Renew and Refine Retreat 2020

Join us the day before the Festival of Faith and Writing for a time of spiritual renewal, creative encouragement, and professional sharpening. We will set aside time for writing and personal reflection, group discussion, and restful spiritual practices, as well as plenty of time to eat great food with fellow writers.

Our hosts Ed Cyzewski, Kristin Tennant, Natalie Hart, and Tammy Perlmutter will be working with a team of writers and spiritual leaders to create a day that will be affirming and restorative. More details about each session and its leaders are coming soon.

Tenative Sessions

• Spiritual Practices for Writers.
• Writing for an Audience
• Creating a Writing Community
• Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina

** Price does not include lunch, but order out options will be available.

Tentative Schedule

10:00 am - Doors Open

10:00 - 11:30 Free Write and Discussion

11:30 - 12:30 pm - Order Out Lunch

12:30 - 1:00 Registration

1:00 - 1:30 Welcome and Opening Prayer

1:30 - 2:15 - Session 1

2:15 - 3:00 - Session 2

3:00 - 3:30 - Snack Break

3:30 - 4:15 - Session 3

4:15 - 5:00 - Session 4

5:00 - 5:30 - Benediction (Late arrivals are welcome to attend the Benediction)

6:00 - Dinner at a Local Restaurant

About Renew and Refine

Renew & Refine is a holistic writing retreat that provides creative guidance, spiritual practices, and professional insights for full-time and part-time writers.

As writers, we each have unique challenges and goals, but there are certain things we all need: Access to inspiration and creativity; rhythms and structures to keep us motivated and on track; guidance for setting goals and navigating roadblocks; a balanced sense of who we are as intellectual, emotional and spiritual beings; and the support and encouragement of a community who understands the rewards and challenges of the writing life.

Whether you author books, write for businesses, blog in your spare time, or (most likely) juggle a combination of writing tasks, we’ll help you cultivate healthy practices and plans that will bring balance, creativity, community and renewal—not just into your writing life, but into your life, as a whole person.