Townsend
2025 Workshops
March 6th - 10th, June 26th - 30th, & November 6th - 10th
*all workshops are capped at six people*
Join us on the Oregon Coast for three full days of workshop and community building.
Thursday Evening:
Arrival and Welcome Dinner
Friday:
Morning Workshop 9 -1pm
Afternoon Workshop 2 - 6pm
Saturday:
Morning Workshop 9 - 1pm
Afternoon Workshop 2 - 6pm
Sunday:
Morning Workshop 9 - 1pm
Afternoon Workshop 2- 6pm
Out to Dinner & Reading 6:30 - 9pm
Monday:
Pack up & Head Home by 10am
March 6th - 10th
Full
Deposits currently being accepted: $50
Full payment is due on or before January 31st: $350
Workshop packets due on February 8th.
June 26th - 30th
Two spots available.
Deposits currently being accepted: $50
Full payment is due on or before April 30th: $350
Workshop packets due on May 21st.
Feel free to email tiffany@thetownsend.org with any questions. Payments can be made at PayPal.Me/writersworkshops
November 6th - 10th
One spot available.
Deposits currently being accepted: $50
Full payment is due on or before May 31st: $350
Workshop packets due on June 8th.
Workshop Protocol
Writing Workshops involve a solid commitment of time. Each person participating will submit twenty-five to thirty pages of material, plus an informational summary of their work, but that’s not where the workshop commitment ends.
A close reading of everyone’s work is fundamental to the experience. We are to perform at least three close readthroughs of all submissions, which means reading and leaving comments on 450 pages within a month. After that, it is beneficial for you to respond to the author’s Informational summary.
All of this pre-work is essential for the deep and meaningful workshop discussions that will lead to the best feedback—and that’s what we want.
Because there is much heavy lifting between submission and workshop, people must submit their work on time. All written feedback is emailed or hand-delivered on Sunday after the final workshop.
Participants who fail to submit their work on time or provide any written feedback on Sunday will not be eligible to attend the next workshop. If you've already paid to secure your spot at an upcoming workshop, it will be refunded within the week.