24/05/2026
A Beautiful Invitation for Women Writers on the Camino
A few places remain for what sounds like a beautiful and deeply nourishing writing retreat on the Camino.
My friends Shoshana Kerewsky and Alder Allensworth are leading A Women’s Intensive Writing Retreat on the Camino this September at Keltiga, a charming albergue style retreat center near Lourenzá on the Camino del Norte.
I know both of these women through the wider Camino community, and I am so happy to see this retreat coming into being. Shoshana and Alder are both published authors, active members of American Pilgrims on the Camino, devoted pilgrims, generous teachers, and deeply encouraging writing guides. They bring a beautiful combination of literary skill, Camino heart, lived experience, and warm attention.
A few years ago, I had the gift of participating in a writing workshop here on the Camino Francés guided by Beebe Bahrami, with Alder and Shoshana both in the circle. I know firsthand how powerful it can be to gather writers in a pilgrim landscape.
Something happens when walking, listening, silence, landscape, memory, and words are allowed to meet. The Camino has a way of loosening the deeper stories.
This new retreat will take place at Keltiga, near Lourenzá on the Camino del Norte, and would be a beautiful way to incorporate a Camino and writing experience into your journey, whether you are already walking, returning to the path, or feeling called to deepen your relationship with the Camino through words, memory, reflection, and story.
I have also had the joy of helping design Alder’s Camigas Scarf books, so I know the care, imagination, humor, and tenderness she brings to her work. And Shoshana brings her own rich gifts as a writer, teacher, and longtime Camino voice.
The retreat is open to self identified women age 18 and older, including bio women, transwomen, and genderqueer women. Writers of all experience levels are welcome. You do not have to be a “real writer” to come. If you are longing for time, space, encouragement, and a circle of women writing together on the Camino, that is more than enough.
The week will include writing instruction, prompts, feedback if desired, individual and group activities, sharing, optional walking and field trips, plant forward meals, and spacious time to write, reflect, wander, and listen.
Dates: September 22 to 28, 2026
Location: Keltiga, near Lourenzá, Camino del Norte
Cost: €1150 per person
Group size: 8 to 12 women
For more information on the retreat, you can find Shoshana’s contact information through her blog:
shoshanakerewsky.wordpress.com
I love seeing offerings like this emerge on the Camino. A week of women, words, walking, courage, and story feels like exactly the kind of medicine the world needs.
