LIGHTHOUSE WRITERS' CONFERENCE & RETREAT
Coordinators:
Jeff Eisenbrey, jmeisenbrey@gmail.com
Katrina Barnes, k_barnupward7_89@yahoo.com
Peter Geerlofs, geelofs@olympus.net
Milton Lum, lumsie@wavecable.com
Sarah Townsend, sarahtown@gmail.com
Photo by John Loo. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
License.
Jeff Eisenbrey, jmeisenbrey@gmail.com
Katrina Barnes, k_barnupward7_89@yahoo.com
Peter Geerlofs, geelofs@olympus.net
Milton Lum, lumsie@wavecable.com
Sarah Townsend, sarahtown@gmail.com
Photo by John Loo. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
License.
2020 Registration Forms Will be Available Here in October, 2019
The 2020 Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat (LWC&R) will be held from Friday, February 14th through Monday, February 17th, 2020 at Goddard College's Port Townsend, Washington, MFAW program site. Registration forms for the 2020 LWC&R will be available here beginning October 15, 2020. Please note that this Conference & Retreat is capped at 15 participants and that registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Graduates of Goddard's MFAW program are welcome, whether they attended at Pt. Townsend, Washington, or Plainfield, Vermont.
What to Expect at the Lighthouse Writers' Conference & Retreat
Come connect with other alumni writers, and with your own writing self, in coastal Port Townsend, Goddard’s West Coast residency site on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. You can even propose your own workshop.
Together, we will explore the theme of urgency. Regardless of genre, how do we build momentum in our writing? Find new ways to say what feels most essential? Push towards creating an intimate connection with readers? What is it that makes a piece of writing feel pressing, urgent, important, and what gives a piece the power to affect its audience?
Preliminary highlights:
A copy of the entire program will be posted here as the date approaches.
Details:
Registration information and forms will be available here beginning October 15, 2020. Participants will make their own arrangements for meals and housing. There are on-campus meal options available for purchase, and there may be on-campus housing options; query upon registration. Cost of the conference is $100.
We expect to fill these limited spaces quickly and encourage you to register early.
We can’t wait to see you in Port Townsend!
Together, we will explore the theme of urgency. Regardless of genre, how do we build momentum in our writing? Find new ways to say what feels most essential? Push towards creating an intimate connection with readers? What is it that makes a piece of writing feel pressing, urgent, important, and what gives a piece the power to affect its audience?
Preliminary highlights:
- Opening panel with LWC&R participants
- Readings of your work
- Scheduled writing time, both individual and community-based
- MFAW alumni-presented workshops on craft and master study--you can even propose your own.
- A presentation of this year’s volume of CLOCKHOUSE, the national literary journal published by the CWC Alumni Association in partnership with Goddard College
- An MFAW alumni-hosted reception
- An alumni-organized evening salon
- Readings by MFAW faculty
A copy of the entire program will be posted here as the date approaches.
Details:
- Dates: Friday, February 14th through Monday, February 17th, 2020
- Location: Port Townsend, WA (Fort Worden campus of Goddard College)
- Registration opens: October 15th, 2019
Registration information and forms will be available here beginning October 15, 2020. Participants will make their own arrangements for meals and housing. There are on-campus meal options available for purchase, and there may be on-campus housing options; query upon registration. Cost of the conference is $100.
We expect to fill these limited spaces quickly and encourage you to register early.
We can’t wait to see you in Port Townsend!