Retreat Info, Dates & Location
With guidance from Elle van Rijn you won’t just write—you’ll start to transform your story. It’s the kind of setting that helps you reconnect with your ideas and finally move them forward.
Every day during your stay, Elle will cover a list of objectives to help your story take shape. It is these talks that truly make your time here worthwhile.
By the end of the six days, you’re not just leaving with pages—you’re leaving with momentum.
Los Angeles · Palihouse West Hollywood
July 26–31
There is a reason so many of the world's great stories are written in Los Angeles, and West Hollywood sits right at the heart of it. Lessons will be held at Palihouse, West Hollywood, a place that feels like a well-kept secret: intimate and beautifully designed. Its spaces invite conversation and collaboration, while still offering the quiet corners a writer needs to go inward.
$1500 per person for LA Writing Retreat,
Los Angeles, California, July 26-31, 2026
Included: Workshop with Elle for six days
What is not included: lodging, transportation, food/drinks
Naarden · Vesting Hotel Naarden
September 13–18
Naarden is one of the best-preserved fortified towns in Europe, a perfectly intact star-shaped fortress dating from the seventeenth century, surrounded by moats and ramparts, sitting quietly in the Dutch landscape just twenty minutes from Amsterdam.
For writers working on historical fiction, literary memoir, or any story that requires depth and reflection, Naarden offers something rare: a place where the past feels genuinely present, and where your own story, whatever shape it takes, feels worth telling.
$1925 per person for Naarden Writing Retreat,
Naarden, The Netherlands September 13-18, 2026
Included: Workshop with Elle for six days/Lunch/Snacks/Drinks
What is not included: lodging, transportation, breakfast, dinner
