Alumni Retreat: Fearless Writing on the Blue Ridge Retreat for Women
11th Annual Fearless Writing on the Blue Ridge
Retreat for Women
Lake Logan Conference Center
Canton, North Carolina
Sunday, November 10 - Sunday, November 17, 2013
This retreat is full. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please complete the inquiry form below.
Description
This 6-day, 7-night retreat provides ample time to sink into your writing. Here is the answer to all those times you've said, "If I only had the time!"
We inhabit our own village of cabins on the lake front. Mornings, we meet in the lodge with its stone fireplace, rockers, and chestnut-plank table and use Centered Writing Practice to inspire new material and to explore writing tools and craft. In the afternoon, we write in our rooms, on the decks, or in the many nooks and crannies around the grounds. In the evening, we read our work and receive feedback. Click here to see the comments of women writers who have attended this retreat.
Limited to 15 women.
Download Daily Agenda: click here
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Read the 2010
Lake Logan Anthology!
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Read the 2011
Lake Logan Anthology!
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Location
Thirty miles west of Asheville in Canton, NC, Lake Logan Conference Center is nestled at the foot of Cold Mountain in a quiet valley between the Pisgah National Forest and the Shining Rock Wilderness in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina*, Lake Logan offers 300 acres for hiking, canoeing, swimming, and other recreational opportunities. Imagine the mountain lake reflecting the surrounding forest on a background of 
pure blue. If beauty inspires, we are destined to become poets! We'll meet by the stone fireplace in a living room setting or, if weather permits, on the porch overlooking the lake. Take the video tour at www.lakelogan.org.
*ClarityWorks is not affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese or any other religious or spiritual organization.
Accommodations and Meals
Each lakeside cabin has lake-view decks and fireplaces. Each has 4 bedrooms, and contains 2 twin beds and a private bath and a common space with microwave, refrigerator, and coffeemaker. Single occupancy only of bedrooms for this retreat. No TV or cell phone service. A single telephone is in each cabin's common space; use is for emergency only. Although internet service is available in the administration building, email use is discouraged during the retreat.
Buffet style meals are served in the dining hall, 1 mile across the scenic Pigeon River.
Time
Check In:
4:00 pm Sunday, November 10, 2013.
Check Out:
Check out of rooms by 10:00 am Sunday, November 17. The final group meeting will be on Saturday evening. On Sunday, you may stay for lunch or request a bag lunch, if you desire.
Registration Procedures
- Express interest, request information, and inquire about available space by clicking on the Inquiry Form.
- Peggy will contact you for a phone appointment to discuss your writing and what you wish to get from the retreat.
- Submit 3 pages (double-spaced) of your writing by email. It need not be polished. The purpose of this submission is to acquaint Peggy with where you are in your writing so she can assess your needs and the needs of the group.
- Sign and submit the retreat agreements and medical emergency forms. Click here to download forms.
Cost
Cost covers a private room for 7 nights, all meals and the program.
Deposit: A non-refundable deposit of $1000 is required to secure your reservation.
Early Bird Price: $1939. Deadline March 30, 2013.
Regular Price (after Early Bird): $1989.
Final Payment Date: June 30, 2013
Registration remains open until all available spaces have been filled.
You may pay by check or be invoiced through PayPal on request. On PayPal, you will be charged an additional 2.9% of the total as a processing fee; it will be noted as a shipping charge.
Scholarships: click here for The Candy Maier Scholarship Fund
No partial attendance or commuter attendance is allowed for this retreat.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
Deposits are nonrefundable. No refunds can be given. No exceptions can be made.
After September 10, 2013, the full amount will be retained if registration is canceled.
A full refund will be given if ClarityWorks cancels the retreat.
Travel & Other Information
By car: For your GPS, the address is Lake Logan Episcopal Center, 154 Suncrest Mill Road, Canton, NC; 828/646-0095. Without GPS, we recommend you plan to travel during daylight hours. Following the country roads at night for the first time can be more of an adventure than you might wish.
By air: Please inquire about transportation to Lake Logan from Asheville airport; some times creative solutions are available! Our travel page also provides information about airport shuttle service from Asheville airport and activities available in the Asheville area. Click here for the travel page.
Please take the time to read the conference center website.
www.lakelogan.org
Can't attend this event? See the complete Calendar of Events for all upcoming writing opportunities.
