Creative Practice
Grounded in Place
Explore small-cohort, genre-specific intensives led by expert educators in remarkable destinations.
Upcoming Workshops
Writing the Wild in Sedona
📍 Sedona, Arizona, USA
🗓️ March 21–26, 2027
Workshop: March 22–26
🧑🏫 Instructor: Eric Aldrich, Ph.D.
💳 Early bird tuition: $2,195
🏡 Lodging: Optional Workshop HQ accommodations available, or arrange your own
Let Sedona’s red-rock landscape deepen your attention and awaken new creative possibilities. Through guided exploration and expert-led instruction, discover how the natural world can shape language, perspective, and powerful writing of all genres.
Enrollment now open
Food Writing in Mexico City
📍 Mexico City, Mexico
🗓️ July 5-10, 2027
👩🏽🏫 Instructor: Melani Martinez, MFA
Explore how food can inspire writing across forms, from recipes and essays to poetry, memoir, and song. Through expert instruction and immersive culinary experiences, discover how flavor, memory, culture, and place can come alive on the page.
Enrollment opens January 1, 2027
More workshops are on the way
We’re always developing new workshops
Exploring distinctive destinations, researching the creative traditions of each place, and building relationships with exceptional educators and trusted local partners.
Every program takes time to design. We carefully match genre, instructor, and location so that place becomes a meaningful part of the learning, not simply a backdrop. Check back often to see where we’re going next.