Luxury Writing Retreat

Treat Yourself in 2025!

Exciting News!

Luxury writing Retreat 9-12th May 2025 

We are pleased to announce an exciting luxury writing retreat focussed on honing your craft in May 2025 in a stunning luxurious countryside location in the South Cotswolds. Please note this is a high end luxury writing retreat with a lot of taught workshop content which aims to give you the tools to improve your craft working in a small group of 12 with editor sara Naidine Cox.

 There will taught workshops every day. All  workshops will be run by Sara Nadine cox.

 Feedback will be given verbally on the first 5000 words of your novel in a half hour afternoon 1-1 session with Sara.

The schedule each day will be as follows:

 9-930am: Morning pages structured exercise led by Sara followed by coffee

10 am -1230- Taught workshop until lunch

1230 -130 - Afternoon taught workshop

230 Pm onwards – Free writing time

7PM – 8PM Dinner

8:15-9:15 PM -Non-compulsory writers reading sessions with feedback from the group

 All rooms are private with ensuite shower. There is a gym and steam room on site, a games room, 2.5 acres of woodland and countryside surrounding the venue with a short walk to the local village shop and country pub. More details of train routes and directions will be given on booking. However:

  • The nearest train station is Cam and Dursley

  • The nearest airport is Bristol

Prices include:

·      All accommodation and all meals and soft drinks/coffee//tea and snacks but not alcohol. You are welcome to bring your own alcohol and leave it in the fridge. However the first evening we will host a drinks reception, and we will provide wine and beer.

·      All workshop content

·      First 5000 word feedback given verbally in half hour 1-1 session

·      All meals and snacks are catered for, (breakfast is on a help yourself basis and for hot food you will cook your own) but for all other meals you won’t need to lift a finger the whole time! Our private chef will cater for all meals which include lunch and a two course dinner.  We are more than happy to accommodate special dietary requirements.

·      Morning coffee/tea and snacks will be served at 1030 am and afternoon tea/coffee and cake will be served on a  help yourself basis  in the main kitchen from 15:30 PM.

·      There are four ground floor rooms available for access and all workshops and communal areas are on the ground floor level.

The venue  has full super-fast Wi-Fi and TV as well as lovely grounds to explore.

https://www.stinchcombehillhouse.com

 Please note there will be a resident very friendly dog on site.

 Costs per person are £1800 for single occupancy

Costs per person sharing a twin room is £1200 per person

The price includes accommodation, meals, snacks, soft drinks, tea and coffee and retreat content.

 If you are interested in booking a place, please email us entry@cheshirenovelprize.com and we will send you a booking form. Places are on a first come first served basis. We only have 12 places available.

I hope to see you there!

Kind regards,

Sara Cox