Win a dream break at Writing Retreat Bali
Send a piece of seriously playful creative writing to win a place as our special guest on this awe-inspiring writers’ break. Enter and you could win a life-changing week of workshops, writing tools, 121s and creativity on The Island Of The Gods.
12-17th October 2023
Writing competition prize
5 nights in a beautiful Balinese bungalow
Morning meditations & freewriting
Daily organic breakfast and buffet lunch
Creative workshops, tasks & practices
Space to write
Sharing and encouragement
121 feedback
Take-home tools
Evening reads around the fire
Private swimming pool
Organic farm and café
‘Best week I’ve had in a looooong time. I came away feeling refreshed and like anything is possible.’
Emily Devonald, Competition Winner 2019
Stay around for The Ubud Writers Festival
Our retreat is perfectly timed just before Ubud Writers’ Festival. So after the retreat ends you could hang around in Ubud with your new writing pals and attend one of the world’s most celebrated writing festivals. It will be in its 20th anniversary year.
Retreat in a conscious Balinese village
You could be joining us at Bali Swasti, an Eco-Retreat in Ubud, just by Monkey Forest. Experience typical Javanese wooden huts that provide a comfortable and inspiring base to sleep, eat, heal, read and write. Food is prepared lovingly in the on-site café, with much coming from the nourishing soil in the organic garden.
Jaw-dropping Bali
Experience the majestic Mount Agung, vivid jungle, postcard waterfalls and tangible gratitude all around. Bali is one of life’s bucket-listers. If you plan to spend time in Bali around the retreat, we can show you all the unmissable magic.
Afternoons to write and relax
After morning workshops and an organic buffet lunch, sunny afternoons will be free to chill, muse, mingle and write. There’ll be opportunities to share your words, hear others and get 121 feedback. We’re serious about words but playful with it, so you’ll have a great time and we’ll all learn loads.
How to enter
One lucky winner will join us as our special writing retreat guest. The competition winner will receive full access including all workshops, accommodation, breakfast and lunch for the duration of the retreat. Plus, you’ll receive a one-hour 121 for dedicated feedback on anything you’re working on.
To enter, submit a maximum of 500 seriously playful words. Choose any format for your entry, but your entry must transmit a theme of love. Please include your name, date of birth, where in the world you live and an email address with your entry.
Send entries by email to: alsolost@foundforwords.com
Writing competition rules
We aren’t big on rules but we thought it was only fair to put some lines in the sand.
The competition deadline is 16th June 2023.
The competition closes on 17th June at 00:01 GMT.
Entry is free.
One entry per person.
Entries will be judged anonymously.
The judges decision is final.
Submissions in English, Bahasa or Balinese only.
Work must be original and unpublished anywhere. All entrants agree to their works being published, either in print or online without limitation on copyright.
Entrants must be 16 or over on the first day of the retreat.
The prize does not include air fare to Bali or airport transfers.
The prize is valid for one person to attend. If the winner wants a room upgrade or to bring a guest, then this is possible at the normal rates.
Good luck.
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