EDITORIAL LISTING: This listing was prepared by the AtelierBound editorial team using publicly available information. Dates, availability, final pricing, and any options such as occupancy or materials should be confirmed directly with the host before making any plans. If you run this retreat, contact us at hosts@atelierbound.com to claim your listing and take full control of your page, add your own photographs, and respond to guest enquiries. From 9 to 15 October 2026, on the car-free Greek island of Hydra, bestselling author Joanne Fedler leads a six-night women's writing retreat built around the lyrics and poetry of Leonard Cohen, who found his writer's voice on the same island in the 1960s. The five days of sessions are built around Joanne's reading of Cohen's catalogue, moving between true voice, the cracks where the light gets in, hidden inheritances and the practice of truth-telling on the page. The retreat base is a thoughtfully restored boutique hotel ten minutes from the port, the former home of a Hydra sea captain. Anna Kwiecinska, who lived on Hydra for two years, curates the cultural programme: guided walks, water taxi excursions, the National Museum, the home and studio of Hydra painter Panayotis Tetsis, and a boat trip to the mainland with swimming and lunch. For women, though partners are welcome to come along. Pricing shown is an approximate USD equivalent converted from EUR. Please confirm the final price, currency, and options for single or double occupancy with the host directly before booking.

Website Link

https://www.annakwiecinska.com/writing-retreat-for-women-hydra-greece-jonne-fedler?utm_source=atelierbound&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=listing

What's Included

6 nights' deluxe accommodation in own room at a Hydra boutique hotel, 5 days of writing tuition with Joanne Fedler, writing support materials, guided walks with Anna Kwiecinska, 6 breakfasts, welcome dinner, farewell dinner, sunset dinner, boat trip to the mainland for swimming and lunch, National Museum visit, visit to the home and studio of Hydra painter Panayotis Tetsis, 2 water taxi trips, gift bag of writing goodies, pre-retreat reading list

Leader Bio

Joanne Fedler is an internationally bestselling author of fifteen books across fiction, non-fiction, memoir and poetry, with combined sales of over 750,000 copies through Penguin, Hay House, Allen & Unwin and others. The retreat is co-hosted by Anna Kwiecinska, art historian, photographer and founder of Creative Living Retreats, who lived on Hydra for two years and curates the cultural programme around the writing.