Every writer needs time to refresh their passion for their work, to relax and let go of all the noise that gets in the way of writing. At Olvar Wood Writers Retreat, we provide you with the time, space and support you need to reinvigorate your writing.
We offer a range of retreats and courses run by writers, for writers, and designed to help you relax and enjoy your writing, to focus on your current project, and gain honest and supportive one-on-one feedback from professional, experienced writers and mentors.
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Olvar Wood Writers Retreat is a privately owned and operated business with a focus on providing high quality, personalised and ethically sound support for writers, designed and delivered by writers.
Perilous Adventures was founded in 2007 by Kris Olsson and nike bourke to provide personalised and meaningful support to writers, particularly through our unique mentorship and manuscript appraisal services.
In 2008, inga simpson became part of the Perilous Adventures team.
Olvar Wood Writers Retreat was established in 2008 by nike bourke and inga simpson to supplement the services offered by Perilous Adventures by offering residential retreats and courses.
In 2009, Perilous Adventures and Olvar Wood were merged into a single entity.
Inga and nike's goals in establishing Olvar Wood are:
- To establish and maintain an ethical, environmentally sustainable writing business that is efficient, flexible and human
- To nurture and support Australian, particularly Queensland, writers and writing
- To provide a peaceful, natural, creative environment for writers
- To develop a writers' retreat that is more than just a physical space: a retreat that is also a source of inspiration for the national and statewide community of writers
- To preserve, maintain, and improve the natural setting of Olvar Wood for future generations.