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Guided Literary Walks
Come, explore the lives and words of writers, artists and poets like William and Jack Butler Yeats, John Masefield and Bloomsbury Group members Arthur Waley and Beryl de Zoete. I offer guided literary walks around the secret, coastal Gara Valley in South Devon where they lived, dreamed, wrote and painted. We'll read words written of and in the valley, discover their sources of inspiration, consider their art ...
Writing In The Wild
Writing In The Wild, an immersion in unspolit landscapes and waterscapes - perfect for inspiring your own writing... Listen to what the stream says, what the woods whisper and where the road less travelled leads you... Shall we glimpse otters, or dormice or water voles? We'll take our journals and wellies and let nature show us how to quieten the white noise in our heads and open ...
Wednesday Writers Workshops 2020
Enjoy a monthly ARTIST’S DATE as recommended by Julia Cameron in The Artist’s Way. Full day writing workshops hosted by Anne Rainbow and Christine Cooke Discover fresh techniques in creative writing, self-editing and marketing/publishing Talk to published authors/experts about their craft and experience Share your writing journey in a supportive, safe environment Meet, share and connect with other new and experienced writers: When ...
Writers At The Watermill 2018 - Creative Writing & Editing Workshop
Would you like to: empower your inner writer, develop your writing voice, find inspiration to motivate your writing, explore your creativity alongside like-minded people, understand how to edit your work ready for feedback or print, improve your writing and confidence, escape to a literary landscape with all your meals prepared? Then this weekend is for ...
Testimonials
Writers At The Watermill 2017 'The course & venue have generosity & creativity at their heart.' Susanne H-S. ' I'm an experienced writer but I learned something from Anne and was inspired by Christine.' Jo Parfitt. 'Such a beautiful, peaceful, creative ambience... I feel ... as if I've slipped into another century. So restful for the head, and heart!' Belinda Seaward, author of Hotel Juliet and The Beautiful Truth. 'Felt I grew. Thoroughly enjoyable.' Sheila S. 'Wonderful weekend - enriching, safe, gorgoeus location.... I'll take away great memories ... also renewed motivation... Great to meet other writers & just hang out & talk writing all weekend.' Jacinta Noonan, The Hague. &...
Writers At The Watermill 2017, A Residential Writing Workshop
A weekend for you to explore creative writing and understand how to edit what you’ve written. With Christine Cooke of JourneyWords & Anne Rainbow, Red Pen Mentor & ScrivenerVirgin. Guest speaker is Belinda Seaward, author of Hotel Juliet and The Beautiful Truth (John Murray). Imagine: a room of your own. In an atmospheric, comfy stone ...
