Aspiring Writer? Sign Up For India's First Writing Retreat In The Hills To Learn From The Best

Paper House is India’s first experiential writing retreat being organised at Shilla Treks in Parvati Valley. This retreat gives 10 individuals a chance to be mentored by experienced writers like Chintan Ruparel {co-founder, Terribly Tiny Tales}, Priyanka Menon {author and spoken-word artist} and Janice Pariat {author, winner of Sahitya Akademi’s Young Writer Award} for five full days on Creation, Construction and Production of a literary work of art.

One can learn everything from identifying a great idea and creating a compelling plot to the nitty gritties of the publishing process and marketing one’s book. And while you’re learning all this, you’d be chilling in the hills, going on treks, sharing stories with fellow writers and gaining an experience of a lifetime.

Does hoarding journals and diaries, reading your favourite play or novel over and over again to discover more than just the obvious and emailing random musings to yourself because you think it could make for a great line somewhere sometime seem all too familiar? You’re probably a writer and this retreat is for you.

If writing in apple orchards, discussing literature with like-minded individuals around a bonfire and attending workshops on how to find your original voice sounds like your cup of tea, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t sign up for this retreat.

As cliched as it sounds, this trip is where you can go AWOL, nurture the Murakami within and focus on the one thing that you love most – writing.

Plus, there’s just something about the hills, isn’t it? The lush greenery, high altitudes and minimum network connectivity up north can help you write the best cliffhanger you’ve ever thought of or the most beautiful and honest couplet you’ve ever written.

The organisers are accepting applications on a rolling basis but it’s best if you can submit yours as soon as possible. Even if you’re a little busy, we say, pull an all-nighter for this one, you just might get shortlisted and it could change the way you write. Forever.

When: Oct 10 – 15 Oct

Where: Shilla Treks, Parvati Valley

Cost: INR 30,000 {includes travel, accommodation, three meals and snacks, activities and one-on-one sessions}

Apply now.