Enjoy a weekend retreat at the Writers’ Getaway

Here is the perfect opportunity to remove yourself from your daily routine, spend a weekend in a serene location, and join lovers of language seeking to improve their writing.

You'll have time to work on your writing, go for a walk in the park just across the road, talk to your fellow participants about writing—or a bit of everything.

We’ll gather at mealtimes (included in the cost) and at four workshops:
→ Your opening scene — How to grab the reader's attention
→ Finding and developing great characters
→ Three-dimensional writing — using all your senses
→ Getting the dialogue right

Over the course of the weekend, we’ll schedule each participant for an individual session with one of the coaches. All critiquing is constructive and positive.

STARTS: 16 September at 5:00 pm
ENDS: 18 September at 5:00 pm
WHERE: Siddhartha Ontmoetingscentrum in Tremelo (Belgium) close to Leuven – a 45-minute drive from Brussels and an hour from Maastricht.

THE COACHES
Colette Victor is a trained creative writing teacher from Pretoria, South Africa. She has published two novels, ''Head over heart'' (Chicken House Publishers) and ''What to do with lobsters in a place like Klippiesfontein'' (Cargo Publishing) and is currently working on her third.

Steve Schwartz was born in New York. He studied Journalism and wrote for CBS News worked and as a foreign correspondent for National Public Radio in Washington, DC. Steve has lived in the Netherlands since 1982. He works as a writing and business communication trainer.

COST
There are fifteen rooms. (Some rooms have two beds.) The cost for the entire weekend — including meals — is 300 euros. You can register by making a 75 euro deposit. The rest is due by 18 August. No refunds will be possible after 2 September.

NOTE: The Getaway is intended for native or near-native English speakers.

If you’re interested in joining us or have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to email us at [email protected] or [email protected].