Creative Writing Retreat

10/04/2025 - 10:00am to 3:30pm
Poetry/Fiction/Creative Nonfiction
Reading/Workshop/Panel/Talk

Step away from daily life and into an inspiring and rejuvenating writing retreat. Join MFA faculty for morning writing workshops followed by a group meal. In the afternoon, editors offer tips on how to prepare your writing for publication. At the end of the day, new book authors share their work and their stories. Come to the Dominican campus to grow as a writer and connect with a writing community.

Schedule of Events

10:00- 10:15am - Welcome and Orientation

10:30-12:00pm - Writing Workshops (select one at registration. Titles and descriptions will be added/updated soon.). View/Download a PDF of workshop descriptions here.

1. Multi-media Ekphrastic Writing for Poets & Writers with Maw Shein Win.

2. Point of View: The Craft and Complexity of Third Person in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction with Claudia Morales.

3. Live Storytelling - A Quick Start Guide with Judy Halebsky.

4. Dreams as Fiction / Fiction as Dreams with Marianne Rogoff.

12:00 -12:45pm - Retreat Brunch on campus (included in registration fee)

1:00 -2:00pm - Tips from Editors to Writers with Julia Park Tracey of Sibylline Press and Marthine Satris of Heyday Books

2:20-3:20 - New Books Panel with Weijia Pan, Susana Praver-Pérez and Mary Alice Stephens.

3:30-3:50 - MFA Info Session with Judy Halebsky (optional)

Registration

REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/DUMFACR10425

The registration fee is $85 and includes brunch. Scholarships are available if the registration fee is a barrier to your participation. Special pricing also available for MFA students and alumni. Please contact mfa@dominican.edu for more information.

Advanced registration is required. Cancellations with a full refund can be made until two days prior to the event.

Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA 94901

Contact Information

MFA Program at Dominican University of CA