Richard Babcock has spent his career as a writer and editor, straddling fiction and nonfiction. While serving as a top magazine editor in New York and Chicago, he published three novels. He has taught writing at Northwestern University, among other colleges, and he has worked as an editor and/or collaborator on many books by other writers. He lives with his wife, the novelist and biographer Gioia Diliberto, in Woodbury, Connecticut.
Babcock’s fourth novel, A Small Disturbance on the Far Horizon, is available now.
Writing Retreat
Bordeaux, France
September 19-25, 2027
Join authors Richard Babcock and Gioia Diliberto (author of Coco at the Ritz, Firebrands, Paris Without End, and many more), for an amazing week-long writing retreat in the heart of the Bordeaux wine region of France.
Package includes six nights in an ensuite private room, freshly prepared French meals, 15 hours of workshop instruction, one hour of private critique, along with various activities and evenings out.
Retreat is currently in the planning phase. Please join our waiting list to be the first to reserve your spot!
A Small Disturbance on the Far Horizon