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A writing retreat with Jennifer Margulis

Write the story you came here to tell

OCTOBER 10–16, 2026 · ITALY

Early bird: $500 off all spots booked before July 31, 2026

Tell us about yourself and your writing. Jennifer and Anna review every application personally.

Today's Date

How did you hear about us?

I. Your Contact Information

First name

Last name

Phone

Are You On WhatsApp?

Yes

*Please note that while everything will be in real life and in person, we will also be communicating occasionally via WhatsApp while in Tuscany, and we will ask accepted participants to download the app to facilitate communication.

Name of Person to Contact in Case of Emergency Contact

Cell phone number:

Email:

Relationship to you:

II. Your Writing Experience

Please answer the following questions. Take as much time and space as you need.

Please describe your writing experience, the genre or genres you work in, and any writing projects you are currently working to complete.

What are your immediate and future goals for your writing?

What do you think is your biggest stumbling block when it comes to meeting your writing goals, and why?

Please describe one or two of the writing retreats and writing conferences or workshops that you have you attended in the past, if any. What did you find helpful about them? What did you find lacking?

III. Your Interest in the Retreat

Please tell us why you are applying to attend this workshop and what you are hoping to get out of it.

One of the goals of our in-person retreat is to build community and foster friendships and connections among participants. We know that many—most!—writers are introverts, which makes networking a little more challenging.

Is building community important to you? How do you think that you will contribute to our community during the retreat and afterwards?

The penultimate question: In working on your writing with Jennifer Margulis, you must agree to hold yourself to a new standard of excellence. What does “a new standard of excellence” mean to you?

Finally, is there any additional information or thoughts about yourself, your writing, the book project(s) you are working on, or your hopes and dreams for the retreat that you’d like to share with us?