Together Alone: Writing Retreat
Fri, 20 Feb
|Baker Lodge, El Rancho
Join us for a weekend of focused writing and conversation with award-winning author Pip Adam and other writerly types.
Time & Location
20 Feb 2026, 5:30 pm – 22 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
Baker Lodge, El Rancho, 58 Weggery Drive, Waikanae Beach 5036, New Zealand
About the event
Started a project and need some dedicated time and space to write? Need some accountability and support? Want some feedback on something you are working on?
Come to Kāpiti and enjoy an intimate residential weekend of writing and conversation surrounded by nature and like-minded people.
The weekend opens with a shared potluck dinner and a writing exercise with award-winning fiction writer and tutor, Pip Adam. Begin and end each day with a group check-in facilitated by Pip. If you're looking for more support, you can register for a 1:1 to discuss your work or review feedback on a piece of writing.
During the rest of the weekend, you can focus on your writing in one of the many writing spaces available onsite, walk to the nearby Waikanae river or beach and discuss all things writing with other writers.
The Retreat is designed to be residential however, we do have a small number…
Schedule
4 hoursArrival
Founders Lounge
1 hourPotluck dinner
Founders Lounge
Tickets
Retreat with private room
Fee includes facilitation, tea, coffee and light refreshments, a catered dinner on Saturday night, 2 night's accommodation in a private room with a shared bathroom.
$350.00
GST included
+$8.75 ticket service fee
Retreat with shared room
Fee includes facilitation, tea, coffee and light refreshments, a catered dinner on Saturday night, 2 night's accommodation in a room with 1-2 other people.
$250.00
GST included
+$6.25 ticket service fee
Retreat only
Fee includes facilitation, tea, coffee and light refreshments, a catered dinner on Saturday night.
$200.00
GST included
+$5.00 ticket service fee
1:1 with Pip Adam
45 min bookable appointments with Pip Adam to discuss what you’re writing (or wanting to write) or receive input on a specific piece of work. These are only available if you are attending the retreat.
$115.00
GST included
+$2.88 ticket service fee
Breakfast
2 x packed breakfasts or you can bring your own
$15.00
GST included
+$0.38 ticket service fee
Lunch
2 x packed lunches or you can bring your own
$20.00
GST included
+$0.50 ticket service fee
Bedding
Bedding and towels or you can bring your own. Beds are singles.
$25.00
GST included
+$0.63 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00