Reasons to choose RFY to get more writing done. Happy New Year! Most of us will have a resolution to finish the book, start the book, get more writing done on the book, or the PhD, poetry et cetera. Taking yourself away from it all to a writing retreat is often the best way for […]

See below for information of a special deal if you book before December 31st. Plus – great advice for first time screenwriters, and an interesting blog about getting an agent from our workshop partners, Retreat West. Winter Warmers First, as the nights now begin around 5pm, we are delighted to light up our cosy wood-burner […]

Look!  we are pleased to be sponsoring a competition to win a four night stay at Retreat’s For You. Looks like we will be welcoming many new subscribers to our newsletter in the future, and do forward to a friend if they would like to hear our news regularly as well. Anyone new who replies with the […]

Julie Cohen’s new novel ‘Together’ is now a bestseller! She has topped several charts on Amazon and hit the top ten of all kindle books – that’s amazing. It’s becoming a fast favourite for book groups to review due to its clever structure and incredible twist at the end… can you guess it? Just don’t […]

The tickets are now available! Come to a special weekend in Devon on Sept 16th, for a charity concert of lovely light jazz music eg That ole Devil love and What a difference a day makes…… all in aid of the wonderful charity – Medical Detection Dogs! I’m thrilled to be hosting this night and […]

Following unavoidable events for Elaine Denning (get well soon!!)we have great pleasure in announcing a new editor for our Memoirs and First Time Writers Week Jayne Watson is our new tutor, she is a very experienced mentor. Over the course of three workshops, we’ll look at the plot, story arc and theme of your memoir, […]