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This retreat welcomes women writers from all genres interested in a concentrated writing experience over eight workshop sessions. Whether interested in memoir, fiction, or non-fiction, this is the perfect opportunity to create a new body of work.
During the workshops, we’ll delve into plot, dialogue, characterization, imagery, and more. I am dedicated to getting you beyond your internal criticism and into the creative flow. My unique teaching style fosters growth and self-assurance.
What better place to take a deep dive into the creative process and connect with unlimited inspiration?
Let's breathe that ocean air and get some writing done!
Retreat Date | 10-15-2023 |
Retreat End Date | 10-20-2023 |
Retreat Fee | $2250 |
Created By | Kathryn Kay |
Retreat Contact Person | Kathryn Kay |
Retreat Contact Information | https://awriterwithin.com/contact/ |
Location | Martha's Vineyard |
Genres and Categories | Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir, Women only |

An intimate writing retreat in Athens, Greece this October for three amazing women writing inspiring and necessary nonfiction. Your host is a certified book coach and Ph.D. historian with a background in the Classical world. Come be inspired!
This retreat is for writers at a starting point:
- The start of your book
- The start of your revision
- The start of your proposal
To quote Plato, “The beginning is the mostimportant part of the work…”
(Yes, you’ll be working on your book aroundthe corner from where he used to teach!)
You’ll leave Athens inspired and inspiring, on a confident path forward in your book.
Retreat Date | 10-30-2023 |
Retreat End Date | 11-03-2023 |
Retreat Fee | $3,500.00 |
Created By | Caroline Malloy |
Retreat Contact Person | Caroline Malloy |
Retreat Contact Information | caroline@thewritemalloy.com |
Location | Athens, Greece |
Genres and Categories | Nonfiction, Academic, Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, Women only |

The Guanajuato Writing Retreat, designed for established writers, is a full week, in-person, multi-genre retreat that fosters community building and inspiration in one of Mexico’s most beautiful pueblos mágicos (magic towns). The small, intimate setting (max 10 participants) and Bonnie’s background as a clinical psychologist and poet, create a unique opportunity for guided self-exploration that deepens and hones our craft. The theme for the upcoming retreat, Nov 5-12, 2023, is Writing – and Living – Boldly.
Retreat Date | 11-05-2023 |
Retreat End Date | 11-12-2023 |
Retreat Fee | $1995.00 + airfare |
Created By | Bonnie Wolkenstein |
Retreat Contact Person | BONNIE WOLKENSTEIN |
Retreat Contact Information | guanajuatowritingretreat@gmail.com |
Location | Guanajuato Writing Retreat at the Florecer Casitas |
Genres and Categories | Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Novels, Poetry, Screenwriting, Short Stories, Songwriting |

November's all-inclusive retreats are located at the Possum Trot Inn in the Black Mountains Range of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Burnsville, North Carolina. The inn is a 19th Century Victorian mansion originally built as a hotel for the CC&O Railroad in 1890. This private retreat is located in the rural Possum Trot Valley with a small stream meandering through the hollow amidst gently rolling hills, green pastures and far reaching slopes. Straight out of a Charles Dickens novel, this lavish estate is one of the few remaining vintage homes left in the area.
The mission of Ego Break Writers Retreats is to facilitate unique, all inclusive, destination retreats that show rather than tell writers how to thrive. It is our vision to creatively expand consciousness through experiential retreats for writers. Ego Break is an experiential, all inclusive, writers retreat for journal writers, novice writers, professional writers, and everyone in-between, including those who don’t write yet but want to write. Rather than offering workshops that lecture on the mechanics of craft, Ego Break Retreats focus on creativity and character development. No matter your genre or where you are in your writing journey, the expanded and unique perspectives you’ll gain on this retreat will rejuvenate your writing and your life. Ego Break promises to be an experience you’ll write about!
Retreat Date | 11-09-2023 |
Retreat End Date | 11-14-2023 |
Retreat Fee | $1,899.00 |
Created By | Karrie Loomis |
Retreat Contact Person | Karrie Loomis |
Retreat Contact Information | karrie@everything-is-ok.com |
Location | Possum Trot Inn Victorian Mansion |
Genres and Categories | Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Memoir, Novels, Screenwriting, Short Stories, Workshops |

The Moab Museum invites you to join the iconic nature writer Janisse Ray, November 10-13, 2023 for a long weekend of writing immersion and meaning-making in the spectacular red rocks of the Colorado Plateau. The weekend will focus on creativity and community at historic Red Cliffs Lodge along the Colorado River.
Retreat Date | 11-10-2023 |
Retreat End Date | 11-13-2023 |
Retreat Fee | $2,000.00 |
Created By | Diego Velasquez |
Location | Red Cliffs Lodge |
Genres and Categories | Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Nonfiction, Poetry, Workshops |

November's all-inclusive retreats are located at the Possum Trot Inn in the Black Mountains Range of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Burnsville, North Carolina. The inn is a 19th Century Victorian mansion originally built as a hotel for the CC&O Railroad in 1890. This private retreat is located in the rural Possum Trot Valley with a small stream meandering through the hollow amidst gently rolling hills, green pastures and far reaching slopes. Straight out of a Charles Dickens novel, this lavish estate is one of the few remaining vintage homes left in the area.
The mission of Ego Break Writers Retreats is to facilitate unique, all inclusive, destination retreats that show rather than tell writers how to thrive. It is our vision to creatively expand consciousness through experiential retreats for writers. Ego Break is an experiential, all inclusive, writers retreat for journal writers, novice writers, professional writers, and everyone in-between, including those who don’t write yet but want to write. Rather than offering workshops that lecture on the mechanics of craft, Ego Break Retreats focus on creativity and character development. No matter your genre or where you are in your writing journey, the expanded and unique perspectives you’ll gain on this retreat will rejuvenate your writing and your life. Ego Break promises to be an experience you’ll write about!
Retreat Date | 11-16-2023 |
Retreat End Date | 11-21-2023 |
Retreat Fee | $1,899.00 |
Created By | Karrie Loomis |
Retreat Contact Person | Karrie Loomis |
Retreat Contact Information | karrie@everything-is-ok.com |
Location | Possum Trot Inn Victorian Mansion |
Genres and Categories | Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Novels, Screenwriting, Short Stories, Workshops |

If you’re writing a memoir or novel (or you’ve been thinking about starting), and you want to gain clarity on your story, create community and renew your commitment to your project, this retreat is for you.
Retreat Date | 02-06-2024 |
Retreat End Date | 02-11-2024 |
Retreat Fee | $2,899.00 |
Created By | Jessica Hill |
Location | Sayulita, Mexico |
Genres and Categories | Memoir, Women only |

Join David Rocklin in the gorgeous Provence-Côte d’Azur region of France for a transformative writing retreat.
Download to view a (pdf) visual description of David’s retreat here: David Rocklin, April 7-14, 2024, Grasse
Read testimonials for David Rocklin here: https://www.forewordretreats.com/david-rocklins-testimonials-and-reviews/
Retreat Date | 04-07-2024 |
Retreat End Date | 04-13-2024 |
Retreat Fee | Discounts offered for shared rooms |
Created By | Carol Johnson |
Retreat Contact Person | Carol Johnson |
Retreat Contact Information | welcome@forewordretreats.com |
Location | Grasse, France |
Genres and Categories | Workshops, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Nonfiction, Novels, Poetry, Short Stories |

Join us for a series of workshops and panels led by an esteemed team of international writers. Between intimate workshops and lectures we’ll offer the chance to tour the spectacular Golden Circle, sit in the cozy cafes of Reykjavik, soak in geothermal hot springs, listen to new Icelandic music, meet contemporary Icelandic writers, and learn about the country’s rich literary tradition. The Iceland Readers Retreat will run concurrently to the IWR. The IRR is an event for avid readers to delve into the oeuvre of an internationally recognized author, as well as the extensive literary traditions and heritage of Iceland.
Retreat Date | 04-24-2024 |
Retreat End Date | 04-28-2023 |
Retreat Fee | fees start at 305,000 Icelandic Kroner (approx US $2300) |
Created By | Erica Green |
Retreat Contact Person | Erica or Eliza |
Retreat Contact Information | IWR@IcelandWritersRetreat.com |
Location | IWR |
Genres and Categories | Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir, Novels, Short Stories |

We will take care of your every need so you can begin to reconnect with the writer you are and explore ways to become the writer you want to be. What better place to accomplish this than at a writing retreat in a beautiful Tuscany villa? Whether interested in memoir, fiction, or non-fiction, you will tap into your creative flow as we 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.
Retreat Date | 05-11-2024 |
Retreat End Date | 05-17-2024 |
Retreat Fee | From $3500 |
Created By | Kathryn Kay |
Retreat Contact Person | Kathryn Kay |
Retreat Contact Information | https://awriterwithin.com/contact/ |
Location | villa de' sernigi |
Genres and Categories | Creative Writing, Fiction, Memoir, Women only |