Writing Retreat

In 2019 SNyMS organised its first Writing Retreat for members in Grindelwald (25-28 October). The second SNyMS Writing Retreat took place at Kloster Mariazell near Rapperswil-Jona from the 8th to the 19th of November 2024, and SNyMS' third retreat took place at Kloster Bethanien from the 19th to the 21st of September 2025. These retreats allow SNyMS members to focus on their personal writing project and push it as far as possible in two days in a supportive, constructive atmosphere.

SNyMS & nccr - on the move Writing Retreat 2026

From the 23rd to the 26th of March 2026, SNyMS organises a writing retreat in collaboration with the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research – The Migration-Mobility Nexus (nccr - on the move). The retreat will take place at the Eco-Hôtel, l'Aubier, in Montezillon, in the beautiful countryside of the canton of Neuchâtel. As usual, the idea of the retreat is to offer a possibility to focus on an individual project and discuss it with a supportive and constructive community of other migration scholars, bridging this time the SNyMS and nccr - on the move communities.

Only active members of SNyMS are invited to take part in the retreat. The event is co-financed by SNyMS and nccr - on the move.

The participants are asked to contribute to the retreat's costs by paying CHF 150. This price includes:

Stay in an individual room at the Eco-Hôtel;
Full pension (three breakfasts, four lunches, three dinners, six coffee breaks - three in the morning and three in the afternoon), starting with a lunch on Monday, the 23rd and ending with a lunch on Thursday, the 26th;
Possibility to use a shared writing room with equipment (one flipchart and one projector).

The price does not include:

transport to and from the Eco-Hôtel, l'Aubier;
anything ordered beyond the scope of the full pension (coffee, tea, snacks, etc.).

If you want to join us for the 2026 SNyMS & nccr - on the move Writing Retreat, please sign up here by December 30th, 2025. The number of places is limited.

For any questions, please contact us: Contact Us | Swiss Network of Young Migration Scholars