Write a Bestseller Retreats

10/12/2022

2023 Retreats confirmed so far:
Puglia May 3
Portugal November 15

Book a chat with Jacq to find out more.
https://jacqburns.com/

10/12/2022

Worth a watch.

Kazuo Ishiguro’s moving portrait of the perfect English butler, his loyalty and his fading, insular world in post-war England.

19/10/2022

Brilliant!

Everything you need to know about the winning book: what it's about, why it won, how the author wrote it and what the judges and critics said 📚🏆

Read here: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/the-seven-moons-of-maali-almeida-by-shehan-karunatilaka-wins-the-booker

18/10/2022

We had two utterly brilliant retreats in 2022 in Portugal and Italy with smart, fun people who also did the work.

In 2023 here’s where we are:

May: Hvar island, Croatia.
September: Salento, Puglia.
November 15: Olhao, Portugal.

To find out which retreat is right for you book a chat with Jacq.

https://calendly.com/jacq-burns/explore

25/08/2022

A great opportunity.

Win £3,500 in the prize from Own It! and Amazon for under-represented voices in commercial fiction

08/07/2022

Puglia, Write a Bestseller, Sept, 2022. Book a chat with Jacq to find out more. Email Info .com

12/04/2022

This is the kind of retreat where you’ll get the equivalent of 6 months of coaching from two of publishing’s experts. Get your book planned, written or pitched with our help.

6 uninterrupted days of writing inspiration in a luxury Portugese villa hosted by literary agent Jacq Burns and ghostwriter Laura Gale.

18/03/2022

This stunning villa for our Portuguese retreat is all I can think of. Can’t wait.
Bali and Italy retreat dates to follow. Register interest and book a retreat chat with me: [email protected]

6 uninterrupted days of writing inspiration in a luxury Portugese villa hosted by literary agent Jacq Burns and ghostwriter Laura Gale.

28/02/2022

Excited about our Portuguese retreat. Serious luxury and time out to make solid inroads into writing your book proposal or your book. Get an outline, a proposal, a pitch, solid words down with the help of Laura Gale and I.

6 uninterrupted days of writing inspiration in a luxury Portugese villa hosted by literary agent Jacq Burns and ghostwriter Laura Gale.

22/03/2021

Join us for an evening with agent, Julia Silk

Hello! We are looking forward to our next event with Julia Silk of Charlie Campbell Literary Agents on March 23. What Are Agents Looking For? (clue: it’s not just a particular type of book) Julia:

16/03/2021

Find out what is on Julia Silk's wish list

Hello! We are looking forward to our March event with Julia Silk of Charlie Campbell Literary Agents. She has broad-ranging taste and welcomes submissions of fiction across the spectrum from commercia

15/03/2021

Have you signed up for our March event?

Hello! We are looking forward to our March event with Julia Silk of Charlie Campbell Literary Agents. She has broad-ranging taste and welcomes submissions of fiction across the spectrum from commercia

14/03/2021

LWC: join us for our March event with agent, Julia Silk

Hello! We are looking forward to our March event with Julia Silk of Charlie Campbell Literary Agents. She has broad-ranging taste and welcomes submissions of fiction across the spectrum from commercia

09/03/2021

Can you believe it! In 2020
I managed to run two safe writers’ retreats. For 2021 I’ve decided to focus on a UK retreat only.

We will be back in Italy and Bali in 2022. And I am excited to soon announce a new retreat in an amazing Portugal location.

24/01/2021

Join us for Tuesday's event with Sile Edwards

Dear all We are looking forward to welcoming Silé Edwards of the Mushens Entertainment agency as our speaker for this month's event. Can you describe the first initial phone call with a client? How do

23/01/2021

LWC: have you booked your ticket for Tuesday's event?

Dear all We are looking forward to welcoming Silé Edwards of the Mushens Entertainment agency as our speaker for this month's event. Can you describe the first initial phone call with a client? How do

21/01/2021

Are you coming to January's LWC live?

Dear all We are looking forward to welcoming Silé Edwards of the Mushens Entertainment agency as our speaker for this month's event. What she is seeking: Silé is looking for books that inform our unde