🇬🇧 UK
Arvon Foundation – Rural Residential Writing Courses
A charity offering 5-day residential writing retreats (fiction, poetry, non-fiction, screenwriting etc.) in atmospheric countryside houses in Devon, Shropshire and Yorkshire combining workshops, one-to-one tutorials, and dedicated writing time.
https://www.arvon.org
Cumberland Lodge – Self-Guided Writing Retreats, Windsor Great Park
A historic former royal lodge set in peaceful parkland, offering self-guided writing retreats with ensuite rooms, shared writing spaces, meals, and a calm environment; ideal for writers seeking solitude and focus without structured workshops.
https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/writing-retreats-at-cumberland-lodge/
Swanwick Writers’ Summer School – Annual Residential Writing Holiday, Derbyshire
A long-established five-day all-inclusive residential “writing holiday” every August near Derbyshire: workshops, specialist courses, social events and communal accommodation welcoming writers of all genres and experience levels.
http://www.swanwickwritersschool.org.uk/
Craft & Publishing Voyage 2026 — Writing Conference at Sea
The Craft & Publishing Voyage 2026 combines a transatlantic crossing with a full writing conference. Sailing aboard the Queen Mary 2 from Southampton to New York (5–12 September 2026), the week includes daily craft seminars, publishing panels, live page-editing sessions, and networking led by bestselling authors, an editor, and a literary agent.
It’s open to memoir, fiction, and non-fiction writers at any level. Around five hours of structured sessions run each day, with the rest of the time yours to write, explore the ship, or socialise with fellow attendees.
An optional Literary London add-on offers three days in London beforehand, including a private lunch with UK agents and editors, literary walking tours, and a West End show, with a coach transfer to Southampton included.
For UK authors especially, this sidesteps the usual transatlantic airfare — you board right at Southampton. Full details at rebirthyourwriting.com/voyage.
🌍 Europe
La Muse – Artists’ & Writers’ Residency, South of France
A peaceful manor house in the mountains of southern France (near Carcassonne) offering 3-week residencies for writers and artists of all disciplines. A tranquil, supportive retreat away from everyday life, in a creative international community.
http://lamuseretreat.com/
Write Away Europe in France, Italy and Greece
Write Away Europe’s writing retreats are an opportunity to disconnect from your everyday life and reconnect with your creative vision in an inspiring setting surrounded by a small supportive group of like-minded writers and knowledgeable experienced facilitators.
🇺🇸 USA
Vermont Studio Center (VSC) – Writers’ & Artists’ Residencies, Vermont
The largest fine-arts and writing residency program in the U.S., offering 2-, 3- and 4-week sessions in a rural Vermont village: private rooms and studios, plus a supportive international community, craft talks, readings, and the freedom to focus intensely on your writing.
https://vermontstudiocenter.org/
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) – Residency, Virginia
A large-scale artist-residency community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, offering residencies for writers, composers, and visual artists with private rooms and studios, three meals a day, and a retreat from everyday distractions to focus on creative work.
https://www.vcca.com/
