ideal for writers who have material to organize and rewrite or those with publications under their belts working towards a complete project
these camps are intended for intermediate writers. If you're just beginning, contact Holley for other options
Notes from Writing Camp/Kaslo 2011:
"Thank you for opening up my heart and mind to enable me to see that I can write well ... Your inspiration and guidance has been a gift. I'm on a journey which began long ago and now I can see what lies on the horizon."
"Push day (Thursday) was a long day. I loved how Holley moved through the space, encouraging us. My battery died and an extension cord appeared so that I would not have to move."
"I love the sharing of my literary friends, not only because of the quality of their writing but because I feel that I have become part of them."
"And then she said, You can't take her swimming because she has to get her writing done."
downtown kaslo: photo by randy morse
Monday at 3 p.m. we start. Group dinner that evening (vegetarian but with cream). We end at Friday noon after a breakfast of buckwheat pancakes and real maple syrup.
What you get: Daily table-time, one-on-one coaching, time to write, time to read aloud and get feedback, time to re-write, time to get something going that was stuck and swoop off on a tangent, time to nail down a story that's being contrary, to give a piece that twist it needed, to celebrate. $400 for the week.
What you don't get: Two-hour "workshops" where other writers talk while you take notes; crowds.
Kaslo MotelInexpensive, nice
Kaslo HotelNewly refurbished, a suite with 5 separate beds. Talk to Andy. Check out their photo page.
