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Rodale Institute Consulting Team Retreat

December 9 - 12, 2025

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a retreat.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and […]

Dickinson College Writing Retreat

December 14 - 21, 2025

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]

Fordham University Graduate Students Retreat

February 13 - 16, 2026

Writing Retreat for theology dept. grad students. Paid for by Fordham University.

Wellness Passion Retreat

March 15 - 18, 2026

Wellness Passion Retreat Everyday Superheroes 'We' Retreat! We can tend to feel lonely, drained, and exhausted from life so this is an opportunity to come together, be infused with passion, and develop an Everyday Superhero mindset. Kelsy's goal is to ignite us with love, light, joy, courage, and unity and to help us bring out […]

Wellness Persistence Retreat

March 18 - 21, 2026

Wellness Persistence Retreat Everyday Superheroes 'We' Retreat! We can tend to feel lonely, drained, and exhausted from life so this is an opportunity to come together, be infused with persistence, and develop an Everyday Superhero mindset. Kelsy's goal is to ignite us with love, light, joy, courage, and unity and to help us bring out […]

Westport Writers' Workshop

March 26 - 29, 2026

Join Westport Writers’ Workshop instructors and writers for an immersive retreat at the Highlights Foundation campus, tucked away in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Designed specifically for writers seeking to refine their craft and elevate their storytelling, you will have daily designated solo writing time, group prompt writing sessions with program director Liz Matthews, craft […]

WAT Writing Alone Together Retreat

April 9 - 12, 2026

WAT Writing Alone Together Retreat Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a 3-night retreat. WAT (Writing Alone Together) is a zoom-room weekday morning writing group open to women and non-binary writers. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat is low-key and unstructured, with ample […]

Carrot Cake Hype Retreat

April 12 - 16, 2026

Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a four-day writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as […]

Theater Camp For Writers

April 16 - 19, 2026

Come join us at the Highlights Foundation campus for Theatre Camp for Writers. Link to the full workshop description here: https://sites.google.com/view/theater-camp-for-writers/home?authuser= There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day. This retreat will provide some unstructured time to write, and to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities […]

Pocono & the Three Bears 2026: In Search of Just Right

April 24 - 26, 2026

Pocono & the Three Bears 2026: In Search of Just Right   IMPORTANT REMINDER! You must first register through SCBWI for the event before registering for lodging here.   Take a walk with Goldilocks as we stumble through the woods and into The Barn at the Highlights Foundation. Find just the right chair for working […]

The Motherlode Retreat 2026

April 26 - 30, 2026

The Motherlode Retreat   Come join us at the Highlights Foundation campus for The Motherlode Retreat. We welcome all writers looking to gather in community and deepen our understanding of the Motherlode and how to write about it. We'll gather a few times each day for discussions, writing exercises, and generative prompts designed to unleash […]

CR template / organization paying

May 1 - 4, 2026

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]

CR template / individuals paying

May 1 - 4, 2026

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]

Just Do It Alumni Retreat

May 22 - 25, 2026

Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for Just Do It Alumni Retreat.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and […]

The Unreliable Narrators Retreat

May 26 - 31, 2026

Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets as […]

Revise and Rise: A Retreat for Novelists

May 27 - 31, 2026

Join two seasoned authors and book coaches for an immersive retreat at the Highlights Foundation campus designed specifically for novelists seeking to refine their craft and elevate their storytelling. In this retreat, we will help you build a road map to demystify the revision process and sort through conflicting advice to polish your manuscript while […]

BSFW Goes to Highlights 2026

May 28 - 31, 2026

BSFW Goes to Highlights   Come join us at the Highlights Foundation campus for a retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group. The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]

Mad Woman Literary Agency Retreat

June 18 - 21, 2026

Mad Woman Literary Agency Retreat All clients of Mad Woman Literary Agency are welcome to attend a three-day retreat in person at The Highlights Foundation from June 18 - 21. This will be an opportunity to connect with one another, have quality writing time in a peaceful setting, and learn from each other in workshops […]

Birth a Book Coach Retreat 2026

June 27 - July 1, 2026

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]

VCFA Writing for Children and Young Adults Alumnx Retreat

July 16 - 19, 2026

VCFA Writing for Children and Young Adults Alumnx Retreat   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has […]

WCSU MFA 2026 Summer Retreat

July 28 - August 2, 2026

Join us for WCSU MFA’s 2026 Summer Residency, located at the Barn at Boyds Mills, near Honesdale, PA! The residency will feature morning and afternoon workshops, open mics, evening readings, as well as delicious and expertly prepared locally sourced meals. This residency will offer some peaceful time to reunite with friends, connect with new writers, […]

Sera Rivers Client Retreat 2026

August 2 - 5, 2026

Sera Rivers Client Retreat   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, […]

An Inspired Life Retreat with Be & Breathe Studio

September 10 - 13, 2026

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]

Revise and Rise: A Retreat for Novelists

September 11 - 15, 2026

Join two seasoned authors and book coaches for an immersive retreat at the Highlights Foundation campus designed specifically for novelists seeking to refine their craft and elevate their storytelling. In this retreat, we will help you build a road map to demystify the revision process and sort through conflicting advice to polish your manuscript while […]

Women At Woodstock Writer's Retreat

September 20 - 24, 2026

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]

Wing Night 2026

September 24 - 26, 2026

Wing Night   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for Wing Night. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous […]

Splendid Mola Retreat for Writers

September 25 - 28, 2026

We look forward to welcoming you to the Highlights Foundation campus for Splendid Mola Retreat for Writers.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, […]

Working Creatively With Conflict 2026

October 6 - 9, 2026

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]

Prospect Agency Fall Retreat 2026

October 9 - 11, 2026

Prospect Agency Fall Retreat   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for our Fall 2026 two-night retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day and night.  This retreat will be low-key and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, […]

South Asian Storytellers Retreat

October 11 - 14, 2026

  Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for a writing retreat. There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets […]

Recharge: A Poet's Retreat 2026

November 8 - 12, 2026

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Muddy Middle Workshop

November 12 - 16, 2026

**Retreat Name**   Come join us at Highlights Foundation campus for **a writing retreat**.  There will be delicious, locally sourced meals, with snacks and beverages throughout the day.  This retreat will be low-key and unstructured and a time to connect as a group.  The Highlights Foundation campus has ample opportunities for walking, hiking, bird watching […]