Jonas Saul — Author, Speaker & Retreat Leader

60 novels. Thirty years of writing. One week in Greece.

About Jonas
Jonas Saul has published more than 60 novels over thirty years — thrillers, mysteries, and genre-defining fiction that has earned him a global readership and more than two million copies sold. His bestselling Sarah Roberts Series — forty books — has been optioned by MadRiver Pictures.

He’s an international speaker at writing conferences and film festivals, a professional freelance editor who works with multiple publishers, and a literary mentor whose guidance has shaped the careers of dozens of writers. He now lives in Greece — which means when he talks about the light, the pace, and the particular inspiration of the Aegean, he’s speaking from experience, not a brochure.

At Imagine Greece Retreats, Jonas leads every workshop himself. He teaches the craft of storytelling — tension, emotion, voice, structure — and shares what he knows about the publishing industry: how it works, what to avoid, and how to build a writing career that lasts. He also leads scenic hiking tours between sessions, because he believes the best writing ideas don’t always come at a desk.

Conferences, festivals, and retreats

Interviewed for publications and wrote articles that were published in:

Portugal, Finestra Film Festival—jury member and presenter/speaker—September 2025, 2026 …
Greece, Amorgos Film Festival—jury member and speaker, lecturer 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 …
Calgary, Alberta, When Words Collide, as a speaker/presenter, and I held a one-day masterclass in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 as a guest of honor (always in August).
Portland, Oregon’s Willamette Writing Conference as a speaker/presenter—August 2018
Lumberton, North Carolina, the Book ‘Em Writers Festival as a presenter, speaker—September, 2019
Penticton, British Columbia, the Okanagan Valley Writer’s Festival Conference as a speaker/presenter—2016 and 2017
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, at the Word On The Lake Writer’s Festival as a speaker/presenter—May, 2018
Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Vancouver Writers Fest as a speaker/presenter—October 2019
Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference as a guest (four times), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and the cruise in May 2018
Sooke, Vancouver Island, at the Sooke Writers Retreat as a speaker and presenter for the entire retreat—May, 2019
Kelowna, British Columbia, University of British Columbia, lecture for the creative writing class in November 2016
Kamloops, British Columbia, Chapters bookstore, to give a two-hour speech to the staff of the bookstore about being an author, December 2018
Kelowna, B.C. Writer’s Guild Writer’s Conference 2018—speaker, presenter
Greece, Athens—presenter 2023—St. Catherine’s British School
Vancouver, B.C. Creative Ink Writer’s Conference—speaker/presenter, keynote speaker 2018, 2019
Retreats: Greece, Imagine Greece Retreats 5-day Masterclass teacher—2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 …