Step away from daily life and into an inspiring and rejuvenating writing retreat. Join Dominican University of CA’s MFA faculty for morning writing workshops followed by a group meal. In the afternoon, editors offer tips on how to prepare your writing for publication. At the end of the day, new book authors share their work and their stories. Come to the Dominican campus to grow as a writer and connect with a writing community.

Schedule of Events

10:00- 10:15am – Welcome and Orientation

10:30-12:00pm – Writing Workshops (select one at registration. Titles and descriptions will be added/updated soon.)

1. Multi-media Ekphrastic Writing for Poets & Writers with Maw Shein Win.

2. Point of View: The Craft and Complexity of Third Person in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction with Claudia Morales.

3. Live Storytelling – A Quick Start Guide with Judy Halebsky.

4. Dreams as Fiction / Fiction as Dreams with Marianne Rogoff.

12:00 -12:45pm – Retreat Brunch on campus (included in registration fee)

1:00 -2:00pm – Tips from Editors to Writers with Julia Park Tracey of Sibylline Press and Marthine Satris of Heyday Books

2:20-3:20 – New Books Panel with Weijia Pan, Susana Praver-Pérez and Mary Alice Stephens.

3:30-3:50 – MFA Info Session with Judy Halebsky (optional)

Register Here