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Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Black Fly Writers Retreat

May 3 - May 6

Sunrise view near Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park.

The Black Fly Writers Retreat is an inspiring four-day, three-night weekend of workshops, readings, and writing.

The 2024 Black Fly Writers Retreat will be held from Friday, May 3 through Monday, May 6 at Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor, Maine.

Black Fly Writers Retreat attendees will spend Saturday, Sunday, and Monday mornings (8:30 AM to 12 PM) in workshops of no more than ten participants working with one instructor. Afternoons will be open for writing and an optional individual meetings with the instructor. There will be Friday and Saturday evening faculty readings and an optional Saturday evening open reading, giving attendees a chance to share their work with each other.

This year’s critically-acclaimed faculty include Gregory Brown (fiction), Phuc Tran (creative nonfiction), and Kristen Case (poetry). You will find this year’s workshop and faculty information here, and you can register online on each workshop page.

A close-up view of a coffee mug, journal, and pen sitting on a dock near the ocean. A sepia-toned filter is used, tinting the photo and giving it an antique-aesthetic.
Photo by Joshua Bodwell

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May 3
End:
May 6
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