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Photos of our conference site, see below. Register with private room in our villa, or for conference only. Go to the Register page, or email [email protected] for more information.




SPECIAL EVENT:

Portofino, Italy
Writers Retreat

[ RESCHEDULED FOR FALL 2020. FOR MORE INFO
write to [email protected]]

5-day conference

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"A literary inspiration"
"One of the world's best writing retreats"

See the Kirkus Reviews' recent spotlight
on Wendy Goldman Rohm

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Story and manuscript development come alive at this acclaimed, professional workshop for authors of fiction and  nonfiction. This special event in Portofino, Italy, is a workshop for authors of fiction and nonfiction. It is tailored to where you're at in your creative work, whether you are in the early stages of  developing an idea, perfecting a manuscript, or troubleshooting a work in progress.

You may choose to attend the complete, week-long workshop, or one of the weekend-only workshops. We hold this event at one of the most beautiful, private villas. You may register for the conference only, or for the conference including a private room in our villa (see Register page).

For information about how to get to our villa in Italy, by plane and train, write to us at [email protected].

Develop your book, fine tune your manuscript, and perfect your writing in progress. Writers attend to generate new material, develop ideas, or shape their stories.

The Portofino Writers Retreat is hosted by the Rohm Literary Agency and led by NY Times best-selling author and literary agent Wendy Goldman Rohm. Ms. Rohm's conferences have  been held since 2002 worldwide, originally inspired by the series of honorary Masters Teas she presented at Yale University. (See the Kirkus Reviews' recent spotlight on Wendy Goldman Rohm.)

There is an optional networking soiree and group dinner each evening.  For details on the week-long retreat, go to the Register page. For the full conference schedule, see the Schedule page or write to us. See the Testimonials page for reviews from authors worldwide.)

For more information, write to [email protected]).

 To register by phone, call 1-646-845-9185 , our NY office,

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Wendy Goldman Rohm has taught and lectured for MediaBistro, Yale University, onboard the QEII, and numerous universities and organizations in the US, Europe and Asia. She has presented her writing workshops since 2002 across the U.S., Europe, Asia and India.

Rohm's writing workshops have been held in the US, India, France, Ireland, South Africa, and Thailand, and have featured numerous guest artists.

Our conference guests worldwide have included: Pulitzer Prize finalist Suketu Mehta  (Maximum City; Knopf); legendary literary agent Phoebe Larmore, whose clients include Margaret Atwood and Tom Robbins; author Saket Soni (Strangers at the Golden Door, Algonquin Books), who developed his book with Ms. Rohm at the conference in 2018; best-selling author Rebecca Walker; author Mira Kamdar (Motiba's Tattoos); Broadway producer Brian Swibel; screenwriter and film director Pan Nalin (Samsara, Ayurveda: The Art of Being, and Valley of Flowers); journalist/author Livia Manera Sambuy (Philip Roth Unmasked; You'll Never Write About Me Again);  playwright Seamus Scanlon (The McGowan Triology); French author/filmmaker Helene Guetary; author Bhaswati Battacharya (Everyday Ayurveda); creative  director/author Prudence Fenton; Obie-award-winning playwright Robert Auletta; legendary literary agent Mr. Sterling Lord  (who represented authors Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey, among others); playwright Fabrice Rozie  (Transatlantic Liaison); author Hajjar Gibran (The Return of the Prophet); Glamour S.A. editor-in-chief/writer Pnina Fenster; acclaimed fiction and nonfiction authors Hilary Masters and Kathleen George; French novelist Bruno Garel; international bestselling author Peter Nichols; Emmy Award winning writer Alan Cooke; bestselling Thai author Thitinart na Pattalung; British screenwriter Jane Hawksley (Je T’aime Paris), and many others.
 
Rohm also hosts ongoing online Book Development Classes for authors worldwide.  Go to the Register page to register online,  or call 1-646-845-9185 (NY) to register by phone, or in Paris call: 0785 782 991. If you prefer you may email our administrative assistant at  [email protected] 
WENDY GOLDMAN ROHM heads The Rohm Literary Agency and is a NY Times best-selling author whose books have been published in 14 languages around the world. Her work has been published by Random House, The New York Times Syndicate International,  The Atlantic, Wired magazine, Tina Brown's Talk magazine, Vogue, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Financial Times of London, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and many others. Her writing workshops were inspired by the honorary Masters Teas she presented at Yale University. She's also been a literary agent and author for Sterling Lord Literistic; The Waxman Agency; Waterside Productions; and founded the Rohm Agency to represent emerging authors of fiction and nonfiction. She's been a commentator on numerous national and international broadcasts, including: Nightline, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, and dozens of programs on NBC, CNBC, PBS radio and television, CNN, CBS, ABC, and BBC radio and television.