How far in advance do you block out writing time? I’ve just got my own writing retreat dates sorted for the rest of the year. There might be more to come, but now we know that every couple of months, we have a couple of days to write together in person.
Your fellow writers have spoken! Here are our writing retreat dates for the rest of 2024. All retreats are bilingual, in English and Finnish, except Tohtoriverkosto retreats which are in Finnish only. You can write in any language. When I asked, you wanted a mix of locations, online and around Finland, and these dates were the most popular. If you want a retreat tailored to your group or department on a particular date, please contact me at least a couple of months in advance, as I tend to book up quite far ahead.
10. toukokuuta, Tohtoriverkoston verkkoretriitti
Yksi paikka vapautui, vain Tohtoriverkoston jäsenille mutta jäsennys ehdottomasti kannattaa! Lisätietoa tästä. Lisää verkkoretriittejä tulossa 13. syyskuuta sekä 14. ja 15. marraskuuta, ilmoitauttuminen Tohtoriverkoston kautta lähempänä.
16 & 17 May, Säynätsalo Town Hall
Write in a unique Aalto venue on an island in the middle of Finland’s second biggest lake. If you really want to get away from it all and focus, Säynätsalo Town Hall is the place for you to write. Just a couple of spaces left, book by 2 May here.
15 & 16 August, Porvoo, One Breath Workshop
Jie Zhao’s delightful small venue in the old town of Porvoo, One Breath Workshop has a few places to stay overnight or is easy to get to from the southern coast and Helsinki. This is our first retreat in Porvoo! Book here.
3 & 4 October, Tampere, Unity
You loved Unity so much this new year, that we are going back for more. Just ten minutes by bus from the railway station, on the ridge by the lake in forested Pyynikki, this is a beautiful place to write. Book here.
4 & 5 December, Helsinki, Valo Hotel and Work
Valo is a firm favourite, and before Christmas, we are back in this award-winning venue. Friday 6 December is Independence Day, a public holiday in Finland, so this retreat is Wednesday and Thursday instead of the usual Thursday and Friday. Book here.
New year 2025, Jyväskylä and Säynätsalo. We will come back to Central Finland again in the new year. Keep your ideas for venues coming, it is time we went back to Kirjailijatalo in Jyväskylä, and later next year, should we try Tekstin talo?
If none of those dates are good for you, help me choose next time by joining our mailing list. We write for an hour on Zoom on Wednesdays too, which is also bilingual and free.
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