2009 Summer Writing Retreat
Ever want to get away from it all and
spend a week immersed in writing? Here's your chance
with the 2009 Summer Writing Retreat at Sul Ross State
University in scenic Alpine, deep in the heart of West
Texas.
July 27-31, 2009
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX
Students sign up for one workshop in fiction, nonfiction,
or poetry taught by one of four top authors. Small class
sizes and personalized instruction will help you develop
as a writer and hone your craft.
Classes include:
- Something Novel©: Craft and Creativity in
Writing the Novel, with Karleen
Koen
- Narrative Voice: Using Point of View to Seduce
Your Reader and Strengthen Your Prose Into an Irresistible
Story, with Carol Dawson - SOLD
OUT
- Making Book: Turning Your Nonfiction Idea in
to Reality, with Joe
Nick Patoski
- Poetic Forms for Today's Poets, with Scott
Wiggerman
See complete course
descriptions
Click here to see the Summer
Writing Retreat brochure.
Students can finish off the week of writing by staying
in Alpine for the 2009
Way Out West Texas Book Festival on August 1, which
will feature appearances by the Summer Writing Retreat
instructors, along with an array of other authors.
Tuition
Early Rate (through June 15): $199 WLT members / $249
nonmembers
Regular Rate (after June 15): $249 WLT members / $299
nonmembers
Note: Tuition does not include room and board.
Register
online with credit card, Paypal or Google checkout.
Accommodations
Students can reserve rooms in the Sul Ross State University
Residence halls for approximately $30 per night double
occupancy ($60 single occupancy). Other accommodations
in Alpine are available here.
Details on residence hall reservations and any additional
room block arrangements will be sent to registrants
in May.
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Alpine, Texas
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Sul Ross University Campus
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