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Barcelona Writing Retreat

September 14, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdventure, Art, Authors, Barcelona, Culture, History, Inspiration, June, Manuscripts, Novel, Pink Panged, research, Restaurants, Retreat, Scenery, Shopping, Spain, Stories, Vacation, Women Only, Workshop, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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The Pink Panged writing retreat in Barcelona is for women only during November 27-December 1, 2019. If you’re looking for inspiration for your next novel, this might be the spot. The retreat is filled with adventure, culture, art, shopping, restaurants, and history. During Pink Panged writing retreat in Barcelona authors will:

Express themselves through the written word
Experience Venice’s age-old beauty
Immerse themselves in Italian culture
Participate in Pink Pangea’s interactive workshops
Connect with participants from all over the world
Feel emotionally refreshed and physically rejuvenated

If you’re wanting to visit this scenic place and write your novel, hurry because seats are filling fast! And, enjoy your writing vacation.

P. D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Writing Retreat In Venice, Italy

April 27, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Adventure, Art, Authors, Book, Culture, Emotional, Fiction, History, Inspiration, Italian, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Novel, Opportunity, Participants, Pink Panged, Refresh, Rejunenate, Restarants, Retreat, Shopping, Stories, Venice, Women, Workshops, Writers, Writing, Written Word, Young Adultpdpabst

The Pink Panged writing retreat in Venice is for women only during June 19-23, 2019. If you’re looking for inspiration for your next novel, this might be the spot. The retreat is filled with adventure, culture, art, shopping, restaurants, and history. During Pink Panged writing retreat in Venice authors will:

Express themselves through the written word
Experience Venice’s age-old beauty
Immerse themselves in Italian culture
Participate in Pink Pangea’s interactive workshops
Connect with participants from all over the world
Feel emotionally refreshed and physically rejuvenated

If you’re wanting to visit this scenic place and write your novel, hurry because there are only a few spots available! And enjoy your writing vacation.

P. D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Himalayan Writing Retreats

March 8, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAuthors, Book Chat, books, Calendar, Exercises, Fiction, Fireside Chats, Getaway, Himalayan Writing Retreats, Inspiration, Instruction, Long Walks, Manuscripts, Non-Fiction, Retreat, Stories, Writerly Chats, Writingpdpabst

Want to whisk away to the Himalayan mountains for inspiration while writing your next novel? Then sign up for one of the Himalayan Writing Retreats, or one of the writing weeks (depending on your level of expertise). There is instruction, exercises, fireside chats, long walks, and writerly chats.

If you are looking for advise or simply inspiration for your next book, be sure to check out the Himalayan Writing Retreats/Weeks event calendar. They have more than one to enroll during the year 2019. Have fun and happy writing!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award

October 15, 2018Awards, Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAccommodation, Applications, Author, books, Deadline, Fee, Financial Support, Flight, Funding, Getaway, Iceland, Inspiration, Novel, Particpant, Retreat, Reykjavik, Scholarship, Stories, Submission, The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award, Travel, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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A writer’s retreat in Iceland? Can I get a woot-woot? The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award offers talented writers in need of financial support an opportunity to attend the Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavík, Iceland in April, 2019. Per their website, entrants can apply for either full or partial funding. Full funding covers all participation in the Iceland Writers Retreat. The scholarship includes round-trip flights to Iceland and accommodations. Partial funding covers the participant fee only, and neither accommodation nor round trip flights.

Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 31 October, 2018. Midnight, PST. For complete details on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Himalayan Writing Retreats

March 21, 2018Literary, Webinar/Workshop, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Advice, Authors, books, Calendar, Chats, Events, Exercise, Feedback, Fiction, Fireside, Himalayan, Himalayan Writing Retreats, Inspiration, Instruction, Long Walks, Manuscripts, Mentors, MG, Middle Grade, Mountains, Non-Fiction, Retreat, Stories, Writerly Stuff, Writers, Writing, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Pele’s Fire: Write To The Core (Retreat)

November 19, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult Books, Application, Authors, Awe-Inspiring, books, Conference, Elena Georgiou, Exercises, Explore, Feedback, Fiction, Hawaii, Inpiration, Jungle, Kaimu Black Sand Beach, Kalani, Lava, Lava Tree Forest, Manuscripts, Massage, Memoir, Middle Grade Books, Non-Fiction, Oceanside, Pele's Fire, Pool, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, Readings, Registration, Retreat, Sea, Stories, Swim, Volcaniclly-Warmed Pools, Volcano, Volcano National Park, Workshops, Write To The Core, Writers, Writing, Writing Topics, Yoga, Young Adult Bookspdpabst

Looking for a place to type your new manuscript and need a place of inspiration. Try the Pele’s Fire: Write To The Core. This retreat is held at the Oceanside retreat in Hawaii called Kalani.

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Participate in yoga, meditation, dance, or another wellness program while visiting Kalani. Take a swim, get a massage, or explore the nearby jungle, land, and sea. And if you want an extended stay beyond the writing retreat, look into being a volunteer and get a discount or a scholarship!

Here are some of the things Pele’s Fire all-inclusive writing retreat offers:

Your own quiet writing time
Small-group workshops with both of their teachers (Rahna Reiko Rizzuto & Elena Georgiou)
Generative inspiration and exercises
Guided conversations on a variety of writing-related topics
Your own one-on-one conference for manuscript feedback
Group readings
Optional free time to explore the island.

Things you can explore:

Volcano National Park
Lava Tree Forest
Kaimu black sand beach
Volcanically-heated warm pools

Join us in 2018

Most importantly, you get to write-write-write in beautiful and awe-inspiring surroundings! But hurry, registration for spring 2018 may still be open, but application deadline expires on December 4, 2017 (or until retreat is full).

Have a great writing experience!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

Under The Volcano Writing Retreat

November 13, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Authors, Celebrations, Critiques, Cultural, Dinners, Discussions, Feedback, Fiction, Guidelines, Master Classes, Mexico, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Poets, Quiet Writing Space, Retreat, Tepoztlan, Under The Volcano Writing Retreat, Vacation, Workshops, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

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Under The Volcano has master classes over a nine day stay in Tepoztlan, Mexico. This retreat is for writers wanting to vacation, learn, and write on their WIP simultaneously. Even greater, these types of trips are tax deductible for writers. (Yes, you heard that right.)

The next session will be January 11-21, 2018 and costs $1895 (US). This fee includes:

Tuition workshops
One individual conference
Opening reception, orientation and closing dinners and one other group dinner
Daily lunches
Private faculty reading and dinner
Public readings and book signings
Village tour and other cultural events
Escorted pyramid hike
Closing dinner

The fee does NOT include Airfare, accommodation and ground transportation for the workshop. For information or questions, you can go to their website to access their guidelines and application. (Disclaimer: I’ve not attended this workshop, so do your own research!)

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Writing Retreat in Venice, Italy

May 6, 2017Holiday, Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdventure, Art, Authors, Culture, History, Inspiration, Italy, June, Manuscripts, Novel, Pink Panged, Restaurants, Retreat, Scenery, Shopping, Vacation, Venice, Women Only, Workshop, Writers, Writingpdpabst

The Pink Panged writing retreat in Venice is for women only during June 11-15, 2017. If you’re looking for inspiration for your next novel, this might be the spot. The retreat is filled with adventure, culture, art, shopping, restaurants, and history. During Pink Panged writing retreat in Venice authors will:

Express themselves through the written word
Experience Venice’s age-old beauty
Immerse themselves in Italian culture
Participate in Pink Pangea’s interactive workshops
Connect with participants from all over the world
Feel emotionally refreshed and physically rejuvenated

If you’re wanting to visit this scenic place and write your novel, hurry because seats are filling fast! And enjoy your writing vacation.

P. D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Himalayan Writing Retreats

March 12, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways2017, Authors, books, Creativity, Exercises, Fiction, Fireside Chats, Himalayan Mountains, Himalayan Writing Retreats, Inspiration, Instruction, Long Walks, Manuscripts, Non-Fiction, Retreat, Stories, Writerly Chats, Writers, Writingpdpabst

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Write Away Greece Writing Retreat

March 8, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways#amediting, #amwriting, Adult, Antiparos, April, Authors, Boat Trip, Characters, Critique, Dinners, Feedback, Fiction, Greece, Horseback Riding, Inspiration, June, Manuscripts, Massages, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Paros, Private Boat, Retreat, Spring, Stories, Summer, Tours, Vacation, WIP, Write Away Europe, Write Away Greece, Writers, Yoga, Young Adultpdpabst

Who’s up for another retreat to stimulate the writerly mind? Then you’ll want to check out Write Away Greece in Paros, Greece! Spring session is April 22-29, 2017 and has limited places remaining. If you can’t make this session, no worries. There will be a summer session June 4-14, 2017. Yes, two opportunities to attend a place of inspiration.

Spend the time writing your latest WIP in workshops and mentoring sessions. Mingle with other authors, talk over group dinners, and chat on the weekend social occasions. Of course, you can also purchase extras such as tour of Paros, boat trip to neighboring island of Antiparos, horseback riding, guided hikes, yoga, private massages, and private boat tours. For more information, or to see all the Write Away Retreats in different countries, go to Write Away Europe website.

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

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