Escape to Write: Tomah Retreat Writers' Getaway

Nestled in the breathtaking Blue Mountains, adjacent to the stunning Botanic Gardens, Tomah Retreat invites aspiring, emerging or professional writers to immerse themselves in a world of creativity this summer.

Your Writing Sanctuary Awaits

• Limited Spaces: Just three writer’s spaces are available in each Retreat.
• Four Days of Solitude: Arrive Monday and lose yourself in your craft until you leave on Friday with everything catered for.
• All Writers & Fledgling Writers Welcome: Whether you're penning the next bestselling novel, drafting a screenplay, or composing poetry, this retreat is for you, no matter your experience or where you are in your project.
• Summer Inspiration: 3 x 5 Day Retreats are available from December through February; embrace the season's energy.
• Writers Hosting Writers: Both Bronwen and Robert, your hosts at Tomah Retreat, are writers who offer a genuinely understanding environment.

Why Choose Tomah Retreat?

At Tomah Retreat, we provide the perfect environment for you to harness your creative powers. In the words of Stephen King, "The scariest moment is always just before you start." Take that first step towards your writing goals at Tomah Retreat.
Your writer-hosts understand the joys and challenges of the creative process, ensuring an atmosphere tailored to your needs. The serene setting offers the ideal balance of solitude and community, allowing you to focus on your craft while providing networking time with like-minded individuals.
This is the perfect environment for you to explore the complexities of your ideas free from the constraints of everyday life.

Take advantage of this opportunity to kickstart your writing project or push through to the finish line. Remember the words of Maya Angelou: "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." 

Give your story the space and time it deserves to come to life.

Book your stay at Tomah Retreat now and give yourself the gift of uninterrupted creativity.

What We Offer

• Private Writing Studios: Each writer can revel, relax and write in their own self-contained studio with a kitchen, fireplace, office desk/chair for complete privacy and focused work. Only 3 studios available.
• Writer's Lounge: Above your studio is a writer's lounge room with a vast library of novels and books on writing. It also has a book nook for secluded reading and a balcony lounge overlooking mountain valleys.
• Office Facilities: From your room, you can connect via Wi-Fi to a fully equipped office to print your drafts when your eyes need a break from your screen.
• Catered Meals: Connect with fellow wordsmiths over delicious vegetarian evening meals and experience our lush gardens and outdoor fire pit with conversations under the stars. Breakfast and lunch materials are provided in your studio to ensure uninterrupted writing during the day.
• Peer Feedback: Share excerpts of your writing or discuss with other attendees in the writer’s lounge or outdoor firepit in the evening.
• Infrared Garden Sauna: Take time to think and let go while enjoying the garden sauna.
• Walk the Living Labyrinth: Walking helps shake up brain cells and create new ideas. The labyrinth is a 200-metre walk between 800 dwarf buxus plants based on a 3000-year-old Cretan design. You can't lose yourself but the labyrinth has a mysterious history of awakening personal growth.
• Make Animal Friends: Chat with the mini-ponies Beau and Abby, give Flora the pig a scratch, cuddle a cat or pat a dog while watching chicken antics.
• Flexible Stays: Extend your retreat for even more writing time or have your partner join for a relaxing weekend (additional costs apply).
• Pre and Post-Retreat Community: Join our Facebook Writers Group to build connections before and after your stay.