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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 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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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   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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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   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 […]

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 […]

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   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   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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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   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 […]

River Writers Group 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 social as […]

Register Now — Limited Space! Faculty: Sandra K. Athans, Mike Downs, Guest Editors (to be named later)   In-person 4-Day/3-Night Custom Working Retreat The Educational Market is your GATEWAY to INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY! How would you like to write biographies, career books, or nonfiction STEM? Perhaps you’d prefer a fictional series, a novel in verse, or […]

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 […]

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   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   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 […]

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   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 […]

  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, […]

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   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 […]