One Day Writing Retreat Whitstable
Sat 18 Oct
|The Horsebridge Arts Centre
Set sail on your writing odyssey in sunny Whitstable! Join Hope & Anchor for a day-long immersive retreat to progress your writing and recharge your creative batteries. A full day of encouraging and inspiring workshops, creative writing exercises, sharing and discussion.


Time & Location
18 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00
The Horsebridge Arts Centre, 11 Horsebridge Rd, Whitstable CT5 1AF, UK
About the event
You’ve been working with new characters and developing a plot; maybe there are themes you’re interested in exploring but you’re not sure how to find your way in. Maybe you’ve been working for months on a project, and you’d like the chance to see it with fresh eyes. Or perhaps you've just been meaning to put pen to paper for an age and this seems like a good time. Join us for a One day Writing Retreat in The Studio at The Horsebridge, on Whitstable’s seafront.
Over five hours (with a lunch break at a harbourside cafe or pub or along the High Street) you’ll have time to take a deep dive into your story ideas through writing exercises and group discussion. Joanna Quinn and Sarah Leipciger will help you navigate your way to a better understanding of the stories you want to tell and how to tell them. Peggy…