Weekend workshop: Life Writing Retreat

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm UTC+00:00

275-285 High St, Stratford, E15 2TF | London

Mary Ward Centre
Publisher/HostMary Ward Centre
Weekend workshop: Life Writing Retreat
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Need time and space to write your life story? Join this workshop for a focused environment to kickstart or progress your project.
About this Event

Need dedicated time and headspace to write your life story? This creative writing retreat offers a focused and spacious environment for anyone with a life writing project in progress or one they’ve been meaning to begin. With gentle guidance at the start of the morning and afternoon session, you’ll build momentum and reconnect to your creative self. Come to write, commit to your story and meet like-minded people who understand the power of personal narrative.


By the end of the course, you will:

• Have started, or made tangible progress on, a creative or life writing project

• Feel more confident in their writing process

• Know how to structure their time for sustained creative work

• Have connected with a supportive writing community


Everyone is welcome. No previous creative writing experience needed.


What will it be like?

This is a retreat-style writing lab with a calm, focused atmosphere. You’ll receive brief inspirational prompts, optional feedback time, and the space to write without distraction. This is an encouraging, not competitive retreat and you do not have to share your work unless you want to.


The course includes:

• Writing sprints and guided prompts

• Strategies for creative focus and momentum

• Reflective journaling and self-motivation techniques

• Optional peer discussion and support



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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

275-285 High St, Stratford, E15 2TF, 275-285 High Street, London, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 49.46

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