“If you can't find inspiration on Iona, it's time to chuck your quill into the Atlantic. This retreat at the Argyll hotel with Angela Locke, the novelist and travel writer, draws on the island's mystical rhythms and dune-fringed landscape to help writers find their muse.”

- Jeremy Lazell, Travel Editor, Scottish Times.

Sunset through a hole in an old stone ruin over grassy terrain near a body of water.

Write where history, myth and ocean meet the soul.

A vintage-style ticket for a creative writing retreat, with decorative borders, stating the event is on August 24-29, 2026, at Argyll Hotel in Iona, Scotland, presenting Iona with bold black text and other details in smaller font.
A vast, open landscape with grassy plains, small lakes, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

“A life forming week with sea, skies, peace, conversation, sharing of thoughts and writing.”

“I am so grateful to have been part of your group again and the many things we experience made these days truly magical.”