We are a proud affiliate of Rosemary's House, a writer's workshop retreat located in Halkidiki’s second peninsula, Sithonia. Greece. Rosemary's House rests between the villages of Nikiti and Marmaras, perched on a cliff that overlooks the Aegean Sea. 

You can read more about Rosemary's legacy here. 

You can read more about the founder here.

Check out the 2023 lineup here.

Additionally, you can check out the house in all its splendor here.

More details directly from Rosemary's House:

Writing Residency Opportunity: Calling For Applications

Join us for a life-changing writing workshop residency at Rosemary’s House, in a location that the ancients used to call “phlegra” or “land of fire” in Greece.  With the support of esteemed mentors, you’ll hone your craft in the company of just 13 select writers from around the world.

Whether you are working on a novel, memoir, play, musical, collection of poems, screenplay, pilot, or other genre-bending pursuit, this is an opportunity to propel your progress alongside a group of exceptional peers. 

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and will close on May 1st, 2023. 

(Apply before April 1st, 2023 to receive a tuition discount)

2023 Spring Schedule - Click your selected date below to learn more and apply:

We believe in multi-genre workshops, so you are welcome to apply to any of the residencies below. 

June 4-11 Mentor Ryan Calais Cameron

Credits include: Paramount, Sky Studios, West End’s Bush Theatre, Royal Court, BBC3, C4, Edinburgh Untapped Award; Ryan is also a prolific actor featured on multiple shows including BBC’s “Luther”

Jun 12-19 Journalist & Essayist Doreen St. Felix 

A renowned writer from Brooklyn, NY, Doreen is featured in: The New

Yorker, MTV News, The Times, Vogue, Pitchfork, The Fader, Forbes “30 Under 30”,

Huffington Post’s List “The Most Important Writing from People of Color in 2015”

August 24th-31st Mentor Rebecca Abrams 

Oxford University, MJA Open Book Award, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Amnesty International Press Award

September 1st-8th Mentor Sally Bayley 

Oxford University, Royal Literary Fund Fellow: Oxford Brookes University, Radio 4’s Book of the Week, The Spectator Book of the Year

September 9-16 Playwright, Screenwriter, and Lyricist Jake Brunger 

“Love Sarah” #1 New Zealand’s Box Office, #5 in Netflix Top 10 Films, West End’s Ambassadors Theatre, Old Vic Theatre, staff writer for multiple shows including an Emmy-Nominated Animated TV Series 

September 17-24 Writer, Poet, & Essayist Jenny Zhang 

Pen/Bingham Award for Debut Fiction, LA Times Art Seidenbaum Award, O. Henry Award, published with Lena Dunham’s Lenny Books via Random House, worked as a staff writer for HBO and Facebook, currently adapting her work “Sour Heart” into a feature-length film for A24 (Moonlight, Euphoria, Everything Everywhere All At Once)

Affiliate Info for Priority Consideration:

Click Here to Apply Now and include the code QPXRH in the "where did you hear about us" section of the application in order to receive priority consideration of your application. 

With limited spaces available on each residency, we're looking for motivated and talented writers who are ready to harness the opportunity that this experience provides. 

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We look forward to hearing from you! For more information, please contact Rosemary's House here