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2012 Tutka Bay Writers Retreat leader Pam Houston, author of Cowboys Are My Weakness, Waltzing the Cat, Sight Hound, A Little More About Me, and Contents May Have Shifted.
Photo by Adam Karsten
RETREATS
49 WRITERS TUTKA BAY RETREAT 2012
Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9, 2012
Tutka Bay Lodge
Join 49 Writers at one of Alaska’s pristine wilderness lodges for a weekend of inspiration, relaxation, camaraderie, and instruction. Our retreat brings a world-class author to an inspirational Alaska setting where wilderness and luxury meet. Nine ocean miles from the seaside town of Homer along Kachemak Bay, the Tutka Bay area boasts rugged coastlines, deep fjords, dramatic mountains, quiet beaches, old growth Sitka spruce forests, and amazing tidal fluctuations. To get to Tutka Bay Lodge, either fly or drive to Homer and then take a twenty-five minute water taxi south across the bay. Along the way, you might observe various shore and water birds, sea otters, orcas, humpbacks and other marine mammals.
At the lodge, a seasoned Within The Wild staff offers full-service lodging and award-winning cuisine. After settling in at your well-appointed guest cabin, we’ll welcome you at our unique retreat center – a whimsical crabbing boat dry-docked on a tidal lagoon. Walk the beach, hike the forest trails, melt away stress in the outdoor hot tub, enjoy an invigorating sauna, or simply lounge on the spacious oceanside deck. In addition, retreat guests may opt for fee-based amenities including massage and yoga, cooking classes, and guided adventures such as ocean kayaking and boating.
Between festive and plentiful meals, we’ll juxtapose thought-provoking instruction in style, language, and craft with ample opportunities to create and relax. Our rustic and whimsical retreat center, the dry-docked Widgeon, is a short hike through the woods and along the seashore from your cabin. Our 2012 retreat leader is Pam Houston, author of two collections of linked short stories, Cowboys Are My Weakness and Waltzing the Cat, the novel Sight Hound, and a collection of essays called A Little More About Me, all published by W.W. Norton. Her stories have been selected for volumes of Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Awards, The Pushcart Prize, and Best American Short Stories of the Century. She is the winner of the Western States Book Award, the WILLA award for contemporary fiction, and The Evil Companions Literary Award and multiple teaching awards. She is the Director of Creative Writing at U.C. Davis and teaches in The Pacific University low residency MFA program, and at writer’s conferences around the country and the world. She has been touring this year with her new book, Contents May Have Shifted.
RETREAT FEES:
Retreat fees include instruction, meals, lodging in shared cabins, hot tub, sauna, and self-guided hiking. The weekend AFTER Labor Day, this year’s retreat is a total of three days/two nights. Fees and registration for optional activities will be available to registered participants in early August.
The fee for the round-trip Mako's Water Taxi from Homer to Tutka Bay is collected with your registration. Transportation to and from Homer is not included, though we will facilitate opportunities for informal car pooling. Fees (except for water taxi) are non-refundable unless we have a replacement for your slot; if you must cancel, you may substitute a replacement, and we will do our best to assist by activating our wait list.
Members $495 + $80 water taxi RT Homer-Tutka Bay Lodge = $575 REGISTER NOW!
Nonmembers $545 + $80 water taxi RT Homer-Tutka Bay Lodge = $625 REGISTER NOW!
Private rooms are sold out.
To become a member, click here.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Retreat registration is limited to sixteen participants. Accommodations are in shared cabins; view details at the Tutka Bay Lodge site. Rooming and cabin requests may be made at the time of registration, but we reserve the right to place participants according to availability.
