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Upcoming Events
Wed, Apr 22ZoomMeet from 7-8PM AKDT on Zoom, Wednesdays for Spring/Summer 2026 Season. Write, chat about current writing projects, enjoy free creative writing prompts and craft tips. Share your writing with those in attendance as time allows. Attend when you can. FREE/ Donations Appreciated.
22 days to the eventSat, Jun 27ZoomOn Zoom. Write your story and the story of your family for two hours with Molly Barari, teacher and owner at Heirlooms Creative Writing
22 days to the eventSat, Jun 27zoomWhat do we mean when we say "detail"? What can a detail do? How can we pick the "right" detail to use? In this class, we'll generate details via prompts and decide where and how to use them, as well as look at what the absence of detail can do.
32 days to the eventTue, Jul 07Tenakee SpringsWrite in Tenakee with Ruth Underhill, Tongass Mist Writing's founder. Spend your days in family-style communal meals, walks along the one path of our car-free community, hot spring baths and of course lots and lots of writing and conversations about writing here on Chigacoff Island in the Tongass!
36 days to the eventSat, Jul 11Zoom!!On finding your core of creativity and how to tap into the spring within! Writers will leave with shared stories and new ideas on the concepts listed in the full class description.
37 days to the eventSun, Jul 12zoomAre you ready to give your first draft a chance to grow? Join us for this six-week series about growth in writing and ways to develop your writing just in time for the season of growth; SPRING! You will write with Tongass Mist Writing founder Ruth Underhill live on Zoom from Tenakee Springs, Alaska!- 43 days to the eventSat, Jul 18Zoom!!On finding your core of creativity and how to tap into the spring within! Writers will leave with shared stories and new ideas on the concepts listed in the full class description.
- 50 days to the eventSat, Jul 25Zoom!!On finding your core of creativity and how to tap into the spring within! Writers will leave with shared stories and new ideas on the concepts listed in the full class description.
61 days to the eventWed, Aug 05ZoomJoin Tongass Mist Writing's Ruth Underhill for a 30 minute chat about our upcoming creative writing retreat with Kristin Knight Pace in Juneau, Alaska!
97 days to the eventThu, Sep 10JuneauJoin Kristin Knight Pace for three days in beautiful Juneau, Alaska September 2026 at the Shrine of St. Therese. All- Inclusive or Local attendance options available. Write with us!
104 days to the eventThu, Sep 17ZoomJoin Lily H. Tuzroyluke for a conversation about what it means to write in your own voice about the place where you are rooted and the community who holds its memory. Enjoy a writing prompt to practice tools gained after the conversation.
141 days to the eventSat, Oct 24Tenakee SpringsEnjoy five days in Tenakee Springs ALASKA with Tongass Mist Writing taking care of all your needs; private lodging, meals, creative writing classes and sharing circles. Enjoy time to invest in your writing project in this car-free community in the heart of the Tongass National Forest.
Date and time is TBDTenakee SpringsTongass Mist Writing is doing business as Tongass Mist Pies this summer in Tenakee Springs, Alaska! Visit us at the Tenakee Springs Bakery for homemade pies and other good food and company. Register here to be added to our mailing list and get updates about our local and online creative writing!
Date and time is TBDZoom or PhoneThis is an invitation for retreat attendees. Chat with Tongass Mist Writing's Ruth Underhill about the Sitka Writers Retreat itinerary, packing list, special considerations, travel plans to and from Sitka and make sure you are comfortably prepared for your writing adventure with us this May!
Wed, Jun 03ZoomThis is a brief Zoom chat for our Tenakee Writers Retreat Guests! Meet Tongass Mist Writing's Ruth and any other guests who can attend. Get your questions answered. Learn more about our retreat offerings, schedule and Tenakee Springs!
Mon, Jun 01ZoomWhat guides your characters? In this class, we will take at look at the role of faith (religious or not) in building sturdy and complex characters. Included in class; examination of other writing, prompts, conversation with your teacher and class.
Sat, May 23ZoomYou can do this. 500 words. Learn memoir craft techniques and write a brief memoir of your life in this two hour class. Memoir is an intentionally selected portion of the narrator's life. Which portion of your life would you like to share with readers, revise and read to a group within two hours?- Tue, May 19ZoomOn Zoom. Write your story and the story of your family for two hours with Molly Barari, teacher and owner at Heirlooms Creative Writing
Molly Barari Ed. D, M.F.A., Rapid City, SD
As a writer and writing instructor, I have attended numerous online workshops to practice my craft. The workshops I've taken with Tongass Mist are the best of the best - with quality content, insightful discussions, and ample time for writing and reflection. I appreciate that a variety of genres are covered, from memoir to fiction to poetry, and the workshops offer unique takes on these genres. The Tongass Mist writing workshops are the workshops I most prefer to take, and they are the ones I recommend to my students.
Recent Classes and Events
Tenakee Writers Retreat
August 9-14, 2025
with Heather Lende
Write in Tenakee Springs Alaska with the 2020=-2024 Alaska Writer Laureate and much loved author of 'If You Lived Here I'd Know You Name', 'Take Good Care Of The Garden And The Dogs',
You will have an all-inclusive experience in this remote island town with under 200 residents. Tenakee Springs is located in the heart of the Tongass National Rainforest, along Alaska's pristine Inside Passage and off the normal cruise ship routes. This is a perfect location for creative writing, community retreat experiences and refreshment in the wilderness.
Travel from Juneau, Alaska to Tenakee Springs, Alaska by float plane or state ferry!
Limited to 12 Writers.
We offer a 20% discount for members of 49 Writers.
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