Open to all women regardless of writing experience or portfolio, "Remember the Magic" offers 50 different poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and transformational workshops each day.You are free to create your own conference program and go to as many of the 90-minute workshops you wish.

Workshops fall under the headings of: The Art & Craft of Writing, Marketing and Publishing, Transformation of Self, Non-Linear Knowledge, and The Arts, the Body & Health. Six daily Critique Sessions are available to hone your work-in-progress. Evening readings give the opportunity for each woman who is part of the conference to read from her work. IWWG Book Fairs held twice during the conference week provide a marketplace to sell your published works and handmade crafts.

Participants may register for the 7-day, 5-day, or weekend conference which includes all workshops, room and board. Commuters are welcome to attend on a day-to-day basis. Payments may be made through PayPal or by credit card or check mailed to the IWWG, PO Box 810, Gracie Station, New York NY 10028.

Visit the Guild's website for more information, call IWWG at 212-737-7536, or email Hannelore Hahn.

—07/01/2010

Join Leilani Rose and Carolyn Blankenship for their annual women's writing retreat in beautiful Red River, New Mexico. The retreat will be a time to breathe, to reflect, to write from the center of yourself, to weave the stories of your past, present, and future selves into the fabric of your current life, and to share those discoveries with other women. Listen to your stories as they emerge from your wise self; hear that same wisdom reflected in the women around you; breathe deep in the crisp, rejuvenating mountain air; feel the strands of your life coming together.

Contact Carolyn or Leilani for more information. The fee is $225 (includes workshop and refreshment; does not include lodging, meals or transportation) and the deadline for registration is July 7, 2010.

—04/29/2010

A 5-day catered river trip on the Colorado River through beautiful Westwater Canyon. Features renowned Santa Clara Pueblo artists and writers Roxanne Swentzell and Rose B. Simpson as Page's special guests. This women-only trip explores sculpting (with river mud!) and writing (with river journals!) as complimentary forms of expressions. No rafting, writing, or sculpting experience necessary. Professionally outfitted by Sheri Griffith Expeditions.

For more information, see Page's website or contact Page.

—04/16/2010

Join nationally known author and writing workshop facilitator, Robin Edgar, for a weekend life-writing retreat open to any woman who is interested in life-writing, regardless of skill level or experience. Held at Wildacres atop a Pompey's Knob mountain in Little Switzerland, North Carolina, it is a true retreat, undisturbed by through traffic or noises of the city. The 1,600 acres are adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway and thousands of acres of the Pisgah National Forest. The buildings are modern yet rustic and provide a very comfortable setting.

Guests stay in lodges with rooms that have a private bathroom and accommodate up to two guests. There are no televisions or telephones in the rooms. See www.wildacres.org.

Registration is limited to 12 participants. Cost: $230 for SCN members, $255 for non-members. The fee includes a double-occupancy room for two nights and five meals.

For more information, visit Robin's website.

—04/14/2010

• Create Compelling Characters and Dynamic Dialog with author Margaret Coel
• Show Me the Energy: Start/Complete/Sell Your Writing Projects with author and motivational speaker Bill O'Hanlon
• Optional first chapter critiques and class with author Judith Van Gieson
• Valerie Plame Wilson speaks at the award dinner for the annual Tony Hillerman Prize for best first mystery novel (St. Martin's Press)
• Preview the conference schedule

—07/13/2010

Contact: Complete details and contact information can be found on the Keets Brook Cottage website.

—06/21/09