Return to the Wild
Where there is a place for nature in this world, there is a place for you, and a place for your story.
Made for reconnection
The land, the goings on, the politics, the joy, the sorrow, it’s all connected, all there in the stories we tell. From land to sea and every single tree.
Return to the Wild is a retreat designed give writers a safe space to reconnect to story, to themselves, and to the nature around them. To be inspired by nature, to encourage deeper engagement with your environment and self.
Return to the Wild is also a space to foster connection, not just with nature, but also to gather like-minded souls who raise each other up.
It is an annual 4-6 night offering that focuses on marrying daily, intimate story critique sessions with nature-driven exercises.
Storytelling is rooted in the land.
What is the Return to the Wild Writing Retreat?
Connection
An opportunity to reconnect to nature, to your creative self, and to your story with a small group of like-minded writers.
Craft
A safe space for you to develop your craft and elevate your first chapter—or even your whole book.
Nature
Notice and honour nature's rhythm so it becomes in tune with your own. Work in tandem with it, notice, and elevate your craft.
Return to the Wild 2025
October 20-26
CUMBRIA, ENGLAND
Reconnect with nature, storytelling, and your creative spirit with 10 other writers, editor Marina Green, critically acclaimed author Maggie Rapier, and internationally bestselling author Emily Varga!
