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Address:

P.O. Box 778, Placitas, NM, 87043

Dates:

August 10-16, 2009
Application Deadline: March 2, 2009

Tuition:

Workshop participants- $785; "free agents"- $450.
*Does not include room & board

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

A Room of Her Own Foundation Writers' Retreat: "My Country is the Whole World." August 10 through 16 at the legendary Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM. More information...

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Address:

Contact: Hanion 3A, Melissia, Athens, GREECE GR15127
Location: Andros Holiday Hotel, Gavrio, Andros, GREECE

Dates:

May 25th-May 28th, June, July, September

Tuition:

$1,250 ( U.S.) five night hotel stay, four day workshop fees, ask about retreat day fees

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Small, intensive creative writing workshop held on a quiet Greek island. New writing produced, feedback on work. Work with a small group of writers and have time alone to focus on your writing project in an inspiring setting. More information...

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Address:

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
(Various locations throughout the year)

Dates:

August 11-18, 2010

Tuition:

$850*

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Travel stories describe meaningful encounters between self and place. Document the shift in your sense of who you are as you respond to being in new territory. Relate personal memories to the collective experience of locals. Write portraits of yourself and the people, places, and things you find on the journey. More information...

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Contact: 463 West Street, #1028H, New York, NY 10014
Location: Assisi, Italy

Dates:

July 22 - August 20, 2009 (2,3,4 week sessions)
Application Deadline: June 15, 2009

Tuition:

$3950 before March 15; $4150 after (2 weeks)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

"Art Workshop International is a sublime merge of Vacation (sunflower fields, Umbrian fields, like-minded travelers, ambling to and fro, dinners on the terrace), and Creatvitiy (painting, reading, poetry, good teachers), a fine way to focus and let go." -Frank McCourt, author of "Angela's Ashes," "'Tis," and "Teacher Man" More information...

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Location: Greece- Athens and Naxos Island
Contact: P.O. Box 460681, Denver, CO 80246

Dates:

May 17-29, 2010
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010

Tuition:

$3150 plus airfare, meals, & emergency medical evacuation insurance

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Based in 2010 on Naxos Island, Astra Writing in Greece is a program for promising beginning and seasoned women writers who like to travel. The program is rooted in the understanding that the wellspring for good writing resides at the interface between experience and memory and in the awareness that travel, by generating experiences and evoking memories, replenishes the well. More information...

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Address:

1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

Dates:

5 residencies per year

Tuition:

$85

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

Since 1982, Atlantic Center's residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. More information...

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Address:

Contact: California College of the Arts, Office of Special Programs, 5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618
Location: California College of the Arts, 1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Dates:

May 27-31, 2008

Tuition:

$900 + $20 registration fee

Genres:

Nonfiction

Description:

During this hands-on, five-day memoir writing studio with its home base on CCA's San Francisco campus, you will create new writing, get feedback, work closely with peers, and get inspired by special guests. The schedule includes ample free time for writing, revising, and experiencing the Bay Area's stimulating culture and magnificent beauty. More information...

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Address:

Department of Literature, Mail Code 0410, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0410

Dates:

June 27 - August 7, 2010
Application Deadline: December 1 to March 1

Tuition:

TBA

Genres:

Fiction

Description:

Established in 1968, the Clarion Writers' Workshop is the oldest workshop of its kind and is widely recognized as a premier proving and training ground for aspiring writers of fantasy and science fiction. The six-week workshop is held on the beautiful beachside campus of the University of California, San Diego. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 9803, Asheville, NC 28815

Dates:

Nov 9-16, 2008; June 25-28, 2009; April 19-26, 2009

Tuition:

See Website

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

In ClarityWorks classes and retreats, Peggy Tabor Millin guides women in inspiring their writing voice and deepening their knowledge of craft. More information...

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Location: Online Workshops via the Internet
Residential Writing Retreats in Ireland - Sligo/Aran Islands Galway/ Glendalough Wicklow
Contact: Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Feb to Oct

Tuition:

$825 to $1700

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Workshops LIVE with Irene Graham, founder of The Creative Writer's Workshop (1991) using right-brain/left-brain learning techniques. Also available as Residential Writing Retreats at magnificent locations throughout Ireland. More information...

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Address:

Location: Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland
Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Mon 23 to Thurs 26, May 2011

Tuition:

$945 including Single Room en suite, 2 x Dinners, 3 x Lunches, Writing Journal

Genres:

Fiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writer's Retreat / Fiction Writing in Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland More information...

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Address:

Location: Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland
Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Sun 21 to Wed 24, August 2011

Tuition:

$995 including copy of The Memoir Writing Workbook, Single Room en suite, 2 x Dinners, 3 x Lunches, Writing Journal

Genres:

Nonfiction

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writer's Retreat / Memoir Writing in Markree Castle, County Sligo, Ireland More information...

Title:

Address:

Markree Castle, Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland

Dates:

Mon 27 to Thurs 30 June 2011

Tuition:

$1075 including Single Room en suite, private Story Consultancy, Workshop, 4 x Lunches, 2 x Dinners, Writing Journal

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writers Studio / Work-in-Progress in Markree Castle, Co. Sligo, Ireland More information...

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Location: Mount Vernon Lodge, Flaggy Shore, Burren, County. Clare, Ireland

Dates:

Sat 2 to Tues 5 October 2010
Sat 5 to Tues 8 Feb 2011

Tuition:

$815 including 3 Nights Private Room en suite

Genres:

Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writers Studio / Work-in-Progress in the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland More information...

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Location: The Aran Island of Inis Mór, Co. Galway, Ireland
Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland

Dates:

Mon 5 to Fri 9 Sept 2011

Tuition:

$1,700 including Writing Workshop / Walking Guide to Ancient Sites / Meals etc See full details below

Genres:

Fiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Creative Writer's Workshop: Writing & Walking on the Aran Island of Inis Mór, Co. Galway, Ireland More information...

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Contact: Blakeslee Writers, LLC, 1140 S. Orlando Ave. A-1, Maitland, FL 32751
Location: Costa Rica

Dates:

May & June, 2009

Tuition:

$2195.00 for doubles; $2595.00 for singles

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

Expand your creativity, enhance productivity, build confidence, maximize skills while sharpening your craft at our luxurious 4-star location. Daily writing sessions, craft talks, learn to publish your work. Intimate, hands-on groups with comprehensive techniques for all genres led by award-winning faculty. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 74, Franconia, NH 03580

Dates:

June 28-July 2, 2009

Tuition:

$625

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

A unique opportunity for teachers to work closely with their peers and with a team of illustrious, enthusiastic poets. More information...

Title:

Address:

PO Box 74, Franconia, NH 03580

Dates:

August 2-7, 2009

Tuition:

$975

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Spend five days with a select community of poets exploring your artistic work in the context of our enormous and complex literary tradition More information...

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Address:

Hedgebrook, 2197 Millman Road, , Langley, WA 98260

Dates:

February thru November
Application Deadline: September 24, 2010; ongoing for Master Classes

Tuition:

$2000-2500 Master Classes

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

Hedgebrook is a 22-year-old writer's colony with a residency program exclusively supporting the work of emerging and established women writers. We also offer Master Classes: a week in residence with a celebrated teacher leading focused workshops and one-on-one feedback sessions, for women writers to hone their craft in retreat. More information...

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Address:

Island Institute, P.O. Box 2420, Sitka, AK 99835

Dates:

September, November, January, and April each academic year
Application Deadline: April 15 each year

Tuition:

N/A Housing and $300 stipend provided for each resident

Genres:

N/A

Description:

The Island Institute's Writers' Residencies provide opportunities for four writers to each spend a month in Sitka, Alaska, pursuing their own work and getting to know this unique island community in the forested coastal mountains of Southeast Alaska. More information...

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Address:

40 E. 98th St., Apt. 2E, New York, NY 10029

Dates:

June 22 - June 27, 2010
Application Deadline: January 15 - March 1, 2010

Tuition:

$350

Genres:

Poetry

Description:

Kundiman's 5 day retreat is open to emerging Asian American poets who seek to improve their skills in a rigorous yet supportive environment. It is a very intensive time with daily writing workshops, mentorship sessions with faculty, readings, and community-building activities. More information...

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Contact: 18 N. Richards Avenue, Ventnor, NJ 08406
Location: Dexter's Inn, 258 Stagecoach Road, Sunapee, NH 03782

Dates:

November 6-8, 2009
Application Deadline: Open until filled (Limited to just 22 participants!)

Tuition:

$275. Plus Tardy Bard Penalty ($25) when registering after October 5. Meal & room packages starting at $100

Genres:

Poetry, Nonfiction

Description:

Join us for a relaxing writing retreat which will energize and inspire you. Workshops in poetry and creative nonfiction include writing time, supportive feedback sessions, good meals and good company. More information...

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Contact: Maine Writers' & Publishers' Alliance, PO Box 9301, Glickman Family Library, Room 318, Portland, Maine 04104
Location: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Dates:

May 7-12, 2009

Tuition:

$395 MWPA Members; $475 Non-Members (join now for $35 and attend at member rates!)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

A rustic getaway for writers situated at the beautiful Haystack Mountain School of Crafts on Deer Isle, the Blackfly Writers' Retreat provides an opportunity for writers to immerse themselves in their work far from the distractions of home. Workshops and seminars in fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry are available for those wanting to engage in productive critique and intellectual stimulation. All participants and faculty will be invited to read from their work in the evenings, and the communal dining room offers delicious fare and a toasty fireplace for folks needing a break from the solitude of their cabins. More information...

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Address:

Chair, PEN Northwest, 23030 W. Sheffler Road, Elmira, OR 97437

Dates:

April through October, 2011 or 2012
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009 through March 1, 2010

Tuition:

Resident performs one hour a day of routine caretaking and receives a stipend of $5,000

Genres:

All

Description:

A seven-month residency, for any kind of writer at any stage of career, in a remote but comfortable cabin in the Rogue River backcountry of southwestern Oregon. Caretaking duties required. $5,000 stipend. See website for complete information. More information...

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Address:

The Mllay Colony for the Arts, 454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY 12017

Dates:

April 1 through December 1
Application deadline: October 1

Tuition:

None

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

The Millay Colony for the Arts is an artists residency program in Austerlitz, New York. More information...

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Address:

Contact: 18 N. Richards Avenue, Ventnor, NJ 08406
Location: Nantlle, Wales (North Wales)

Dates:

August 22-28, 2009
Application Deadline: Ongoing from September 1, 2008 - open until filled (Limited to just 15 participants!)

Tuition:

From $1,400 for tuition, room & board

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

Stretch your imagination and explore your personal myth to produce new poems or prose based on life experiences, fantasies and dreams. Set in the heart of the dramatic Snowdonia Mountains and limited to just 15 participants. More information...

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Address:

Contact: Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Location: Valcour Educational Conferene Center, College Auxiliary Services, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh NY 12901

Dates:

July 26-30

Tuition:

$600

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

The North Country Institute and Retreat a) provides a retreat and institute for emerging and established writers of color, b) provides writers of color with an opportunity to draw upon their experiences s writers in a racialized society and c) provides the border New York State area with an opportunity to become knowledgeable about the issues and concernes facing writers of color. Writing fellows are invited to study the genres of fiction, poetry, and memoir. More information...

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Contact: 38931 Jasper Lowell Road, Fall Creek, OR 97438
Location: 291 Tomaquag Road, Ashaway, RI 02804

Dates:

September 10-12, 2010
Application Deadline: September 5, 2010

Tuition:

$200

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

Elegant year round  retreat in rural southern Rhode Island offers three weekend writing workshops a year. The Fall 2010 workshop (September 10-12, 2010) is "Writing Biographies: The Art of Making Historical Characters Come Alive" and features Dr. Marla Miller, author of the 2010 biography "Betsy Ross and the Making of America". More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

May 20 - 23, 2010

Tuition:

$625 before March 29, $685 after

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

At the heart of our retreats is the joining of Creative Writing, Hatha Yoga, and Meditation. Patricia Lee Lewis & her faculty have combined their energies for 10 years to offer this powerful path to the creative self. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

September 30 - October 3, 2010

Tuition:

$625 before August 1, $685 after

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

At the heart of our retreats is the joining of Creative Writing, Hatha Yoga, and Meditation. Patricia Lee Lewis & her faculty have combined their energies for 10 years to offer this powerful path to the creative self. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

February 13-20, 2010

Tuition:

$1,950

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

At the heart of our retreats is the joining of Creative Writing, Hatha Yoga, and Meditation. Patricia Lee Lewis & her faculty have combined their energies for 10 years to offer this powerful path to the creative self. More information...

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Address:

PO Box 60066, Florence, MA 01062

Dates:

June 6-13, 2010

Tuition:

EU 1000 or $1450 single or double accommodation. A EU 350 or $500 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your place

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

At the heart of our retreats is the joining of Creative Writing, Hatha Yoga, and Meditation. Patricia Lee Lewis & her faculty have combined their energies for 10 years to offer this powerful path to the creative self. More information...

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Contact: University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712
Location: New Harmony, IN 47630

Dates:

June 7-13, 2009
Application Deadline: April 15 - scholarship; May 1 - retreat

Tuition:

approximately $600 (not set for 2009)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

RopeWalk provides workshops in a relaxed atmosphere. Individual conferences with workshop leaders are a part of the RopeWalk experience. More information...

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Address:

Contact: 408 N. Lincoln St., Bay City, MI 48708
Location: Julie Marsh, Conference Bureau, Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI 48710

Dates:

June 27-July 3, 2010
Application Deadline: June 1 with $100 deposit, refundable until June 15.

Tuition:

$480 with housing; $300 commuter

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

A retreat/workshop for mid-career writers. Poetry, fiction, CNF. Intensive peer workshops. More information...

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Address:

Contact: MSC09 5370, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001
Location: Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos, NM

Dates:

August 2-8, 2009
Application Deadline: June 19, 2009

Tuition:

$2250.00

Genres:

Poetry, Nonfiction, Screenwriting

Description:

Doctors, nurses, psychologists, physician assistants, etheicists, medical students, other health professionals ... pursue your writing in an environment that provides maximum space for personal exploration and growth. More information...

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Address:

154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
Location: Auvillar, France

Dates:

Reviving the Senses in Deep France: June 12-18, 2009
Application Deadline: April 12, 2009
En Plein Air: Writing and Painting in Southwest France: June 21-28, 2009
Application Deadline: May 21, 2009

Tuition:

$2195 (Tuition, Lodging, Some Meals, Excursions)

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Description:

The VCCA, one of the nation's largest and best-known artists' retreats, is offering intensive fiction writing, poetry, painting and personal essay workshops at it's facility in Auvillar, designated as one of France's "100 Most Beautiful Villages", located in the south of France. Taught by award-winning writers, these workshops are geared to writers of all levels. More information...

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Address:

154 San Angelo Drive, Amherst, VA 24521

Dates:

2009
Application Deadline: Sept. 15, 2008; January 15, 2009; and May 15, 2009

Tuition:

NA

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Children's Literature

Description:

Fully funded, one-month residencies for writers who have not previously been in residence at the VCCA, to include a private studio, bedroom and all meals at the VCCA. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. More information...

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Address:

156 Upper Whitfield Rd, Accord, NY 12404

Dates:

March 15-20, 2009

Tuition:

$1120

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting

Description:

This retreat gives writers of all backgrounds guidance and space to develop artistic empathy. Yoga and meditation tools give writers a fresh approach to their process and craft. More information...

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Address:

NYU Creative Writing Program, Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10011

Dates:

June 1 - June 24, 2010

Tuition:

$9,627 (if enrolled at NYU in Spring 2010) or $9,652 (if not enrolled at NYU in Spring 2010) for 8 points of undergraduate credit (equivalent to two semester-long courses), program fee, and registration & services fees.

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

Writers in New York offers poets and fiction writers an opportunity to develop their craft while living the writer's life in Greenwich Village. More information...

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Address:

Contact: NYU Creative Writing Program, Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10011 Location: Writers in Paris, c/o NYU in Paris, 56, rue de Passy, Paris, France 75016

Dates:

June 26 - July 24, 2010

Tuition:

$8,738 (if enrolled at NYU in Spring 2010) or $8,763 (if not enrolled at NYU in Spring 2010) for 8 points of undergraduate credit (equivalent to two semester-long courses), private studio residence, program fee, emergency & evacuation service fee, and registration & services fees

Genres:

Poetry, Fiction

Description:

Writers in Paris offers poets and fiction writers the opportunity to live the writer's life in Paris. More information...

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Address:

61 Toad Road, P.O. Box 488, Callicoon, NY 12723

Dates:

September 12-19, 2009

Tuition:

$1,300.00

Genres:

Children's Literature

Description:

This workshop is for writers who want to explore writing for children and young adults. Limited to six participants, it is a week of immersion in the writing process, in discovering what works for you, and in the story you want to tell. More information...