Retreat Schedule

November 10-14, 2024

Retreat participants should plan to arrive at Oceanstone between 3:00 and 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 10, in time for the opening reception and welcome dinner.

Our week together will feature a combination of relaxed writing and yoga workshops, unstructured free time to write, enjoy the spa, hike, and explore, as well several meals together.

*Please note that the schedule below is subject to change.

SUNDAY, NOV 1o

Participants should plan to arrive at Oceanstone Resort between 3:00 PM and 4:30 PM to check-in. No early arrivals, please.

5:00 PM Group welcome reception

6:30 PM Group dinner at Oceanstone Resort

MONDAY, NOV 11

Morning        Continental breakfast

  Morning yoga/gentle movement

Writing workshop


Afternoon       Free time

Unstructured writing time

Indulge in a spa treatment

Visit local artisans

Evening Writing workshop & discussion

Evening yoga

TUESDAY, NOV 12

Morning         Continental breakfast

Unstructured writing time

Visit the Nordic spa

Check out the local Atlantic beaches

Explore Peggy’s Cove or Halifax

Evening Writing workshop and discussion

WEDNESDAY, NOV 13

Morning       Continental breakfast

        Morning yoga/gentle movement

Writing workshop

Afternoon Free time

Visit the spa

Hike or explore Peggy’s Cove

        Afternoon yoga

Evening Final group dinner

Group reading and celebration

THURSDAY, NOV 14

Continental breakfast

11:00 AM       Check-out and departures

Writing workshops

No prior writing experience necessary. These workshops are perfectly suited for those new to the craft of writing or curious about deepening their practice.

I teach from the philosophy that we each possess the innate ability to tell stories that help us to make sense and connect more deeply with the experience of being alive in the world. Whether it's reflectively journaling or working on a concrete fiction, memoir, poetry, or creative nonfiction project, you'll find plenty of warm support and structure at this retreat. We'll integrate creative writing prompts, discuss questions of craft and voice, engage in interactive storytelling and focused solo writing time--all with a sense of curiosity and openness.

Looking to go deeper? For retreat participants, a limited number of pre-booked, discounted one-hour private consulting sessions with Trevor are available for $90+HST. Retreat participants will also be offered discounts on future online or in-person editing or consultation sessions. 

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Trevor's novel The World After Us is set to appear with Knopf Canada. An award-winning writer, educator, scholar, and editor, he has facilitated workshops and lectured across Canada and around the world. His fiction, essays, journalism and reviews appear regularly in periodicals such as the Toronto Star, Walrus and The Globe and Mail and his work has been recognized with nominations for the Journey Prize, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, a National Magazine Award for Fiction, a Western Magazine Award for Personal Journalism, the CBC Short Story Prize, and the CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC and both an MA and PhD in Adult Education and Community Development from the University of Toronto.