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UK | The Arvon Foundation runs year-round one-week residential courses on all aspects of creative writing at three centres. Generally there are two tutors for each course, and all are experienced writers. |
FIRE IN THE HEAD, tutored by poet and author Roselle Angwin, is an exciting year-round programme of poetry, fiction, life writing, psychomythology, ecowriting and reflective writing days, weekends and weeklong retreats in stunning locations such as Iona, Cornwall, Devon, Brittany and southern France. Roselle also offers online courses and mentoring. www.roselle-angwin.co.uk roselle@fire-in-the-head.co.uk | |
The Garsdale Retreat - a new centre for creative writing courses and retreats in the stunning Yorkshire Dales National Park offering courses in Poetry, Musical Theatre, Fiction and Performance Poetry. Tutored by leading writers, fully catered. www.thegarsdaleretreat.co.uk Tel. 01539-234184 | |
The Poetry School offers some residential courses as well as group and one-to-one tuition at various London and other venues around the country. For a catalogue of their full programme, contact the school. email programme@poetryschool.com, website at: www.poetryschool.com | |
Ty Newydd Writing Courses. Taliesin Trust, Ty Newydd, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, Gwynedd, LL52 0LW. Phone 01766 522811 Fax 01766 523095 e-mail tynewydd@dial.pipex.com | |
Distance Learning Open University courses - Write to The Open University, PO Box 625, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BR UK | |
Holiday Writing Courses and Retreats | |
Italy | il chiostro workshops in Italy - art, fiction, poetry. Details from Il Chiostro Inc., 241 West 97th Street, Suite 13N, New York NY10025 Phone: (800) 990-3506 e-mail: ilchiostro@hotmail.com |
USA | COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AT SQUAW
VALLEY
Squaw Valley, California Lucille Clifton, Brenda Hillman, Robert Hass, Galway Kinnell Sharon Olds, Kevin Young The Poetry Program is founded on the belief that when poets gather in a community to write new poems, each poet may well break through old habits and write something stronger and truer than before. To help this happen we work together to create an atmosphere in which everyone might feel free to try anything. For details see website at www.squawvalleywriters.org - info@squawvalleywriters.org |
Canada |
Writing Retreat:
Beautiful
Val David,
Work on
your creative projects and gather with fellow writers and artists at a
new International Writers’ and Artists’ Residency in Val
For more info, see www.flaviacosma.com or email Flavia Cosma at flaviacosma@rogers.com |
SW France and Yorkshire |
Awakening The Writer Within,
residential retreats for poetry and prose writers in rural SW France and
non-residential course in the City of York. 2018 Programme has April and
October dates in France and June course in York. See our website
http://awakeningthewriterwithin.co.uk |
Australia | ACT Writers Centre, (Canberra, Australia) Numerous Courses - ACT Writers Centre, Gorman House, Ainslie Avenue, Braddon ACT (Canberra). Bookings essential through the ACT Writers Centre on 6262 9191 or online at www.actwriters.org.au |