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2026 Personal Retreats at Boyds Mills
Personal Retreats at Boyds Mills Please see more information about personal retreats here: https://thebarnatboydsmills.com/personal-retreats/
2026 Personal Retreats Two Night Specials
Personal Retreats at at Boyds Mills Please see more information about personal retreats here: https://thebarnatboydsmills.com/personal-retreats/
Intro to Novels in Verse: Drafting and Deepening Your Story
Nonfiction Picture Books: Exploring Forms and Creative Approaches
Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Spring)
Publicity & Marketing for Storytellers: How to Promote Your Stories in 2026
The Montclair Writing Retreat 2026
Come join us at Boyds Mills for The Montclair Writing Retreat with author Laurie Lico Albanese. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This 3-night, 2-day retreat will feature introductory exercises on Thursday evening followed by 3-hour generative workshops on Friday and Saturday mornings beginning 9 am. Afternoons […]
Novel Retreat with Editor Patricia Lee Gauch (2026)
This invitation-based retreat is thoughtfully crafted to help you move your novel to the next level while working one-to-one with editor Patricia Lee Gauch. What You'll Learn Patricia Lee Gauch, former editor of Philomel Books and longtime Boyds Mills faculty leads this unique, immersive experience meant to bring the best out of your […]
Diving Deeper Into Picture Books: Getting Ready for Submission
Create Your Inside Outline: Structure That Moves Your Novel Forward
Wayne County Community Foundation Gathering
Westport Writers' Workshop
Join Westport Writers’ Workshop instructors and writers for an immersive retreat at Boyds Mills, tucked away in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Designed specifically for writers seeking to refine their craft and elevate their storytelling, you will have daily designated solo writing time, group prompt writing sessions with program director Liz Matthews, craft lectures with […]
Drexel MFA Spring Retreat 2026
Drexel MFA Program Writer's Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for a writing retreat. This long weekend is designed to allow you to focus on your writing and soak up the creativity granted to us through nature. There are no formal classes, but writers may organize a workshop if desired. You may be as […]
Kidlit Creators Retreat
Come join us at Boyds Mills for Kidlit Creators Retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as the campus […]
WAT Writing Alone Together Retreat
WAT Writing Alone Together Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for a 3-night retreat. WAT (Writing Alone Together) is a zoom-room weekday morning writing group open to women and non-binary writers. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat is low-key and unstructured, with ample time […]
Carrot Cake Hype Retreat
Come join us at Boyds Mills for a four-day writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as the […]
Writing a Picture Book 101: Get to the Heart of Your Story
Novels in Verse: Creating an Image System
Theater Camp For Writers
Come join us at Boyds Mills for Theatre Camp for Writers. Link to the full workshop description here: https://sites.google.com/view/theater-camp-for-writers/home?authuser= There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will provide some unstructured time to write, and to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, […]
Embrace Your Inner Intuitive Writer to Fuel Your Writing
VCFA Allusionists' Spring 2026 Retreat
VCFA Allusionists' Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for a writing retreat. This long weekend is designed to allow you to focus on your writing and soak up the creativity granted to us through nature There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities […]
Poetic Flow Studio: Generative Writing Sessions for Poets
Pocono & the Three Bears 2026: In Search of Just Right
Pocono & the Three Bears 2026: In Search of Just Right IMPORTANT REMINDER! You must first register through SCBWI for the event before registering for lodging here. Take a walk with Goldilocks as we stumble through the woods and into Boyds Mills. Find just the right chair for working on craft. Enjoy just […]
The Motherlode Retreat 2026
The Motherlode Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for The Motherlode Retreat. We welcome all writers looking to gather in community and deepen our understanding of the Motherlode and how to write about it. We'll gather a few times each day for discussions, writing exercises, and generative prompts designed to unleash our creativity. […]
MGAuthorcade Group Retreat
McAuthorcade Group Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for a 3-night retreat (staying one, or two, extra nights is an option when selecting your lodging type when registering). There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect […]
Whole Novel Workshop: A Virtual Course for Middle Grade and Young Adult Writers (Spring)
OVERVIEW: Congratulations on your acceptance into the Whole Novel Workshop: A Virtual Course for Middle Grade and Young Adult Writers (Spring)! This intensive, transformative Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft (up to 85,000 words)* of a novel read by faculty, with detailed written feedback and a private consultation […]
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**Retreat Name** Come join us at Boyds Mills for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Boyds Mills campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and […]
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**Retreat Name** Come join us at Boyds Mills for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Boyds Mills campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and […]
Viable Paradise Board of Directors
**Retreat Name** Come join us at Boyds Mills for **a writing retreat**. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets […]
Picture Book Plotting from A to Z: A 5-Week Online Course for Writers
Character Design Basics: An Online Course for Illustrators
Writing Nonfiction: Hooking Your Reader and Finding Success
Just Do It Alumni Retreat
Come join us at Boyds Mills for Just Do It Alumni Retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as […]
The Unreliable Narrators Retreat
Come join us at Boyds Mills for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as the campus […]
Revise and Rise: A Retreat for Novelists
Join two seasoned authors and book coaches for an immersive retreat at Boyds Mills designed specifically for novelists seeking to refine their craft and elevate their storytelling. In this retreat, we will help you build a road map to demystify the revision process and sort through conflicting advice to polish your manuscript while remaining true […]
BSFW Goes to Highlights 2026
BSFW Goes to Highlights Come join us at Boyds Mills for a retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous […]
Community Retreat with Meg Medina: Celebrating Latinx Stories in Kidlit
All About Picture Books: A Retreat for Storytellers
The Crash Course in Children’s Book Publishing
Celebrating Carolyn Yoder & Calkins Creek Books
Options for joining us in celebrating Carolyn: Retreat at the Boyds Mills campus Stay overnight anywhere from two to five nights! Celebratory dinner honoring Carolyn & Calkins Creek Books will take place on Sunday, June 7th; otherwise, the time is yours to use as you wish! You can choose to stay two nights and […]
Picture Book Middles: Bridging Beginning and End
Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel: A Generative Retreat
Community Retreat with Andrea M. Page and Stacy Wells: Celebrating Native and Indigenous Stories
Mad Woman Literary Agency Retreat
Mad Woman Literary Agency Retreat All clients of Mad Woman Literary Agency are welcome to attend a three-day retreat in person at Boyds Mills from June 18 - 21. This will be an opportunity to connect with one another, have quality writing time in a peaceful setting, and learn from each other in workshops specifically […]
Plotters Reunion and Retreat
Plotters Reunion and Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mils for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and […]
Crafting Kidlit Community
Crafting Kidlit Community Come join us at Boyds Mills. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as the campus […]
Writing for the Educational Market: A 6-Week Online Program
Birth a Book Coach Retreat 2026
Birth a Book Coach Retreat 2026 Come join us at Boyds Mills for Birth a Book Coach Retreat 2026. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for […]
Jewish KidLit Maven Retreat
The Jewish KidLit Mavens retreat from July 5 to July 8 will be a time for Jewish writers to meet and create. There will be a getting-to-know-you activity on the first night. The mornings will have an optional writing prompt in the Lodge after breakfast. There will also be an optional pomodoro writing session in […]
Summer Camp for Writers and Illustrators: Session One!
Summer Camp For Writers And Illustrators: Session Two!
VCFA Writing for Children and Young Adults Alumnx Retreat
VCFA Writing for Children and Young Adults Alumnx Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for […]
WCSU MFA 2026 Summer Retreat
Join us for WCSU MFA’s 2026 Summer Residency, located at Boyds Mills, near Honesdale, PA! The residency will feature morning and afternoon workshops, open mics, evening readings, as well as delicious and expertly prepared locally sourced meals. This residency will offer some peaceful time to reunite with friends, connect with new writers, and write, of […]
Neurodiverse Kidlit Retreat
Come join us at Boyds Mills for a Neurodiverse Kidlit Retreat! This retreat will be low-key with a few key semi-structured lectures (topics chosen by attendees), ample writing time, and potential to make valuable connections with other neurodivergent children's writers. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. Boyds […]
Sera Rivers Client Retreat 2026
Sera Rivers Client Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and […]
Black Women Writers: A Retreat In Gratitude 2026
sis·ter·hood /ˈsistərˌho͝od/ 1: the feeling of kinship with and closeness to a group of women 2: a community of women linked by a common interest Dear Sisters, We are still so moved by the deep connections we made at the inaugural Black Women Writers’ Retreat last year. We are planning something special for 2026 and […]
The Writing Shorter Retreat: Why (and How) Less Can Be More
Welcome to Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (August)
OVERVIEW: Congratulations on your acceptance into the Welcome to Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (August)! This intensive, transformative Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft (up to 85,000 words)* of a novel read by faculty, with detailed written feedback and two private consultations provided. Attention in […]
Ignite Your Writing in the Educational Market: An In-person Retreat for Children’s Writers
Ignite Your Writing in the Educational Market: An In-person Retreat for Children’s Writers Faculty: Sandra K. Athans, Mike Downs Two Guest Editors: To-be-named-later Tentative Schedule Thursday, August 20 3:00 – 5:30 pm Arrival and check-in 5:30 – 7:00 pm Appetizers & Dinner 7:15 – 7:30 pm Introductions and welcome 7:30 – 8:00 pm Your […]
Community Retreat with Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence (August 2026)
From Idea & Sketch to Dummy & Submission: An Author/Illustrator Online Course
An Inspired Life Retreat with Be & Breathe Studio
An Inspired Life Retreat with Be & Breathe Studio Come join us at Boyds Mills for An Inspired Life Retreat with Be & Breathe Studio*. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. […]
Revise and Rise: A Retreat for Novelists
Join two seasoned authors and book coaches for an immersive retreat at Boyds Mills designed specifically for novelists seeking to refine their craft and elevate their storytelling. In this retreat, we will help you build a road map to demystify the revision process and sort through conflicting advice to polish your manuscript while remaining true […]
Picture Book Authors and Illustrators: A Generative Retreat
The Pub Retreat 2026
The Pub Retreat 2026 Come join us at Boyds Mills. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as the […]
Women At Woodstock Writer's Retreat
Women At Woodstock Writer's Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for Women At Woodstock Writer's Retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, […]
Wing Night 2026
Wing Night Come join us at Boyds Mills for Wing Night. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as […]
Splendid Mola Retreat for Writers
We look forward to welcoming you to Boyds Mills for Splendid Mola Retreat for Writers. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and […]
Middle Grade Writers: A Generative Retreat
Working Creatively With Conflict 2026
Working Creatively With Conflict 2026 Come join us at Boyds Mills for Working Creatively With Conflict 2026. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, […]
Whole Novel Workshop: A Virtual Course for Middle Grade and Young Adult Writers (Fall)
OVERVIEW: Congratulations on your acceptance into the Whole Novel Workshop: A Virtual Course for Middle Grade and Young Adult Writers (Fall)! This intensive, transformative Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft (up to 85,000 words)* of a novel read by faculty, with detailed written feedback and a private consultation […]
Prospect Agency Fall Retreat 2026
Prospect Agency Fall Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for our Fall 2026 two-night retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day and night. This retreat will be low-key and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird […]
South Asian Storytellers Retreat
South Asian Storytellers Retreat Come join us at Boyds Mills for the South Asian Storytellers Retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird […]
Welcome to Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (October)
OVERVIEW: Congratulations on your acceptance into the Whole Novel Workshop: A Fall Retreat for Novelists! This intensive, transformative Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft (up to 85,000 words)* of a novel read by faculty, with detailed written feedback and two private consultations provided. Attention in an intimate setting […]
Early Readers and Chapter Books: A Creative Retreat
Novels in Verse: A Generative Retreat
Poetry Palooza! A Workshop for Poetry Lovers
Recharge: A Poet's Retreat 2026
Recharge: A Poet's Retreat 2026 Come join us at Boyds Mills for Recharge: A Poet's Retreat 2026. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, […]
Picture Book Approaches: Concept Books, Biographies and More
Annual Cohort Retreat
Annual Cohort Retreat 2026 Come join us at Boyds Mills. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as the […]
Muddy Middle Workshop
Muddy Middle Workshop Come join us at Boyds Mills for this workshop. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. Boyds Mills has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets […]