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Writing Retreats, Events and Coaching

Green Bear offers a number of services but I am always interested in creating bespoke events that speak to you and your organisation.

Unlike other retreat providers, I take a little and often approach: rather than a three day residential retreat, I work on an affordable model, both in terms of cost and time commitment. Please get in touch for further information.

Writing Retreats

Focussed, structured writing sessions for all. Open to professionals, creative writers, academics: anyone with a project. Built on Dr Murray’s tried and tested retreat model, these sessions will support and empower you to be your best, most productive self, getting words onto the page without distraction. These retreats are an empathetic intervention into your writing anxieties and the perfect remedy to those feelings of overwhelm.

Full Day Retreat

(online or in-person)

  • Perfect for larger projects or multiple deadlines
  • Runs from 0900 to 1730
  • Writing warm ups, prompts and exercises offered
  • Includes two coffee breaks, and an extended lunch break
  • A social, collaborative model of working
  • Offers participants collective accountability
  • In-house writing expert available for consultation

Half Day Retreat

(online or in-person)

  • Perfect for smaller projects that need an extra boost
  • Runs from 0900 to 1230 or 1300 to 1630
  • Writing warm ups, prompts and exercises offered
  • Includes a coffee break
  • A social, collaborative model of working
  • Offers participants collective accountability
  • In-house writing expert available for consultation

Writing Sprints

(online or in-person)

Unique to Green Bear, these sessions aim to jump-start your focus and get your writing on the path to success. These sessions can also act as a taster for larger scale retreats.

  • Perfect for that deadline you’ve been avoiding
  • One two-hour session
  • Includes short breaks
  • Focusses on output
  • Offers high-impact low-effort techniques to conquer writer’s block

Labs + Coaching

(online or in-person)

Unsure of what you’re looking for? Lost in a project that needs some direction? Book a slot in person or online, to find your way again. Through an empathetic and pragmatic coaching session, reframe your goals into something manageable, and get the writing results you want.

  • Sessions can be half an hour or an hour
  • Repeat customers are welcome
  • Sessions can bridge the space between your writing practice and the retreat model

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Things You Might Find At Any Green Bear Event

  • A cup of tea or coffee
  • Snacks
  • Support and empathy
  • The occasional tarot or oracle card

Things You Will Never Find At A Green Bear Event

  • Shame
  • Fear
  • Judgement
  • Compulsory word counts