Workshops & Retreats with Kirsten Rees
Editing Workshop · Lanark
Saturday 25th April 2026 · 10am – 4pm
Townfoot of Netherton, Lanark, ML11 9TD
✦ Light lunch & refreshments included
✦ Practical self-editing techniques
✦ Publishing landscape guidance
✦ Only 8 spaces
Transform your manuscript and your confidence in just one day with Kirsten Rees.
Learn to self-edit like a professional editor and prepare your manuscript for pitching to agents, entering competitions, or self publishing.
Creative Writing Workshop · Glasgow
Saturday 30th May 2026 · 1pm – 5pm
62 Albion Street, Glasgow, G1 1PA
✦ Tea, coffee & pastry included
✦ Gentle prompts & editing techniques
✦ Warm, supportive group setting
✦ Limited spaces
A relaxed afternoon of creative writing and gentle self-editing in one of Glasgow’s most beautiful courtyard spaces.
Perfect for aspiring authors, writers who feel stuck, or anyone wanting more confidence with their writing.
Writing Retreat · France
July 2026
Allier, France
✦ All meals & wine by on-site chef
✦ Daily creative workshops
✦ Pool, sauna & meditation room
✦ Open to all experience levels
An immersive writing retreat in a 17th-century château in the peaceful Allier region of France.
Rest, creativity and connection with all meals and wine included, daily workshops, pool, sauna, meditation room and stargazing balcony.
Full details and pricing coming soon.
More to come…
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New and experienced authors are welcome from around the world to these fantastic workshops & retreats.
Excited for this next year!
Editing Workshop - Lanark