GARST HOUSE POETS AND WRITERS RETREAT. Complete your project at charming “Old Florida” home, built 1913. Quiet, 2.5-acre green space, 16 miles from Siesta Key, number 1-rated beach in America (2017), shopping, nightlife. Furnished private rooms, internet, month-to-month rent, October through April. Contact Lynn at (941) 245-1530 or www.garsthouse.com.
GREECE WRITER’S RETREAT on the magical island of Alonnisos, 1 of the top eco-islands of Europe. Exquisite accommodations on the Aegean Sea. Turquoise waters, hiking paths, private beaches, yoga. Limited to 12 writers. Workshops follow the Amherst Writers and Artists Method. Led by Julie Maloney, director of Women Reading Aloud. Returning for the 10th year. June 16–25, 2020. Ten days. Visit: www.womenreadingaloud.org. Contact: julie@womenreadingaloud.org.
THE MASS MOCA EKPHRASTIC POETRY RETREAT, August 12–18 in the heart of the Berkshires. Explore the ways that visual art can open your poems, perception, and imagination to help you access memories, emotion, and new forms of expression that are otherwise unavailable. Deadline: January 30. Visit www.assetsforartists.org/jan-freeman, www.janfreeman.net/workshops-readings, or contact janfreemanpoetry@gmail.com.
POETRY RETREAT IN ITALY SUMMER 2020 with poet Kim Addonizio (National Book Award Finalist, 7 collections, Best American Poetry, NY Times Magazine, Poetry, Guggenheim, NEA, Pushcart recipient). June 23–July 3. Write, relax, & share your work while living in a former monastery in Umbria. Included: workshop, lodging, meals, wine, trips to Rome & surrounding towns & attractions. Website: www.kimaddonizio.com or www.laromita.org/writing.
PORCHES WRITING RETREAT, a historic 1854 farmhouse overlooking the James River in the Blue Ridge foothills of VA. Spacious porches, comfortable, high-ceilinged rooms, library, WiFi, communal well-equipped kitchen. Provides peace and inspiration. Fellowships offered. Open year-round, availability by day, week, month. Three hours from D.C. Website: www.porcheswritingretreat.com. E-mail: trudyhale@gmail.com.
TREE-TOP APARTMENT in Andersonville, Chicago, is a perfect place to get away and write. Fully-appointed apartment, walk to lots of great restaurants and cafes. Solitude within a neighborhood. Great theater and music for evenings out. Study overlooks the quiet street. $500 per week. E-mail: patricialbarber@gmail.com.
WELLSPRING HOUSE RETREAT for writers, artists, scholars, east of the Berkshires, 35-min drive to Northampton/Amherst, 5-min walk to scenic lake. Four hours from NYC. Sheltered by towering spruce; secluded, but nestled in Ashfield village, with cafe, library, pub. Private room & workspace; communal kitchen, sun-porch, living room. Fees are $360/wk for a double, $330 for a single. Send résumé & work sample to wellspringhouseretreat@gmail.com. Find out more: wellspringhouseretreat.com.
WRITER’S RETREAT IN FARMHOUSE CHALET on West Slope of Sierra. Options: entire 3/2 farmhouse, spacious master loft, downstairs bed/bath/office suite, or rustic cabins with chalet access for cooking/bathing. From $40–200 nightly. Off-grid, solar-powered, quiet, outdoor recreation moments away. Meals, airport transport available. Nearest airports Sacramento and Reno. Website: https://lightcapfarm.com/cruzon-inn.
WRITING RETREATS with the Cambridge Writers’ Workshop in New Orleans (March 19–22, 2020) and Paris, France (July 16–21, 2020). Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and multi-genre workshops will be taught by faculty Rita Banerjee, Diana Norma Szokolyai, Stephen Aubrey, and other award-winning writers. Supportive faculty, literary salon atmosphere, practical feedback! Visit cww.nyc for more info. Apply at cww.submittable.com.