Spend four days writing new material in the genre of your choice, attending craft talks by award-winning faculty, enjoying lakeside lunches and evening readings, all while making connections in the literary world that will last for years to come.
Current Michigan Writers Member Tuition: $400
Non-member Regular Tuition: $475
Generative writing conferences bring together the best of both worlds: community and creativity. Spend four days writing new material in the genre of your choice, attending craft talks by award-winning faculty, enjoying lakeside lunches and evening readings, all while making connections in the literary world that will last for years to come. Writers will learn to sharpen images, improve dialogue, deepen metaphors and grow in styles and voices of their own. They will also strengthen confidence, connect with others and generate new material. *You might be interested in staying one more day for the Blogging for Artists and Writers workshop on Friday, June 21, 2013.
Faculty for this year's Writers Retreat include James Arthur (Poetry), Louise Hawes (Writing for Children and Young Adults), Patricia McNair (Fiction), Anne-Marie Oomen (Memoir) and Katey Schultz (Artistic Director). For more information about these accomplished professional writers, view their bio links below.
"My memoir will not be complete until I include my time at the 2009 memoir-writing workshop. Words come, and then they go. If I could paint, I would choose brilliant colors, mix and not match them. The sun and the moon would not afford enough light to let me see all I experienced, all I ate and drank, all the wise, witty, sad, hopeful and glorious real life stories told." Roberta J., 2009 Writers Retreat Participant
Registration and Cancellation
4/18/13 Registration Update: Enrollment for the Fiction Genre option is closed at this time.
Interlochen College of Creative Arts offers a variety of education programs in the arts for adults 18 years or older. Participant must turn 18 years of age on or before the first day of the desired education program. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants in each genre. Participants will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration will help ensure your enrollment. Registration confirmation will be sent via email once registration and payment have been received and processed. Please complete one registration per participant per program enrolled.
Tuition fees do not include housing and meals. Please contact the Interlochen Stone Student Center for campus housing rates, reservation information, airport transportation rates and cafeteria meal plan options at 231.276.7570. Inform the hotel reservation agent which adult education program you are a participant in to request your group rate lodging discount.
Cancellations by the participant made in writing three weeks (21 days) prior to the start of the event are subject to a $75 cancellation fee. No tuition refunds will be given for any cancellation requests received after the cancellation deadline. A full tuition refund will be issued if the event is canceled.
Instructors
Katey Schultz
Instructor of Creative Writing, Interlochen Arts Camp
Instructor of Creative Writing, Interlochen College of Creative Arts
James Arthur
Writers Retreat Faculty, Interlochen College of Creative Arts
Louise Hawes
Writers Retreat Faculty, Interlochen College of Creative Arts
Patricia Ann McNair
Writers Retreat Faculty, Interlochen College of Creative Arts
Anne-Marie Oomen
Instructor of Creative Writing, Interlochen Arts Academy
Memoir Faculty, Interlochen College of Creative Arts