6th Annual Fearless Writing Retreat at Lake Logan in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina

Sunday, November 9, 4 pm—Sunday, November 16, 1 pm
Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 24.
Final Payment:  September 28.
Lake Logan is 40 miles west of Asheville, NC

Registration remains open until space is filled.

Description

This 7-day 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 3 cabins along the lake front. Each has a spacious deck. Mornings, we meet in one cabin and use Centered Writing Practice to inspire new material and to explore writing tools and craft. In the afternoon, you can write in your room, on the deck, or in the many nooks and crannies around the grounds.  Each evening group meeting will focus on a particular topic like sensory description, dialogue, or publication.  Participants are also invited to sign up for opportunities to read from what they are writing in the afternoons or from a current project. Wednesday you have off to write and/or hike.  Click here to see the comments of women writers who have attended this retreat.

  Limited to 11 women.

Download Daily Agenda: click here
View Photo Gallery: click here

Location

Thirty miles west of Asheville, Lake Logan Conference Center, Canton, NC, is nestled at the foot of Cold Mountain "in a pristine 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 fall hiking. 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.

The photo above was taken by retreat participant Demaris Wehr.

Note: ClarityWorks is not affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese or any other religious or spiritual organization.    

Accommodations and Meals

Each cabin has 4 bedrooms and a common space with microwave, refrigerator, and coffeemaker. Each bedroom contains 2 twin beds and a private bath. Single occupancy only. 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.  The first  sign-ups receive the lakeside accommodations.

Buffet style meals are served in the dining hall, a mile across the scenic Pigeon River.

Time

Check in at 4:00 pm Sunday, November 9.
Check out of rooms by 10:00 am Sunday, November 16.  You may stay for lunch if you desire.

Registration Procedures

• Express interest, request information, and inquire about available space by clicking on Lake Logan in Fall 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.

Can't attend this retreat? Order the Family Matters Workshop on CDs.

Cost

Cost covers a private room with bath for 7 nights, all meals and the program.  A private individual session can be scheduled with Peggy during the retreat.  The fee is $60 for a half hour. This fee includes reading, but not critiquing, 5 pages of double-spaced text that can be used as the focus of the session.

Early Bird Price: $1689 if registered with nonrefundable deposit of $875  by August 24.   Registration is confirmed only by receipt of deposit or full payment.  Lakeside rooms are assigned in the order of registration.

Regular Price:  $1739 after August 24.  If registering between August 24 and September 28, $875  is required upon registration.  If registering after September 28, full payment is required.

September 28.  Registration remains open until 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.

Refund and Cancellation Policy

Deposits are nonrefundable. No refunds can be given.  No exceptions can be made.

The full amount will be retained if registration is cancelled  after September 28 .

A full refund will be given if ClarityWorks cancels the retreat.

Travel & Other Information

By car: Directions can be found at www.lakelogan.org/html/map___directions.html
By air: Our travel page provides information about airport shuttle service 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