Welcome to The 12-Hour Writers Retreat!
What’s the 12-Hour Writers Retreat?
It’s not easy to sneak away from daily life to attend a weeklong writers retreat. But might you sneak away for a day? Welcome to the 12-Hour Writers Retreat—a morning-to-night writing experience committed to supporting your work from idea to live reading! On Saturday, May 18, join 20 fellow writers for a fun (and food!) filled day at Forage. Enjoy guided writing exercises, unencumbered freewriting time, a supportive workshop, and a final show featuring you!
This retreat will be hosted by writer-in-residence Lindsay Starck. Scroll on to learn more!
Writers 21+ are encouraged to register.
About the Writer-In-Residence
Lindsay Starck was born in Wisconsin and raised in the Milwaukee Public Library. She is the author of the novels Noah's Wife (2016) and Monsters We Have Made (2023). Her short prose has appeared in Ploughshares, the New England Review, AGNI, and the Southern Review, among other places. She currently writes and teaches in Minneapolis, where she lives with her husband and her cattle dog.
About The Space
Nestled in the heart of downtown Eau Claire, Forage is a versatile event venue perfectly suited for our writers retreat. Complete with writing spaces, performance spaces, and a beer and wine bar, Forage will help us create the ideal conditions to help your writing thrive.
About The Experience
The Chippewa Valley Writers Guild strives to provide inclusive writing experiences for all writers of all levels and genres. While Amy is primarily a poet and memoirist, ALL writers of all genres are encouraged to attend! Our goal is to provide an opportunity to inspire, instruct, and rejuvenate writers in a safe, communal space. We create, collaborate, and celebrate together!
Schedule for May 18
9 :00 Arrive at Forage; welcome, Icebreakers
9:15 Writing Prompts w/ Lindsay Starck
10:00 Freewriting Time/Optional Conferences w/Lindsay Starck and B.J. Hollars
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Freewriting Time/Optional Conferences w/Lindsay Starck and B.J. Hollars
3:00 Snack Break Social Hour
3:30 Mini-group workshops
4:30 Final revision/Reading guidelines established (4 minutes/reader)
5:00 Dinner
6:30 Show Prep
7:00 Showtime
9:00 Farewell
About The Food and Drink
Drinks: Complimentary SHIFT Coffee will be provided throughout, and wine and beer will be served in the evening at your own expense.
Lunch and Dinner: Both our meals will be prepared on-site by Forage chefs.
Cost
$100.00 (includes lunch and dinner from Forage, SHIFT Coffee, and space and instruction courtesy of Lindsay Starck).
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