Join us in Italy in the inaugural year of The Writers’ Journey Retreats and Workshops. Bring your creativity, your ideas and leave with a plan, great contacts and renewed energy for your project
The Experience
Space to think, write, develop your authentic voice
These retreats are designed to create space, to think, to write, to share ideas, and to develop your authentic voice within a supportive creative community.
Over five days, you’ll be supported to deepen your skills as a writer, explore your ideas, and move your work forward with clarity and intention, guided by your mentor.
You’ll leave the retreat with renewed energy and confidence in your creative practice, as well as a clear sense of direction for how to continue your writing journey once you return home.
see what’s coming
Wherever you are on your journey there’s something here for you.
why a retreatBreaking out of routine, in a place built to inspire.
Develop Your Craft
Structured teaching, hands-on exercises, and personalised feedback from established authors and literary agents who guide you toward stronger, clearer work.
Build Your Creative Commuity
Connect with like-minded writers over shared meals, evening walks, and unhurried conversations — friendships that often outlast the retreat itself.
Find Inspiration
Write in the heart of Italy, surrounded by centuries of art, history, and breathtaking beauty. Let the place shape the words.
Join the journey at any stage.
The Retreats and Workshops
Manuscript to Publication
Developing Skills and Story WorkshopVenice
Developing Skills and Story WorkshopCreative Writing
The Island of Ischia
February 2027
Learn to prepare your work for submission, approach agents and publishers, and craft effective query letters and synopses — with mentor feedback and a submission pack to take home.
Ideal for: Writers with ideas or early drafts who want to strengthen structure and storytelling skills.
Historic Centre of Lucca
A playful, supportive space to explore ideas, experiment freely, and begin shaping raw inspiration into story. Silence the inner critic and reconnect with the joy of being creative.
Ideal for: First-time retreat-goers, new writers, or anyone wanting to reconnect with their creative voice.
Deep Focus Writing
February 2027
four retreats across Italy each suited to a different moment in your writing life from first spark to final submission.
Developing Skills and Story WorkshopTuscany
A retreat for writers with a project underway — time, focus, and space to build momentum, clarity, and depth. A crackling fire, mountain views, and the quiet to hear your own voice.
Ideal for: Writers working on a draft who need time, focus, and space to go deeper.
Developing Skills and Story WorkshopThe Craft of Writing
Historic Centre of Lucca
Historic Centre of Lucca
historical fiction author Caroline Lea, exploring the craft of researching, structuring, and developing a novel.
Ideal for: Writers with ideas or early drafts who want to strengthen structure and storytelling skills.
Gentle Rythmn to Your Day
Questions
Frequently Asked
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All The Retreats include. 3 hours per day group sessions with an industry professional such as a Writer, Literary Agent, Editor, Publisher.
All Accommodation and meals are included as well as entry fees to places of interest with an inspirational purpose which differs depending on the location.
All you have to do is bring yourself and your curiosity.
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Not at all. Writers are welcome at any stage — from first ideas to a completed draft. Each retreat suits a different moment in your writing life, so you can join the journey wherever you are.
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Yes meals are included, This will usually mean breakfast at the hotel with lunch and dinner either in the hotel or at a selected restaurant or location.
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Yes we can, but please let us know in advance the specifics of your requirements.
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You can contact us through the website, or here at our email address which is:
Inyourspaceproduction@gmail.com
Whatsapp: +44 07878143811
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Yes you pay for your travel to the retreat, any other travel to an event or a place on the retreat is covered in the fees.
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