Writers Retreat
WITS Writers Retreat at Bivouac Junction was just what I needed to get steam up for my next assault on the publishing world. Over the years WITS has run ten Writers Retreats all of them highly successful, but this one was uniquely different in that there were no formal presentations, workshops or set procedures. We followed a vague outline but in the main it was spontaneous: great fun, great opportunity to network, great food & the best company. Sitting beneath the stars, around a campfire swapping stories, having a sip or two of wine, avoiding the smoke, toasting marshmallows we watched & offered the occasional word of encouragement while fellow writer Stephen created his mainly edible dampers. Michael Fitzgerald Clarke entertained us with his cleverly devised poems commemorating the poet Thomas Hood which featured various friends. I was blown away by the natural beauty of the Burdekin River sliding tranquilly along its tree lined pathway. And to think it’s there in