WRITING RETREATS
Retreats for woman-identifying writers of all levels. Whether you're on the verge of a nervous breakdown or on the verge of a major breakthrough; on the precipice of major life change or mired in the mundane; overwhelmed or stretched thin; wound up or worn out; blocked, stuck, or just feel like expanding your practice, we're here for you. Join the community and reconnect with your creative core.
Mini-Retreat for Women on the Verge
Nov 21, 2026, 10am-5pm
The Urbane Arts Club
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
A day-long writing retreat for women (or anyone who identifies as female / nonbinary / gender-nonconforming) who feel like they miiiiiight be losing it. Maybe you're on the precipice of some major change. Maybe you're feeling a restlessness you don't know what to do with. Maybe you're brimming with things that stay unsaid.
Instead of running away from home... try this first?
This retreat is a way to reconnect with your creative core. You can write in any genre you like—nonfiction, fiction, poetry, stream-of-consciousness, journaling, fragments, rants, letters, lists—whatever feels right. We're all about process, creativity, and making some space for your own voice. It's just one day, and there's no homework.
Sneak away for a Saturday! It'll be encouraging, regenerative, nourishing, and fun. You'll come away with inspiration and material for your work, whether you're starting something new, adding to a work-in-progress, or just looking to play on the page.
Writing from Your Body: Come home to your self, find your voice
A Writing on the Verge
x Laura Khoudari retreat
Oct 2 - 4, 2026
South Hadley, Massachusetts
This fall, deepen your writing practice, connect with your body, share space with other creative people, and immerse yourself in peak New England leaf-season at this new retreat. Group activities, interactive writing sessions, and gentle movement prompts will re/awaken your creativity. The beautiful setting and local food provide the perfect escape from everyday life – and it’s only a weekend, so even the busier among us should be able to find the time.
We believe that when you come home to your body, you find your voice. So often, we live our lives as if we’re brains in jars. We end up writing that way, too. How can we write fictional characters who feel like they have actual lives off the page? How can we remember more deeply and more clearly when writing memoir? And what happens to our creative work when we connect with our physical bodies, when we tend to our bodies and consider them as part of our creative practice?
This weekend, we're going to find out. Together.
Laura Khoudari and Amy Shearn are both queer women in midlife, whose work explores hunger, desires, and life upheavals of all kinds.
