Amazing Writing Retreats to Attend in 2024

Have you been going through a writing slump lately? We know the feeling. Fortunately, there are many ways to revive your creative spirits, and we just so happen to have a great solution for you: writing retreats!

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If you’ve tried one in the past, then you know how a change in scenery can boost your spirits. You can sidestep the hassle of searching for the perfect writing retreat in 2024 by checking out the selection below.


New Jersey, USA Murphy Writing of Stockton University All writers

Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway

The Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway does not have an application process; everyone is welcome. They believe that every writer, whether they are just getting started or already have publications or an MFA, can improve their craft with rigorous instruction and a supportive community. Experienced writers may wish to register for an advanced workshop.
Seaview Hotel
Jan 12-15, 2024
$325-$735
No Deadline
Maryland, USA Zihbone farm Creative Writing

Winter On the Farm Creative Writing Retreat

Do your best writing at this six-day, deep-dive, small-group writing retreat at scenic ZigBone Farm, just one hour from Washington DC/Baltimore in the Catoctin Mountains. Award-winning author and veteran writing instructor Diana Friedman will offer a mix of instruction, tools to develop your practice, evening readings, and precious quiet time to write in the coziness of their lodge. Don’t want to mingle with humans? Their friendly sheep, goats, and barn cats are standing by!
Zihbone farm
Jan 12-17, 2024
€1,500
No Deadline
Totleigh Barton, UK Arvon All Writers

Arvon Tutored Retreat: Fiction

Do you have a novel or short stories in progress? Are you in need of some time to focus and a fresh perspective on your work? Join novelists Rachel Seiffert and Tim Pears for a week of one-to-one feedback. Whatever stage you have reached, together with the tutors, you’ll consider character, voice, and the overall shape of your story. You will also learn different approaches to process and edit your work. You will have plenty of time to write on your own–and to enjoy the company of fellow writers during mealtimes for additional empathy and support.
Totleigh Barton
Jan 15-20, 2024
£626-£960
15-Dec-23
Banff, Canada Bnaff Centre All Writers

Banff Winter Writers Retreat

The Winter Writers Retreat is a self-directed program that offers time and space for writers to retreat, reconnect, and re-energize their writing practice. In addition to a single room and a small private studio, you will be surrounded by a community of artistic peers with the opportunity to attend inspiring talks, performances, and meet with guest faculty to consult on your work.
Banff Centre campus
Jan 15-Feb 2, 2024
$1,540-$4,663
No Deadline
Huntsville, Canada Rekindle Creativity Women Writers

Rekindle Creativity Women’s Writing Retreat

Book time away from your busy life to rekindle your passion for writing and move more clearly towards your book goal. Whether your manuscript is in progress, ready for revisions, or just an idea that needs time to percolate, you can come to the retreat to reclaim and nourish your inner creativity–the part of you that is yearning for attention, but has been neglected while you’ve taken care of everything else. You can choose to put yourself first and start the new year with a renewed focus on your inner creative spirit and your writing goals.
Hidden Valley Resort
Jan 16-19, 2024
$975
No Deadline
Ashbourne, UK Foxes’ Retreat All writers

Foxes’ Day Writing Retreat

Foxes’ Retreat invites you to join a one-day writing retreat that will inspire you to unleash your creativity and achieve your writing goals. You will enjoy a cozy and comfortable environment, delicious home-made meals, and friendly guidance from an experienced facilitator. You will also connect with other writers who share your passion and support your progress. Whether you are working on a novel, a blog, or a personal project, this retreat will help you find your focus and write with joy.
Foxes’ Retreat farmhouse
Jan 18, 2024
£35
No Deadline
Hawaii, USA Writing Workshops All writers

Writing Workshops: Hawaii Retreat

Writing Workshops Hawaii brings together fiction and nonfiction writers for an intensive week of workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one conferences, and in-depth discussions on the craft and business of writing. Their program is inclusive, intentionally small, and will take place among towering evergreens and fragrant ocean breezes along Hawaii Island’s North Kohala coast.
4-star eco-boutique hotel
Jan 21-26, 2024
$2,995-$3,650
No Deadline
Granada, Spain Casa Ana Creative Writing

Casa Ana Creative Writing Retreat

Casa Ana is a perfect place to bring a small group, especially for walking, writing, or personal development–and you can have the place to yourselves. The mix of indoor and outdoor spaces provides a conducive and pleasing environment for this kind of activity. If you bring a group of 6 or more, you can opt to have lunches and dinners included.
Private Room
Jan 27-Feb 6, 2024
€1,475-€1,875
No Deadline
Playa Negra, Costa Rica Nancy Stohlman Fiction

Open Your Art Flash Fiction Retreat

If you’re working on a flash fiction-inspired book and longing for a new creative spark, an adventure to energize your spirit and camaraderie with your creative community, then join them this winter for a breakthrough manuscript encounter in magical Costa Rica!
Jungle Cabinas
Jan 28-Feb 3, 2024
$1,499-$2,899
December, 2023
Colorado, USA Nancy Stohlman All Writers

Open You Art Retreat

Professional and aspiring writers, struggling to create amidst the everyday demands of life, will get the gift of time: community, instruction, and the opportunity to reconnect with your own imagination and sense of possibility so you can confidently bring the work inside you to fruition.
Private Rooms
Jan 28-Feb 3, 2024
$1,499-$2,899
No Deadline
Hoi An, Vietnam Write Your Journey All Writers

Write Your Journey: Vietnam Writing Retreat

Imagine unlimited writing time. Your pen glides effortlessly over the page. Stories you have longed to write finally flow. Time disappears as you become immersed in deep creative connection. Let this magical place empower you to delve deep into the stories your body holds and release them forever, onto the page.
An Villa Boutique Resort & Anicca Villa
Feb 2-7, 2024
$2,050 – $2,850
No Deadline
Tofino, Canada The Drilling Axe All writers

The Drilling Axe: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Their editors are industry professionals and award-winning writers. They offer narrative development, editing, and coaching for every stage of your manuscript’s journey to publication.
TBA
Feb 5-9, 2024
TBA
No Deadline
Sayulita, Mexico Jessica J. Hill Women Writers

Wandering Writers Retreat

Whether you’re in the messy middle of your project, you’re just getting started, or you’re working through revisions, this retreat is designed to help you get crystal clear on your story so you can write forward with abandon.
La Joya resort
Feb 6-11, 2024
$2,899-$3,499
No Deadline
Ashbourne, UK Foxes’ Retreat All Writers

Foxes’ Day Writing Retreat

Foxes’ Retreat invites you to join a one-day writing retreat that will inspire you to unleash your creativity and achieve your writing goals. You will enjoy a cozy and comfortable environment, delicious home-made meals, and friendly guidance from an experienced facilitator. You will also connect with other writers who share your passion and support your progress. Whether you are working on a novel, a blog, or a personal project, this retreat will help you find your focus and write with joy.
Foxes’ Retreat farmhouse
Feb 9, 2024
£35
No Deadline
San Jose, Costa Rica Centurai Arts Creative Writing

Centauri Arts Creative Writing Retreat

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. This creative writing retreat is ideal even for people who have not traveled before.
Finca Luna Nueva
Feb 10-17, 2024
$594-$1,202
No Deadline
Waiheke Island, New Zealand Helen Sword All writers

Island Time Writing Retreat

Island Time is a 7-day, 6-night onsite writing retreat for academic, professional, and creative writers who are looking for a change of venue, style, and heart. Join Helen and an international cohort of writers on gorgeous Waiheke Island for daily workshops, small-group coaching sessions, and plenty of individual writing time.
Private room
Feb 11-17, 2024
$4,950-$5,500
No Deadline
Malibu Bay, California Writing Full Tilt All Writers

Writing at Serra Retreat

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.
Serra Retreat Center
Feb 12-15 2024
$1,400
15-Dec-24
San Jose, Costa Rica Centurai Arts Creative Writing

Centauri Arts Creative Writing Retreat

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. This creative writing retreat is ideal even for people who have not traveled before.
Finca Luna Nueva
Feb 17-24, 2024
$594-$1,202
No Deadline
Flüeli-Ranft, Switzerland Valeria Vescina All Writers

Valeria Vescina Writing Retreat

This is a tutored writing retreat in idyllic Switzerland for participants at all levels of experience. Groups are kept small to enable personal attention and a customised schedule of workshops and discussion, private writing time, feedback and walks. Tuition, accommodation and meals are all included in the package. The retreat takes place in Flüeli-Ranft at the intimate Gasthaus Paxmontana (built 1617), which belongs to the nearby Jugendstil-Hotel Paxmontana, an icon of Art Nouveau listed in the Swiss Historic Hotels directory.
Gasthaus Paxmontana
Feb 18-24, 2024
$1,530
No Deadline
Totleigh Barton, UK Arvon All Writers

Arvon Tutored Retreat: Fiction

Do you have a novel or short stories in progress? Are you in need of some time to focus and a fresh perspective on your work? Join novelists Rachel Seiffert and Tim Pears for a week of one-to-one feedback. Whatever stage you have reached, together with the tutors, you’ll consider character, voice and the overall shape of your story, as well as learning approaches to process and editing your work. You will have plenty of time to write on your own – and to enjoy the company of fellow writers during mealtimes for additional empathy and support.
The hurst
Feb 19-24, 2024
£689-£985
No Deadline
Washington, USA The Rainforest Writers Village All Writers

The Rainforest Writers Village Retreat

The Rainforest Writers Village Retreat is a place for writers to work on their projects in a supportive and inspiring environment. You’ll have 24-hour access to various writing spaces, including a lounge, a restaurant, and a cabin. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend writer talks, discussions, readings, and special events led by experienced and published writers.
Rain Forest Resort Village
Feb 21-25, 2024
$190
No Deadline
Brisbane, Australia The Art of Writing Creative writing

Art of Writing Retreat

The Art of Writing is an intimate retreat in Tuscany run by Italian resident, author and journalist, Lisa Clifford. With special appearances from best-selling authors, literary agents, and other writing tutors from around the world. The small-group retreats for writers in the mountains of Tuscany is designed to help you reconnect with your writing muse.
Old Mineral House,
Feb 22-25, 2024
$1,300
No Deadline
Wellington, New Zealand Writers Practice All writers

Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat

Writers Practice provide high-quality creative writing programmes – in Aotearoa New Zealand and online – which hone craft, build community and provide space to take artistic risks. They are committed to creating immersive experiences which push our creative boundaries, sharpen authors’ writing and deepen their contribution to local and global communities.
El Rancho
Feb 23-25, 2024
$427
No Deadline
Washington, USA The Rainforest Writers Village All Writers

The Rainforest Writers Village Retreat

The Rainforest Writers Village Retreat is a place for writers to work on their projects in a supportive and inspiring environment. You’ll have 24-hour access to various writing spaces, including a lounge, a restaurant, and a cabin. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend writer talks, discussions, readings, and special events led by experienced and published writers.
Rain Forest Resort Village
Feb 28-Mar 3, 2024
$190
No Deadline
Brisbane, Australia The Art of Writing Creative writing

Art of Writing Retreat: Deep Dive into Writing

The Art of Writing is an intimate retreat in Tuscany run by Italian resident, author and journalist, Lisa Clifford. With special appearances from best-selling authors, literary agents, and other writing tutors from around the world. These are small-group retreats for writers in the mountains of Tuscany designed for them to reconnect with their writing muse. Whether you’re a published author or just starting out, these sessions are perfect for you.
Old Mineral House,
Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024
$1,300
No Deadline
Apollo Bay, Australia Catherine Deveny All writers

Gunnas Weekend Writing Retreat

This is two full days of boot camp writing with solo blocks, prompt exercises, and other creative therapy. Brilliant food, great chats, and amazing people. There will be surprises and treats. You’ll be leaving feeling loved up, special, relaxed and fired up.
Seacroft
Mar 1-3, 2024
$500-$2,800
No Deadline
Washington, USA The Rainforest Writers Village All Writers

The Rainforest Writers Village Retreat

The Rainforest Writers Village Retreat is a place for writers to work on their projects in a supportive and inspiring environment. You’ll have 24-hour access to various writing spaces, including a lounge, a restaurant, and a cabin. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend writer talks, discussions, readings, and special events led by experienced and published writers.
Rain Forest Resort Village
Mar 6-10, 2024
$190
No Deadline
Georgia, USA Ossabaw Island Writers Retreat All writers

Ossabaw Island Writers’ Retreat

Enjoy and learn from workshops, readings and craft sessions held at the pristine Ossabaw Island Heritage Preserve—just twenty minutes by boat from historic Savannah, Georgia and its renown restaurants, art galleries, squares and riverfront beauty.
The Club house
Mar 8-13, 2024
$3,195
15-Feb-24
The Dordogne, France Rocaberti Writers Film Script and Screenplays

Rocaberti Writers Retreat

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.
Marouatte Castle
Mar 8-13, 2024
$5,995
No Deadline
Pennsylvania, USA Fabled Retreats All writers

Fabled Retreats in New Hope

There is nothing like the hushed stillness during the offseason with no distractions or crowds, where the town is all yours, to hunker down in a cozy New Hope inn and write by a warm fireplace. This 4-day retreat includes daily writing exercises & workshops, daily readings, daily meditations & journaling, a private 1:1 session, daily breakfast, and a 3-night stay in a charming restored colonial manor.
Pineapple Hill Inn
Mar 8-11, 2024
$165-$285
No Deadline
California, USA Susan Hagen Women Writers

Susan Hagens: Women’s Writing Retreat

This is a rare opportunity for nine women to join a writing retreat where they will live and write together in the sprawling countryside near Healdsburg, CA. They will find life in a little compound of five two-bedroom cabins at Bishop’s Ranch informal and relaxing. The meeting room is both cozy and spacious, with a fireplace, snack kitchen, and spectacular views of the great outdoors. And as a bonus, someone else will do the cooking and will clean up after you.
The Bishop’s Ranch
Mar 11-14, 2024
$1,255
No Deadline
Washington, USA The Rainforest Writers Village All Writers

The Rainforest Writers Village Retreat

The Rainforest Writers Village Retreat is a place for writers to work on their projects in a supportive and inspiring environment. You’ll have 24-hour access to various writing spaces, including a lounge, a restaurant, and a cabin. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend writer talks, discussions, readings, and special events led by experienced and published writers.
Rain Forest Resort Village
Mar 13-17, 2024
$190
No Deadline
North Carolina, USA Karrie Loomis All Writers

Ego Break Retreat

Ego Break Writers’ Retreat will focus on creativity and character development. Rather than offering workshops that lecture about craft, Ego Break workshops are designed to show writers how to create. No matter your genre or where you are in your writing journey, the expanded and unique perspectives you’ll gain while on an Ego Break will open creative layers within your imagination.
Ego Break Retreat House
Mar 13-18, 2024
From $1,444
No Deadline
The Dordogne, France Rocaberti Writers Film Script and Screenplays

Rocaberti Writers Retreat

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.
Marouatte Castle
Mar 15-20, 2024
€5,995
No Deadline
Delhi, India The Himalayan Writers Retreat Fiction & Narrative Non-Fiction

Himalayan Writers Retreat

In this retreat, led by author Dipika Mukherjee (Ode to Broken Things; Shambala Junction, Rules of Desire), you will journey to India. Halfway around the world, a long way from everything familiar, you will learn in a new context. The discussions will center on themes and craft, with a special focus on developing strong beginnings, writing effective dialogue, and making the setting come alive. Important literary examples will guide your learning.
Himalayan writing retreat center
Mar 17–27, 2024
$3,300
No Deadline
North Devon, UK Retreats for You Novel Writing

Develop your Novel Writers Retreat

This retreat, which lasts for a week, will include daily 2-hour sessions of teaching and exercises, followed by private writing time. There will be in-depth one-to-one sessions, with follow-up meetings as the week progresses, and opportunities for evening gatherings to share your work through informal readings and supportive group discussions.
Ensuite Rooms
Mar 18-22, 2024
£719
No Deadline
Montana, USA Laura Munson All writers

Haven Writing Retreats

Haven Writing Retreats, led by New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson, welcomes writers at all levels. Haven meets you where you need to be met, whether you aspire to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Dancing Spirit Ranch
Mar 20-24, 2024
€7,500
No Deadline
Virginia, USA Monterey Writer Retreat Novel Writing

The Algonkian Writer Retreat and Novel Workshop

This 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.
Algonkian Park
Mar 20-24, 2024
$1,195
No Deadline
North Carolina, USA Karrie Loomis All Writers

Ego Break Retreat

Ego Break Writers’ Retreat will focus on creativity and character development. Rather than offering workshops that lecture about craft, this one is designed to show you how to create. No matter your genre or where you are in your writing journey, the expanded and unique perspectives you’ll gain while on an Ego Break will open creative layers within your imagination.
Ego Break Retreat House
Mar 20-25, 2024
From $1,444
No Deadline
Virtual Helen Sword Academic Writing

Stylish Writing Intensive

The Stylish Writing Intensive is a 3-day online retreat for academic and professional writers who want to take their writing from stodgy to stylish — or from adequate to amazing — over the course of a single weekend. If you aspire to expand your stylistic repertoire, increase your research impact, and write with renewed pleasure and panache, this retreat is for you!
Virtual
Mar 21-24, 2024
$2,400
No Deadline
Washington, USA Steph Jagger All Writers

Steph Jagger: The Nature of Narrative Retreat

The etymology of the word narrative is from Latin gnarus ‘knowing’ . In other words, the stories we tell and the narratives you write are really about two things: Discovering your deepest knowings, the erudition that lives in our flesh; and connecting the dots of those knowings to form a chain of wisdom that can help guide you through your past, present and future at once. Join them for a long weekend of paper and ink, of deep creativity, of restoring communion and refreshing community.
Captain Whidbey Lodge
Mar 21-24, 2024
$2,250
No Deadline
Prades, France Wild Atlantic Writers Creative Writing

Ireland Writing Retreat

Ireland Writing Retreat started eight years ago as a dream. Now it’s a beautiful reality, and “one of the 10 best creative retreats in the UK and Europe,” according to The Guardian newspaper. In this retreat, you will learn about strategies that will help you widen your imagination and senses, develop your observational skills and apply these techniques to perfect your writing skills.
Ensuite Rooms
Mar 25-31, 2024
$2,250
No Deadline
California, USA Monterey Writer Retreat Fiction/Non-fiction

Mission of the Writer Retreat in California

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. 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.
Pacific Grove Monarch Resort
Apr 3-7, 2024
€1,095
No Deadline
New york, USA Writing Workshops All writers

Writing Workshops: New York Retreat

Merging the vibrant energy of New York City with the unparalleled expertise of industry professionals, their publishing retreat is set to be an intensive three days of workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one sessions, and illuminating discussions on both craft and business aspects of writing. The program will meet in the renowned Trident Media Group offices, providing participants an insider’s look into the publishing world.
Hilton Garden Inn Midtown Park Ave Hotel
Apr 4-7, 2024
$2,995
No Deadline
New Jersey, USA Fabled Retreats All writers

Fabled Retreats in Cape May

There is nothing like the hushed stillness during the offseason with no distractions or crowds, where the beach and the town are all yours, to hunker down in a cozy Cape May inn and write. This 4-day retreat includes daily writing exercises & workshops, daily readings, daily meditations & journaling, a private 1:1 session, daily breakfast, and a 3-night stay in a charming restored Victorian Inn.
Bedford Inn
Apr 5-8, 2024
$150-$270
No Deadline
Côte d’Azur, France Foreword Retreats Women Writers

Foreword Retreats: David Rocklin Writing Retreat

A week in the company of writers in a stunning ‘belle epoque’ mansion located in Grasse, the perfume capital of the world, in the Provence-Cote d’Azur region. The group of writers will be limited to 8, a nice and intimate number. They’ll meet each day in one of the mansion’s many cozy rooms, or poolside, or on a veranda overlooking the sea. There, they’ll do fun and generative exercises, craft talks tailored to the writers’ specific goals and identified areas of focus and development, and they’ll discuss each participant’s individual work in a collaborative, supportive and inclusive setting. The writers will share their work and gather personalized, curated feedback. Each writer will also get a 1 hour one- on-one session for discussions, strategies and guidance/encouragement. Of course, the day will be filled with ample time to write and reflect in an extraordinary destination-vacation setting.
French villa
Apr 7-13, 2024
$6,000
No Deadline
Texas, USA Novel Whisperer All Writers

Novel Whisperer Galveston

Join Robin, your Novel Whisperer, in Galveston, TX for a week of writing with purpose. You will be inspired by the beauty of the island, focused on writing by setting aside the time for your project, and supported by a book coach and editor who will help you get words on the page and make your story shine.
A historic house in the heart of Galveston
Apr 7-13, 2024
€3,500
No Deadline
North Carolina, USA Writing Workshops All writers

Writing Workshops: Biltmore Retreat

This impactful retreat, led by Nancy Sharp, is geared toward people of all backgrounds who care deeply about sharing what matters most—family and personal lore, deeply held values, life lessons, and the intent and stories behind the causes they care about—as a way to live with greater intention and meaning now and in the future. Nancy is an award-winning author, trainer, and storytelling coach.
The Village Hotel
Apr 10-14, 2024
$2,995
No Deadline
California, USA Susan Hagen Women Writers

Susan Hagens: Women’s Writing Retreat

This is a rare opportunity for nine women to join a writing retreat where they will live and write together in the sprawling countryside near Healdsburg, CA. They will find life in a little compound of five two-bedroom cabins at Bishop’s Ranch informal and relaxing. The meeting room is both cozy and spacious, with a fireplace, snack kitchen, and spectacular views of the great outdoors. And as a bonus, someone else will do the cooking and will clean up after you.
The Bishop’s Ranch
Apr 15-17, 2024
€855
No Deadline
California, USA Susan Hagen Women Writers

Susan Hagens: Women’s Writing Retreat

This is a rare opportunity for nine women to join a writing retreat where they will live and write together in the sprawling countryside near Healdsburg, CA. They will find life in a little compound of five two-bedroom cabins at Bishop’s Ranch informal and relaxing. The meeting room is both cozy and spacious, with a fireplace, snack kitchen, and spectacular views of the great outdoors. And as a bonus, someone else will do the cooking and will clean up after you.
The Bishop’s Ranch
Apr 15-17, 2024
€855
No Deadline
Totleigh Barton, UK Arvon All Writers

Arvon: Fiction Retreat

Are you finding it tricky to pin that intriguing initial idea down on the page? Or have you been working on a piece for a while and feel unsure how to move forward? Perhaps you’re in need of a confidence boost to help you try something new in your writing? In this lively and energising week, open to writers of all levels of experience, you’ll explore how to have faith in yourself as a writer, trust your rich creative instincts, and be open to experimentation. With award-winning and critically acclaimed fiction writers Michael Donkor and Kirsty Logan as your tutors, you’ll consider together the nuts and bolts of literary craft – particularly characterisation, dialogue and world-building – and learn to reframe ‘writer’s block’ as an opportunity for reflection and reorientation. There will be plenty of exercises and techniques to keep you on track if inspiration seems elusive when you return to writing at home.
Totleigh Barton
Apr 15-20, 2024
£626-£960
No Deadline
Ischia, Italy Rocaberti Writers Film Script and Screenplays

Rocaberti Writers Retreat

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.
Aragonese Castle
Apr 17-24, 2024
€6,995
No Deadline
Ellijay, USA Kristi Leonard All Writers

Writers in the Wild Blue Ridge Retreat

This all-inclusive retreat will take place in Ellijay. There are miles of hiking trails right on the property with pavilions and benches for when inspiration hits and you want to capture a thought. A luxury room with a serene atmosphere, guided meditation, hiking the most beautiful trails, these are the tools you will use to connect with nature and tap into your own creative spirit.
Lodge and bunkhouse
Apr 19-23, 2024
$1,500 – $2,400
No Deadline
Provence, France Write Away Europe Creative Writing

Write Away: France Writing Retreat

The Provence Writing Retreat will be held in a charming Provençal farmhouse with plenty of indoor and outdoor living areas for you to enjoy, including a beautiful swimming pool overlooking the Luberon–a land of lavender fields, vineyards, crisp light and rosemary scented air that has always inspired writers. For a week, you will be immersed in the Provençal life, enjoying good company over food, writing workshops and convivial discussions about writing and the writing life. A perfect setting to get away from it all and reconnect with yourself and your writing.
A French farmhouse
Apr 21-24, 2024
$3,950
No Deadline
Reykjavik, Iceland Iceland Writers Books – Fiction/non-fiction

Iceland Writers Retreat

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!
Fosshotel Reykjavík
Apr 24–28, 2024
ISK 305,000
No Deadline
Granada, Spain Casa Ana Creative Writing

Casa Ana Creative Writing Retreat

Casa Ana is a perfect place to bring a small group, especially for walking, writing, or personal development – you can have the place to yourselves. The mix of indoor and outdoor spaces provides a conducive and pleasing environment for this kind of activity. If you bring a group of 6 or more, you can opt to have lunches and dinners included.
Private Room
Apr 27-May 7, 2024
€1,475-€1,875
No Deadline
Dublin, Ireland Writing Workshops All writers

Writing Workshops: Dublin Retreat

Writing Workshops Dublin with Amber Sparks, Ethan Joella, and Elissa Bassist brings together fiction and nonfiction writers for an intensive week of workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one conferences, and in-depth discussions on the craft and business of writing.
Iveagh Garden Hotel
Apr 28-May 3, 2024
$3,395
No Deadline
Taos, New Mexico, USA Jennifer Louden Women Writers

The Taos Deep Dive & Revision Writer’s Retreat

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 Mabel Dodge Luhan House
Apr 28-May 4, 2024
$777-$3,510
No Deadline
Montana, USA Laura Munson All writers

Haven Writing Retreats

Haven Writing Retreats, led by New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson, welcomes writers at all levels. Haven meets you where you need to be met, whether you aspire to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Dancing Spirit Ranch
May 1-5, 2024
€7,500
No Deadline
Pitino, Italy ARTISTA Academic Writing

Writing Retreat for Academics, PhD students and other professionals

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. Let original new ideas be born, maybe even ground-breaking ideas for new projects, and let your writing flow.
Studio Room
May 4-18, 2024
€1050-€2,215
No Deadline
Florence, Italy The Art of Writing Creative writing

Art of Writing Retreat

The Art of Writing is an intimate retreat in Tuscany run by Italian resident, author and journalist, Lisa Clifford. With special appearances from best-selling authors, literary agents, and other writing tutors from around the world. These small-group retreats are designed for writers in the mountains of Tuscany to help them reconnect with their writing muse. Whether you’re a published author or just starting out, these sessions are perfect for you.
Palazzo San Niccolò
May 5-9, 2024
$1,300
No Deadline
California, USA Laura Davis Creative Writing

Writing as a Pathway Through Grief, Loss, Uncertainty and Change: A Weeklong Retreat

If you’re grieving or moving through a disorienting time of uncertainty and change, but are ready to integrate your losses and rediscover joy, then join this retreat in the serene beauty of a Northern California redwood forest where you’ll regain your bearings, be deeply held in a safe, intimate writing circle, and learn to transform pain into possibility.
Mount Madonna Center
May 7-13, 2024
$590-$1,820
No Deadline
Rhodes, Greece Pink Pangea Women Writers

Pink Panega: Writer’s Retreat in Rhodes

During Pink Pangea’s Writer’s Retreat in Rhodes you’ll take part in guided exercises to elicit each writer’s unique voice, participate in interactive writing activities to get your creative juices flowing, indulge in writing assignments to put the new tools into practice and receive ample opportunities to share your writing and receive feedback.
Elysium Rhodes Resort & Spa
May 8-13, 2024
$1,895-$2,395
No Deadline
Tuscany, Italy A Writer Within All writers

A Writer Within Retreat in Tuscany

In this retrear, all your needs will be taken care of so you can begin to reconnect with the writer you are and explore ways to become the writer you want to be. Whether you are interested in writing a memoir, fiction, or non-fiction, you will tap into your creative flow as they consider plot, dialogue, characterization, imagery, and more. You will find nothing between your words and the page except unlimited inspiration in this safe and nurturing environment.
Villa Castellare de Sernigi
May 11-17, 2024
$3,500–$4,800
No Deadline
Umbria, Italy Shine Retreats All Writers

Shine: Creative Writing + Pilates Retreat

There is no universal recipe for becoming a writer, every author has their own, unique way of working, but the process always starts with finding a headspace – as well as a physical space – to develop and nurture your idea. And what better place to kick-start your writing project than a beautiful 19th century farmhouse in Umbria, Italy?
Siliano Alto
May 12-18, 2024
£1,750-£2,760
No Deadline
Hydra, Greece Write Away Europe Creative Writing

Write Away Europe: Paros Greek Island Retreat

The Write Away Hydra writing retreat offers an inspiring and invigorating Writers Retreat on Hydra, one of the most idyllic and enchanting Greek islands. The stunning views and serene atmosphere of the lovely little island of Hydra have captivated writers and artists throughout the ages. The white houses, red-tiled roofs, picturesque small cobblestoned pathways will soothe your senses and summon your creative spirit. Hydra has no cars on the island and the peace and tranquility and slow pace of this inspring little island paradise have served to make it home to many internationally known artists and writers, making it an ideal place for your Writing Residency Retreat in order to connect with your muse and stimulate your creative voice.
Private Room
May 12-18, 2024
$3,500
No Deadline
Gironde, France Foreword Retreats All Writers

Foreword Retreats: Jamie Ford Writing Retreat

Enjoy a week of creative grandeur with seven fellow writers at a magnificent Château in the heart of the Bordeaux vineyards. Each morning, they’ll gather for three hours in one of the castle’s magnificent rooms, or poolside, to workshop beginning chapters, opening scenes, and examine the types of contracts writers make with readers on page one. They’ll discuss writing vs. storytelling, ways of immersing the reader, and how to bank and spend emotional currency. Each participant will also have a half-hour private session. All genres are welcome in this generative workshop.
French villa
May 12-18, 2024
$6,150
No Deadline
Sedbergh, UK The Garsdale Retreat All Writers

The Garsdale Retreat: Untutored May Retreat

The Garsdale Retreat provides an inspiring place to develop as a writer. Their courses offer opportunities for new, emerging and experienced writers. The tutors, all professional writers, lead workshops and also give one-to-one tutorials to help the individual student. In the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales, The Garsdale Retreat gives a wonderful opportunity to escape from the daily stresses of life and to draw inspiration from fellow students, tutors and the landscape itself.
The Garsdale Retreat Center
May 13-18, 2024
£695-£745
No Deadline
Utah, USA Bridget Cook Burch All Writers

Inspired Writer’s Retreat

Escape to the tranquility of Bear Lake for a transformational experience with Bridget Cook-Burch. Gain the confidence to finally write or finish your book and get your mighty message out into the world where it can touch hearts and improve lives.
Bridget Cook Burch Cabin
May 16-19, 2024
$3,997 per year
No Deadline
Ashbourne, UK Foxes’ Retreat All Writers

Foxes’ Day Writing Retreat

Foxes’ Retreat invites you to join a one-day writing retreat that will inspire you to unleash your creativity and achieve your writing goals. You will enjoy a cozy and comfortable environment, delicious home-made meals, and friendly guidance from an experienced facilitator. You will also connect with other writers who share your passion and support your progress. Whether you are working on a novel, a blog, or a personal project, this retreat will help you find your focus and write with joy.
Foxes’ Retreat farmhouse
17-May-24
£35
No Deadline
Pennsylvania, USA Fabled Retreats All writers

Fabled Retreats in Poconos

This 4-day retreat includes daily writing exercises & workshops, daily readings, daily meditations & journaling, a private 1:1 session, daily yoga, and all meals (nine total). A 3-night stay in a delightful retreat center on a 400-acre campus in the beautiful Pocono Mountains is paid separately to the venue directly.
Himalayan Institute
May 17-20, 2024
$118
No Deadline
New Mexico, USA Writeaways All writers

Writeaway in New Mexico

Take a writing vacation with your muse. This writing retreat provide rigorous attention to craft for all genres and writing levels, individual consultations, and fabulous food and company in inspiring places.
Modern adobe house
May 18-25, 2024
$2,800-$3,200
No Deadline
Tuscany, Italy A Writer Within Women Writers

A Writer Within Retreat in Tuscany

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.
Villa Castellare de Sernigi
May 19-25, 2024
$3,500–$4,800
No Deadline
California, USA Susan Hagen Women Writers

Susan Hagens: Women’s Writing Retreat

This is a rare opportunity for nine women to join a writing retreat where they will live and write together in the sprawling countryside near Healdsburg, CA. They will find life in a little compound of five two-bedroom cabins at Bishop’s Ranch informal and relaxing. The meeting room is both cozy and spacious, with a fireplace, snack kitchen, and spectacular views of the great outdoors. And as a bonus, someone else will do the cooking and will clean up after you.
The Bishop’s Ranch
May 20-23, 2024
€1,255
No Deadline
Donegal, Ireland Wild Atlantic Writers Creative Writing

Ireland Writing Retreat

Ireland Writing Retreat started eight years ago as a dream. Now it’s a beautiful reality, and “one of the 10 best creative retreats in the UK and Europe,” according to The Guardian newspaper. In this retreat, you will learn about strategies that will help you widen your imagination and senses, develop your observational skills and apply these techniques to perfect your writing skills.
Ensuite Rooms
May 20-26, 2024
$2,250
No Deadline
California, USA Susan Hagen Women Writers

Susan Hagens: Women’s Writing Retreat

This is a rare opportunity for nine women to join a writing retreat where they will live and write together in the sprawling countryside near Healdsburg, CA. They will find life in a little compound of five two-bedroom cabins at Bishop’s Ranch informal and relaxing. The meeting room is both cozy and spacious, with a fireplace, snack kitchen, and spectacular views of the great outdoors. And as a bonus, someone else will do the cooking and will clean up after you.
St. Dorothy’s Rest
May 20-23, 2024
$1,255
No Deadline
Alaska, USA Lighthouse Writers All writers

Lighthouse Writers: Rekindle Retreat

Featured highlights of this retreat include dedicated writing time, local exploration, manuscript feedback from seasoned writers, and connections with other writers to develop your writing progress. The daily workshops are at the historic Baranof Hotel. It’s close to all the action — including the nearby city capital, coffee shops, restaurants, watering holes, library, beach, and hiking trails.
Baranof Hotel
May 25-Jun 1, 2024
$2,000
No Deadline
Inchydoney Island, Ireland The Creative Writer’s Workshop Memoir Writing

Memories into Memoir Writing Retreat

Your week is interspersed with daily writing workshops, private time to write, time to walk the golden sandy beaches or regenerate your body, mind and soul in Ireland’s Leading Spa. Luxurious 4 Star Accommodation and fine dining is assured. Your balcony overlooks a golden sandy beach with invigorating sounds of lapping tides. You won’t want to leave!
Bedroom Suite
May 26-31, 2024
$2,500
No Deadline
Paris, France The Rohm Literary Agency Fiction/Non-fiction

Paris Writers Retreat

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.
Private Loft
May 27-31, 2024
€1,995
No Deadline
Montana, USA Laura Munson All writers

Haven Writing Retreats

Haven Writing Retreats, led by New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson, welcomes writers at all levels. Haven meets you where you need to be met, whether you aspire to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Dancing Spirit Ranch
May 28-Jun 2, 2024
€7,500
No Deadline
Tuscany, Italy Wide Open Writing All Writers

Wide Open Writing: Italy Retreat

Daily morning yoga, two writing workshops per day, several evening salons, and one-on-one sessions upon request. You will be writing and nurturing your creative self for eight days and seven nights. Immersing yourself in all that the Italian countryside has to offer, you’ll find space and opportunity to break away from the routines that form ‘regular’ life, giving you the chance to connect with your senses and transform your writing.
Private apartment
Jun 1-8, 2024
$3,600-$4,500
No Deadline
Côte d’Azur, France Foreword Retreats All Writers

Foreword Retreats: Ellen Sussman Writing Retreat

Every day the group will meet with New York Times bestselling author Ellen Sussman for a three hour workshop. The classes will be a combination of critique workshop and generative exercises, focusing on aspects of the craft that will take your writing to the next level. Each student will also meet with Ellen for a one hour private session. This is a rare opportunity to study with Ellen in France (the setting for two of her novels) with such a small and intimate group.
Belle Epoque mansion
Jun 2-8, 2024
€5,900
No Deadline
Sedbergh, UK The Garsdale Retreat All Writers

The Garsdale Retreat: Developing Your Poetry

The Garsdale Retreat provides an inspiring place to develop as a writer. Their courses offer opportunities for new, emerging and experienced writers. The tutors, all professional writers, lead workshops and also give one-to-one tutorials to help the individual student. In the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales, The Garsdale Retreat gives a wonderful opportunity to escape from the daily stresses of life and to draw inspiration from fellow students, tutors and the landscape itself.
The Garsdale Retreat Center
Jun 3-8, 2024
£890–£990
No Deadline
Montana, USA Laura Munson All writers

Haven Writing Retreats

Haven Writing Retreats, led by New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson, welcomes writers at all levels. Haven meets you where you need to be met, whether you aspire to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Dancing Spirit Ranch
Jun 5-9, 2024
€7,500
No Deadline
Bali, Indonesia Laura Davis Creative Writing

Write, Travel, Transform: Back Roads of Bali

If you’re longing for a restorative creative journey to one of the most beautiful, welcoming, deeply spiritual places on earth, join master writing teacher Laura Davis, traditional healing expert Made Surya, Bali scholar Judy Slattum, and a supportive community of fellow writers for a deep dive into the healing arts of Bali beneath the tourist façade.
beachside bungalow
Jun 5-19, 2024
$5,630
1-Feb-24
Hasliberg, Switzerland Valeria Vescina All Writers

Valeria Vescina Writing Retreat

This is a tutored writing retreat in idyllic Switzerland for participants at all levels of experience. Groups are kept small to enable personal attention and a customised schedule of workshops and discussion, private writing time, feedback, and walks. Tuition, accommodation, and meals are all included in the package. The retreat takes place at a large apartment in a modern, luxury chalet in the Hasliberg, a spectacular area of the Alps.
Gasthaus Paxmontana
Jun 5-9, 2024
$1,530
No Deadline
Pitino, Italy ARTISTA Academic Writing

Writing Retreat for Academics, PhD students and other professionals

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. Let original new ideas be born, maybe even ground-breaking ideas for new projects, and let your writing flow.
Studio Room
Jun 8-22, 2024
€1050-€2,215
No Deadline
Minnesota, USA Writing Excuses Retreats All Writers

Writing Excuses (Re)Generate Retreat 2024: Unlock Your Creative Process

For one week, hosts Mary Robinette Kowal, Erin Roberts, and DongWon Song, will guide you through a restorative retreat designed to help you ignite and nurture your creativity. The week will include interactive and collaborative workshops and classes balanced with plenty of free time to connect, write, brainstorm, or simply stroll the grounds of the retreat center.
Mt. Olivet Retreat Center
Jun 9-15, 2024
$1,250
No Deadline
Oropioi, Greece Rome Retreats All Writers

Retreat. Create. Revitalize.

A replenishing week, centered on art and beauty in an Athenian countryside villa near the sea. This retreat offers an immersive contemplation of fine arts, creative practices, and beauty in all forms of sensory inspiration. Two-hour daily workshop includes lectures in art history and art appreciation techniques; opening to creative practices through writing, sketching, watercolors, aesthetic appreciation, and focussed group discussions. This retreat deepens all forms of creative practice and enhances well-being through awareness and understanding of the aesthetic beauty of everyday life.
Private Villa Amfiorio
Jun 9-15, 2024
$3,200-$3,600
1-Apr-24
Collioure, France Karen Karbo Personal Expression

Come to Your Senses Writing Retreat with Author Karen Karbo

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–and loosening your grip on yourself and your work.
Collioure village hotel
Jun 9-15, 2024
$3,500
No Deadline
Florence, Italy The Art of Writing Creative writing

Art of Writing Retreat

The Art of Writing is an intimate retreat in Tuscany run by Italian resident, author and journalist, Lisa Clifford. With special appearances from best-selling authors, literary agents, and other writing tutors from around the world. They are small-group retreats for writers in the mountains of Tuscany designed for them to reconnect with their writing muse. Whether you’re a published author or just starting out, these sessions are perfect for you.
Palazzo San Niccolò
Jun 9-13, 2024
$1,300
No Deadline
Lesvos Island, Greece The Writing Room Memoir and Non-Fiction Writing

The Writing Room Retreat: Greece Writer’s Retreat

This is a structured writing workshop for writers of all levels who want to tell their own story or write a non-fiction. The course is a daily combination of technical writing techniques, working through your personal and writing blocks, finding ways to access your memories and plan your story. This is ideal if you are writing a memoir, biography, non-fiction or e-course and you need to understand how to structure a publishable book. Both novices and experienced writers are welcome.
Sea-Facing Room
Jun 11-18, 2024
€3,200-€3,600
No Deadline
Paris, France Writing Workshops All writers

Writing Workshops: Paris Retreat

Writing Workshops Paris brings together Fiction and Nonfiction writers for an intensive week of workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one conferences, and in-depth discussions on the craft and business of writing.
Hôtel Trianon Rive Gauche
Jun 11-16, 2024
$3,495
No Deadline
Alonnnisos, Greece Women Reading Aloud Women Writers

Women Reading Aloud: Greece’s Writer’s Retreat

Open to women writers of all levels, writing in all genres, this retreat offers a perfect balance of community and solitude. Bond with other women writers as you read, write, and listen together. Spend your morning every day writing close to the sea surrounded by the island’s flora. Inspiration abounds in such a setting.
Private Rooms
Jun 13-22, 2024
$3,850
No Deadline
Granada, Spain Las Chimeneas All Writers

Las Chimeneas Writing Retreat

Whether you want to focus on memoir, fiction or nonfiction writing, poetry or prose, this retreat provides an opportunity to create the time and space to do so. The provision of a supported environment allows the freedom to write, whether or not you want to pursue publication, and can provide either a first step into a committed writing practice or a final push to completion.
Las Chimeneas main site
Jun 15-22, 2024
€860-€1,050
No Deadline
Oropioi, Greece Rome Retreats All Writers

Retreat. Create. Revitalize.

A replenishing week, centered on art and beauty in an Athenian countryside villa near the sea. This retreat offers an immersive contemplation of fine arts, creative practices, and beauty in all forms of sensory inspiration. Two-hour daily workshop includes lectures in art history and art appreciation techniques; opening to creative practices through writing, sketching, watercolors, aesthetic appreciation, and focussed group discussions. This retreat deepens all forms of creative practice and enhances well-being through awareness and understanding of the aesthetic beauty of everyday life.
Private Villa Amfiorio
Jun 16-22, 2024
$3,200-$3,600
1-Apr-24
Wisconsin, USA Novel Book Camp All writers

All-Genre NIP Bookcamp Workshop & Writing Retreat

Six days of personal writing time with opportunities to discuss writing issues with the Retreat Mentor (an award-winning, NYT best-selling novelist), and opportunities to attend certain Bookcamp presentations, all social activities, critiques, and chat with fellow writers and publishing professionals in a relaxed environment.
Siena Retreat Center
Jun 16-22, 2024
$799-$2,059
15-May-24
Donegal, Ireland Wild Atlantic Writers Creative Writing

Ireland Writing Retreat

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.
Ensuite Rooms
Jun 17-23, 2024
$2,250
No Deadline
Sedbergh, UK The Garsdale Retreat All Writers

The Garsdale Retreat: Novel Writing

The Garsdale Retreat provides an inspiring place to develop as a writer. Their courses offer opportunities for new, emerging and experienced writers. The tutors, all professional writers, lead workshops and also give one-to-one tutorials to help the individual student. In the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales, The Garsdale Retreat gives a wonderful opportunity to escape from the daily stresses of life and to draw inspiration from fellow students, tutors and the landscape itself.
The Garsdale Retreat Center
Jun 17-22, 2024
£890–£990
No Deadline
Essaouira, Morocco Creative Connections Retreat Women Writers

Creative Connections Writing Retreat

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. This writing retreat uses four proven techniques to enhance intellectual creativity and productivity: 1) focused writing time; 2) spending time unplugged and in nature; 3) connections via conversations about your work; and 4) meditation and mindfulness activities that enhance focus and allow us to tap into their creative potential.
Hotel Le Medina
Jun 20-26, 2024
$1,900-$2,200
No Deadline
Canungra, Australia Rainforest Writing Retreat Novel writing

Rainforest Writing Retreat

Enjoy three days of immersive masterclasses where you will workshop your ideas and leave with pages and pages of writing. Special ‘Retreater’ discount for accommodation. Networking activities to help you make life-long connections with other writers. Private time to write your novel with incredible views to inspire you. The option to share your writing for feedback.
Cedar Creek Lodges
Jun 21-24, 2024
$695
No Deadline
Apollo Bay, Australia Catherine Deveny All writers

Gunnas Weekend Writing Retreat

Two full days of boot camp writing with solo blocks, prompt exercises and other creative therapy. Brilliant food, great chats, and amazing people. There will be surprises and treats. You’ll leave feeling loved up, special, relaxed and fired up.
Seacroft
Jun 21-23, 2024
$500-$2,800
No Deadline
Washington, USA Hedgebrook Women Writers

Radical Craft Retreat

In this retreat, you’ll get the unique opportunity to be in residence and study with an experienced and celebrated instructor on beautiful Whidbey Island. Participation in each class is limited to 6 writers, to ensure individual attention, and create an intimate, supportive writing community.
Hedgebrook
Jun 22-26, 2024
€3,500
No Deadline
Wengen, Switzerland Helen Sword All writers

Mountain Rise Writing Retreat

Reconnect with the pleasures of writing at this 7-day, 6-night retreat hosted by international writing expert Helen Sword in the beautiful Swiss alpine village of Wengen. Whether you aspire to make progress on a specific project or seek fresh inspiration, this intimate gathering will replenish your creative energies and provide you with the time and space you need to experiment, play, and breathe fresh air.
Spacious chalet with an alpine view
Jun 23-29, 2024
$4950-$5,500
No Deadline
Tuscany, Italy Write Away Europe Creative Writing

Write Away Europe: Tuscany Writing Retreat

The Tuscany Writing Retreat is set in the hills above San Gimignano on a 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.
A Tuscan farmhouse
Jun 23-29, 2024
$3,500
No Deadline
Kópavogur, Iceland Writing Workshops All writers

Writing Workshops: Iceland Retreat

Writing Workshops Iceland 2024 brings together fiction and nonfiction writers for an intensive four days of workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one conferences, and in-depth discussions on the craft and business of writing.
Hotel Kriunes
Jun 24-29, 2024
$3,495
No Deadline
Ashbourne, UK Foxes’ Retreat All writers

Foxes’ Day Writing Retreat

Foxes’ Retreat invites you to join a one-day writing retreat that will inspire you to unleash your creativity and achieve your writing goals. You will enjoy a cozy and comfortable environment, delicious home-made meals, and friendly guidance from an experienced facilitator. You will also connect with other writers who share your passion and support your progress. Whether you are working on a novel, a blog, or a personal project, this retreat will help you find your focus and write with joy.
Foxes’ Retreat farmhouse
5-Jul-24
£35
No Deadline
The Dordogne, France Rocaberti Writers Film Script and Screenplays

Rocaberti Writers Retreat

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.
Marouatte Castle
Jul 5-10, 2024
€5,995
No Deadline
Pennsylvania, USA Rosemont College Creative Writing

Rosemont College: Summer Writers’ Retreat and Publishing Seminar

The Creative Writing Retreat offers either a weekend, a weeklong, or combination session featuring workshops run by award winning writers and student-focused teachers. The program includes time to write, craft lectures, and panels. Workshops will be limited to no more than 10 participants, ensuring that each author will have plenty of critique time. Nightly faculty readings and receptions, along with an open mic, will offer plenty of networking opportunities, but the emphasis will be on immersing oneself in the writing life and one’s own work.
Lawrence Hall Faculty Lounge
Jul 5-12, 2024
$1,400
No Deadline
Tuscany, Italy The Writing Room All Writers

Writing Retreat in Tuscany, Italy

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, or if you need to understand how to structure a publishable book.
Boutique Hotel Sette Querce
Jul 7-14, 2024
€4,250–$€4,500
No Deadline
New Hampshire, USA Birth A Book Book Writing

The White Mountain Book Writing 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.
Horse & Hound Retreat Center
Jul 8-11, 2024
$2,595-$2,995
No Deadline
The Dordogne, France Rocaberti Writers Film Script and Screenplays

Rocaberti Writers Retreat

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.
Marouatte Castle
Jul 12-17, 2024
€5,995
No Deadline
Sedbergh, UK The Garsdale Retreat All Writers

The Garsdale Retreat: Untutored July Retreat

The Garsdale Retreat provides an inspiring place to develop as a writer. Their courses offer opportunities for new, emerging and experienced writers. The tutors, all professional writers, lead workshops and also give one-to-one tutorials to help the individual student. In the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales, The Garsdale Retreat gives a wonderful opportunity to escape from the daily stresses of life and to draw inspiration from fellow students, tutors and the landscape itself.
The Garsdale Retreat Center
Jul 15-20, 2024
£695–£745
No Deadline
New York, USA The Center for Black Literature All Writers

Wild Seeds Writers Retreat

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.
Medgar Evers College
Jul 15-20, 2024
$25 Application fee
Feb 14, 2022
The Dordogne, France Rocaberti Writers Film Script and Screenplays

Rocaberti Writers Retreat

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.
Marouatte Castle
Jul 19-24, 2024
$5,995
No Deadline
Pennsylvania, USA Fabled Retreats All writers

Fabled Retreats in New Hope

This 4-day retreat includes daily writing exercises & workshops, daily readings, daily meditations & journaling, a private 1:1 session, daily breakfast, and a 3-night stay in a charming restored colonial manor.
Pineapple Hill Inn
Jul 19-22, 2024
$165-$285
No Deadline
Granada, Spain Casa Ana Creative Writing

Casa Ana Creative Writing Retreat

Casa Ana is a perfect place to bring a small group, especially for walking, writing, or personal development – you can have the place to yourselves. The mix of indoor and outdoor spaces provides a conducive and pleasing environment for this kind of activity. If you bring a group of 6 or more, you can opt to have lunches and dinners included.
Private Room
Jul 20-30, 2024
€1,475-€1,875
No Deadline
Maryland, USA Zihbone farm Novel writing

Summer on the Farm Novel Writing Retreat at ZigBone Farm

Do your best writing at this five-day, five-night deep-dive, small-group writing retreat at scenic ZigBone Farm, just one hour from Washington DC/Baltimore in the Catoctin Mountains. Award-winning author of 14 novels and veteran writing instructor Tammy Greenwood will offer a mix of instruction, tools to move your novel forward, evening readings, and precious quiet time to write in the coziness of the lodge. Share your stories over delicious, family-style, farm-fresh meals and libations. Don’t want to mingle with humans? ZigBone Farm’s friendly sheep, goats, and barn cats are standing by!
Zihbone farm
Jul 28-Aug 2, 2024
€1,700
No Deadline
Perthshire, Scotland Writing Excuses Retreats All Writers

Writing Excuses Scotland: Research, Writing, and Swordplay Retreat

Led by Writing Excuses hosts Mary Robinette Kowal and Erin Roberts, this retreat will help you leverage research to enrich your worlds. Their goal is to provide you with a range of experiences designed to help you find inspiration and write about them.
McArthur Manor
Aug 2-7, 2024
$3,950
No Deadline
Minnesota, USA Creative Writing Retreat Women Writers

unplug and write in this all-inclusive luxury yoga and writing retreat

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.
Victorian Mansion
Aug 5-9, 2024
$1,325
No Deadline
Denmark Hamlet’s Hideaway All writers

Denmark’s Writing Retreat

Treat yourself to a luxurious week-long writing retreat in the Danish countryside at Hamlet’s Hideaway, where you’ll be mentored by professional 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.
Fredensborg Royal Inn
Aug 9-15, 2024
€2,950
No Deadline
Sedbergh, UK The Garsdale Retreat All Writers

The Garsdale Retreat: Untutored August Retreat

The Garsdale Retreat provides an inspiring place to develop as a writer. Their courses offer opportunities for new, emerging and experienced writers. The tutors, all professional writers, lead workshops and also give one-to-one tutorials to help the individual student. In the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales, The Garsdale Retreat gives a wonderful opportunity to escape from the daily stresses of life and to draw inspiration from fellow students, tutors and the landscape itself.
The Garsdale Retreat Center
Aug 19-24, 2024
£695–£745
No Deadline
Navarra, Spain Diana Friedman All Writers

Diana Friedman: Pyrenean Writing Retreats

Join them for an entire week at Pyrenean Writing Retreats in their charming mountain hamlet where you can shake away the cobwebs, relax to the sound of the sheep bells across the valley, and soak up the sublime views that greet you from every window in the house. Just an hour from San Sebastian, they welcome all writers, regardless of experience. Optional craft instruction and writing prompts in the morning, one-to-one meetings with the facilitator and hours of free time to work on your own writing. Price includes three meals a day, snacks and delicious Basque food.
Farmhouse of Pyrenean Experience
Aug 12-19, 2024
£1,500
No Deadline
Navarra, Spain Diana Friedman All Writers

Diana Friedman: Pyrenean Writing Retreats

Join them for an entire week at Pyrenean Writing Retreats in their charming mountain hamlet where you can shake away the cobwebs, relax to the sound of the sheep bells across the valley, and soak up the sublime views that greet you from every window in the house. Just an hour from San Sebastian, they welcome all writers, regardless of experience. Optional craft instruction and writing prompts in the morning, one-to-one meetings with the facilitator and hours of free time to work on your own writing. Price includes three meals a day, snacks and delicious Basque food.
Farmhouse of Pyrenean Experience
Aug 22-29, 2024
£1,500
No Deadline
Georgia, USA Christie Wright Wild Creative writing

Write. Run. Connect.

​If you’re a writer and runner looking to do more of what you love, then join this retreat in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina for a unique mind and body writing retreat like you’ve never experienced before!
Private Lake View Rooms
Aug 26-Sep 1, 2024
$2,495-$2,895
31-Jul-24
Camino de Santiago, Spain Laura Davis Travel writers and artists

A Creative Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago

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.
Hotel rooms
Sep 1-16, 2024
$6,900
No Deadline
Chamonix, France Foreword Retreats Women Writers

Foreword Retreats: Christina Baker Kline & Paula McLain Writing Retreat

Every day the group will meet with New York Times bestselling author Ellen Sussman for a three hour workshop. The classes will be a combination of critique workshop and generative exercises, focusing on aspects of the craft that will take your writing to the next level. Each student will also meet with Ellen for a one hour private session. This is a rare opportunity to study with Ellen in France (the setting for two of her novels) with such a small and intimate group.
luxurious chalets
Sep 1-7, 2024
$6,150
No Deadline
Paris, France The Rohm Literary Agency Fiction/Non-fiction

Paris Writers Retreat

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.
Private Loft
Sep 2-6, 2024
€1,995
No Deadline
Killarney, Ireland Writeaways All Writers

Writeaway in Ireland

The one-week Writeaways in France include consultations and workshops, all meals and drinks, and an optional cooking class. The 15-day France includes all that plus a bonus: spend two days and one-night between weeks as you like: hangout with them and write at home in your chateau, or hop on a train and explore France!
Carriglea House
Sep 3-10, 2024
$2,350-$4,950
No Deadline
Inchydoney Island, Ireland The Creative Writer’s Workshop Fiction

Fiction & Autobiographical Writing Retreat

Irene’s retreats are renowned by international writers, not only for her innovative techniques that show you how to focus, develop, create and write your stories–but for weaving inspiration and creativity into your writing journey by providing exceptional locations to facilitate the creative process.
Private Suite
Sep 3-9, 2024
€2,665
No Deadline
The Dordogne, France Rocaberti Writers Film Script and Screenplays

Rocaberti Writers Retreat

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.
Marouatte Castle
Sep 6-11, 2024
$5,995
No Deadline
Utah, USA Page Lambert Women Writers

Words & Clay Women’s River Trip

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.
Private Camp
Sep 8-14, 2024
$2,649
No Deadline
Michigan, USA Writing Workshops All writers

Writing Workshops: Mackinac Island Retreat

Finding Your Voice Retreat brings together poetry, fiction and nonfiction writers for an intensive week of workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one conferences, and in-depth discussions on the craft and business of writing.
Mission Point Resort
Sep 9-13, 2024
$1,995
No Deadline
Champtocé-sur-Loire, France Writeaways All Writers

Writeaway in France

Take a writing vacation with your muse. This writing retreat provide rigorous attention to craft for all genres and writing levels, individual consultations, and fabulous food and company in inspiring places.
Chateau du Pin
Sep 13-20, 2024
$2,800-$3,200
No Deadline
Dublin, Ireland Go and Write Inc. All writers

Into the West: Ireland Retreat

On a Go and Write! retreat, you’ll travel in the company of like-minded souls, some of whom have written only a little and others who have published extensively.
Kilmurvey House
Sep 13-27, 2024
$5,495 CAD-$6,295 CAD
No Deadline
The Dordogne, France Rocaberti Writers Film Script and Screenplays

Rocaberti Writers Retreat

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.
Marouatte Castle
Sep 13-18, 2024
€5,995
No Deadline
County Sligo, Ireland Wide Open Writing All Writers

Wide Open Writing: Ireland Retreat

Imagine yourself writing on an open-air patio with the sound of the ocean in the background, surrounded by like-minded creatives and being gently led through yoga, meditations, writing prompts, sharing, and supportive feedback. For six nights and seven days, you will have the space to step away from the things that shape your daily life and connect with yourself and the story that you need to tell.
Temple House
Sep 16-24, 2024
$3500-$4500
No Deadline
Sedbergh, UK The Garsdale Retreat All Writers

The Garsdale Retreat: Untutored September Retreat

The Garsdale Retreat provides an inspiring place to develop as a writer. Their courses offer opportunities for new, emerging and experienced writers. The tutors, all professional writers, lead workshops and also give one-to-one tutorials to help the individual student. In the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales, The Garsdale Retreat gives a wonderful opportunity to escape from the daily stresses of life and to draw inspiration from fellow students, tutors and the landscape itself.
The Garsdale Retreat Center
Sep 16-21, 2024
£695–£745
No Deadline
Tallinn, Estonia Novel Whisperer Women Writers

Novel Whisperer Writing Adventure Retreat

Join Robin, your Novel Whisperer, in Tallin for a week of writing with purpose. You will be inspired by the beauty of the place, focused on writing by setting aside the time for your project, and supported by a book coach and editor who will help you get words on the page and make your story shine.
A luxury apartment
Sep 16-21, 2024
$3,500
No Deadline
North Devon, UK Retreats for You Novel Writing

Alison May, Developing your Novel – Tutored Retreat

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!
Private Room
Sep 16-20, 2024
£719
No Deadline
Veneto, Italy Grand Tourist All writers

Grand Tourist Writer’s Retreat

This is an opportunity to make your dream a reality. Novel, memoir, short story; the choice is yours. If you are passionate about writing and want to dedicate a week to improving your writing skills – then Writer’s Retreat is for you!
Country House Hotel
Sep 18-24, 2024
$4,950-$5,200
No Deadline
California, USA Writing Excuses Retreats All Writers

Writing Excuses Cruise 2024: Mexican Riviera

You’re invited to The Writing Excuses Cruise—an annual event for writers who want dedicated time to focus on honing their craft, connecting with their peers, and getting away from the grind of daily life.
Ship room
Sep 19-27, 2024
$2,150
No Deadline
Ashbourne, UK Foxes’ Retreat All Writers

Foxes’ Day Writing Retreat

Foxes’ Retreat invites you to join a one-day writing retreat that will inspire you to unleash your creativity and achieve your writing goals. You will enjoy a cozy and comfortable environment, delicious home-made meals, and friendly guidance from an experienced facilitator. You will also connect with other writers who share your passion and support your progress. Whether you are working on a novel, a blog, or a personal project, this retreat will help you find your focus and write with joy.
Foxes’ Retreat farmhouse
Sep 20, 2024
£35
No Deadline
Ashbourne, UK Foxes’ Retreat All Writers

Foxes’ Day Writing Retreat

Foxes’ Retreat invites you to join a one-day writing retreat that will inspire you to unleash your creativity and achieve your writing goals. You will enjoy a cozy and comfortable environment, delicious home-made meals, and friendly guidance from an experienced facilitator. You will also connect with other writers who share your passion and support your progress. Whether you are working on a novel, a blog, or a personal project, this retreat will help you find your focus and write with joy.
Foxes’ Retreat farmhouse
Sep 22, 2024
£35
No Deadline
Tuscany, Italy Write Away Europe Creative Writing

Write Away Europe: Tuscany Writing Retreat

The Tuscany Writing Retreat is set in the hills above San Gimignano on a 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.
A Tuscan farmhouse
Sep 22-28, 2024
€3,500
No Deadline
Collioure, France Karen Karbo Personal Expression

Come to Your Senses Writing Retreat with Author Karen Karbo

This 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–and loosening your grip on yourself and your work.
Collioure village hotel
Sep 22-28, 2024
€3,500
No Deadline
Iowa, USA Okoboji Writers’ Retreat All Writers

The Okoboji Writers’ Retreat

The annual Okoboji Writers’ Retreat is open to all skill levels. It is produced by columnist Julie Gammack. Over 30 faculty resources will be on hand to work with participants in small group settings. Whether you come to find out how to get started, or land a book deal, this retreat is a welcoming and impactful event for all. Oh yeah, and it’s a lot of fun.
Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Sep 22-25, 2024
$895
No Deadline

Mainely Memoir Retreat

Writing a memoir is hard, scary, and daunting—but you have a story to tell, and it matters. Mainely Memoir Retreat offers you a luxurious—and intensive—experience designed to help you make meaningful progress on your memoir, surrounded by a small, nurturing community of like-minded women writers. Three experienced book coaches lead 12 writers through four days of high-touch 1:1 coaching, craft workshops, and readings. Whether you’re thinking about writing a first draft or working through revisions, they help you move forward on your memoir. It takes place at The Lincoln Hotel on the southern coast of Maine.
The Lincoln Hotel
Sep 23-27, 2024
$6,500
Jun 30, 2024
Donegal, Ireland Wild Atlantic Writers Creative Writing

Ireland Writing Retreat

Ireland Writing Retreat started eight years ago as a dream. Now it’s a beautiful reality, and “one of the 10 best creative retreats in the UK and Europe,” according to The Guardian newspaper. In this retreat (in the South of France), you will learn about strategies that will help you widen your imagination and senses, develop your observational skills and apply these techniques to perfect your writing skills.
Ensuite Rooms
Sep 23-29, 2024
$2,250
No Deadline
New Hampshire, USA Birth A Book Book Writing

The White Mountain Book Writing 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.
Horse & Hound Retreat Center
Sep 23-26, 2024
$2,495-$3,200
No Deadline
Montana, USA Laura Munson All writers

Haven Writing Retreats

Haven Writing Retreats, led by New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson, welcomes writers at all levels. Haven meets you where you need to be met, whether you aspire to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Dancing Spirit Ranch
Sep 25-29, 2024
€7,500
No Deadline
Paris, France The Rohm Literary Agency Fiction/Non-fiction

Paris Writers Retreat

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.
Private Loft
Oct 14-18, 2024
$1,995
No Deadline
Louisiana, USA Karrie Loomis All Writers

Ego Break Retreat

Ego Break Writers’ Retreat will focus on creativity and character development. Rather than offering workshops that lecture about craft, this one is designed to show you how to create. No matter your genre or where you are in your writing journey, the expanded and unique perspectives you’ll gain while on an Ego Break will open creative layers within your imagination.
Ego Break Retreat House
Oct 17-22, 2024
From $1,399
No Deadline
India Indian Summer House Memoir Writing

ISH Writers Retreat

Within the lush garden surrounds of the private villas and shared spaces, writers can choose a favourite place to write in peace and solitude. There are also shared writing workshops and individual one-on-one sessions to help you refine your story. In addition, there will also be reading sessions with light refreshments around the pool, under the cooling fans in the coconut lounge or a luxurious salon that will provide a supportive environment for you to share your work with other writers encouraging conversation and feedback.
Boutique Villa in Kerala
Oct 21-26, 2024
$2,150
No Deadline
Montana, USA Laura Munson All writers

Haven Writing Retreats

Haven Writing Retreats, led by New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson, welcomes writers at all levels. Haven meets you where you need to be met, whether you aspire to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Dancing Spirit Ranch
Ocr 23-27, 2024
€7,500
No Deadline
New Mexico, USA Jennifer Louden Women Writers

The Taos Deep Dive & Revision Writer’s Retreat

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 Mabel Dodge Luhan House
Oct 27-Nov 2, 2024
$777-$3,510
No Deadline
Montana, USA Laura Munson All writers

Haven Writing Retreats

Haven Writing Retreats, led by New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson, welcomes writers at all levels. Haven meets you where you need to be met, whether you aspire to write and publish a book, or simply seek a deeper level of authentic self-expression.
Dancing Spirit Ranch
Oct 30-Nov 3, 2024
€7,500
No Deadline
Apollo Bay, Australia Catherine Deveny All writers

Gunnas Weekend Writing Retreat

Two full days of boot camp writing with solo blocks, prompt exercises and other creative therapy. Brilliant food, great chats, and amazing people. There will be surprises and treats. You’ll leave feeling loved up, special, relaxed and fired up.
Seacroft
Nov 1-3, 2024
$500-$2,800
No Deadline
Granada, Spain Casa Ana Novel Writing

Casa Ana Novel Writing Retreat

Casa Ana is a perfect place to bring a small group, especially for walking, writing, or personal development – you can have the place to yourselves. The mix of indoor and outdoor spaces provides a conducive and pleasing environment for this kind of activity. If you bring a group of 6 or more, you can opt to have lunches and dinners included.
Private Room
Nov 2-12, 2024
€1,475-€1,875
No Deadline
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico The Writing Room All Writers

The Writing Room: Writing Retreat in Mexico

This retreat provids a deep and quiet time to write with guidance, inspired by the natural beauty and surroundings of the Mayan Riviera, barefoot simplicity and an azure Caribbean sea. It will be in the heart of the Mayan culture, where you can explore ruins and Cenotes for an authentic and enchanting getaway to finally write.
TBA
Nov 2-8, 2024
TBA
No Deadline
Delaware, USA Hollowdeck Press All writers

Annual November 4-Day Writing Retreat

In this 4-day class, you’ll work on on-going projects and check on reading and writing news. You’ll also try some innovative, fun, low-key writing exercises that are designed to get you moving deeper into your own practice. You’ll be able to explore what comes easily to you as a writer and where do you get stuck or stopped?
Virtual
Nov 8-11, 2024
$495
No Deadline
Sedbergh, UK The Garsdale Retreat All Writers

The Garsdale Retreat: Untutored November Retreat

The Garsdale Retreat provides an inspiring place to develop as a writer. Their courses offer opportunities for new, emerging and experienced writers. The tutors, all professional writers, lead workshops and also give one-to-one tutorials to help the individual student. In the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales, The Garsdale Retreat gives a wonderful opportunity to escape from the daily stresses of life and to draw inspiration from fellow students, tutors and the landscape itself.
The Garsdale Retreat Center
Nov 11-16, 2024
£695–£745
No Deadline
North Carolina, US WordPlay Now All writers

Coastal Writing Retreat

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 nonfiction, fiction, and/or poetry—the choice is yours.
The Sunset Inn
Nov 24, 2024
$533
No Deadline
Sedbergh, UK The Garsdale Retreat All Writers

The Garsdale Retreat: Untutored December Retreat

The Garsdale Retreat provides an inspiring place to develop as a writer. Their courses offer opportunities for new, emerging and experienced writers. The tutors, all professional writers, lead workshops and also give one-to-one tutorials to help the individual student. In the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales, The Garsdale Retreat gives a wonderful opportunity to escape from the daily stresses of life and to draw inspiration from fellow students, tutors and the landscape itself.
The Garsdale Retreat Center
Dec 9-14, 2024
£695–£745
No Deadline
Shropshire, UK Arvon Creative Writing

The Clockhouse Retreats

Everything in The Clockhouse has been planned to help you focus on your writing, away from day-to-day distractions. Walk in the beautiful landscape, share your triumphs and challenges with fellow writers over dinner, or just sit at your desk and write. Whether you’re starting something new or pushing on to finish something, make time to free your imagination with this writing retreat.
Clockhouse Appartments
All year round
£630-£1,005
No Deadline
Ashbourne, UK Foxes’ Retreat All Writers

Foxes’ Weekend Writing Retreat

Foxes’ Retreat offers you a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse yourself in a weekend of writing. You will stay in a charming and cozy cottage, enjoy delicious and nutritious meals, and receive expert guidance from a professional facilitator. You will also meet other writers who will encourage and motivate you to pursue your writing dreams. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned writer, this retreat will provide you with the time, space, and support you need to write with confidence and pleasure.
Foxes’ Retreat farmhouse
All year round
£245
No Deadline
Ashbourne, UK Foxes’ Retreat All writers

Foxes’ Working Week Writing Retreats

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.
Foxes’ Retreat farmhouse
All year round
£675
No Deadline
Evia, Greece Writers’ Retreats, Greece All writers

La Bodeguita Writing Retreat

Writers’ Retreats Greece is 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 the 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 the 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.
La Bodeguita
All year round
€600–€1,600
No Deadline
Agios Ioannis, Greece Writers’ Retreats, Greece All writers

La Casa Grande Writing Retreat

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 the 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 the 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.
La Casa Grande
All year round
€600–€1,600
No Deadline
Tbilisi, Georgia Words and Wanderlust Novel Writing

Words and Wanderlust Retreat

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.
Communal Hotel
All year round
$1,695
No Deadline
North Yorkshire, UK Writers Retreat UK All writers

Writers Retreat UK: Residential Guided Retreats

Join them in the beautiful village of Beal in North Yorkshire for either 3 or 6 nights at one of our guided retreats. You will have Your own ensuite room with dedicated writing facilities, All meals and refreshments included, One-to-one time each day with our writer-in-residence, Daily 45 minute workshop, and much more.
Retreat center
All year round
From £100
No Deadline

No matter where in the world you choose, writing retreats offer you benefits worth their weight in gold; you get to meet fellow writers, finish your manuscript, or simply relax and keep writing. It’s a golden opportunity to rejuvenate your mind and soul!

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