‘Allyson’s Writers’ Retreats’ Archives

10 Writing Tips from Author William Deverell (on a Costa Rica Morning)

Award-winning Canadian novelist William Deverell was a featured speaker at my Namaste Gardens Writing & Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica last month. Against a backdrop of lush foliage, cascading flowers and startling blue pool, and with the occasional curious tropical bird or butterfly pausing to watch, he shared with retreat participants and visiting writers from the capital [...]

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Writing from the Heart

Guest Post by Sandra Shaw Homer Sandra was a guest speaker at my Namaste Gardens Writing & Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica I’ve known I wanted to be a writer ever since I wrote a two-page autobiography at the age of nine. This received lavish praise, of course, but what was interesting about it was [...]

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Novelist William Deverell to share tips at Costa Rica writers’ retreat

This just in. Award-winning Canadian author William Deverell will be the featured speaker at my upcoming writers’ retreat: Namaste Gardens Writing & Yoga Retreat in Playa Herradura, Costa Rica, January 21 to 30, 2012. William, who divides his time between homes in Pender Island in Canada and near Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica, has a wealth of writing [...]

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Discover Writing, Discover Costa Rica — January 2012

Namaste Gardens Writing & Yoga Retreat Playa Herradura, Costa Rica with guest speaker, award-winning novelist William Deverell January 21 to 30, 2012 Pura vida … It’s Costa Rica’s unofficial slogan and it means “pure life.” Costa Ricans use the expression as a greeting and a farewell, and to mean thank you and you’re welcome, but more than this it symbolizes [...]

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Sabino Springs Writers’ Retreat, January 2011

Join writing instructor Allyson Latta for this unique one-week retreat open to travel-loving writers of all ages. At Sabino Springs you’ll enjoy a series of entertaining and stimulating workshops and the opportunity to explore your own creative writing, while taking in sunshine, desert and mountain scenery, and irresistible Arizona culture.

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Write Your Memoir in the Sun — Writers’ Retreat in Santiago, Chile – Feb 2010

Gazing out your window and dreaming of an escape from the winter chill …? There’s still time!

Thursday, January 7th, 2010