Leeds Writers’ Retreat

Come write with us! A day of uninterrupted writing, tea-drinking, and croissant eating. Set your goals, write your words, win gold stars. Bliss!

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The best one-day writing retreat in Leeds!

In need of time & space to write? Yeah, us too. Which is why we created our famously productive one-day writing retreats — to give writers the headspace and the writing space they need to let their words flow. A supportive environment + an endless supply of caffeine and snacks + gold stars for motivation + all the pep and encouragement you could ever need = the perfect set up for writing bliss. Join us in Leeds for a glorious day of writing, alongside like-minded creatives working on a whole heap of different and exciting projects. There’s no pressure — no awkward ice-breakers — just a safe place for you to write to your heart’s content. So get your butt down to Leeds Writers’ Retreat and let us help you get the words out (of your brain, not your butt).

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Directions & Parking

Car people There is ample free onsite parking. You are encouraged to use the Weaver’s Yard carpark in any space marked ‘visitors’. There is also lots of peaceful, stress free parking behind the venue in two large woodland car parks. Follow the signs round the 1912 Mill (that’s the one with the tower). Public transport people From Leeds City Centre get the 16 bus from City Square D. Stops in Farsley centre. From Bradford get then72 Bus from Bradford Interchange or train to New Pudsey Station with a 15 minute walk. New Pudsey Train Station is a 15 minute walk.

Accessibility

If you have any additional needs, please let us know when you book so we can help to accommodate you. The venue is accessible and with a toilet suitable for people with additional mobility needs.

Anything else?

Writers’ HQ retreats are strictly no sharing events! We want you to focus on writing your story instead of getting anxious about other people reading it. There is no workshopping or taught element to the retreats. It’s just about the writing.

Your host for these shenanigans...

Jem Henderson (they/them) is a genderqueer poet from Leeds, winner of a Creative Future award for underrepresented writers. Their work focuses on the body, motherhood, food, queerness and on triumph over trauma, playing with both traditional forms and experimental poetry. They are adept both on page and on stage, performing across the country and regularly publishing new work as well as running creative writing workshops.

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