Words in the Hills

Schedule subject to change

Friday, May 16

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 17

8:00am Breakfast 

9:00 - 10:30am

-A Wonderful Walk with Megan Bee 

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

10:45am - 12:15pm 

-Keynote Workshop: Getting to the Heart of Place with Bonnie Proudfoot 

12:30pm Lunch 

1:30-3:30pm Electives (Part 1)

-Fiction: “in medias res” or, Into the Midst of Things with Bonnie Proudfoot

-Songwriting: brief interviews on heartbreak: from listening to songwriting with Sam Emerson Bodary

-Poetry: Write the Poetry of Your Dreams with Barbara Marie Minney

3:30-4:00pm Afternoon Break

4:30pm 

-Yoga with Molly Jo Stanley

-Hike with Lawrence R. Greene

-Art of Awareness with Jen Reeder

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 

9:00-11:00am Electives (Part 2)

-Fiction: “in medias res” or, Into the Midst of Things with Bonnie Proudfoot

-Songwriting: brief interviews on heartbreak: from listening to songwriting with Sam Emerson Bodary

-Poetry: Write the Poetry of Your Dreams with Barbara Marie Minney

11:00am - 12:00pm Closing Circle 

12:00pm Lunch 

1:00-2:00pm Hike with Molly Jo Stanley and Lawrence R. Greene