Escape to the page: An online creative writing retreat with Guardian Masterclasses

Summer of writing: An online retreat with Guardian Masterclasses This summer is for you: the writer. The writer you currently are, and the one you aspire to be. Whether you've written a full novel draft or you're just about to embark on your creative journey, whether your ideas are buzzing around your brain, or your work-in-progress has been locked inside a drawer, maybe, just maybe, it's time to sharpen your pencil and bring your work into the light. After almost 200 writers joined us last summer, our popular online creative retreat has returned. With brand-new content, and more expert-led workshops, writing surgeries, and space to hone your craft than before, our retreat is better than ever. Join Diana Evans, Ross Raisin, Natasha Pulley , Tim Lott, Maame Blue and more – including extra-special guest Louise Doughty – for three weeks of committed creative time. Our invigorating programme has been carefully crafted to enhance your writing, and balances masterclasses with community writing time, so you can stay on track with your projects and connect with others, while also getting words on the page, editing with confidence, and reading critically. If it's a writing community you're seeking, our regular writing room sessions and our online writing community will give you the opportunity to work on your projects in the company of others. Crucially, you can follow this retreat at a pace that suits you Our masterclasses, writing workouts, surgeries and salons are all recorded, which means you can watch and rewatch until the end of August. And, this year, we're giving you the opportunity to book a single week of the retreat or save by booking all three weeks for the price of two. This course is for … Writers of all levels, at any stage in their creative journey Writers of all genres and forms (please note that this programme will focus on fiction-writing, but that the skills are transferable to all forms of writing) Retreat highlights Week one Monday 24 July Writing workout workshop with Natasha Pulley, 8am-8.45am BST Kickstart your writing week with a bite-sized workout with the […]