Yesterday I returned from teaching our second annual Creative Writing Retreat in Merida, Mexico – and what a studendous week it was. Great writers, wonderful scenery, memorable experiences, daily writing workshops and so much great food!
Creative Writing Retreat: Merida!
Such a special city. Street festivals, wandering the Plaza Granda and people-watching along the Paseo de Montejo. Visiting the Mayan World Museum. Exploring the art. Wandering the parks. Live music and dancing most evenings.
Our Creative Writing Workshops in Merida
Each morning, we met for 3 hours, deepening our writing experience as the week went on. Sometimes we met on a terrace with flowers and sunshine, and at other times inside, around a large table in our beautiful hotel. We explored poetry, memoir, character creation for fiction and playwriting, flash fiction, novel structure and editing. We also write to multiple prompts, discussed techniques, learned about the business of getting published and shared our writing with each other for feedback – or pure pleasure.
Sightseeing Between Creative Writing Workshops!
With nine people, we were able to offer many half-day sightseeing options after our morning creative writing classes. Writers went to the huge Mapan Museum, visited a choice of 2 Mayan ruins, spotted flamingos in Celestun, enjoyed dinner on the beach, and swam in several cenotes. Some days were all about the writing and on others, writers chose to explore.
The BEST Creative Writing Retreat for Food!
Merida is a great place to be if you love to eat. There is a seemingly limitless choice of restaurants, all with unique patios and atmospheres, so we had plenty to sustain us between creative writing workshops!
Join Our Next Creative Writing Retreat in Merida, Mexico!
We will be opening registration for our next Creative Writing Retreat in Mexico by the end of December – and the creative writing retreat will take place in early December 2023. A retreat like this can be a truly inspirational and life-changing experience! Check out reviews, and follow our adventures on all creative writing holidays, on Facebook at @centauriwritingretreats
