Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women

The 2023 Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Retreat for Women was held from September 8 to September 10 at the Country Inn in La Conner, Washington. The retreat featured poetry workshops, craft classes, and one-on-one mentoring with faculty. The faculty included poets Jessica Gigot, Susan Rich, and Jane Wong. Tuition, which did not include lodging or meals, was $569 until July 5 and $589 until August 5. Lodging was available at the conference hotel for $119 to $199 a night. A limited number of scholarships were available. Registration was first come, first served. Scholarship applications were accepted through July 15; writers e-mailed the retreat staff two to three sentences describing their current financial circumstance, alongside three recent poems, either published or unpublished, and the amount they could contribute toward tuition. Visit the website for more information.