Orcas Island Writers Festival
We started in 2008 as a small group of writers who cared passionately about three things—writing, community, and Orcas Island. We believe writing is challenging. Writers need times for retreat, for focus, for immersed study in the craft of writing. Writers also need times to connect with other writers. We need to gather the inspiration and encouragement that comes from a shared investment. We created the Orcas Island Writers Festival as a way to enrich and connect readers and writers through classes, lectures, workshops, and the natural beauty of Orcas Island.  Our three-day festival creates an environment of focus and energy, designed to bring the writing enthusiast—whether a novice writer or experienced author—to deeper, more effective, and more fulfilling expression. Spend three days with us. Three days on the journey.