‘WRITE AWAY!’

Creative Writing Holidays with Chris

These are not courses but real holidays with an opportunity to stretch your creative side in a friendly and relaxed environment. Chris provides themed inspiration along with a wide choice of workshop exercises - or you can do your own thing, so long as you write something during the day and read it out to a small group. You can write in whatever genre or style you like and can be anything from complete beginner to experienced writer. We normally laugh a lot and get to know and trust each other quickly.

Chris is leading two creative writing holidays in 2012
The Cotswolds group from 2011 all want to reconvene in a big house near Bath in May 2012
so we’re full!
Scroll down the page and you’ll see the happy group from 2011

Chris is delighted to be returning to Lee Abbey, N Devon, 10-14 September.
Scroll down this page and you’ll see the photos from 2010.

Our topics for this year are Wind and Windows: Inspired by morning workshops among new friends at Lee Abbey, by the  wind of the Spirit and views through different windows, anyone can enjoy this opportunity to express creativity through writing. With plenty of laughter, it’s a holiday, not a course. The setting, where Exmoor meets the sea, is absolutely stunning. You’ll meet people from all over the world, there are many optional activities to enjoy besides the writing  and the food’s good! Places are limited to 25, so book early to be sure of a place.

Price this year is from £248, full board and the holiday running in parallel is ‘Christians at work’ led by Beverley Shepherd.

To book or request a brochure see www.leeabbey.org.uk
Or write to Lee Abbey, LYNTON, North Devon, EX35 6JJ
Or phone 0800 389 1189 or 01598 752621

 View from Lee Abbey

2011

St Rhadagunds, Ventnor, Isle of Wight 11-15 July 2011

St Rhadagunds was another great venue for a writing holiday. Here is the happy group, minus John the photographer,
 standing just outside the room where we met. Left to right: Chris, Ann, Susan, Elisabeth, Margot, Pam and another John.

The Cotswolds writing holiday

happened in mid May and was as successful as ever. A huge range of writing styles emerged from the twelve people who were there as well as a lot of laughter and even a few visits to places of interest (shopping or cultural)

Left to right: Ann, Carol, Delphine with Judy our wonderful caterer, organiser AND writer hiding with determination behind her,
then Fiona, Trina, Chris E, Mary, Cath, Manjo and Claire, with Chris L taking the picture.

Lee Abbey, 12-16 July, 2010

Lee Abbey writers 2010

Back row: Laurie Hubbard, Brenda Carter, Rachel Shaw, Anne Leslie, Rosemary Browes
Middle row: Cathy Williamson, Anne Mills-Roberts, Rob Cochrane, Rosie Berry, Ann Rasmussen, Mary Swann
Front row: Dave Russell, Ann Revill, Chris Leonard, Gerald Elves, Jude Barnes
Missing from photo: Tracey Delamare-Tipler, Mary Bainbridge

A lovely group with lots of great writing!

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