The CVWG is thrilled to announce that we’ve receive a $1000.00 Cultural Arts Grant courtesy of Visit Eau Claire and the Wisconsin Arts Board! This money will be used to ensure that we can bring the best writers-in-residence to our retreat, while also keeping costs low for our participants.
2019 poetry write-in-residence Dasha Kelly
credit: Justin Patchin Photography
“Our retreat participants deserve guidance from the very best,” said CVWG executive director B.J. Hollars. “And thanks to the generous support of Visit Eau Claire and the Wisconsin Arts Board, we can now entice writers-in-residence from throughout the country to work closely with regional writers for three days this summer at The Priory Writers’ Retreat.”
credit: Justin Patchin Photography
The Priory Writers’ Retreat is a vibrant, inclusive, and collaborative writing community in the heart of Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley. Originally established as a monastery for Benedictine nuns in 1964, today The Priory serves as an ideal location for creativity to flourish. Situated on 120 wooded acres just miles from downtown Eau Claire, the property features 48 single-occupancy, air-conditioned rooms, several common areas, and no shortage of natural splendor.
Applications for the summer 2020 retreat open on February 1.
The retreat will be help from June 25-28, 2020.
For more information on Visit Eau Claire, click here.
For ore information on the Wisconsin Arts Board, click here.
For a personal reflection on last summer’s Priory Writers’ Retreat, click here.
If you or your business would like to become a 2020 sponsor, it’s not too late! Drop us a not at chippewavalleywritersguld@gmail.com to learn how you can help!