Writing Retreats and Workshops
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Rewilding Your Writer Series: Exploring the Natural World & the Art Coast of Michigan to Inspire Your Voice
October 30-November 3, 2025
Step into inspiration on the Art Coast of Michigan (Douglas/Saugatuck, Michigan) to ignite your voice. In this 4-night, 3-day retreat we will explore nature and art as a catalyst for our voice and our inspiration. (More details to come.)
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Bridging Genres Retreat: Personal Essay, Lyrical Prose, and Poetry
Do you enjoy or are you interested in honing your voice to write in multiple genres? This retreat will focus on how to enrich your voice by blending Personal Essay, Lyrical Prose, and Poetry. (More details to come.)
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Finding Your Voice Retreat
Are you new to writing or exploring your writing voice? This retreat is for you. You don’t have to call yourself a writer to be a writer. Have you always enjoyed writing or did you enjoy it when you are younger? Are you yearning to deepen your relationship with writing? (More details to come.)
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Rewilding Your Writer: Exploring Mary Oliver and Her Inspiration
Do you love Mary Oliver’s poetry and essays? This retreat will blend Oliver’s writing and her roots in nature and the inspiration she found in the natural world. (More details to come.)
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ComPASSIONATE Writer Retreat
The ComPASSIONATE Writer has always been a live online 6-week course/program offered twice a year, but in 2026, Heather will be offering at least one of the cohorts as a 4-day/5-night retreat in Saugatuck, Michigan. (More details to come.)
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Author Intensive Retreat (in person)
1-3 days of working together one-on-one on your book. This retreat will be customized to you, your book, and your process.