Two-night retreats for writers in rural Herefordshire, during which you will get lots of practical advice, encouragement and empathy.
Writers Inc is hosted at the home of Jane Sanderson and Brian Viner, who, as published authors (of 13 books between them), will share their own experiences and help you find your writing voice.
Our next Writers Inc gatherings are 9th - 11th May, and 11th - 13th July 2025.
Click the button below to download our brochure, with more information on accommodation, itinerary and weekend prices. Payment plans are available; we ask for a deposit upfront, and the rest later.
To send an enquiry about our next event, email us at writersincatdocklow@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you!
Jane Sanderson
Jane started her career in print journalism before becoming a producer for BBC Radio 4, working on The World at One, PM and Woman’s Hour. She has written six novels, starting with the Netherwood trilogy, which was inspired by her own family's coal-mining roots in South Yorkshire. Her acclaimed 2020 novel Mix Tape has been translated into seven languages and adapted as a four-part TV drama. Waiting For Sunshine, her most recent novel, was described by the Daily Mail as ‘superbly written and compellingly original’.
Brian Viner
Brian has worked in journalism for more than 35 years and is a past winner of a prestigious What The Papers Say award. He has written extensively for many national newspapers including the Sunday Times, the Financial Times, the Sunday Telegraph, the Independent, the Independent on Sunday, the Guardian, the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail, where he has been chief film critic since 2013. He has written eight non-fiction books, one of which was adapted for the stage (and toured nationally in 2010). Another, about the British on holiday, won the Travel Book of the Year award. Brian is also currently co-writing a feature-film screenplay.
The retreat is for anyone who believes they have a book in them, but doesn’t necessarily know how to go about it. Anyone who has started a book, but lost the self-belief or energy to finish it. Or anyone who has been so inspired by reading that they want to learn more about the writing process.
You'll leave Writers Inc at Docklow Manor with many new insights on how to become a better, more confident writer, and a greater understanding of what it takes not just to start a book, but also to finish one.
We hope, too, that our guests will leave feeling they’ve found new friends – fellow travellers on their writing journey.
You’ll eat very well indeed at a Writers Inc gathering, where we make a sincere promise of good food, beautifully made. When Jane isn’t writing she’s probably in the kitchen, and it’s fair to say that cooking is one of the great loves of her life.
Breakfasts and lunches will be simple affairs, but dinner will be a three course event; perhaps French, Spanish, Italian, or indeed English cuisine, and a few glasses of good wine. Most dietary requirements can be catered for - please ask on enquiry.
