The Summer Songwriting Retreat is designed for songwriters looking to develop their songs and their songwriting skills. It will help you map the journey of a song from first ideas to release.

From making your songs connect with an audience to how to best share your material, you'll learn in practical writing sessions. You’ll receive plenty of in-depth experienced tuition in a friendly, supportive environment. You’ll have the opportunity for feedback and to ask questions, while sharing the air with like-minded people as keen and curious as you are to find out more about songwriting.

Previous attendees have released singles, eps and albums and now perform their own songs regularly around the country. Plenty come back for repeat retreats, either to the Summer or the Winter Programme. Come get your songs well and truly humming in this beautiful 5-star setting, free from daily distractions. It really works plus the food is outstanding! Don’t wait another year!

Summer Songwriting Retreat is present by singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates, an award-winning professional independent New Zealand singer-songwriter with a growing catalogue of twenty-five solo and collaborative releases. She owns and operates Songwriting School, an online songwriting tuition subscription and has been presenting songwriting residential retreats for ten years.