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environment offers more than just comfort and privacy. It lends
inspiration, instills a sense
of well-being and provides opportunity to learn and explore. It
affords guidance, pleasant surroundings, good food, a variety of diversions.
And a sense of fellowship. This is The Writers' Retreat - your
writing retreat!
While writing demands solitude and
focus, that need not mean isolation and deprivation. Our sole
purpose is to provide an ambience conducive to
creativity and to assist writers in reaching their goal.
We are
mindful that intense work demands interlude.. Nature in abundance is just outside your door, quaint
villages and diversions abound in every direction.
Our
residents are consistently surprised by the sheer volume of work they
produce – and the fun they have doing it.
"I
just finished my next book thanks to my stay at the retreat."
—Dr.
Linda Seger, author and script consultant.
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"I'll
make my deadline! 76 finished pages. Hooray and thanks."
—Hillary
Fields, author (5 novels)
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Enter
our retreats... Choose
the location you prefer in Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico or
the United States
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Meet
our Team
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Residency
/ Eligibility
The Writers'
Retreat is dedicated to writers having neither the flexibility nor inclination to
compete for a place to write.
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We encourage extended residency but
offer
any length of stay on a first reserved basis. We cater to motivated, independent
writers and recognize the deadline driven reality of the working writer.
We strive
to accommodate your schedule.
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Is your work worthy of pursuit
at The Writers' Retreat? Only the writer's opinion is relevant to that
question. We do not presume to judge the
relative merit of one's work - you need not endure the
uncertainty of a "selection" process.
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This
literary retreats embrace writers of all genres, editors, publishers, filmmakers,
screenwriters, playwrights and poets; writers in early career as well as those
established are welcome. If you are engaged in business
or academic writing, consider this retreat environment to complete
your thesis, proposals or reports.
To
assess the benefit you may expect, please review the comments of residents
on the memories page.
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Literary
Services
Most
writers seek isolation and visiting one of our writers' retreats is the
ideal way to get it! Still, another need of writers is having an experienced
mentor at hand to review daily or weekly work, offer feedback, or coach a
writer through a bout of block. Now these two needs of writers need not be
mutually exclusive. Our retreats have mentors on site at most locations,
professionals who writers can rely on for help, but who will not intrude on
the isolation writers crave.
Upon
request, our mentors review, shape, and develop your project while offering
support, advice, and motivation. They will treat you and your dreams with
the utmost respect. Our mentors will listen as you enthuse about your book,
play, or screenplay. They are qualified to offer invaluable advice about
your current project and overall writing goals. Our mentors are dedicated to
your goal of publication. Their assistance will make publication of your
book, play, or screenplay a far more realistic outcome than if you continue
in your solo efforts. They know what it takes to get writers published!
To receive maximum benefit and ensure you reach your writing target at your
next retreat, make an appointment with one of our mentors. Achieving your
writing dreams has never been simpler or as much fun.
Call or e-mail
The Writers' Retreat where literary service and creative environment go hand
in hand!
Critique
To
help residents realize the full potential of their work, a critique is included in the
rate.
Editing
Services
Regardless
of your level of expertise, we help develop your manuscript/script to its full potential
before submission. We are reputed for ensuring that submissions
are ready, or very nearly so, to publish or to produce. To complete the
editing process, our copyeditors will
put the finishing touches on your manuscript, giving it the professional
finish you and your readers demand.
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Coaching
/ Mentoring
For writers who can't juggle schedules to attend a
workshop or prefer more individual attention. We shepherd the writer through the
process, from manuscript to publication or production. You receive undivided
personal attention that concentrates solely on your work - an
extremely efficient way to progress.
Receive step-by-step
guidance to reach specific writing and
publishing goals. We offer private
mentoring
or, put differently, private coaching.
Even if your first draft is not completed, we can get you started on the right track.
Workshops
We
occasionally offer workshops in fiction, nonfiction and screenwriting.
They are designed for writers intending to make writing a career or,
at least, a profitable venture. To ensure individual
attention, instructors lead a maximum of eight to ten participants in each
workshop.
Click
here to view our workshop schedule. To assess the benefit you
may expect, please read testimonials from participants.
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Season
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Most of the
residential retreats are
opened year-round, there's no low or high season at The Writers'
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