2026 Fall Witchy Cozy Writing Retreat

Please join us as we gather for the Fall Witchy Cozy Writing Retreat.

Each Cozy Writing Retreat is focused on a particular “feeling” of what we might need in a particular season. In Autumn, we lean into the lushness of this time of year, and write spellbinding, hair raising, haunting poems invoking the magic already present all around us.

We’ll play with 4-5 pre-writes and experiments, and write together to five brand new prompts. After our time together, you’ll receive these prompts and fun resources, as well as crowdsourced poem bits and bobs, all designed to energize your writing practice with a sense of playfulness and all the warmth that being with a welcoming poetry community can bring.

You are welcome to come and go, to drop in for a single session, or to stay for the whole time, and to participate in all or none of the brief social breaks. I’ll be letting people in from the waiting room on the hour, while you chat in smaller groups connecting with other kindred spirits poets, grab a coffee, let the dog out, etc.!

Some sessions we’ll write to music, and/or will use sound as part of the prompt, and others will be silent. “Please turn off your sound if you prefer. I’ll give a visual 5 minute warning before we return, and the prompt will remain on screen as you write.

We’ll end the evening with an optional readaround, where we’ll call back lines which inspire and delight us after each share.

With every part of this, you’ll be encouraged to do what works best for you and your muse! You’ll be encouraged to take what you like and leave the rest.

Schedule:

5:45 – 6:00 Doors open/Quick hellos
6:00 – 6:40 Session 1
6:45 – 6:55 Break
7:00 – 7:30 Session 2
7:30 – 7:50 Longer Break & Gather for Crowdsource
7:55 – 8:40 Session 3
8:45 – 9:00 Break & Gather for Crowdsource 2
9:05 – 9:45 Session 4
9:50 – 10:00 Break & Gather for Sharing
10:05 – 11:00 Sharing, Wrap/Gentle Goodbyes for now