The Ultimate Writing Adventure
Ready to escape the daily grind and push your writing into bold new territory, in one of the most creatively inspiring locations on the planet?
Over the course of seven days, our master instructors will teach you the foundational elements of story that move manuscripts from slush piles to bookshelves. You'll play as hard as you work, enjoying organic cuisine, adventure activities and everything else Nosara has to offer.
This is the ultimate writing adventure: a synergetic combination of life-changing vacation and transformational learning. By the time it's over, the landscape of your novel or memoir will be in sharp focus, and you'll have mapped your story from beginning to end.
Put Your Writing on the Map
Story Map
You're already an exceptional writer. The Story Map will make you an exceptional storyteller, which will set you apart from the countless other novelists and memoirists who are lost in the jungle of their projects, unable to see the forest for the trees.
Whether you're a beginner or expert, many drafts in or just getting started, our breakthrough curriculum will guide you to a more impactful, publishable book.
$3395
Seven nights at Ahki retreat center
Three organic, chef-prepared meals per day
Multiple occupancy rooms
Story Quest curriculum
Group and individual coaching
Airport transfers
Local transportation
Pool, library, yoga shala, writing spaces
All day coffee, tea, fruit
Spa treatments available
Adventure activities available
15 writers maximum
13% tourism tax included
Story Quest Team
Doug Kurtz
aka Lil' Duggy
Novelist, entrepreneur, writing coach Doug Kurtz is founder of The Story Coach and Breakthrough Writing Retreats. He's helped hundreds of writers at every level of experience write more impactful, publishable books. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in literature, philosophy and creative writing. He's worked as a copywriter for international companies; published fiction and nonfiction in print and online; and served on the board of the Colorado Author's League. His novel, Mosquito, was published in 2007; his next is undergoing final revisions. Doug's coaching programs and other initiatives provide MFA-quality instruction to writers across the globe. He's a faculty member at Lighthouse Writers Workshop, and a former adventure travel guide.
Dan Manzanares
aka Jungle Enigma
Novelist, educator and genre coach Dan Manzanares earned his MFA in creative writing at Western Colorado University. From 2012-20, he was the community programs manager at Lighthouse Writers Workshop, where he taught writing workshops and implemented innovative literary arts programming. In 2016, Dan won a Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture. He's an award-winning editor and his fiction has been supported by a residency at the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. Dan works at the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative and serves on the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs.
Schedule
*subject to modification
Inspiration and adventure go hand in hand.
Add outdoor activities to your retreat and watch your creativity flourish.
