Wells, England

The pandemic scuttled our plans to teach a creative writing workshop in England in 2020, but in 2022 we headed to a new location: the small city of Wells. The writing course was a great success so we are retuning in 2023! Wells has sat for over a thousand years on the edge of the Somerset Levels in southwest England – an area of history, mystery and mysticism. Within the city is the Gothic cathedral with its Bishop’s Palace – surrounded by a moat, medieval houses and cobbled streets – and Vicar’s Close, pictured above. Nearby, on the Isle of Avalon, is Glastonbury Tor, the burial place of King Arthur, now the site of Catholic pilgrimages, Druid festivals, and purportedly the entrance to the Underworld of Annwn and the Cauldron of the Dark Goddess. Below the Tor is the town of Glastonbury, where old and new age coexist. Within a short walk of the ruins of the great abbey, destroyed by Henry VIII, are stores and studios offering healing crystals, Chakra unblocking, yoga and Tarot card readings. So much to unleash the imagination and inspire the writer!

Join us to learn more about memoir writing, novel writing, essay writing and short story writing. For more information, check out our England Workshops page.