Diary from our Writing Retreat in York, England, March 2025
Last week Centauri Arts held its first ever creative writing retreat in York, England. We brought together 8 talented writers from across Canada and the US for a week of writing, sightseeing and cultural experiences. Our host venue for this week-long experience was The Tower Guesthouse, a beautiful family-run hotels 10 minutes’ walk from the centre of the city. We took over the entire guesthouse, so it had the true feel of a retreat. We held our writing workshops each morning in the breakfast room, and Diana, one of our hosts, baked wonderful British cakes to help inspire us all. York is the perfect venue for a writing retreat. It is full of history, and the birthplace of many writers, so the literary heritage [...]