Bring New England’s fall colors to your writing during this 5-day intensive retreat at beautiful Boulderwood Farm, a private, 75-acre estate near Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Immerse yourself in the landscape of your fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry project while guided by Page’s experienced eye in small group discussions, and during one-on-one private sessions. Page Lambert has been leading writing adventures for 28 years and has taught and designed-graduate level courses for the University of Denver’s Graduate Program in Professional Creative Writing. Limit: 7 writers-in-residence/8 writers total. Luxurious private bedrooms. All meals prepared by professional chef and "Love.Eat.Heal" hostess, Carole Murko. A guided tour of The Mount, Edith Wharton’s historic home and beautiful gardens in nearby Lenox. We have also arranged for a private tour of her library, and High Tea on the Terrace Café. Dates: October 12-16, 2025. Cost: $2595 inclusive. Payment plan available. EARLY ARRIVAL OPTION: Start your retreat early! Arrive Saturday, October 11th after 3pm and give yourself time to unwind before the main event. $225 (includes light supper, next day breakfast, and light lunch).
Find details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants & Awards section of Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.