WRITING FICTION AT RATHFINNY

The retreat runs from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon ending around 4pm. 

  • Workshops:  a two and a half hour workshop will be held each morning after breakfast and will include a coffee or tea break
  • Writing time:  after lunch you are free to write, go for walks, sleep, think or read.  You can write in your room or the house has plenty of nooks and crannies where you can tuck yourself away to write
  • One-to-one Tutorials: if you are interested, a private quarter of an hour session with Emma Darwin to discuss your writing and how you'd like it to evolve.

FRIDAY

  • Arrival from 2pm
  • Dive straight into writing , relax by a fire or walk in the vineyard
  • Welcome drinks at 6pm to get to know the other guests
  • Supper will be around 7.30pm in the barn's large dining room serving a locally sourced home-cooked meal

SATURDAY

  • Classic Rathfinny breakfast will be served from 8am-9am
  • Workshop 10am-12,30pm
  • Light lunch 1pm-2.0pm
  • Writing time in the afternoon and one-to-one sessions with Emma
  • Tea and Cake from 4pm
  • Drinks at 6pm followed by supper in the dining room at 7.30pm

SUNDAY

  • Breakfast served from 8am-9am
  • Workshop 10am-12,30pm
  • Light lunch 1pm-2.0pm
  • Writing time in the afternoon and final one-to-one sessions
  • Farewell Tea and Cake from 3pm-4pm