Writers Retreat Workshop

Are you committed to bringing your novel to life? Could you use ten days of time, space, encouragement, and professional guidance in a program designed specifically with your needs and goals in mind? Consider the internationally renowned WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP, founded by Gary and Gail Provost in 1987:

It may well be the program you have often dreamed of.

USA TODAY, in its article “Vacations That Can Change Your Life,” identified eight learning programs across America as vacation “trips that could buy you a new lease on life.” One program only was designated for writers: the WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP, the annual ten-day intensive workshop created by Gary and Gail Provost and sponsored by WRITE IT / SELL IT.

“Open that desk drawer, dust off the great American novel inside and take it to the Write It / Sell It workshop.”
--USA WEEKEND

Will you be at the next WRW?

For dates and further details, please visit the WRW Website: www.writersretreatworkshop.com.

WHAT SOME OF OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE HAD TO SAY, 1987-2000.

ARE YOU IN SEARCH OF AN IDEAL NETWORK, A TRUE “FAMILY” OF PASSIONATELY SERIOUS, COURAGEOUS WRITERS? WRITERS OF NOVELS? WRITERS LIKE YOU?

1987 - “My experience at WRW was invaluable in expanding my writing and self-editing skills. No other workshop has benefited me more as a writer and as a person.” – Russ R., NC

1988 - “It was a pleasure to work in such a warm, supportive atmosphere. I learned so much about evaluating my work, seeing it with new eyes. WRW was about accepting my starting point, finding my strengths (and weaknesses) and improving my writing.” – Anne S., Canada

1989 - “Invaluable!” – Paul W., Switzerland

1990 - “In the future, when someone asks me when I became a writer, my reply will be: Sometime between the 6th and 15th of July, 1990 at the WRW.” – Terry W., Africa

1991 - “Was it worth coming from Australia? I would have come from the moon for this! All week long I kept thinking, What great advice!” – Marg Mc., Australia

1992 - “I can honestly say I learned more in ten days at WRW than I have in twenty years of other conference-going, class-taking and book-reading. WRW is definitely for the serious-minded writer who wants to learn, work and succeed. It has given me the motivational experience-and the knowledge-for which I have waited a lifetime!” – Jean S., MA

1993 - “When I read the hysterically enthusiastic praise for the WRW, I thought, ‘Yeah, sure.’ But I learned more in ten days than I have in ten years of writing. I learned also that everything said about the WRW is true!” – Ramona L., MA

1994 - “WRW is the single most important investment of time and money you will make in your literary career.” – Greg Mc., OK

1995 - “Ten days at WRW: Magic!” – Lois A., FL

1996 - “For the serious writer- no matter what level - there is no better workshop anywhere than the WRW. The one-on-one help and the enthusiasm of the staff was worth double the cost of the workshop. I’ll be back.” – Chris G., CO

1997 - “These were ten of the best days of my life. In fact, on the second full day I phoned my wife to say that even if the workshop were to end right then, I would have already received my money’s worth.” – Bill L., TN

1998 - “WRW is the most luxurious experience a writer can have. Agents, editors, solitude, and never-ending teaching and support: they combine to provide an environment in which writers flourish, books are born, and dreams are fulfilled. The days are full, the assignments are challenging, and the exhilaration at the end is unparalleled. I grew in directions I had never imagined and in so doing, found my way back to the heart of the book.” – Chris F., NY

1999 - “WRW provided an exceptional collection of talent, operating in a relaxed and supportive environment, which guaranteed an outstanding learning experience. The most powerful and well-balanced ten days of concentrated learning one can expect to find anywhere.” – Bill P., DC

2000 - “WRW was excellent! Particularly for someone like me who had finished the first novel, was wrting a secong, but getting a 90% rejection on queries. At WRW I learned: (1) that I didn’t know much about craft BUT I can learn; and (2) that I had jumped the gun, sending out my manuscript. It needs a thorough rewrite.” – Debbie B., Bolivia

2001 - “The WRW I attended was a turning point for me. I learned the single most important lesson in my twelve years of struggling to become published: story is everything. And my stories have sucked. That’s why I’m not published, and that’s what I’ve got to correct. I will come up with a breakout story, and it will be published. And what I learned at WRW will be the reason for it.” – Cal R., GA

2002 - “I learned more at my ten days with WRW than I did in twenty years of weekend conferences and lectures. A crash course in story-telling.” – John G., NJ

2003 - “Both times I attended, my [own] novels fell apart and were reconstructed in stronger, far better ways. I came home, went to work, and thought…Gary’s stuff really, really works.” – T. J. MacGregor, Guest Faculty, (Edgar Award Winner)

2004 - “Do it now and save yourself another 10 years of your novel going nowhere."
Gabriella, Canada

2005 - “With money and vacation time, many people would choose to visit foreign lands, lie on sandy beaches, visit great museums. . . but . . . we come to look into ourselves, rather than out at the world, and to share our time with others who understand this need. . . . ‘Ten days’ passes in the blink of an eye, and I always leave with great reluctance, clutching tightly to my notes and memories, knowing that they must sustain me until we all meet again.” – Kim C, TX

Etc.

"WRW was so incredible: a life-changing boot camp of support and education for writers who are not afraid to be brave."
-- C.J. C., CA

“I grew more as a writer in the ten days spent here than I did in all the previous years of study. I recommend the WRW to all fiction writers who seek to learn the tools for success." – Joan M., NY

“It sounds crazy, but there is something magical about WRW and its people. There is laughter, love, and a true sense of family.” – Roman W., TN

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