Helping you go from Aspiring Writer to Published Author

Capturing memories, sculpting ideas, breathing life into your manuscripts and leaving legacies.

Watch this space for our upcoming retreat in 2025-26.

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Why are we inviting you to a Retreat?

A writing retreat provides an escape from daily distractions, allowing us writers to immerse ourselves fully in our craft and unlock our creative potential.

It offers a dedicated space and focused environment where ideas flourish, fostering growth, exchange of ideas with other creative minds, inspiration, and the opportunity to make significant progress on our writing projects.

We promise to unravel all the mystical moving pieces of the writing and publishing world so that your dreams of becoming an author are easily fulfilled.

 

Need time away to focus on your writing?

Escape to Auscot’s writing retreats in 2026 and 2027. Our peaceful retreats give you space to write without distractions, plus helpful workshops and support from other writers. Beautiful settings to inspire your creativity.

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Storytelling as a Writing and Marketing Tool
By Wendy H. Jones

Quick courses to level up your writing skills

Craft stories that resonate, inspire and sell – join our Storytelling course and become the voice people remember.

Can't make it to a retreat but still want to write that book?

We have several online courses for you. Free and Premium. 

Click the link below and get started. 

More Than Just Retreats

Auscot goes beyond retreats. We offer online courses, editing assistance, publishing support, book cover design, interior formatting, self-publishing guidance, effective book marketing strategies, and a wealth of other invaluable resources for aspiring authors.

 

 

Editing &
Proofreading
Cover Design & Formatting
Publishing &
Marketing

How does it all work?

Auscot provides a path to writing excellence with comprehensive guidance from expert authors and publishers:

Immerse yourself in our in person writing retreats online workshops where each step of the writing and publishing process is unraveled. From crafting captivating novels to weaving memoirs and poignant short stories, our courses empower you with the essential skills to bring your writing project to publication.

 

Meet the Team

We are an international collaboration between three industry experts in writing, publishing, conference planning, and retreats. With roots in Scotland and Australia, we offer a unique blend of expertise to help you achieve your writing dreams.

 

Multiple Award Winning Scottish Crime Writer

Wendy H. Jones

A popular public speaker Wendy has spoken, and delivered workshops, at numerous conferences worldwide.

Best Selling Author and Writing Coach

Shoma Mittra

A dream to impact the world, to change lives, to showcase authority by writing and publishing books.

Professional Event Organiser

Susan McVey

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Client Speak

Do you have a Captivation Code for your wiring? Well, many of us at the recent inaugural Auscot Writing Retreat in Cumbernauld now have one! Led by superb practitioners, Wendy H Jones, Shoma Mittra and Susan Mc Vey, we explored the magic world of 'capturing, creating, captivating and connecting' through words, stories, relationships and industry experts over 5 days. We covered plot, story arcs, cause and effect, fiction and non-fiction, how to pitch, what to look for in publishers and agents... the list goes on! Set in the luxurious surroundings of Westerwood Hotel, we were treated with great care, respect and incredible service with a smile. This sums up an incredibly rich space to write, to think, to create and be mentored by the world's best!
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Carrie Benedet
I’ve been raving over your fab retreat. The awesome support of every single person was soul food. I learned a lot and when people ask me what I did learn I almost sound intelligent!!
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Join our webinar: STORYTELLING AS A WRITING AND MARKETING TOOL

April 9th, 2025 @ 10am GMT or 7pm GMT