Words in the Hills

Schedule subject to change

Friday, May 10

5:00 - 7:00pm Participant Registration register and settle-in 

7:15pm Opening Circle: Orientation, Meet & Greet, Writing Prompts 

Meet your instructors and fellow writers, get tips on how to make the best of your weekend, enjoy fun games to break the ice and warm up your writing muscle.

9:00pm Campfire

Saturday, May 11

8:00am Breakfast 

9:00 - 10:15am

-A Wonderful Walk with Megan Bee 

-Movement and Meditation: a morning writing practice with Molly Jo Stanley 

10:30am - 12:00pm 

-"Feel Good" Writing: Keynote Workshop with Kari Gunter-Seymour 

12:30pm Lunch 

1:30pm - 2:45pm 

- Scars with Kari Gunter-Seymour 

- Wait! Don’t Kill Your Darlings Just Yet: The Bold Art of Revision with Madeline ffitch

3:00pm - 4:15pm

- Animating the Inanimate in Songwriting with Caitlin Kraus

- Go Long: Introduction to Novel Writing with Madeline ffitch

4:30pm

-Yoga with Molly Jo Stanley

-Hike with Lawrence R. Greene

-Write, rest, explore on your own…

5:30pm Dinner 

6:30pm 

-Drum Circle with Lawrence R. Greene

-Write, rest, explore on your own…

-Swap/Sell Merch in Dining Hall

8:00pm Writers Open Mic

Sunday, May 12

8:00am Breakfast 

9:15am - 10:45am 

-Buried Treasure: Recycling Images & Words in Song with Caitlin Kraus

-Words & Herbs with Molly Jo Stanley

11:00am - 12:00pm Closing Circle 

12:00pm Lunch