Writing Courses, Holidays & Retreats in Costa Rica
Welcome to our Creative Writing Retreat in
spectacular Costa Rica!
spectacular Costa Rica!
We all crave inspiration, once in a while; the time to dream, the space to think, the energy to pour into a creative project. We need to recharge, to reassert belief in ourselves and to reimagine how we see ourselves. We need to laugh, to learn new skills, to be alone when we choose to, to be part of a community when the mood takes us and to reconnect with the natural world. It’s hard to imagine a more perfect place to do all this than in our beautiful Costa Rican eco-lodge in the heart of rainforest. Luna Nueva is a world unto itself. Luxury in nature. A place for new beginnings and fresh discoveries. Come for the writing retreat. Leave with inspiration and memories to last for months and years to come.
Sound appealing? Then join us for an experience of a lifetime at our creative writing retreat near La Fortuna, Costa Rica.
Who joins our creative writing retreats?
Writers attending solo, or with family or friends. Beginners who have never written before, and novelists with manuscripts in the final stages. Writers wishing to focus entirely on their creative work, and others who combine our workshops with daily sightseeing tours. Our trip to Costa Rica is fully escorted from the moment you land in San Jose International Airport, so our creative writing retreat is ideal even for people who have not traveled before. Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever your needs, you’re welcome.
The Centauri Costa Rica Writing Retreat 2019!
Sometimes, we all need to retreat. From schedules, responsibilities, routine and expectations. Our campers ‘retreat’ when they join us at camp each summer and our adult writers (plus their families) retreat when they join us in Costa Rica each February. But we don’t just retreat from – we retreat to. This past week, he 12 of us retreated to nature, healthy food, daily writing workshops, an immersion in our personal projects, wonderful weather and a community of like-minded souls. All of us came back rejuvenated and with fresh inspiration for our work. Finca Luna Nueva is our magical writing base in [...]
12 Writing Prompts for the Holidays!
Scheduled holidays provide us with a rare opportunity for extended periods of uninterrupted writing time. With this in mind, here are 12 prompts you could use to inspire 12 days of writing over the winter holiday. But first, a spoiler alert! If you take creative writing classes with us at the Centauri Arts Academy, you will be receiving your own, gift-wrapped writing prompts similar to the ones below, so we'd advise you not to read on! For everyone else, ask a friend to print out these prompts for you, and to fold and place each one in an envelope. Every time [...]
Our Costa Rica Writing Retreat 2018!
Our third annual writing retreat to Costa Rica finished this week, and what a fabulous adventure it was. Here’s a list of our most memorable experiences: The Group! A wonderful collection of people from across North America. We had seasoned writers, and participants writing creatively for the first time. Poets, playwrights, short story writers, novelists, memoir writers and people trying various forms. Some of us had attended retreats before, while others had barely travelled. Our group was supportive, encouraging, positive and eager to launch into this amazing experience. Together we formed a community we will value forever. Finca Luna Nueva! Our [...]
Five Qualities of a Great Writing Retreat!
The benefits of a writing retreat go far beyond the solitude to write, and likely those benefits will stay with you for years to come. So what exactly should you be saying at the end of a week on retreat? I am a writer! You may love to write – or want to write – but chances are, you spend most of your life being other things – a mother, a teacher, a grandparent, an engineer… whatever. On a writing retreat, you are a writer, pure and simple. Whether you are writing, thinking, jotting down ideas, talking about writing, exploring a [...]
