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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
Join the Weekly Writing Group!Mon, Mar 10ZoomRESTARTS Wednesday Oct. 1! Join Tongass Mist's Ruth Underhill weekly. One RSVP = same link ea. week! 5PM-6PM 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!
26 days to the eventSun, Oct 19ZoomEmbrace the Journey with Kristin Knight Pace, a 2-hour conversation about the process of revision and editing toward a publishable piece of writing. Most of us don’t get it right on the first try! Learn from one of Alaska's favorite published authors about her firsthand experiences revision.
Embodied Writing is Writing Which Connects Us27 days to the eventMon, Oct 20ZoomWrite what is most true to you and relatable to your readers. Journal and write first drafts of creative nonfiction into the realities of your body. This workshop is perfect for anyone who wish to take their writing to the next level of connection with themselves and their readers. All are welcome!
41 days to the eventMon, Nov 03Zoomy Zoom!This workshop is for poets of all levels. This workshop is also for non-poets. This workshop is also for any humans This workshop is also for dogs who can write.- 4 tickets left102 days to the eventSat, Jan 03ZoomHave 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!
116 days to the eventSat, Jan 17ZoomWeaving Worlds with Kristin Knight Pace, a 2-hour conversation about weaving nature writing into our personal journeys. Winter is a time for retreat and deep introspection. As Rebecca Solnit wrote, “There are subjects you can better understand through analogy, context and..."- 221 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!
352 days to the eventThu, Sep 10JuneauJoin Kristin Knight Pace for three days in beautiful Juneau, Alaska September 2026 at the Shrine of St. Therese. All- Inclusive or Local attendance options available. Write with us!
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!
Tue, 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.
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/
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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