The Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat
A weekend of workshops, discussion, and space to write.
Dates: 22–24 January 2016
Location: El Rancho, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand
Registration: Register securely online or contact [email protected] with any
and all questions or for additional information.
Join us for the Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat and renew and recharge your writing and your life.
The Kāpiti Writers’ Retreat is an immersive, two-day gathering for writers, happening on the Kāpiti Coast. The retreat includes morning workshops, afternoon panels, discussions and space and time to write, relax and engage with topics critical to your work.
Seven established New Zealand and international writers – Pip Adam, Gary Copeland Lilley, James George, Helen Lehndorf, Renée, Sam Orchard, and Anna Taylor – will teach morning workshops: three in fiction, two in poetry, one in memoir writing, and one in the graphic novel. (Read descriptions of the workshops and teachers below.)
In the afternoons the same teachers will lead panels and discussions on topics pertinent to craft and literature in Aotearoa. Guided free-writing sessions will be offered for those not attending the morning workshops and we welcome writers who wish to work on their own projects over the weekend.
All writers are welcome, at whatever stage you are in your writing life. You’ll find community, encouragement, and a safe place in which to take artistic risks. Families, partners and children are welcome to accompany writers and join us for meals. El Rancho has a great range of facilities for children. Please contact Kirsten at [email protected] for more information.
More info here.
