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Workshops & Retreats

See our upcoming workshops & retreats

Retreats

Italian piazza

Spend a transformative week cultivating your creativity in a small baroque town in Puglia, Italy.

Together with a group of fellow writers, you'll learn the architecture of scenes, how to create captivating characters and write dialogue that sings.

Appropriate for all levels.

Spring Writing Retreat
18- 24 May 2026
Puglia, Italy

Write-ins

5 weeks starting 19 February!
(Online)

No pressure, just prompts! If you're looking for writing inspiration and want to meet writers from around the world, join us for a series of free write-ins.

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Workshops

We offer courses online or in-person in Europe or the US.

Fiction techniques for nonfiction
7 weeks starting April 22
(Online, US)

Make your nonfiction more engaging for your readers & more fun for you to write by employing the best tools from fiction!

Writing historical fiction (EU)
6 weeks starting 7 May
(Online, EU)

Strengthen your historical fiction and get your book written confidently with this course taught by an award-winning instructor.

Intro to screenwriting (US)
TBC
(Online, US)

Learn the fundamentals of screenwriting and receive guidance on navigating the film industry.

More info soon!

Writing Fiction from your Family Tree
TBC
(Online, EU)

Turn a part of your family tree into a fully realised piece of fiction by combining your family history with an exploration of the basic elements of fiction.

Dr Hanne Boyd

Maggie Holman

Peter William Jamieson

Maggie Holman

More info soon!

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