Holiday Activities
skills, inspiration, passion
Writing courses are available at both holiday centres in Greece - Atsitsa Bay and The Skyros Centre, as well as writing course weekends in the UK. Skyros writing retreats offer writers, thinkers and dabblers the opportunity to learn from distinguished writers, share the joys and struggles of the creative process, discover their strengths and polish their skills. In an idyllic holiday environment, far away from the demands and routines dictated by a busy life, writing holiday course participants can navigate beyond old boundaries and emerge with pieces of writing of which to feel proud. Former Writers’ Lab participants such as Susan Elderkin, Crysse Morrison, Shani Solomons, Emma Darwin or Grace Wynne-Jones have gone on to publish books or to stage plays they started, developed or completed in Skyros. Writing courses are open to novices with a secret passion for writing as much as to writers who already have a book under their belt. The tutors enjoy helping people at any stage of development – so do come with work in progress or just an empty page. The Skyros Writers’ Lab has built up an excellent reputation over the years. Steven Berkoff, Rachel Billington, Margaret Drabble, Hanif Kureishi, D M Thomas, Sue Townsend, Marina Warner, Hugo Williams and many others, including Booker and Pulitzer Prize winners such as Hilary Mantel, James Kelman, Barry Unsworth, Bernice Rubens and Alison Lurie, have graced the centre with their presence over the years and given hundreds of people the benefit of their experience. ‘Intellectual rigour, spiritual encounters and good old-fashioned rioting in the evening’. The TimesWriting Retreats
Choose your masterclass: 'Creating Laughter' with Arthur Smith or 'Writing Your Story' with Julia Bell. Also enjoy drop-in yoga, afternoon art classes and massage treatments.
This adult-only creative, wellbeing retreat is in the heart of Greek village life and close to long, sandy beaches.
Choose your masterclass: 'Mindfulness' with Michael Eales or 'Curative Writing' with Kylie Fitzpatrick. Also enjoy drop-in yoga, afternoon art classes and massage treatments.
This adult-only creative, wellbeing retreat is in the heart of Greek village life and close to long, sandy beaches.
Choose: 'The Healing Power of Pleasure' with Julia Hollenbery or 'Adventures in Comedy Writing' with Logan Murray. Also enjoy yoga, art and massage treatments.
This adult-only creative, wellbeing retreat is in the heart of Greek village life and close to long, sandy beaches.
Choose your masterclass: 'Visioning Your New Life' with Dina Glouberman or 'Writing a Memoir' with Monique Roffey. Also enjoy yoga, singing and massage treatments.
This adult-only creative, wellbeing retreat is in the heart of Greek village life and close to long, sandy beaches.
Courses & activities include Comedy & Creativity, Radiant Energy Yoga, Singing, Watercolour Painting, freedomDance, Personal Development, Kayaking and Writing for Film & TV.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.
Courses & activities include Personal Development, Radiant Energy Yoga, The Joy of Singing, Mosaics, freedomDance, Comedy Performance, Kayaking and Life Writing.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.
Courses & activities include Personal Development, Radiant Energy Yoga, The Joy of Singing, Mosaics, Latin & Belly Dance, Comedy Performance, Kayaking and Life Writing.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.
Courses & activities include Imagework, Unity Yoga, Windsurfing, Singing & Music, Mandala Mosaics, Dance, Meditation, Kayaking and Comedy Writing.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.
Courses & activities include Creating Dynamic Beach Art, Yoga, Windsurfing, Singing, Dance, Meditation, Personal Development, Kayaking, Swimming and Fiction Writing.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.
Courses & activities include Personal Development, Yoga, Singing, Watercolour Painting, 5-Rhythms Dance, Mediation, Comedy Improvisation, Kayaking and Life Writing.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.
Courses & activities include Mindful Living, Yoga with Awareness, Singing, Painting & Sketching, 5-Rhythms Dance, Meditation, Swimming, Kayaking and Life Writing.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.
Courses & activities include Performance Art, T'ai Chi, Yoga, Singing, Mindfulness through Art, Movement Medicine Dance, Stand-up Comedy, Kayaking and Novel Writing.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.
Courses & activities include Performance Art, T'ai Chi, Yoga, Singing, Mindfulness through Art, Movement Medicine Dance, Stand-up Comedy, Kayaking and Life Writing.
This is the holistic holiday on the pine-forested Aegean coast. Do as much or as little as you want.