Writing in Trieste
17–20 September 2026
Space for words. Time for you.
Many people carry texts inside them. Thoughts, stories, fragments, observations. Often it’s not ideas that are missing — it’s space, stillness and permission to simply start writing.
Writing in Trieste creates exactly that space.
A few days in Trieste, with a view of the sea, in a small community that holds you and inspires you. We work with writing prompts that lead you into writing — without judgment, without comparison. You write for yourself. And share, only if you feel like it.
The writing is complemented by conversations that clarify, deepen and open new perspectives. Not analytical. But kind and nourishing.
Trieste is more than a backdrop. The city, the sea, the overlapping of cultures all become part of the writing space. A guided walk through literary places opens further layers of perception — and brings movement into texts and thoughts.
How we work
You don’t need a finished project
You don’t need a goal
What matters is the willingness to listen to yourself — and to allow your words to surprise you.
Who this retreat is for
For people who want to pause.
Who want more creativity in their lives.
Who want to write — for themselves or for others.
Who value community without needing to explain themselves.
Place, Time & Frame
Location: Trieste, Italy
Dates: 17–20 September 2026
Start: Thursday, 4 pm
End: Sunday, at noon
Group: max. 6 participants
Included: writing materials, healthy Italian snacks & drinks, guided literary walk, accompaniment by Elle & Ilona.
Come. We’re waiting for you.
Writing in Trieste happens where thoughts fly like sea gulls and words interweave like streets in a portal city.
With a view of the sea, enough space to think and a community of curious people who carry one another.
The rest takes shape writing.
Your guides & companions Ilona Matusch & Elle Weingraber-Pircher
Ilona, writing trainer and founder of Schreibküche, and Elle, coach, writing-thinker and founder of Kulturelle, will accompany you.
Walk & Write
Thinking on the move. Writing while walking. Trieste becomes a text we read together and continue writing.
Literary city tour
Where Joyce wrote, Svevo thought, Saba dreamed and Ginzburg played with words. We follow their traces through Trieste.
Terrace with sea view
This is where we write. With the sea in view, in circle, in silence. Freedom for words that want to emerge.
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