About Us

Go and Write! with Dr. Gerard Collins and Jane Simpson

Award-winning Newfoundland author Gerard Collins, who now lives in New Brunswick, and Jane Simpson, also an award-winning New Brunswick author, offer creative writing retreats for those who find inspiration in travel.

During the retreat, we’ll enjoy inspiring writing sessions and group discussions, share magical evening readings, and get focused with stretches of dedicated, quiet writing time. Janie arranges our accommodations, coaches, and tours from knowledgeable, local guides, and she helps ensure things run smoothly. Gerard meets with each writer to chat about their writing journey, goals, and challenges, and he provides written commentary on a short piece of your writing that you submit in advance.

Together, Gerard and Jane strive to find you inspiring accommodations, the time and space in which to write, and opportunities for you to experience local culture, everywhere they go.

Learn more about Go and Write!, Gerard, and Janie.


Your responsibilities as a Go and Write! participant

Thanks so much for your interest in joining us for a Go and Write! retreat. Our retreats offer exceptional opportunities, but they are not without risks, rules, liabilities and dangers.

All participants are required to review our Expectations, Rules, and Refunds page and accept the terms therein.


We’re fortunate to host some pretty wonderful people on our Go and Write! retreats, and we’re extremely grateful when they put their fulfilling experience into words and share them with us.

 

I am close to finishing my memoir draft, and I give all the credit to Go and Write! for providing the environment that enabled me to write and organize my thoughts. I have opened myself up to the possibilities ahead, and I’m feeling better about my writing than I have in years…

Visit our Testimonials page to see more thoughts from Go and Write! retreat participants.


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