At Write, beginners and seasoned writers will transcend genre to get to the heart of storytelling. The retreat brings together accomplished writers and artists to inspire, guide and offer the tools to unlock the work you know is waiting. Getting to Orcas Island may feel like you are travelling to the end of the earth. You may take a boat, plane, train and automobile to get here — and all in one day. The journey to the upper left corner of the USA is part of the experience, it’s true. Also: the weekend will be intense. It will challenge you. You won’t have heaps of time for independent project work, but you will make friends who feel like family and learn from multidisciplinary artists and your peers alike. Our intimate setting and low participant-to-instructor ratio means you’ll have the tools to go home and do the work you need to do.

Are you ready? Welcome to Write. We can’t wait to meet you and create with you.