Friday, November 3, 2017 – Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Millers of Frigiliana, Frigiliana, , Spain
Friday, November 3, 2017 – Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Millers of Frigiliana, Frigiliana, , Spain
Have space and time to write in the beautiful Andalucían village of Frigiliana. You will stay in the new boutique hotel, Millers of Frigiliana. Your double room is en-suite, there is a roof top terrace with hot tub and a bar. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day and in the evening we shall venture into the town and sample some of the best food in the area with views towards the sea.
You will have two one-to-one tutorials and two workshops with Roisin Heycock. Roisin has 15 years' publishing experience where she rose to publishing director at multi-award winning Quercus Children’s Books within Hachette. She has also commissioned for Faber & Faber, Macmillan Children’s Books and Oneworld. At those companies, she worked with talents such as Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler, Piers Torday, Ricky Gervais and David Roberts. Roisin has also worked for Golden Egg Academy.
Ever wanted to have your work read and professionally edited? Here’s your chance. Let Roisin help you with your submission package, your plot problems, or your new idea. Submit up to 3000 words of your work and your synopsis by 3rd October.
You will have ample time to write, explore the old Moorish village on your doorstep, and the mountains beyond. Or simply curl up next to the log burner and read. The beach is only a 15 minute bus ride away if you feel like dipping your toes in the sea.
Millers of Frigiliana
Calle Real 74, , Frigiliana, , 29788 Malaga, 29788 Spain
Nerja Bus
The bus between Frigiliana and Nerja takes approximately 15 minutes and costs €1. The bus station in Frigiliana is in the centre of the village underneath El Ingenio and beside the children’s playground. The bus station in Nerja is on Avenida Pescia which is the main road through the town.There are onward buses from Nerja to the Nerja Caves, Malaga, Maro, La Herradura, Almunecar, Torre Del Mar, Velez Malaga, Granada, Motril, Marbella, Algeciras, Almeria, Cordoba, Jaen, Sevilla and Madrid. The bus arrives into the centre of Frigiliana next to El Ingenio. This is approximately a 10 minute walk along avenida Carlos Canos to the apartment. There is no bus service between Frigiliana and Nerja on a Sunday.
Unfortunately there are no direct buses from Malaga Airport to Frigiliana. The best way is to travel via Malaga and Nerja.
Bus from Malaga Airport to Malaga Central Bus Station
Outside the arrivals hall walk across the plaza to the bus stop. Take the Linea A Express to Malaga central bus station – this runs every 30 minutes, takes around 25 minutes and costs €2. There are luggage racks for suitcases. The bus runs from 0700 until midnight. At Malaga it pulls in right beside stand 38 where the onward buses to Nerja depart from.
Bus from Malaga to Nerja
Inside Malaga bus station building toward the right hand end go to the “Alsa” cubicles (numbers 4-6) to purchase your onward ticket to Nerja. There is also a ticket machine by the cubicle with an English option for the instructions. The time of the next bus will be printed on your ticket. Duration times vary from 50 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes depending on the number of stops. The bus station in Nerja is on Avenida Pescia. Single tickets cost around €4.52.
Arriving by Car
Taxi
A taxi from the airport will cost approximately
€75-€80. A pre-booked taxi/transfer will cost between €65-€75 (please
ask us if you would like a recommendation). A taxi could be shared between course participants if flight arrival times coincide.