What we’re about
Imagine you are in a cabin in the woods where you can write without interruption. All your meals are provided for you. Time bends here. Your days are structured enough to keep you focused and expansive enough for introspection and creation. If you are lonely, or want support, or need to brainstorm, you gather with friends. When you need to rest, you sleep. When you feel lost and don’t know your next steps, you walk in the woods. A hike up a nearby mountain brings a higher perspective. You go to the lake to reflect on your writing. You dip your toes in the waters and it feels like anointing. Inside your cabin, a fire blazes in your hearth. Friends gather near for conversation, and talking soon spills into laughter. For the first time in a long time, you feel full. Accepted. Worthy. Inspired. This is Squam Writes. Once a year, very special writers gather here.
Novelists, short story writers, poets, journalists, playwrights, screenwriters, essayists, bloggers, private journal entry writers, thesis writers, editors... all kinds of writers attend Squam Writes. If you are writing, or see yourself writing, or need a recharge so you can write, or need inspiration so you can write, we welcome you.
If this speaks to you, our 2024 retreat is June 6-9, and we hope you will join us.
Applications are open now.
More info here: www.squamwrites.com
