Rosie’s Women’s Retreats 2025

17th to 23rd May 2025

4th to 10th October 2025

Escape to Italy and join best-selling author Rosie Meleady in Italy for a once in a lifetime experience.

Spend a week in the hills of Cortona in Tuscany (Home of Under The Tuscan Sun), in a beautiful farmhouse with a stunning pool and private chef while you have time to write and be inspired.

Rosie’s women only retreats focus on recharging your inner self amongst breathtaking surroundings and with the lilt of laughter of new friends always in the air.

Whether you have never done creative writing before or you are an already published author, Rosie’s Retreats will help take you and your writing to a new level.

If you are a seasoned writer you will enjoy the motivation of daily writing sessions using the Pomodoro Method (25 minutes writing, 5 minute break) to achieve focused progress on your writing project.

Alternatively, for those early in their writing journey, you can join Rosie’s workshops and daily writing challenges:

• Write your book – where to start.
• Make your writing go from meh to page turning.
• Setting goals and achieving dreams Rosie style!

There will be plenty of downtime to rest, swim, write, read, walk, shop or nap. Rosie will be with you throughout each day to answer questions and help you on your writing journey.

• Excursions to beautiful Italian Tuscan and Umbrian towns for inspiration.
• Delicious meals prepared and served to you so you do not have to think about anything other than your writing and enjoying yourself.
• Fun Italian Experiences.
• Network and make new friends with like-minded women.

A Rosie Retreat is for you if you would like to:

• Enjoy good food and open to having a good time.
• Relax and recharge.
• Spend a week with amazing women from around the world, writing, exploring and experiencing life in Italy.

This is a once in a lifetime experience.

Places are very limited and by application.

What is Included:

• 6 Breakfasts and Dinners
• Farm to the table breakfasts and dinners home made by the chef (vegan, gluten and lactose free menu on request).
• 6 Nights Accommodation 
• Accommodation in a quaint Italian countryside apartment in Cortona (known for Under the Tuscan Sun).
• Each apartment has its own kitchen, a bathroom, bedrooms, and amazing views.
• Half day adventures to beautiful towns between Tuscany & Umbria including minivan transportation.
• Group writing sessions and workshops with Rosie
• One to one session with Rosie 
• Surprises!

Price from: €1950 

What is NOT included:

• Airfare is not included. Nearest airport Perugia. Fiumicino Airport in Rome is a two hour train ride away. Florence is 1.20 hours away.
• Airport transfers
• Any other extra transfers or any meal excluded from the ones in the package.
• Writing materials or laptops. Please bring your own and chargers.
• We recommend you to purchase travel insurance which can refund you in case you had to cancel your attendance.

About Your Host Rosie Meleady

I write what I call Living Memoir – it is like a reality TV show in book form. I have written five books in my ‘A Rosie Life In Italy’ series, and within two years, my self-published books made over €100k, which allowed me to follow my dream of quitting my day job to become a full-time author. The series has now been taken on by a major US publisher. I have also written and published cozy mystery, rom-com, women’s fiction and non-fiction.

Many moons ago I taught writing and magazine editing at third level and won the International Women in Publishing award in 1996.

If you feel writing is a talent of yours, then you can do this too. You have had experiences that others can relate to or enjoy reading about. Or perhaps you just want to write for yourself or your family’s interest. Whatever your reason, during my workshop sessions I will give tips and advice on how to make your memoir/book into a page turner.

TO BOOK YOUR PLACE:

Places are very limited and are by application.

Step 1: Complete application.  

Step 2:  Pay holding deposit of €400 via Paypal (this will be refunded if we cannot offer you a place. (If a place is offered this is non refundable)

Step 3: Instalment of deposit on place offer (50% of total less €400) if offered a place. This is non refundable.

Step 4: Balance is due 12 weeks before date of arrival.

A place will only be held once the deposit has been received and confirmed. Please do not book flights until we have confirmed your place on the retreat.