Write With Me On The Albanian Riviera

Albania! The next best thing. Warm, friendly, safe… Offering… 6-day writing retreats in the lovely Sarande, steps from the sea. Featuring daily 3-hour generative writing sessions led with the generous Amherst Writers & Artists Method.

While the focus is on writing, this retreat offers a marvellous opportunity to explore the wonders of this coastal town with its modern Mediteranean flavour, and rich Ottoman and Roman history. 

The schedule is simple: We meet each morning for guided writing practice in my apartment. The rest is up to you! There are many inexpensive dining options to discover together, or you can set off on your own. 

Corfu is a 30 minute ferry from Sarande.

Tirana is the only ariport in Albania, about 3 hours from Sarande, so each particpant will arrange their own transportation and accommodation. The good news is that Albania is expremely affordable once you get there!

Your host:

Susan Wadds’ debut novel, “What the Living Do,” won the 2024 Canadian Book Club Award for fiction, was a 2024 Indies finalist, and was shortlisted for the 2024 Fred Kerner Book Award. In 2016, her short fiction won the Writers’ Union of Canada’s Prose Contest. Susan’s work has appeared in various publications, including carteblanche, The Blood Pudding, Room, and Waterwheel Review. A graduate of the Humber School for Writers and a proud member of The Writers Union of Canada and The Canadian Authors Association, Susan is a certified Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) workshop facilitator, leading writing workshops and retreats online and internationally. She lives as a guest on a quiet river on Williams Treaty land traditionally cared for by the Anishinaabe.