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We're excited to announce the first in our new series of Get to Grips online courses, designed to help you learn the essential skills of creative writing. For our first course we've chosen that mysterious thing called point of view, or POV for short.  

In this video Jane gives you...

An unexpected silver lining of the pandemic was the discovery that we could do so much online, reaching many more writers with our courses. To make the most of this great opportunity, we have set up this new online home. Welcome! Come on in and have a look around. 

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Isn’t it funny what you miss? In pre-pandemic times the purple folders in which we carry our workshop notes and essential information for our retreats are a familiar sight. They sit on the table with us during workshops and by the fireside in the evenings after dinner during our residential...

We’re celebrating the success of one of our regular retreaters, Ellen McGarrahan. Her debut book is published in the USA today by Random House and we are thrilled for her and proud to have helped a little along her writing journey. Ellen isn’t on Facebook but many of our guests will...