by Kathryn | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorized, Writing Courses
A writing retreat in England is special. A writing retreat in Devon, arguably one of the most beautiful counties in the country, makes a brilliant setting for creative inspiration: the moment when a poet reads a line aloud in a room and the air changes. The...
by Kathryn | Mar 10, 2026 | Writing Courses
Two Courses. One Destination. Your Book in the World. The Art of Narrative Nonfiction and Writing Your Nonfiction Book Proposal are now open for registration — and together, they offer an affordable alternative to an MFA in creative nonfiction. There is a particular...
by Kathryn | Mar 1, 2026 | Writing Courses
There are writers who teach you things about craft. And then there are writers who teach you things about being alive. Alice Munro is both. This spring, I’m launching something new at the writing school — a mini lecture and discussion series built...
by Kathryn | Dec 1, 2025 | Writing Courses
As the year draws to a close and we turn our thoughts toward giving, I’m reminded of how meaningful it is to offer gifts for writers that enrich rather than clutter our lives. While I appreciate a beautifully handmade gift and well-chosen book as much as anyone, I...
by Kathryn | Sep 1, 2025 | Writing Courses
Slip away from the ordinary and into the timeless beauty of the Devon countryside. In January, when the days are short and the year still new, the hills and hedgerows of Devon hold a quiet magic: mists drifting over fields, ancient oaks standing sentinel, and lanes...
by Kathryn | Aug 1, 2025 | Writing Courses
Autumn is a season of change. Leaves shift, light softens, and the world pulls inward. Yet creativity stretches outward, reaching for new beginnings. It is in this liminal space — between endings and beginnings — that some of the most fertile writing...