New Hampshire
Join Our Summer Writing Retreat
July 10-13, 2023
Join us for three days and nights at Cranberry Meadow Farm, a beautiful inn in Peterborough, nestled in the beautiful Monadnock Mountains of southern New Hampshire. Private accommodations in this luxury, boutique property, close to MacDowell, the arts colony where Thornton Wilder wrote Our Town. Cranberry Meadow Farm is spread out over 80 acres and includes a trout pond, hiking trails, chicken coop and vegetable garden. We’ll hold writing workshops in the mornings, write, hike, swim and relax in the afternoons, eat dinner and hold open mics at night. Carolyn, the innkeeper, is a fabulous chef who worked at Chez Panisse, and will prepare our meals.
Writers can submit up to 30 pages (7,500 words, double-spaced) for line edits, feedback, and discussion.
Bonus: Katie Hafner, author of the novel The Boys, lives locally and will join us in for an in-person discussion. We may also read other New Hampshire authors, including Willa Cather, E.E. Cummings, Donald Hall, Jane Kenyon, John Irving, Joyce Maynard, Jodi Picoult, J.D. Salinger and Thornton Wilder.
Price: $3,600. Includes room, writing workshops, line edits and feedback, 9 meals, hikes, and visits to the chicken coop to gather eggs.
Excluded but recommended: Yoga, massages, and alcohol.
SEE WHO'S JOINING US
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SEE WHO'S JOINING US ✤
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Laura Zinn Fromm
FOUNDER
Laura is the founder of Sweet Lab Writing Workshops and the author of Sweet Survival: Tales of Cooking & Coping. A former editor at Bloomberg Businessweek, she is a winner of the Clarion Award and the Newspaper Guild's Page One Award for Labor Reporting. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Huffington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek and elsewhere. She has appeared on CBS and CNBC and received an MFA in fiction from Columbia.
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Katie Hafner
AUTHOR OF THE BOYS
Katie Hafner was on staff at The New York Times for ten years, where she remains a frequent contributor, writing on healthcare and technology. She has also worked at Newsweek and BusinessWeek, and has written for The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Wired, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and O, The Oprah Magazine. Her first novel, The Boys, was published in July 2022.
Details
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To enroll, book a non-refundable 50% deposit to secure a spot by May 31. Remaining 50% balance due June 10, 2023.
Writers can submit up to 30 pages (7,500 words) ahead of time for line edits and written feedback.
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Private accommodations in this luxury, boutique property.
Writing workshops in the mornings.
Line edits and feedback on up to 30 pages of work (maximum 7,500 words, double-spaced, in 12-14 point font.)
Write, hike, swimming and relax in the afternoons.
Eat and hold open mics at night.
Carolyn, the innkeeper, is a fabulous chef who worked at Chez Panisse, and will prepare our meals.
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If fewer than 8 people are registered by May 31, 2023, the Retreat will be cancelled and you will receive a refund, less any credit card fees.
Trip Expenses do not include international flights, alcoholic beverages other than those explicitly stated, gratuities and personal expenses such as laundry services.
For this trip, clients may change or cancel the booking in the event of a COVID-19-related reason (see below) at home or in their travel destination. Clients who meet one of the criteria below will have the option of a credit toward future travel valid through December 31, 2024. Clients are responsible for non-refundable air fees, insurance and other related costs. All other standard terms and conditions apply to the booking. Special terms are subject to change and can be withdrawn at any time.