the beginning

A Writing Retreat for Women Starting Over

Five days. Six women. Literary Cumbria (UK). Autumn 2026.

You have a story that needs to exist in the world. Not someday. Now. The Beginning is a five-day journaling and writing intensive in literary England for women who are ready to stop carrying their story and write it.

What happens there?

You arrive with a story you've never fully told. Over 5 days in the homes and haunts of writers like William Wordsworth, Charlotte Brontë, and Beatrix Potter, we excavate your story. We shape it and write the first pages of your book. You leave with a complete book outline, your first 1500 words, and a decision about what comes next.

Who is The Beginning for?

The woman rebuilding after something difficult. The woman ready for a new chapter. The woman who dreams of writing a book. The woman ready to launch a new career, or even just a new version of herself. The woman who has started and stopped a hundred times. The woman who needs a room of women who understand before she can.

The Details

Dates — Autumn 2026

Location — Cumbria, United Kingdom

Size — Six women maximum

Investment — £1.500 founding cohort price

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