2021- 2022 Writing Retreats and Events
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If you want to write your book, or come on a creative writing adventure, you are in the right place. We have some fantastic, soulful (and pretty fun) retreats and residencies coming up. The current list is below and we add more as the year progresses or as the muse takes us to new and magical places.
Of course we are all in travel LIMBO right now, not sure how travel is going to progress. |
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June + July 2021WRITING RETREAT, LESBOS GREECE
17 - 24 JUNE 2021, RETREAT This is the pinnacle of summer in Greece. A magical island with a group of writers tapping into the muse of Sappho. We go every year and this a home for many writers. Join us again, or come for your first time with us. More info here WRITING RESIDENCY, LESBOS GREECE 25 JUNE - 5 JULY 2021, RESIDENCY This is a longer, quieter writing journey. Lazy summer days by the sea with your story. Many writers come every year so join our community from around the world writing and creating. More info here OR ATTEND BOTH FOR AN 18-NIGHT WRITER'S PARADISE September 2021SIX MONTH AUTHOR MENTORSHIP - MEMOIR / NON-FICTION
You start in August and you should have a solid book ready by the end of Feb 2022. We work closely on your book with lots of reading time, feedback and connection. APPLY HERE LAMU RETREAT AT THE PEPONI HOTEL
13-18 SEPTEMBER Come and join a group of writers, creatives and yogis in magical Lamu, a tiny, secret archipelago off the East African coast of Kenya. This is the place to discover your story, to connect, to rest and dream. BOOK HERE PITCH TO PUBLISHED BOOTCAMP (online)
Have you been working on your book and completed a first draft? Perhaps a 2nd or 3rd draft? Are you ready to take the next step? This is a unique opportunity to work with this top coaching team to get your book polished, ready and submitted to publishers. More info here - bookings open March 2020 October 2021Crossing the Threshold: A 12-Week Creative Writing Journey into Story
Starts 1 October 2021 This is a 12-week creative writing journey with writing mentor and author Sarah Bullen, and a call to write. We will follow a pilgrim’s descent through exploration and writing through the 12 weeks. Any genres or writers welcome. Information and booking is here ADVANCED WRITING MENTORSHIP
STARTS 1 October 2021 Have you been working on your book and completed a first draft? Perhaps a 2nd or 3rd draft? Are you ready to take the next step? This is a personal mentorship package where you work on an individual basis over four months to get your book polished, ready and submitted to publishers. All info here 14 - 18 October WRITING RETREAT, MCGREGOR, SOUTH AFRICA
This is a gentle, cooler spring retreat. We will spend 5 days, 4 nights diving deep into our writing. All genres are welcome. Bookings here PITCH TO PUBLISHED BOOTCAMP (ONLINE)
This is an advanced two-day online bootcamp that will get your book ready to pitch to publishers. You need to have a completed and solid final draft in order to join. Over two days we will work closely together to perfect, refine and your book and proposal. APPLY HERE November 2021PERSONAL MYTHOLOGY, WILDNESS AND MAGIC RETREAT with Sarah Bullen and Niall Campbell
10 - 15 November 2021 Langeberg mountains, Garden Route just outside George, South Africa All info is here BLAST YOUR BOOK (online)
This is an intense 30 Day event in which we push you to the next level in your writing. We run two of these a year and they are fast, fun and very effective. This one is in time for NaNoWriMo but you can use it to start, finish, design your pitch deck or 'next level' your book. February 2022 WRITING RETREAT, SOUTH AFRICA
We will spend 5 days, 4 nights diving deep into our writing. All genres are welcome. Bookings open in 2021 June 2022WRITING RETREAT, LESBOS GREECE
2 - 9 JUNE 2022 This is the pinnacle of summer in Greece. A magical island with a group of writers tapping into the muse of Sappho. We go every year and this a home for many writers. Join us again, or come for your first time with us. More info here WRITING RESIDENCY, LESBOS GREECE 10 - 20 JUNE 2022 This is a longer, quieter writing journey. Lazy summer days by the sea with your story. Many writers come every year so join our community from around the world writing and creating. More info here June- July 2022 TuscanyWRITING RETREAT, TUSCANY, ITALY
JUNE 25 - JULY 2 2022 Finally! Summer in Italy. We can hardly wait to drink wine, walk and write. Join us in this 17 Century villa for a magical summer. Apply here |
I have been charmed by the magic of being cared for and boosted alongside a group of creative others in a health-giving space, and a month later, my writing is still flourishing under the spell.
- UK journalist and author Caroline Sylger Jones - read her full review of the Greece retreat here
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