APWT Event:
APWT Writing Retreat Bali, Indonesia
Event Information
APWT Writing Retreat
Ubud Bali Indonesia
Ubud Bali, Indonesia
4-9 November 2025
The APWT Writing Retreat in the artistic mecca of Ubud, Bali is all set for 4-9 November 2025 directly following the always fabulous Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Connect with writers from around the world and submerge yourself in a restorative and inspiring curated retreat, workshop and cultural program over six glorious days and five salubrious nights. The APWT Writing Retreat is designed to be a guided experience which will include workshops from experienced guest authors and poets, opportunities to read your work, wellness activities to enhance creativity, literary lunches with guest authors and cultural activities.
Participants will be housed together at Ubud Central Art Retreat – a glorious sub section of a resort we’ll have for exclusive use. With gorgeous gardens and a relaxed and traditional Balinese feel the Ubud Central Art Retreat is the perfect balance of seclusion and connection – walk into town and then retreat to your very own APWT haven. Places at the resort are limited however so book your spot very soon to avoid disappointment. The registration package of $750 USD full member rate is all inclusive featuring exclusive access to the retreat program, accommodation, on ground transport and breakfast. As far as professional writing retreats go this is one of the most reasonable you will find. While the retreat is open to writers at all stages of development it is curated with the majority of APWT members in mind – published practitioners looking to escape the daily grind and immerse themselves in creativity and the high-level unique international interchange APWT events provide.
We’ll announce our fabulous international guest authors and program inclusions as the project develops. Over and over, we hear about how APWT has created linkages between people that have sparked friendships, enhanced practice and changed lives. Join us in 2025 to generate more of these supernova stories. Book your place today via our website to secure the full rate.
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Click HereFeatured Authors and Guests
Brendan Fredericks
BFredericksPR is the publicity agency for premier industry events and freelances for a diverse list of major and independent Australian publishers. The agency’s director, Brendan Fredericks has worked in the book industry nearing twenty-five years.
Bella Li
Bella Li is the prize-winning author of three full-length books. Her work has been published widely. She has been managing co-editor at Five Islands Press and associate publisher at Cordite Books and holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne.
Jenny Valentish
Australia-based journalist Jenny Valentish’s new book, The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House is successor to Everything Harder Than Everyone Else which explored the fine line between hedonism and endurance and her Walkley nominated memoir Woman of Substances. Jenny writes for The Guardian, ABC and The Age.
Yen-Rong Wong
Yen-Rong is an award-winning writer of creative non-fiction and arts critic. Her first book Me, Her, Us – a collection of essays exploring the intricacies of navigating sex and relationships as a young Chinese-presenting woman in a Western society was released with UQP in 2023.
Xu Xi
XU XI 許素細 is an Indonesian-Chinese writer from Hong Kong who is now a U.S. citizen. She is author of sixteen books and editor of four anthologies of English Hong Kong literature. Recent titles include Monkey in Residence and Other Speculations, The Art and Craft of Asian Short Stories, This Fish is Fowl: Essays of Being and Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy for a City.