Writers’ Retreat UK’s Jan Birley has recently, over the last two years, turned her attentions to scriptwriting. Having drafted a TV drama pilot, it has now selected as a quarterfinalist in the Screencraft TV Pilot Competition. Jan has recently finished filming of her first drama/thriller short, which is now in post-production, with her next short…Continue reading Another Competition Success
What’s Coming Up with Writers’ Retreat UK?
At Writers’ Retreat UK, we never stop moving forward. Our aim is simply to provide the best environment and resources for writers and aspiring writers to be productive. We cater for all levels of writer, from those who are well-established, traditionally published and who write for a living, to those who are just starting out…Continue reading What’s Coming Up with Writers’ Retreat UK?
July Retreat – An Unexpected Visitor
The July retreat is now wrapped and what a fabulous retreat it was. We had a mix of writers, including a novelist, a playwright and an academic writer. Our mentor was the fabulous Laurie Johnson, who has worked extensively as an editor for Harlequin and all the writers found the mentoring sessions extremely useful. This…Continue reading July Retreat – An Unexpected Visitor
Our stunning new venue
We are delighted to confirm Middleham House, set in the delightful Yorkshire Dales town of Middleham, as our latest venue to our collection of retreat locations and we will run our first one there on 6th September for 3 nights. We are very particular about our locations and there is a list of criteria they…Continue reading Our stunning new venue
Different dietary needs and our retreats
At Writers’ Retreat UK, it’s vital to us that we provide every single writer with the same standard of food no matter what their dietary needs are. We regularly see a mix of vegetarian, vegan, coeliac, lactose intolerance and dairy free diets on our retreats and this poses us no problems at all. Even our…Continue reading Different dietary needs and our retreats