Beach School for Writers

Following the amazing success of our Forest School for Writers, we’re offering a writers’ beach school for 2023. This is an absolute must for anyone who wants to write about the sea or shoreline.

We will be mostly writing outside, in a variety of extraordinary locations along the stunning Dumfries and Galloway coast. Our week will include: yoga in a cave –  toes digging into the sandy floor and using each yoga flow to access a deeper aspect of your novel; a dark-sky beach experience where The Freelance Ranger will teach you about the moon, the tides, and the role of the stars in the lives of sea-goers and beach-dwellers; and an amazing evening foraging with Mark Williams from Galloway Wild Foods. At low tide, we will walk out to an island and learn about seaweed, which beach plants and vegetables to eat, and how you can incorporate the natural world in your writing. A truly magical trip that will include – writing notebooks in hand – island cocktails (with or without alcohol) under a setting sun.

There will be opportunities for free writing time and excursions to write in seaside locations, as well as writing exercises and theory with Anstey to make the most of beach school for your novel.

If you ever include the sea or the shore in your story, this is the week for you.

All accommodation and meals – inside and out – are included (and wine/alcohol-free alternative with meals).

To book your place or if you have any queries, please email info@writesouthwestscotland.com