Category: Retreats
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Finding your perfect writers’ retreat
Sounds dreamy, doesn’t it? Escape to somewhere beautiful – a country guesthouse, a cool city hotel, a tropical island, a Tuscan farmhouse or an outback hut. Arrange a few bookson a windowsill, make a cuppa, change into comfy clothes,breathe, and write. And it is dreamy. It’s also intense work. There are lots of different ways…
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Fiction writers’ retreat (June 2027)
11-14 June 2027 The Transform Your Writing fiction intensive retreat happens over a long weekend – three nights and days of writing, learning, practising, daring, relaxing, and community. This intensive fiction retreat is fully residential at Continental House, a heritage guesthouse in beautiful Hepburn Springs, Victoria. Each day features craft masterclasses, writing exercises, activities, and…
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Writing challenge: Write that book! (April 2027)
A retreat for concentrating on your writing Next dates: 9-11 April 2027 This weekend is for you, if you want focused writing time to work on your own project, in company with other writers. It’s a whole weekend devoted to getting words written – or edited, or proofread, depending what stage you’re at. This writing…
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Cultivating Creativity: BOOKED OUT (November 2026)
A weekend retreat of writing and rejuvenation Next dates: 13-15 November 2026 Update: Booked out for 2026! Welcome to our weekend writing retreat: Cultivating creativity. This exclusive experience is focused on supporting your ongoing creative practice with craft masterclasses and activities. Not only that, it’s designed to acknowledge the essential role of rest, play, support and space…
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Fiction writers’ retreat (June 2026, BOOKED OUT)
It’s back, but this time there’s more of it. The Transform Your Writing fiction intensive retreat is back in 2026, but this time over a long weekend – three nights and days of writing, learning, practising, daring, relaxing, and eating. Next dates for this retreat: 5-8 June 2026 This retreat is booked out. To put your…
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Cultivating creativity: writers’ retreat (November 2025 – BOOKED OUT)
A weekend retreat of writing and rejuvenation Welcome to our weekend writing retreat: Cultivating creativity. This exclusive experience is unlike anything we’ve done before, and is focused on supporting your ongoing creative practice with craft masterclasses and activities. Not only that, it’s designed to acknowledge the essential role of rest, play, support and space in the…
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What happens on a writing retreat?
Sounds dreamy, doesn’t it? Escape to somewhere beautiful – a country guesthouse, a cool city hotel, a distant island, a remote Tuscan farmhouse or French chateau – arrange a few books on a windowsill, change into pyjamas, breathe, and write. And it is. Dreamy. It’s also work. There are many different ways to retreat, too.…
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Transform your writing: Retreat, March 2025 (BOOKED OUT)
Fiction intensive: residential Escape to a place where we focus on craft, creative practice, and mastery. Welcome to our weekend writing retreat: Transform your writing. This exclusive experience is focused on story development, practical approaches and techniques for fiction projects, and enhancing your mastery of the key tools in our writers’ toolbox. The retreat is…