Writing retreats created by writers, for writers, with a thoughtful blend of touring, social time, and dedicated alone time to focus on your writing.
Go and Write! with Dr. Gerard Collins and Jane Simpson, professional, award-winning authors based in New Brunswick, Canada. Our participants include emerging and published writers of all genres—poets, dramatists, children’s authors, memoirists, and more—as well as their friends, family and spouses.
Every retreat, whether we’re at a historic estate in Atlantic Canada, a castle in Scotland or Ireland, a manor house in England, or a villa in Italy, delivers a unique, life-changing experience and creates new friendships. We hope you’ll join us on our next adventure.
The mix of travel and writing made this a truly special trip… Even if it is a cliché, this was the experience of a lifetime. ~ M.I.
Upcoming Go and Write! retreats and workshops
Visit our Current Retreats page for more information.
June Update
All of our retreats for 2025 are sold out, but cancellations do happen, so please reach out if you’re interested.
We’re actively working on next year’s itinerary—sign up for our e-newsletter to receive advance notice of our 2026 retreats and any workshops we’re offering.
Workshop
New workshop for the public coming to Newfoundland, August 2025 to coincide with our Retreat to the New World
Gerard returns to Newfoundland in the summer of 2025 to host a writing retreat, and while he’s there, he’ll offer The Art of Storytelling workshop, open for public registration, at The Lantern in St. John’s on Saturday, August 16, 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Need a refresher on the art of storytelling? Get focused on your writing and join award-winning author and professor Dr. Gerard Collins for this condensed version of his storytelling masterclass, which he recently taught at the invitation of the Frye Festival and at other Maritime venues.
In this workshop, we’ll talk about story structure, how to show instead of tell, how to develop characters, enhance narrative tension, infuse your prose with subtext, and write dialogue that gets people talking.
Bring your questions and conundrums—we’re putting it all on the table.
Register now!
Cost: $85. There is limited seating for this workshop, so please secure your registration before August 10.
Retreats
St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada, Spring or Autumn 2025
Have you always wanted to visit Canada? Join us in May, June, or September for one of our most exclusive and focused writing retreats in a beautiful part of the East Coast.
May 18-25, 2025 — SOLD OUT
June 4-11, 2025 — SOLD OUT
September 17-24, 2025 — SOLD OUT
Visit the webpage for more information, or contact us to be added to the waitlist.
Retreat to the New World: Newfoundland, August 2025
This retreat is SOLD OUT
Join us on our first ever writing retreat to the Island of Newfoundland, on the East Coast of Canada.
Note: On Saturday, August 16, 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m., Gerard will also teach a workshop at The Lantern in St. John’s. The Art of Storytelling workshop is a condensed version of his masterclass and will be available to the public. Please reach out to him for more information and to register for this one-off workshop.
For more information about our writing retreat to Newfoundland, visit the webpage or contact us.
A Grand Writing Tour of Ireland: Autumn 2025
This retreat is SOLD OUT
Join us on our grandest writing tour of Ireland yet.
Visit the webpage for more information, or contact us to register or with questions.
Mountains, Lochs, and Lore: Scotland 2025
This retreat is SOLD OUT
Join us as we travel together to the wilds of the Highlands and back to Edinburgh, a UNESCO City of Literature.
Visit the webpage for more information, or contact us to register or with questions.
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire: England 2025
This retreat is SOLD OUT
Join us for a Yuletide retreat, with additional nights, meals, and events.
Visit the webpage for more information, or contact us to register or with questions.
GO AND WRITE!
Here are just a few of our more recent retreats. Visit our Previous Adventures page to see all the wonderful places we’ve been lucky enough to share with other writers.
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