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Tenakee Writers Retreat
August 9-14, 2025
with Heather Lende
Write in Tenakee Springs Alaska with the 2020=-2024 Alaska Writer Laureate and much loved author of 'If You Lived Here I'd Know You Name', 'Take Good Care Of The Garden And The Dogs',
You will have an all-inclusive experience in this remote island town with under 200 residents. Tenakee Springs is located in the heart of the Tongass National Rainforest, along Alaska's pristine Inside Passage and off the normal cruise ship routes. This is a perfect location for creative writing, community retreat experiences and refreshment in the wilderness.
Travel from Juneau, Alaska to Tenakee Springs, Alaska by float plane or state ferry!
Limited to 12 Writers.
We offer a 20% discount for members of 49 Writers.
Upcoming Events
Mon, Mar 10ZoomRESTARTS Oct. 1! Join Tongass Mist Writing's Ruth Underhill weekly. One RSVP = same link ea. week! 11am- Noon Alaska Standard Time to for generative writing prompts, write for about 40 minutes together and then spend the last few minutes to share any realizations about your writing process. Welcome!
Sat, Jul 05ZoomHave you been writing for years? Is your dream to publish? Would you appreciate support in your revision from a caring and competent teacher? We are communal creatures and hope to offer you joy, success and new craft tools through this community! Meets for 10 Months. Also, Sundays; Ruth Underhill!- Sun, Jul 06ZoomHave you been writing for years? Is your dream to publish? Would you appreciate support in your revision from a caring and competent teacher? We are communal creatures and hope to offer you joy, success and new craft tools through this community! Meets for 10 Months. Also, Saturdays; Sarah Leamy!
1 day to the eventTue, Sep 02Zoom!4 weeks in May. We keep our own diaries, sharing selected entries within a supportive and community-focused space. Each week we focus on different aspects of the diary habit.
243 days to the eventSat, May 02SitkaBeloved writer, comic, and teacher John Roedel is our headlining guest at this writers retreat. All are welcome to write. Do you enjoy journaling, writing poetry, publishing in your local newspaper, publishing in literary journals, only publishing for the top five publishers, self publishing? Join!
Date and time is TBDTenakee SpringsTongass Mist Writing is doing business as Tongass Mist Pies this summer in Tenakee Springs, Alaska! Visit us at the Tenakee Springs Bakery for homemade pies and other good food and company. Register here to be added to our mailing list and get updates about our local and online creative writing!
Date and time is TBDZoom or PhoneThis is an invitation for retreat attendees. Chat with Tongass Mist Writing's Ruth Underhill about the Sitka Writers Retreat itinerary, packing list, special considerations, travel plans to and from Sitka and make sure you are comfortably prepared for your writing adventure with us this May!
Sat, Aug 30ZoomJoin Basmah Sakrani! Explore sensory creative writing where we dive deep into the five senses and learn how to use them to craft immersive scenes and unforgettable stories.- Tue, Aug 26Zoom!4 weeks in May. We keep our own diaries, sharing selected entries within a supportive and community-focused space. Each week we focus on different aspects of the diary habit.
Mon, Aug 25Tenakee SpringsThis Manuscript Revision opportunity IN TENAKEE with Heather Lende follows her Micro and Macro Revision Classes with Tongass Mist Writing. Space is limited to only 6 writers who attended the micro and macro revision classes with Heather Lende. Writing Samples will be shared with group.- Sat, Aug 23On Zoom! (Link Will Be Emailed To You)We are pleased to offer this micro revision class with Heather Lende for writers IN Tenakee Springs, Alaska. This class will include perspectives on the process of revision on the small scale in your writing. It can be tough to know where to start! Heather's website: https://www.heatherlende.com/
- Sat, Aug 23Tenakee SpringsWe are pleased to offer this macrorevision class with Heather Lende IN Tenakee Springs, Alaska. This is not on Zoom.This class will include perspectives on the process of revision on the large scale in your writing. What happens when big pieces shift? Heather's website: https://www.heatherlende.com/
- Fri, Aug 22Tenakee SpringsWe are pleased to offer this class with Heather Lende for writers in Tenakee Springs, Alaska! Heather will share the role journaling can play in writing and the writer's life. Heather's website: https://www.heatherlende.com/
- Tue, Aug 19Tenakee SpringsAll Tenakee visitors and community are invited to attend this FREE event at Tenakee Public Library. Local art show and complimentary refreshments to follow.
- Tue, Aug 19Zoom!4 weeks in May. We keep our own diaries, sharing selected entries within a supportive and community-focused space. Each week we focus on different aspects of the diary habit.
Tue, Aug 19Covid Classroom: Zoom!Fiction about Global Shifts: How do writers react to events that move the world? What can we learn from fiction about COVID, September 11th, and Occupy Wall Street? What about Trump Panic Fiction? We'll examine stories, as well as interviews and prompts, to glean lessons about how writers process- Tue, Aug 12Zoom!Writing Intimacy and Sex: This multi-genre class will explore writing about sex and intimacy. In what ways can we embrace the sensuality of our prose, poetry. Can we plunge into the depths of our psyches and stories by writing about topics like sex, sexuality, bodies and intimacy?
- Register SOON!Sat, Aug 09ZoomJoin Basmah Sakrani! Explore sensory creative writing where we dive deep into the five senses and learn how to use them to craft immersive scenes and unforgettable stories.
Molly Barari Ed. D, M.F.A., Rapid City, SD
As a writer and writing instructor, I have attended numerous online workshops to practice my craft. The workshops I've taken with Tongass Mist are the best of the best - with quality content, insightful discussions, and ample time for writing and reflection. I appreciate that a variety of genres are covered, from memoir to fiction to poetry, and the workshops offer unique takes on these genres. The Tongass Mist writing workshops are the workshops I most prefer to take, and they are the ones I recommend to my students.
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