Writer's Digest Retreats

Writer's Digest is heading overseas! Have you been looking for the perfect combination of writing, inspiration, travel, and literary history? If so, then Writer's Digest Retreats are for you! Travel, sightsee, and write with fellow writers, Writer's Digest Staff, and friends of Writer's Digest. Tour with professional tour guides from the area and all you'll need to do is pack your clothes and favorite writing materials.

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2026 Retreat to Tuscany - April 7 - 14, 2026.

APRIL 7-14, 2026. Escape to the peaceful Tuscan countryside to spend a week dedicated to making time for writing, improving your craft, and learning from publishing professionals, all while enjoying a taste of Italy. Join a Writer's Digest editor and an experienced literary agent for a trip of a lifetime while moving your writing forward.

 

Take a look at past 2025 retreat information below.

2025 Retreats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 12-20 (CLOSED for 2025) Writer's Digest is heading across the pond to England with literary agent, Amy Collins this September! This unique trip is part literary tour and part retreat with an experienced literary agent and Writer's Digest editor. Get inspired in the land of literary giants like Shakespeare and Dickens, Austen and the Brontës, Smith and Ishiguro. Pack your bags and favorite writing notebook for a trip of a lifetime. Space is limited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 3 - 10, 2025.  (CLOSED FOR 2025) Join Writer’s Digest editors Amy Jones and Robert Brewer as hosts of the tour. The itinerary was carefully crafted by Writer’s Digest Editor-in-Chief Amy Jones who has traveled extensively in the region and can’t wait for fellow writers and literary enthusiasts to experience the sights and sounds of Florence and Tuscany. Pack your bags and favorite writing notebook for a literary trip of a lifetime!