Writers' retreats

Here are entered works on sites, typically located away from the city, created for the purpose of providing a supportive environment for writers to work.

found: Work cat.: Hedgebrook news brief, Nov. 1997:caption (a retreat for women writers)

found: Malone, E. Complete guide to writers groups, conferences, and workshops, c1996:p. 25 (Writers retreats: sites for writers who need to get away and do some dedicated writing without interference or distraction. Most are located out in the country, typically on the estate of a benefactor. Also called colonies, camps, and sanctuaries, these shelters allow writers to participate in a residence or fellowship or to stay as a paying guest. Throughout the United States, writers colonies present unique writing environments that can range from mansions with formal gardens to commune-type camps and cabins.)

found: Golf, L. On cloud nine, c1993:t.p. (writers' colonies, retreats, ranches, residences, and sanctuaries)

found: Google, Apr. 17, 2006("writers retreat" 82,300 hits; "writers colony" 63,600 hits; "writers retreats" 9,870 hits; "writers colonies" 725 hits; "writers sanctuaries" 62 hits; "writers residences" 132 hits; "writing colonies" 277 hits)

found: Nebraska Center for Writers WWW home page, Apr. 17, 2006:colonies (writers' colonies; writing retreats; writing retreat; writers retreat; colony for writers)

found: LC database, Aug. 17, 2006(Artists and writers colonies : retreats, residencies, and respites)

Here are entered works on sites, typically located away from the city, created for the purpose of providing a supportive environment for writers to work.