A writing life

Course leader: Tove Folkesson

Welcome to A Writing Life! A course for those who want to write, and continue to write after the course is over, write all summer, and maybe all their lives. We will work with the most important tools of writing; intuition and inspiration. We will do exercises and experiments that with annihilating sharpness end resistance that stands in the way of your writing, creation, creative and artistic life. So come prepared to be hit, by your own power. Feel free to bring dreams about a particular book project, a life event, or a fantasy that wants to be told. It is not a must, this course is for anyone who yearns for more creative freedom. Writing is interspersed with physical exercises such as yoga, meditations, and adventures in the village and in the countryside.

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Course fee

The course fee is SEK 5,200. If Capellagården has to cancel the course, you always have the right to get back the course fee you have paid. If you need to withdraw your offer due to obstacles or illness, a refund will be made with 50% of the course fee. Please note that board and lodging are not included in the course fee, but are booked and paid for separately after admission.

Course start and end

On the day the course starts, the arrival time is from 3 p.m. At At 17.00 a simple dinner is served and at 18.00 there is a joint start with your course. The course ends on Friday with a joint closing evening. On Saturday, breakfast is served and check-out is at 11.00 at the latest.

Application and admission

No prior knowledge is required, admission is primarily based on the justification in the application. Experience is welcome but motivation weighs the most.

We apply continuous admission. When a course has enough applicants to fill course and reserve places, we close the possibility to apply for the course. The selection for the course is based on your motivation in the application and the desire to have a spread in the group. We will provide feedback on an ongoing basis. That is, the time it takes to receive notification can vary. Notification is sent via email. Upon admission, information is given about payment and confirmation of course place. In case of non-payment, we offer the course place to the next person in line. In connection with admission, it is possible to book and pay for board and lodging.

You who apply must be 18 years old, except for the children/youth courses.

Board and lodging

In connection with admission, you are offered to book any board and lodging during the course week. There are about ten different houses on the "storgården" with proximity to workshops and the Vingårdsalen. The rooms are varied with a simple standard, in the houses there is access to a shared kitchen, shower and toilet. Many houses/rooms thus have shared bathrooms. Full board is included for everyone who lives at Capellagården and our shared meals are largely based on vegetables from our organic garden.

Cost of board and lodging in a single room:
Board and lodging for one week: SEK 4,900
Bed linen is included in the fee.

If Capellagården has to cancel the course, you always have the right to recover all fees for board and lodging. In case of cancellation, we charge an administrative fee of SEK 500.

We are usually able to offer rooms to anyone who wishes, but unfortunately cannot give any guarantee.

If you have arranged your own accommodation and want to eat together with your coursemates, it is fine to buy individual meals.

The price is then: Breakfast SEK 85, Lunch or dinner SEK 125, Cheese tray (end) SEK 155.
Coffee and shared coffee are included in the course fee

Bring to the course

Stationery by person. Preferably a yoga mat. Clothes to feel comfortable in, and something you can do yoga and move freely in.