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Elixir Retreats

IN 2022, DANIEL WALMAN ORGANIZED a retreat for writers at the historical Château of Coislin, about an hour’s drive from the French town of Nantes. Walman invited Jennifer Niven, a renowned YA novelist, to be the featured lecturer for his 2022 retreat at the Château of Coislin, near Nantes.

The writer get-together in a historic castle was a success, and Walman has scheduled future retreats for the Catskills (this October) and Cancun

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