Rewrite London Just Wrapped Up Their Thailand Retreat! | RECAP

April 14, 2025

London-based organization Rewrite recently wrapped up their retreat in Thailand!

Founded by Congolese-British writer Christina Fonthes in 2018, Rewrite is global community dedicated to empowering Black women and women of color writers. Rewrite offers mentorship, writing courses, a supportive membership platform, and annual retreats for writers to unplug and focus on their craft. The organization tends to host two writing retreats every year, with previous retreats hosted in Costa Rica.

This most recent retreat, based in Phuket, Thailand, included daily yoga, meditation, & wellness sessions, trips to an elephant sanctuary and local night market, a sunset boat ride, and plenty of relaxing beach days. The main focus of the retreat was of course spending time writing alongside a supporting community of fellow women of color writers.

The next retreat will go to Bali, Indonesia, Oct 5 – Oct 12, 2025 with prices ranging from £2,199 to £2,880. You can find more information about the retreat and book your spot here.

The Bali trip will be Rewrite’s final retreat! Founder Christina Fonthes plans to be busy in the foreseeable future with the release of her debut novel Where You Go, I Will Go forthcoming from Tinder Press.

The attendees seem to have a great experience on the Thai retreat! See some testimonials below:

This was my very first retreat and it was truly magical! The entire group was comprised of amazing women of color, with origins from all over the world. We shared many moments of true connection and everyday was filled with adventure, joy and relaxation. I was truly grateful to be in the room, welcomed, and encouraged to be amazing in my own right, by this phenomenal group of amazingly talented women. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to grow in a safe and nurturing environment. Rewrite London enhanced my life and I will forever remain grateful! Thank you Christina for creating ,“Rewrite London.”

It was an amazing time. It was well planned out. Great experiences, plenty of downtime do explore as we wanted. The retreat location was beautiful, great food. lovely people. A great balance of writing workshops, exploring the city and local islands, communing with the other attendees. Their best retreat yet. I’m so glad I went.

Check out the gorgeous photos from the Thailand retreat below!