds progressively, this will not be a drop-in class.
Game-changing master classes (delivered by writing and publishing pros that actually do this stuff) on every topic that will help you grow your writing skills and become an author that makes an impact and sells books.
This annual retreat is for writers with a current writing project or idea. What if you had 10 days just to focus on your writing? We all have writing projects that end up “on the back burner” waiting for us to have the time to pull out those files and notebooks, sit down, get organized and really get some writing done. This 10-day writing retreat is a chance to dedicate some time to getting your writing project off the ground.
This “live” version of Kathy’s Fast Flash class dives even deeper into the nuances of the flash fiction story itself and Nancy’s Flash Novel class takes a wide-angle view of creating a larger book project. These generative sessions complement and build upon each other in a way that will take your writing to the next level.
This is a structured writing retreat for writers of all levels who want to tell their story or write their book. It’s a daily combination of technical writing techniques, working through your blocks, finding ways to access your memories and plan your story. It’s ideal if you are writing a novel, memoir, biography, non-fiction, e-course and you need to understand how to structure a publishable book.
This writing retreat comes with an intensive writing program! From daily workshops with themed field trips to daily write-ins, in the field, at home, or a classic Paris café
Meet with J’ai lu publishing’s head of e-Commerce and a bookseller to learn about the local market. There will also be one-on-one coaching with our in-residence writers, and you’ll be able to work with a branding expert to connect to your writing and your audience.
This retreat is a two-day weekend writing retreat structured around writing for publication, developing journal writing skills, and developing writing/publication plans. Our retreats are specifically designed for doctoral students and early career researchers studying tourism/leisure and events/festivals.
Creative Connections is a unique writing retreat for women scholars that focuses on you as a woman, a writer, a scholar, and a member of a community. The writing retreat uses four proven techniques to enhance your intellectual creativity and productivity, from focused writing time to spending time unplugged and in nature, making connections via conversations about our work and meditation and mindfulness activities that enhance focus and allow us to tap into our creative potential.
Don’t miss out on this writing week of relaxation and stretching that will have an inspirational effect on your body from a daily yoga session. The really healthy food will also help to keep your mind and body on track with no sugar crashes, unless you decide to have cake in which case have your cake and eat it! No one will be policing you if that’s what you prefer!
Accomodation types
Jun 7-11, 2021
£595
No Deadline
Champtocé-sur-Loire, France Writeaways All writers
This writing retreat includes writing consultations and daily writing workshops, all meals, wine, and after-dinner drinks, plus a visit to a farmers’ market and a tasting at a local winery.
The Haven Writing Retreat is open to any level of writer. Haven I meets you where you need to be met, whether you want to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
This writing retreat is for academics, Ph.D. students, and other professionals. It offers you the possibility to concentrate on thinking, reading, and writing in a sustained way, to recharge your battery, and to gain new inspiration. For individuals and groups. Let original new ideas be born, maybe even ground-breaking ideas for new projects, and your writing flow.
Spend one week or two focusing uninterruptedly on your writing, with input from a resident mentor. Ideal if you are starting a new project, looking for professional guidance on your existing work, or editing your works in progress.
The Tuscany Writing Retreat is set in the hills above San Gimignano on a wine estate surrounded by verdant rolling hills, olive groves, vineyards, wildflowers, and herbs which will assault your senses and summon your creative spirit. Your home for the week will be in two splendid villas set on private grounds with two swimming pools and abundant indoor and outdoor areas at your disposal for writing, engaging discussions, and relaxing.
The retreat is designed for beginning, emerging, and published writers–anyone who feels the urge to reconnect with their writing self, or deepen and improve their work. Get in touch with your senses in daily morning workshops, generate new writing based on new experiences in Collioure and the wider world. In the afternoon, venture out–swimming, hiking, marketing, wine-tasting–and loosening your grip on yourself and your work.
The Volcano Sessions focus on writing, but also on gathering thoughts, energies, senses and your very selves. You’ll write your hearts out. There will be hubbub. There will be tranquility. Laughter, lots of laughter. Questioning. Flow. There will lots of time to write quietly in the beautiful nooks and crannies of the chateau, the garden, in your beautiful room or poolside. There will be voluntary sharing but no critiquing. There will be powerful group work. And, there will be gratitude, so much gratitude for all the words you will write that deserve to be in the world.
This retreat is a two-day weekend writing retreat structured around writing for publication, developing journal writing skills, and developing writing/publication plans. Our retreats are specifically designed for doctoral students and early career researchers studying tourism/leisure and events/festivals.
Creative Connections is a unique writing retreat for women scholars that focuses on you as a woman, a writer, a scholar, and a member of a community. The writing retreat uses four proven techniques to enhance your intellectual creativity and productivity, from focused writing time to spending time unplugged and in nature, making connections via conversations about our work and meditation and mindfulness activities that enhance focus and allow us to tap into our creative potential.
At the Elixir Writing Retreat, you’ll get the opportunity to do everything that feeds your writing, from daily quiet time for writing to professional, hands-on instruction and a connection with other writers.
The Haven Writing Retreat is open to any level of writer. Haven I meets you where you need to be met, whether you want to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Experience the transformative power of a retreat, relax deeply to the ancient sounds of Himalayan singing bowls, release physical and emotional blockages with Yin Yoga and gentle flow sequences, re-connect with your true voice and tap into your inner wisdom through writing, and re-energize yourself in the vibrant environment of Hoi An.
A Beachfront Home
Jun 17-21, 2021
$1,495-$1,850
No Deadline
Lesvos Island, Greece The Writing Room Memoir and Non-Fiction Writing
Join in on this intensive retreat with technical courses on the craft of planning and writing to tips to present your book to agents and publishers. Hang out on a Greek island filled with the muse of writers. Spend time inspired by ancient tales with a group of writers.
This annual retreat is for writers with a current writing project or idea. What if you had 10 days just to focus on your writing? We all have writing projects that end up “on the back burner” waiting for us to have the time to pull out those files and notebooks, sit down, get organized and really get some writing done. This 10-day writing retreat is a chance to dedicate some time to getting your writing project off the ground.
If you want to polish and complete your memoir, dig deeper into the language of story and move your story forwards, then Irene’s Work-in-Progress Masterclass is for you. Focus on your Memoir, immerse yourself in your story and engage in private story sessions with Irene, group writing workshops, and supportive writing discussions.
If you want to polish and complete your novel, dig deeper into the language of story and move your story forwards, then Irene’s Work-in-Progress Masterclass is for you. Focus on your Memoir, immerse yourself in your story and engage in private story sessions with Irene, group writing workshops, and supportive writing discussions.
For anyone who has yearned for the sounds and tastes and smells of the Maine Coast. For anyone who has wanted to drink coffee, reflect and write from an Adirondack chair perched on the porch of a classic New England Inn directly over the shores of the Atlantic. For anyone who thinks morning yoga, writing, yummy food, good company, walking and swimming and kayaking and laughing and crying and more writing is what you’ve been seeking – well this is the writing retreat for you.
This retreat is a two-day weekend writing retreat structured around writing for publication, developing journal writing skills, and developing writing/publication plans. Our retreats are specifically designed for doctoral students and early career researchers studying tourism/leisure and events/festivals.
This Summer Writing Retreat will be the perfect chance for you to get your creative juices rolling as you tour your way all across Ireland attending daily talks and workshops, all while attending Irish musical concerts, going on island and castle tours, and soaking in the beautiful landscape. If you miss this event, there will be another one coming in the fall, so watch out for that!
The week will include morning sessions consisting of memoir craft talks and a daily writing prompt, the results of which may be shared on a voluntary basis the following morning. After lunch, participants will have the afternoon to write, reflect, take advantage of area attractions such as the nearby Heartland Trail, get a massage or take a yoga class, have a personal consultation with Tanya Miller, and/or attend an optional afternoon session in which writers will present a writing sample to the group for workshopping.
On this inspirational pilgrimage to the land of myth, mystery, and magic, you can embrace opportunities to enrich your writing, meet like-minded individuals, and realize your creative dreams. Your package will include private consultations, group classes, workshops, and individual attention aimed at your personal needs.
This retreat is a two-day weekend writing retreat structured around writing for publication, developing journal writing skills, and developing writing/publication plans. Our retreats are specifically designed for doctoral students and early career researchers studying tourism/leisure and events/festivals.
The three-day science fiction and fantasy writing retreat in Malvern includes personal instruction from two acclaimed authors—New York Times best-selling author and FantasyCon 2019 Guest of Honour Una McCormack and Liz Williams, author of many SFF books, most recently Comet Weather and A History of Paganism, and the 2022 FantasyCon Guest of Honour. Also a workshop on How To Pitch your Book from Handheld Press.
This retreat will be in Peumerit, a rural town in beautiful Brittany, France. Participants will experience a blissful week of writing with stimulating workshops, feedback sessions, and alone writing time to develop their work. Everything is provided for you: food, accommodation, and travel to workshops. Just concentrate on what you want to concentrate on!
This retreat will be in Peumerit, a rural town in beautiful Brittany, France. Participants will experience a blissful week of writing with stimulating workshops, feedback sessions, and alone writing time to develop their work. Everything is provided for you: food, accommodation, and travel to workshops. Just concentrate on what you want to concentrate on!
This writing retreat is for writers, authors, poets, academics, screen, and songwriters, who need a creative haven to find their inner voice, develop their craft, and begin or complete their story.
Foxes’ Retreat will welcome you warmly, and you will leave nurtured, relaxed and re-energised for living your best life. Whether you want to focus on yoga, writing or wellbeing, the welcome will help you relax. You will find a completely open and non-judgemental space in which you will be empowered to let go of life’s negatives, to take control of the judgements about yourself, and to step into your very best self.
Meet with screenwriters and producers in workshops dedicated to writing screenplays. Turn your novel into a screenplay or start one from scratch. Either way, prepare to enter the world of agents and producers. All in the 14th century Marouatte Castle in the beautiful landscapes of Dordogne in southwest France?
This intensive week’s retreat will enable you to submerge yourself in the art and practice of novel writing while gaining a new understanding of what it takes to be a great rather than a good writer. Optional group workshops will focus on progressively structured writing exercises while offering the ongoing opportunity for peer presentation. One-to-one mentoring will enable you to explore ways in which you can sustain a commitment to your novel beyond the workshop environment in order to achieve your full potential as a writer.
Private Room
Jul 10-17, 2021
€1050-€1250
No Deadline
Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Galway & Doolin Co. Clare, Ireland The Creative Writer’s Workshop Fiction and Autobiographical Writing
Irene’s retreats are known for their innovative techniques that show you how to focus, develop, create and write your stories. They also help weave inspiration and creativity into your writing journey through walking sacred sites, exploring myth and legends, and engaging in music and meaningful discussion. All while engaging with island life as you unwind in this treasured landscape.
Bedroom Suite
Jul 11-18, 2021
€ 1,675
No Deadline
Carmel Valley, California, US Laura Davis Meditation and writing
If you want to write your heart out in a supportive community while savoring natural hot springs in a magical valley, join master teachers Laura Davis & Tova Green for a deeply transformative writing and meditation retreat.
This writing retreat’s sole aim isn’t writing. This is a writing retreat that’s goal is to reach deep inside yourself and get you on your way to writing and publishing the book that is going to change your life, your career, and your income.
Meet with screenwriters and producers in workshops dedicated to writing screenplays. Turn your novel into a screenplay or start one from scratch. Either way, prepare to enter the world of agents and producers. All in the 14th century Marouatte Castle in the beautiful landscapes of Dordogne in southwest France?
Write Away Europe’s 2020 Plovdiv Writing Retreats follow on the successful activities of Plovdiv’s designation as the 2019 European Capital of Culture. The charming city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, is one of Europe’s hidden gems — despite being the oldest continually inhabited city in Europe. Nestled between two vast mountain ranges, Plovdiv has always been a cultural crossroads with a rich historical heritage influenced by Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans and this melange helps make this vibrant city a place to enrich and inspire your own writing and get your creative juices flowing.
Experience the transformative power of a retreat, relax deeply to the ancient sounds of Himalayan singing bowls, release physical and emotional blockages with Yin Yoga and gentle flow sequences, re-connect with your true voice and tap into your inner wisdom through writing, and re-energize yourself in the vibrant environment of Hoi An.
This writers retreat includes individual writing consultations and daily writing workshops, all meals, wine and after-dinner drinks, plus a cooking class and excursion.
Spend one week or two focusing uninterruptedly on your writing, with input from a resident mentor. Ideal if you are starting a new project, looking for professional guidance on your existing work, or editing your works in progress.
During this week-long, virtual writing retreat you’ll learn how to overcome your internal writing barrier. Whether pandemic life is wreaking havoc on your writing, or you’ve long been searching for a strategy for moving past writing blocks, Composed at Home will give you a systematic way through distraction and distress. So you can make real progress. And actually feel good about it.
The New Speculative Fiction Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp & Writing Retreat offers two intense, 6-day, full-immersion residential writing programs, a novel-writing workshop, and a working writer’s retreat held the first week of August at a lovely, 100-acre Retreat Center in Southeast Wisconsin.
This retreat gifts you the dedicated time, space, and guidance that your writing deserves! Whether you are a beginner or have several projects under your belt, this retreat will take your writing to the next level.
Treat yourself to a luxurious week-long writing retreat in the Danish countryside, mentored by accomplished writers Anja Klemp Vilgaard and Shawna Kenney. Make your writing dreams a reality in the comfort of a place far from the distractions of home, with the guidance of two professionals happy to share their expertise. Find your muse playing in the fields of a long summer night or in the silence of sunrise as you immerse yourself in Scandinavian elegance.
Beginning writers will find the encouragement and safety they need to let authentic voices emerge. For writers who understand their artistic process, this is an opportunity to achieve a different tone or experiment with a new aspect of craft.
During Pink Pangea’s Yoga & Writing Retreat in Akureyri you will visit Hrisey Island, a power spot for meditation in Iceland, and experience horseback riding, whale watching, and visit Icelandic waterfalls. Visit the Myvatn geothermic area with a nature spa, the lagoon of the north, tour through the stunning Akureyri region and participate in transformative yoga classes with Brockell Briddle. You’ll get to enjoy interactive writing workshops with Jaclyn Mishal, as well as feel emotionally refreshed and physically rejuvenated.
Go deep in reflection and discovery as you move through the creative process of writing. Whether you are mid-manuscript or fine-tuning your BIG idea, you will benefit from this uniquely curated retreat program, inspiration by those who have “been there” and valuable practices to advance your journey as an author.
Experience the transformative power of a retreat, relax deeply to the ancient sounds of Himalayan singing bowls, release physical and emotional blockages with Yin Yoga and gentle flow sequences, re-connect with your true voice and tap into your inner wisdom through writing, and re-energize yourself in the vibrant environment of Hoi An.
A Beachfront Home
Aug 26-30, 2021
$1,495-$1,850
No Deadline
Camino de Santiago, Spain Laura Davis Travel writing and artists
This is primarily a hiking trip, enhanced with creative elements to enrich your travels and record your pilgrimage experience. Writing and drawing will feed and support your journey, but this trip will not provide a deep dive into either discipline. Beginners in both writing and sketching are welcome to attend.
Experience the transformative power of a retreat, relax deeply to the ancient sounds of Himalayan singing bowls, release physical and emotional blockages with Yin Yoga and gentle flow sequences, re-connect with your true voice and tap into your inner wisdom through writing, and re-energize yourself in the vibrant environment of Hoi An.
The purpose of the Writing Retreat is to support budding writers in accomplishing an ambitious, self-paced writing challenge. The goal of the Writing Retreat is the rapid production of a first draft—not the careful editing and refining of a final draft. Everyone at the writing retreat (including staff) chooses a specific numerical goal for what they’ll write during the month. Then they turn off their inner editors and focus on hitting their daily word count.
Irene’s retreats are known for their innovative techniques that show you how to focus, develop, create and write your stories. They also help weave inspiration and creativity into your writing journey through walking sacred sites, exploring myth and legends, and engaging in music and meaningful discussion. All while engaging with island life as you unwind in this treasured landscape.
As with all Wide Open Writing retreats, you don’t need to bring a fully thought out novel plot or an exact idea of what you want to be working on. We will be working with prompts designed to help you find your/a story. And if you do have a project in mind you want to be working on, the daily writing and feedback sessions will give you the opportunity to enrich the components of your writing. In either case, you’ll be moving toward where the power and the passion of your writing is.
The Haven Writing Retreat is open to any level of writer. Haven I meets you where you need to be met, whether you want to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Irene’s Memoir Retreat provides a creative space to define your experiences and write your memoir from the core of personal understanding. It is a time to connect to the heart of your story. Offering peace, relaxation, guided walks to sacred sites, laughs, Irish music, gourmet food, luxurious accommodation – this retreat is a memory in itself.
The Haven Writing Retreat is open to any level of writer. Haven I meets you where you need to be met, whether you want to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
The Write Away Paros writing retreat offers an inspiring and invigorating Writers Retreat in the heart of the Cyclades on the enchanting island of Paros, Greece. Being surrounded by stunning views over the Aegean Sea, olive groves, vineyards, and classic Cycladic architecture and history will soothe your senses and summon your creative spirit. The Cyclades – and Paros in particular – have captivated writers and artists throughout the ages. The allure of the island has served to make it home to many internationally known artists and writers, making it an ideal place for your Writing Residency Retreat.
From outdoor excursions surrounded by the beautiful New England landscape to elaborate dinners in the company of other writers, and daily wrap-ups gathered around a campfire, this retreat will unleash your creativity.
This Autumn Writing Retreat will be the perfect chance for you to get your creative juices rolling as you tour your way all across Ireland attending daily talks and workshops, all while attending Irish musical concerts, going on island and castle tours and soaking in the beautiful landscape.
All of the writing here features characters. In fiction we make them up. In nonfiction they are real people, including yourselves. Poetry can include both. You will hear about several interesting historical figures and you may feel inspired to write about them or create characters with similar issues. But how do you write about difficult/sad/mean/unlikeable or otherwise tricky personalities without making them into cardboard figures of melodrama? You’ll explore this and also share some of the writing we’ve generated during the journey.
Inspired by Natalie Goldberg’s legendary True Secret retreats, you’ll be guided through a series of meditation and writing workshops, releasing any old barriers to living, or writing, fully. There is no need to have ever written anything beforehand; the focus here is on the practice of moving the hand across the page, not the creation of a story or poem – although that may be what comes out.
Experience the transformative power of a retreat, relax deeply to the ancient sounds of Himalayan singing bowls, release physical and emotional blockages with Yin Yoga and gentle flow sequences, re-connect with your true voice and tap into your inner wisdom through writing, and re-energize yourself in the vibrant environment of Hoi An.
This writing retreat is for writers, authors, poets, academics, screen, and songwriters, who need a creative haven to find their inner voice, develop their craft, and begin or complete their story.
This retreat offers you a week-long journey into the craft of writing in the tranquil and inspiring setting of Tuscany. Whether you are interested in memoir, fiction or non-fiction writing, you will tap into your creative flow as you consider the plot, dialogue, characterization, imagery, and more. In this safe and nurturing environment, you will find there is nothing between your words and the page except unlimited inspiration. This retreat welcomes women writers of all ages, genres, and levels of experience.
Meet with screenwriters and producers in workshops dedicated to writing screenplays. Turn your novel into a screenplay or start one from scratch. Either way, prepare to enter the world of agents and producers. All in the 14th century Marouatte Castle in the beautiful landscapes of Dordogne in southwest France?
Experienced authors and creative writing tutors, Alison Knight and Jenny Kane, invite you to join them for some writing time, author chatter, and relaxation. Open to beginners and experienced writers alike. Non-Writing partners or friends are very welcome.
Foxes’ Retreat will welcome you warmly, and you will leave nurtured, relaxed and re-energised for living your best life. Whether you want to focus on yoga, writing or wellbeing, the welcome will help you relax. You will find a completely open and non-judgemental space in which you will be empowered to let go of life’s negatives, to take control of the judgements about yourself, and to step into your very best self.
Meet with screenwriters and producers in workshops dedicated to writing screenplays. Turn your novel into a screenplay or start one from scratch. Either way, prepare to enter the world of agents and producers. All in the 14th century Marouatte Castle in the beautiful landscapes of Dordogne in southwest France?
From outdoor excursions surrounded by the beautiful New England landscape to elaborate dinners in the company of other writers, and daily wrap-ups gathered around a campfire, this retreat will unleash your creativity.
Follow in the footsteps of such legends as James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sylvia Beach, Gertrude Stein, George Orwell, Oscar Wilde, even Dan Brown across the boulevards of Paris while learning the art of creative writing through practical workshops and author meetings.
Instead of generating a ton of new work through prompts and short writing seminars, you’ll be writing into, extending, and deepening an existing writing project. Each day will begin with (optional) dance, then breakfast, then meditation to quiet the inner critic and fears of being good enough. You’ll briefly focus and start on your writing as a group. Then head off to write in silence.
The Haven Writing Retreat is open to any level of writer. Haven I meets you where you need to be met, whether you want to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Experience the transformative power of a retreat, relax deeply to the ancient sounds of Himalayan singing bowls, release physical and emotional blockages with Yin Yoga and gentle flow sequences, re-connect with your true voice and tap into your inner wisdom through writing, and re-energize yourself in the vibrant environment of Hoi An.
Don’t miss out on this writing week of relaxation and stretching that will have an inspirational effect on your body from a daily yoga session. The really healthy food will also help to keep your mind and body on track with no sugar crashes, unless you decide to have cake in which case have your cake and eat it! No one will be policing you if that’s what you prefer!
This Winter retreat is for writers who usually have a current Work In Progress (WIP) or just need dedicated time to totally immerse in a creative environment to write, write, and write. You can be working on a novel, memoir, non-fiction, poetry, workbook, online course, photography-based book, life story, or just a creative writing project. Of course, it is the international NaNoWriMo month so we tap into that vibrant worldwide energy too!
From drumming and nature-based practices to open the heart and quiet the mind, writing in order to share your stories throughout the day, you’ll practice new skills and techniques to improve your craft. Each day the participants will go deeper, as they let go of the concerns and constraints of daily life back home.
In this 4-day class you will check in on on-going projects and reading/writing news. But you’ll also try some innovative, fun, low-key writing exercises designed to get each writer moving deeper into their own practice. What comes easily to you as a writer? Where do you get stuck or stopped?
Spend one week or two focusing uninterruptedly on your writing, with input from a resident mentor. Ideal if you are starting a new project, looking for professional guidance on your existing work, or editing your works in progress.
Foxes’ Retreat will welcome you warmly, and you will leave nurtured, relaxed and re-energised for living your best life. Whether you want to focus on yoga, writing or wellbeing, the welcome will help you relax. You will find a completely open and non-judgemental space in which you will be empowered to let go of life’s negatives, to take control of the judgements about yourself, and to step into your very best self.
Writers’ Retreats Greece is a retreat created for the sole purpose of accommodating ingenious people and travel nomads who are looking for an artistic environment to work on a writing project (or any other art project). Combining our renowned Greek hospitality with fresh home-made food tailored to your needs and cravings, they aim to offer an exceptional setting with a totally personalized service. The locations of our independent residencies guarantee a tranquil, remote, untouched and idyllic environment where the writers have the chance to get inspiration, focus on their project without any distraction, and eventually feel at home.
Writers’ Retreats Greece is a retreat created for the sole purpose of accommodating ingenious people and travel nomads who are looking for an artistic environment to work on a writing project (or any other art project). Combining our renowned Greek hospitality with fresh home-made food tailored to your needs and cravings, they aim to offer an exceptional setting with a totally personalized service. The locations of our independent residencies guarantee a tranquil, remote, untouched and idyllic environment where the writers have the chance to get inspiration, focus on their project without any distraction, and eventually feel at home.
If you’re on the lookout for a soothing and secluded place to write and get creative, The Moth Retreat for Artists and Writers is the place for you. In the beautiful Cavan area, you’ll get a chance to work on your writing all while escaping the hectic city lives.
Spend one or two weeks immersed in a health-oriented exclusive writers community. You’ll find a peaceful rustic setting, open-mic nights, yoga, support, and no obligatory sessions. Choose from One-Week Residencies, Creative Couples Residencies, Emerging Writer Residencies, California Fiction Residencies, and the Fellowships.
Spend three months in this intensive writing program, featuring workshops, and roundtables designed to help you perfect your craft of writing. The beautiful exclusive house overlooking the expansive sea view will inspire you. You will be writing for real-world clients, under real-world circumstances, for websites, magazines, business communications, and more. The Content Castle provides content for a variety of clients through its parent company Archipelago Communications.
Pursue your creative project away from distractions in a quiet place. This retreat focuses on helping their guests find inspiration for their creative pursuits. It welcomes writers, poets, artists and their ilk – just about anyone seeking silence and inspiration. The loudest noise maybe the rooster in the morning, but the organic, farm-fresh eggs for breakfast make it worthwhile.
There’s no better place to write, recharge creativity and jumpstart one’s novel, short story or memoir than in an energetic, creative, and up-and-coming city such as Tbilisi, Georgia. From writing classes to mentoring, analytical feedback, writing workshops and excursions around the town, you’ll get more than your money’s worth and let your creativity soar.
Turn lemons into lemonade! For writers forced into self-isolation by COVID-19 or craving a catch-up towards the end of a tough year, this free online retreat provides you with twice-daily inspiration for staging a productive, nurturing 5-day writing retreat at home. Sign up to receive resources and tips for maintaining your writing momentum long beyond the retreat.
La Muse artists and writers retreat in France offers you time and space to experience inspiration, transformation, and well-being creating the work you love in the company of other writers, artists, and creatives. The artist residence has been hosting retreats for individuals, as well as writing retreats, art retreats, yoga retreats, and creative healing retreats for groups for over 17 years.
As high school teachers who are also writers, workshop leaders Tanya Miller and LouAnn Muhm understand the special challenges of maintaining and moving forward as writers as well as in our teaching roles. This retreat is open to K-12 teachers in any discipline. The workshop will be run according to the structure of the Minnesota Writing Project workshops.
Breezy Point Resort in Nisswa
TBD, 2021
$700-$900
No Deadline
Conclusion
As with all the events we share on our blog, we do recommend you proceed with caution, ensure that there are safety measures in check and a way to get a refund if things go awry. Please follow your country’s regulations and restrictions as well as that of the places you’re going to. Wear your mask and follow the health codes to ensure both your safety and that of others.
Charmaine Clancy
June 15, 2021I would LOVE to do a writing retreat in Scotland. In the meantime, we have Australia’s biggest writing retreat – http://www.rainforestwritingretreat.com on top of a mountain in the beautiful Lamington National Park 🙂
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