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Multiple DatesWed, Sep 30ZoomMeet from 7-8PM AKDT on Zoom, Wednesdays for Fall 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.
Multiple Dates2 days to the eventMon, Oct 12ZoomJoin us for a morning time weekly writing circle during the Fall 2026 season, back by popular demand! Our Wednesday evening writing circles continue and for the first time, you have two writing circle options each week. We look forward to writing with you soon.
14 days to the eventSat, Oct 24Zoom Link Emailed to You After You RegisterExplore the possibility of rhythm in your poetic writing. Join Bob Vivian for this intelligent and heartfelt discussion about what it means to write in good rhythm, to be musical and alive as a writer.
14 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.
14 days to the eventSat, Oct 24zoomAre you ready to give your first draft a chance to grow? Join us for this six-week series focused on revision of your current writing project. This may be a first draft or years of effort. You will write with Tongass Mist Writing founder Ruth Underhill live on Zoom from Tenakee Springs, Alaska!
19 days to the eventThu, Oct 29ZoomJoin 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.
22 days to the eventSun, Nov 01ZoomWe love words and writing here at Tongass Mist Writing. What we love even more is the chance to create an environment where multiple creative and healing components feed the writer. We hope this day long retreat will feed your heart and allow you to embrace the land and language of Southeast Alaska.
35 days to the eventSat, Nov 14ZoomJoin Susan Slocum-Dyer in this 2-hour poetry workshop with literary excerpts shared ahead with attendees for workshop discussion. Then take related writing prompts and assignments home with you for the holidays and meet up on January 9th again!
35 days to the eventSat, Nov 14zoomWhat 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.- 50 days to the eventSun, Nov 29ZoomWe love words and writing here at Tongass Mist Writing. What we love even more is the chance to create an environment where multiple creative and healing components feed the writer. We hope this day long retreat will feed your heart and allow you to embrace the land and language of Southeast Alaska.
- 78 days to the eventSun, Dec 27ZoomWe love words and writing here at Tongass Mist Writing. What we love even more is the chance to create an environment where multiple creative and healing components feed the writer. We hope this day long retreat will feed your heart and allow you to embrace the land and language of Southeast Alaska.
- 106 days to the eventSun, Jan 24ZoomWe love words and writing here at Tongass Mist Writing. What we love even more is the chance to create an environment where multiple creative and healing components feed the writer. We hope this day long retreat will feed your heart and allow you to embrace the land and language of Southeast Alaska.
209 days to the eventFri, May 07SitkaJoin us for the 2027 Sitka Writers Retreat with Tongass Mist Writing! Enjoy an all-inclusive stay in Sitka with morning writing sessions, lots of solo writing time and space, private lodging, all meals included, local hospitality, access to sauna, ocean dips, a hot springs, boat trip, beach fire etc
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!
Thu, 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!
Tue, Sep 08National Shrine of St. ThérèseJoin us prior to the Juneau Writers Retreat (September 10-13th. www.tongassmist.com/retreats) for an evening of reading and literary conversations at The Shrine of St. Terese Main Lodge! Visiting Author Kristin Knight Pace will be providing a reading and joining us from Palmer, Alaska.
Wed, Aug 05zoomThis is an event for those who attended the Sitka Writers Retreat May 2026
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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