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retreats for women – a retreat for women over 50; and a retreat for writers of any age × Home About The Writer’s Retreat for Women Writers Retreat Schedule Special Appearance by Elizabeth Brundage Private Spa Sessions Virtual Writer’s Groups Location Lifebridge Sanctuary How to Get There Faculty Testimonials Register October Retreat in the Catskills Online Writer’s Groups Blog Contact The Writer’s Retreat for Women In-Person Retreat in the Catskills October 9-14, 2024 Spots are limited: register now & Online Writer’s Groups All Year Find out more Catskills Retreat Deadline September 1. Spaces are limited - reserve your place now! Ya missed it! Registration for 2024 is closed Come back in December for 2025 dates Write Your Best At the Women Writers Retreat: writing workshops, readings, critiques & insights into the publishing world. The Writer’s Retreat for Women In-Person Retreat in the Catskills October 9-14, 2024 Spots are limited: register now & Online Writer’s Groups All Year Writer’s Retreat Details Writers Retreat Schedule Reserve your spot Spots are limited! Book There’s a Place Here For you Join us at the beautiful Lifebridge Sanctuary in the Hudson Valley, Forge friendships, bend your mind, breathe in the fresh air, and re-center yourself. We’ll see you there. A Collective of Writers Some of us are published authors; some of us are just starting out. Some are old; some are young. All of us are writers – and we have stories to tell. We come together to share our work and receive thoughtful and respectful feedback; we are constantly amazed by our fellow writers as they share Finish reading this... Where We Meet We meet at Lifebridge Sanctuary, a magical, secluded, serene place in the midst of 95 pristine acres of forestland in the Catskills. A picture is worth a thousand words: a video is worth even more! Check out this video tour of the grounds, the buildings, the rooms; there’s no place like it! Join our online Finish reading this... Are you writing but not submitting your work? Get Yourself PUBLISHED sends you a monthly listing of submission opportunities, curated by Ann Voorhees Baker, published writer and founder of . Plus - a helpful "best of" article on writing and publishing, and a useful tool, how-to, or Fun Find for your writing inspiration. One monthly service for writers: streamlined, relevant, wasting no time. 30 minutes tops to read. 30 seconds to download. And then a do-able, executable month of submission opportunities mapped out for you. And that’s the new you: Not just a creative writer, but an efficient, businessline writer, respecting her work and sending it out to the world. Jill Dodd Author, The Currency of Love I met some of the most brilliant and loving women at WAW. We’ve kept in touch, inspired, supported and loved each other ever since. Susan Diane Hynds Professor Nobody is more amazed than I at my being actually able to write a novel. And it all came down as per the goal that you transcribed for me a couple of years ago on that big piece of presentation paper at Women at Woodstock: Write one word, then wait for the next.” (more…) Veronica Stewart James Author, Going Gypsy I look at WAW as a group of wise women, women who have left behind the BS of false female competition. Instead we have learned to embrace each other by lifting each other up. Anne Flournoy Filmmaker I’m not big on groups. And I’m terrible at small talk. But I LOVED spending a weekend with WAW. (more…) Brenda Rush Copy Editor & Writer I’ve lived in my town of 200,000 people for over 30 years and have wonderful friends, yet I’ve not met anyone here quite like the women who have become my Woodstock friends. (more…) Becky Kruse Gjendem Editor, Copy Editor Lisa Levart said in her workshop, Let the photographer see you.” I think we all let everyone see us that weekend, and it was amazing. Janet Riccobono Certified Life Coach Women at Woodstock is more than an event, it’s a treasure. It’s powerful and empowering to be with women who love, want, share, think, do, care, motivate, inspire, hug, cry, write, read, and most importantly BE with and for each other. It’s worth being part of for any reason. Angela Kaufman Holistic Coach It was a phenomenal experience, hearing the stories of triumph, and seeing the many faces of success was so inspiring! Join our email for the latest news! Price What’s included at Retreats: resident Writer’s Retreat - Resident $879 October 9-14, 2024 Registration fee + lodging (rate varies by room type) is all-inclusive - here’s what you get: first night welcome party & get-to-know-you Writer’s Intensive: daily writing workshops + closed-group readings Writers Colony: daily reading & feedback session + time to write 4 evening reading salons (wine & cheese) room, linens & towels, 3 hearty & healthy meals daily yoga space + the great outdoors gift bag + spa services for private fees Register day guest Writers Retreat - Day Guest $879 October 9-14, 2024 Registration fee + day-guest rate ($195/day) is all-inclusive - here’s what you get: first night welcome party & get-to-know-you Writer’s Intensive: daily writing workshops + closed-group readings Writers Colony: daily reading & feedback session + time to write 4 evening reading salons (wine & cheese) 3 hearty & healthy meals daily yoga space + the great outdoors gift bag + spa services for private fees Register FACULTY Meet our workshop leaders and coaches at 2024! Ann Voorhees Baker Founder The Founder of , Ann leads the Writer’s Colony , teaches "Publishing 101," and facilitates the Evening Readings and Story Slam at the the fall retreat. Ann Voorhees Baker Elizabeth Brundage Writers Workshop Intensive Elizabeth Brundage is the author of several novels including The Vanishing Point, A Stranger Like You, and All Things Cease to Appear, which was the basis for the Netflix film "Things Heard and Seen." Elizabeth Brundage Susan Hodara Writers Workshop Intensive Susan Hodara’s memoirs are published in anthologies and literary journals. She is a co-author of Still Here Thinking Of You: A Second Chance With Our Mothers. Susan Hodara Clifford Mae Henderson Benefits of Self-Care We’re so excited that Clifford Mae Henderson will be leading our year-long virtual writer’s group: The Writer’s Craft Workshop 2022! Clifford Mae Henderson Crystal Cobert Crystal Cobert Giddens is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, National Esthetic Educator, NYS Licensed Esthetician, Certified Oncology Esthetician, and award-winning author of the book, HealTHY Self Beauty. Crystal Cobert https://youtu.be/sEhmqypseu0 Spaces Are Limited. Secure Your Spot Today. REGISTER BLOG Private Spa Sessions with Crystal Cobert Posted in Ann’s Blog , Private Consultations by Ann Voorhees Baker on August 13, 2023 We’re so pleased that Crystal will be offering private sessions at the 2023 Writer’s Retreat – a special opportunity to experience her soothing and healing services at just-for-us reduced pricing, for Holistic Kind Healing” – and beautiful relaxation. Finish reading this... Elizabeth Brundage on Being a Writer and Holding Hope Posted in 2023 Workshops , Creatives & Creativity , People at WAW 2023 , WAW Community News , What I Learned Today , Writing by Ann Voorhees Baker on July 26, 2023 Elizabeth Brundage, author of 5 novels, one of which was made into the Netflix film, Things Heard & Seen,” will be joining us at this year for an afternoon of discussion about all things writing and publishing. I’m so looking forward to it! Finish reading this... 10 Seconds of That Good Feeling Posted in Ann’s Blog , I’ve Been to Woodstock by Ann Voorhees Baker on July 22, 2023 10 seconds and that good feeling you had at past will come back. Watch this and remember. Finish reading this... Photo Gallery – 2022 Posted in 2022 Workshops , I’ve Been to Woodstock , WAW Archives by Ann Voorhees Baker on December 9, 2022 SO. MUCH. GOOD. WRITING. Not to mention good women, friendship, creativity, food, wine, and the beautiful...