Tuition for Mackinac Island Retreat 2026

2026 Finding Your Voice Mackinac Island Writing Retreat One of our most popular writing retreats is back for 2026 with two sessions to choose from! Session I: July 6th - 10th, 2026 Session II: October 5th - 9th, 2026 Our Finding Your Voice Retreat brings together poetry, fiction, and nonfiction writers for an intensive week of generative writing, craft seminars, one-on-one conferences, and in-depth discussions on the craft and business of writing. Our program is inclusive, intentionally small, and will take place on the shores of Lake Huron on an island set between Michigan's Lower and Upper Peninsulas with breathtaking views and the peace of a locale free of motor traffic and metropolitan noise. This intimate writing retreat is open to all writers who want to strengthen their voice, develop a greater understanding of craft, and forge a path to publication along the way. We take your writing seriously and place the highest importance on teaching the craft of writing so t