North Cascades Institute

The North Cascades Institute offers workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction throughout the year at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center in Washington’s North Cascades National Park. “Sit, Walk, Write: Nature and the Practice of Presence,” taught by poet Holly Hughes and creative nonfiction writer Kurt Hoelting, was held from October 12 to October 14, 2012. The workshop fee, which included lodging and meals, ranged from $215 to $455, depending on accommodations. Scholarships are available. There was a nonrefundable registration fee of $50 to $75. Registration is first come, first served. Call, e-mail, or visit the website for information about the 2013 workshops.