Writer's Retreat 2021

March 1, 2021 - March 4, 2021

Inspiration, Community, and Skill Building in a Supportive and Holy Environment

This retreat is designed for people who are passionate about writing, gifted writers and publishers, and those who have a story they wish to tell.

Program Overview

Struggling to find inspiration, motivation, or time to work on your writing during your pandemic routine? Come away to Claggett for a change of pace and space. Writers of all experience and interest are invited to take time for yourself and your work at our third annual Writers' Retreat.

This year's retreat will look different, as we refrain from receptions, table talk sessions, and extensive time in workshops. Our COVID-conscious program will include:

An opening keynote session to welcome participants and set the tone for a reflective and productive retreat, held in a space able to accommodate social distancing.
- "Writing Ahead, Writing Now" with Tristan Davies, returning instructor from 2019
Daily opportunities for morning and evening worship, led by the Revered Dina van Klaveren, event chaplain
Three home-cooked meals per day, following our COVID dining procedures
Plenty of time to walk the grounds, cozy up by the fire, and of course, to write.

At this time, all lodging reservations in the Christiane Inn will be for single-occupancy rooms. Double-occupancy is available for members of the same household only--please contact the Claggett office to inquire about a double room.

Masks are required while indoors in shared spaces, such as meeting rooms and common areas, at Claggett.

Arrival & Departure

Check-in begins at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2021.
The program ends after lunch on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Rates

$430 single occupancy w/private bath, includes program fee, 3 nights lodging, and all meals
$335 commuter rate, includes program fee and all meals

Click here to register.

Instructors

Tristan Davies

Tristan Davies is the author of the fiction collection Cake (JHU Press) and his work has appeared in Glimmer Train, Boulevard, The Mississippi Review, Action Yes, Post Road, Sundog, Murdaland, Noir Nation, Matchbook, Seltzer, and the Johns Hopkins Magazine. His honors include a George and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Award in Fiction and a Visiting Artist Residency at the American Academy of Rome. He has twice received the Excellence in Teaching award from Johns Hopkins.