Book Bootcamp Bootcamp for your book is a boutique two-day intensive writing course focussing on your work-in-progress. Despite doing an enormous amount of work, you will leave this weekend invigorated and full of enthusiasm for your project. We will write from 10am to 5pm on both days, with a break for lunch and a short...
In the run-up to Halloween, we'll be providing a series of playful and practical creative writing workshops exploring character, setting and things that go bump in the night. Whether you want to heighten the suspense in your psychological thriller or confront your ghosts, this supportive tutored retreat will offer you the skills and tools to...
Shhh, We’re Writing is a Monday to Saturday retreat aimed at helping you focus on your novel and whatever might be the thing that’s holding it up. You will have three meals a day and all the snacks, without having to lift a finger. You can eat at your desk or at our long table...
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...
We are delighted to be holding a second Writing into the Dark event. Last year’s was an outstanding success (see some of our reviews) and places on the 2023 course are very limited as a result of re-bookings. In the run-up to Halloween, we’ll be providing a series of playful and practical creative writing workshops...
