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Sitka Writers Retreat
May 29 - June 2, 2025
featuring Amy Butcher & Brendan Jones
Join award-winning authors Amy Butcher and Brendan Jones for an intimate writing retreat in the picturesque island town of Sitka, Alaska to deepen your writing while exploring and experiencing a culturally rich community set against one of the world's last remaining pristine temperate rainforests.
Limited spots available.
We offer a 20% discount for members of 49 Writers.
Upcoming Events
Mon, Mar 10ZoomJoin Tongass Mist Writing's Ruth Underhill EVERY MONDAY. One RSVP = same link ea. week! 11am- Noon Alaska Standard Time to for generative writing prompts, write for about 40 minutes together and then spend the last few minutes to share any realizations about your writing process. Welcome!
2 days to the eventTue, May 13ZoomJoin us for this second opportunity to explore sensory creative writing where we dive deep into the five senses and learn how to use them to craft immersive scenes and unforgettable stories.- 6 days to the eventSat, May 17ZoomJoin Ruth Underhill in May for this generative and publishing-focused class for two Saturdays each month. Gain confidence and tools to publish! We will spend Week 1 writing & revising. We will spend Week 2 submitting our writing together to various journals, publications and contests!
10 days to the eventWed, May 21Zoomy Zoom!This poetry reading and conversation with JOHN ROEDEL is for everyone. This is for non-poets. This is also for any humans This workshop is also for dogs who can write.- 13 days to the eventSat, May 24ZoomJoin Ruth Underhill this May, for this generative and publishing-focused class for two Saturdays each month. Gain confidence and tools to publish! We will spend Week 1 writing & revising. We will spend Week 2 submitting our writing together to various journals, publications and contests!
13 days to the eventSat, May 24SitkaVisit the Tongass Mist Writing Tent on Lincoln Stree this Sitka, Alaska Porch Fest 2025. Request poetry on demand with a word or subject prompt. Participate in a community story telling writing prompt!
18 days to the eventThu, May 29SitkaBeloved Sitka and award-winning authors Brendan Jones https://www.brendanisaacjones.com/ and Amy Butcher https://www.amyebutcher.com/ partner with Tongass Mist Writing in this fantastic wilderness and creative writing retreat! Our main retreat website is www.amyebutcher.com/sitkawritersretreat
18 days to the eventThu, May 29On Zoom! (Link Will Be Emailed To You)We are pleased to offer this micro revision class with Heather Lende for writers all across Alaska and beyond! This class will include perspectives on the process of revision on the small scale in your writing. It can be tough to know where to start! Heather's website: https://www.heatherlende.com/- 21 days to the eventSun, Jun 01SitkaOn the final night of the all-inclusive Sitka Writers Retreat May 29th- June 2nd we open our doors to share our writing with our Sitka Community. Please come listen to excerpts of our headlining authors' writing and the writing of our retreat attendees as well as other Sitka writers.
- 32 days to the eventThu, Jun 12On Zoom! (Link Will Be Emailed To You)We are pleased to offer this macro revision class with Heather Lende for writers across Alaska and beyond! This class will include perspectives on the process of large scale revisions in your writing. What happens when big pieces shift? Heather's website: https://www.heatherlende.com/
34 days to the eventSat, Jun 14Covid Classroom: Zoom!Five years into the pandemic, what can we learn from the fiction written about COVID?- 41 days to the eventSat, Jun 21ZoomJoin Ruth Underhill in June for this generative and publishing-focused class for two Saturdays each month. Gain confidence and tools to publish! We will spend Week 1 writing & revising. We will spend Week 2 submitting our writing together to various journals, publications and contests!
- 46 days to the eventThu, Jun 26ZoomThis Manuscript Revision opportunity with Heather Lende follows her Micro and Macro Revision Classes with Tongass Mist Writing. Space is limited to 12 writers who attended the micro and macro revision classes with Heather Lende. Writing Samples will be shared with group.
48 days to the eventSat, Jun 28ZoomJoin Elizabeth Mayorca for this dive into writing your layers, the things not often discussed or maybe even thought about.- 48 days to the eventSat, Jun 28ZoomJoin Ruth Underhill this June, for this generative and publishing-focused class for two Saturdays each month. Gain confidence and tools to publish! We will spend Week 1 writing & revising. We will spend Week 2 submitting our writing together to various journals, publications and contests!
- 55 days to the eventSat, Jul 05ZoomHave you been writing for years? Is your dream to publish? Would you appreciate support in your revision from a caring and competent teacher? We are communal creatures and hope to offer you joy, success and new craft tools through this community! Meets Monthly for 10 Months.
86 days to the eventTue, Aug 05Zoom!4 weeks in May. We keep our own diaries, sharing selected entries within a supportive and community-focused space. Each week we focus on different aspects of the diary habit.- 90 days to the eventSat, Aug 09Tenakee SpringsWrite with Heather Lende in beautiful remote Tenakee Springs, Alaska. You will have meals, classes and wilderness excursions with Heather during your time in Tenakee. All-inclusive with meals, private lodging and bicycles provided! Fun Fact: Cars are not allowed in Tenakee Springs, Alaska!
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.
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