2019 Summer Writing Retreat Agenda

1:00 PM guest arrival and check in at cottages
2:00 Welcome
3:00 – 4:30 Workshop—instructions and writing warm up (Brickman Conference Room) Chandra Hoffman
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Evening walk around historic district
7:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER (event open to public) Julianna Baggott
9:00 Guided meditation

8:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 9:50 Morning Master Class 1 E.C. Myers Diversity in YA
10:00 – 10:50 Morning Master Class 2 Amy Ferris Turing Our Mistakes Into Our Missions: Writing/Righting Our Lives
11:00 Guided Writing Amy Ferris
12:00 Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 Workshop session 1 Chandra Hoffman
3:00 – 5:00 On your own or Yoga
5:30 Dinner
8:00 Guest author/participant readings
9:00 Meditation

8:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 9:50 Morning Master Class 1 Merry Farmer “Romance and Relationship”
10:00 – 10:50 Morning Master Class 2 Autumn Konopka “Poetry: Nothing Like the Sun: Writing the Beauty We Struggle to See”
11:00 – 11:50 Guided Writing Chandra Hoffman
12:00 Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 Workshop Session 2 Chandra Hoffman
3:30 On Your Own or Glencairn Museum tour
5:30 Wine Tasting, Glencairn Tower
7:00 Dinner (Cottage Green)
8:00 Readings
9:00 Moonlight Swim at private stone pool or Guided Meditation

8:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:50 Morning Master Class 1 Abbey Nash “Find Your Voice, Find Your Story”
10:00-10:50 Morning Master Class 2 Merry Farmer “Alternative Path to Publishing”
11:00 Morning Master Class 3 Industry/Publicity
12:00 Agent/editor lunch panel Q&A Heather Flaherty, Rebecca Gyllenhaal, Amanda Miska
1:00 – 2:30 Agent/editor 6 min pitch sessions
3:00 – 5:00 Final Workshop Session Chandra Hoffman
6:00 BBQ on the Green
8:00 Readings
9:00 Meditation