Writing Retreats

Creative Writing Retreats 2024/2025

Pyrenean Creative Writing Retreat

Aug 12-19 / Aug 22-29 2024

Navarra, Spain

Zigbone Farm Retreat Center

January 17-22 / April 6-11, 2025

Catoctin Mountains, Maryland, USA

Who are the Retreats For?

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Our writing retreats are for anyone committed to the act of writing, regardless of publication or submission history.

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Age, experience, and education not important.

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Whether you are new to writing, or an established author, we are here to provide support and nourishment to help foster your artistic growth.

What We’re About

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We create a nurturing and warm space where writers find support from one another for their work.

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We strive to lessen feelings of isolation by promoting community within all of our writer groups.

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We aim to help you develop new skills, fresh ideas, innovative approaches to writing, and a sustaining community of writing friends.

The creative writing retreat at Zigbone was a transformative experience. Diana’s writing prompts sparked my imagination and led to profound discoveries in my work. She encouraged us to step out of our comfort zones and fostered a space where sharing felt empowering. I entered the retreat with uncertainty about my place in the writing world; I left with confidence to call myself a writer.”

Jordun

At both Pyrenean Writing Retreat and Zigbone you will find excellent craft classes, a beautiful environment, time to contemplate and create, great conversations about books and writing, and an experienced and caring teacher. I’ve been to Diana’s retreats in Spain and at Zigbone, and both were gifts with enduring value. I am extremely grateful for both experiences.

Christie Mercer, PhD

I’ve been to three writing retreats and this one in Spain was the most nurturing, personalized and rich experience I’ve had. Thanks to Diana Friedman, whose expertise, teaching skills, intuition, and caring nature fostered a safe environment in which all of us could open up, write, and share. I am certain that I will remain in touch with this community because of the strong bond we formed.

Amy Hardy