If you’re ready to spend some quality time immersed in your craft and drawing inspiration from experienced instructors (and your fellow writers), this is your chance.
In 2022, we’ll be hosting our Summer Writing Retreat virtually and for a full month. Join us in July for one of three classes (Fiction, Memoir, Revision) taught by three terrific instructors (Stacey Swann, Donna M. Johnson, Charlotte Gullick). Each class will meet weekly on Zoom for a total of four sessions, starting the week of July 11 and ending the week of August 1. Throughout the month, we’ll be hosting special events including Saturday Craft Seminars, meet-ups, and dedicated writing time.
Commit to your writing this summer – and grow your writing community. Registration is now open.
If you’d like to attend the 2022 Summer Writing Retreat, the first step is choosing your class from one of the below options. Each class will meet once a week for four sessions total starting the week of July 11. Once you know which class you’d like to take, you’ll register via that individual class page.
FICTION: “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings: Fiction at Every Stage” with Stacey Swann meets every Monday of the month (July 11, 18, 25, August 1) on Zoom from 6:30 PM CDT to 9:30 PM CDT. You can find the full class description and registration options here.
MEMOIR: “Memory + Form: Finding Models of Inspiration in Memoir” with Donna M. Johnson meets every Tuesday of the month (July 12, 19, 26, August 2) on Zoom from 6:30 PM CDT to 9:30 PM CDT. You can find the full class description and registration options here.
REVISION: “The Joy and Discovery of Revision: A Step-by-Step Approach” with Charlotte Gullick meets every Wednesday of the month (July 13, 20, 27, August 3) on Zoom from 6:30 PM CDT to 9:30 PM CDT. You can find the full class description and registration options here.
We have a fourth option available for those who’d like to be a part of the Summer Writing Retreat experience but aren’t ready to commit to a class: the Write Away. Details on the Write Away can be found here.
Here’s how it works:
Choose your class:
Fiction, Memoir, OR Revision (or the Write Away* option).
Each class will meet once a week for four sessions total starting the week of July 11. You can read more about each class below and on the individual class pages. Once you know which class you’d like to take, you’ll register via that class page.
*Write Away registrants will meet every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for a total of 12 sessions.
Choose your registration level:
Level 1 (Class Only) OR Level 2 (Class + Private Consultation).
Level 2 (Class + Private Consultation) registrations will include one 20-minute meeting with the class instructor sometime during the month (via Zoom). If you’d like, you can also share 10 pages of your work for feedback ahead of the meeting. There will only be 20 Level 2 seats available in each class.
Prefer to pay by mail? Click here to download the mail-in form.
We’ll kick the month off with an Orientation Session (July 10). PLUS, on Saturday, July 9, all registrants will be invited to the first of three special Saturday Craft Seminars.
Each class will meet once a week for four sessions total starting the week of July 11. The Fiction class will meet on Monday evenings (July 11, 18, 25, August 1). The Memoir class will meet on Tuesday evenings (July 12, 19, 26, August 2). The Revision class will meet on Wednesday evenings (July 13, 20, 27, August 3).
There will be evening writing sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (12 sessions total) and class registrants are welcome to attend these write-ins on the evenings their class is not in session.
There will be weekly Summer Writing Retreat Lunchtime Meet-ups. These sessions will be open to all registrants and will feature small group meet-ups on Zoom – a great opportunity to meet writers in other classes or further connect with writers in your class.
At the beginning (7/9) and end of the month (7/30), registrants will enjoy two (2) Saturday Craft Seminars featuring authors talking about their notable craft books. All SWR registrants will receive the two featured books.
The Summer Writing Retreat closes with a special Student Reading Night (not to be missed!) on Thursday, August 4.
Our Orientation Session will take place on Sunday, July 10, at 6:00 PM CDT on Zoom. It will be recorded for any registrants who cannot attend the live webinar.
If you’d like to attend the 2022 Summer Writing Retreat, the first step is choosing your class from one of the below options. Each class will meet once a week for four sessions total starting the week of July 11. Once you know which class you’d like to take, you’ll register via that individual class page.
FICTION: “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings: Fiction at Every Stage” with Stacey Swann meets every Monday of the month (July 11, 18, 25, August 1) on Zoom from 6:30 PM CDT to 9:30 PM CDT. You can find the full class description and registration options here.
MEMOIR: “Memory + Form: Finding Models of Inspiration in Memoir” with Donna M. Johnson meets every Tuesday of the month (July 12, 19, 26, August 2) on Zoom from 6:30 PM CDT to 9:30 PM CDT. You can find the full class description and registration options here.
REVISION: “The Joy and Discovery of Revision: A Step-by-Step Approach” with Charlotte Gullick meets every Wednesday of the month (July 13, 20, 27, August 3) on Zoom from 6:30 PM CDT to 9:30 PM CDT. You can find the full class description and registration options here.
We have a fourth option available for those who’d like to be a part of the Summer Writing Retreat experience but aren’t ready to commit to a class: the Write Away. Details on the Write Away can be found below and here.
If you’d like to be a part of the Summer Writing Retreat experience but you’re not ready to commit to a class – or maybe you’re just getting started on a project and you’d like to get in as much writing time as you can – our special Write Away option might be just the thing for you.
Spend the month enjoying virtual writing sessions with fellow writers. Each Write Away session is three hours in length and will take place every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (12 sessions total) on Zoom from 6:30 PM CDT to 9:30 PM CDT.
All Write Away registrants will have full access to the special events throughout the month, including the two (2) Saturday Craft Seminars and the Lunchtime Meet-ups. Plus, the Write Away group will select three fellow attendees to read at the Student Reading Night.
You can find the full Write Away description and registration details here.
Our Summer Writing Retreat includes weekly special events, kicking off with the Saturday Craft Seminar + Orientation (July 9 and 10) and closing with our Student Reading Night (August 4).
The SWR will be a month-long immersion in the craft of writing. For the first time this year, we’re including three very special events – we’ll host our recently launched Saturday Craft Seminars program at the beginning and end of the month. Each SWR registrant will receive the craft book featured at each program, beginning with Melissa Febos’ Body Work (Saturday, July 9) and concluding with Benjamin Percy’s Thrill Me (Saturday, July 30).
We have a big month planned and we know this is a lot of information to take in. If you have any questions, reach out to the WLT staff point person for our Summer Writing Retreat, Becka Oliver, and she’ll be sure to get back to you quickly: becka@writersleague.org.
