Claim Your spot at the Salt Cay Writers Retreat in the Bahamas*

By WU Advertiser | June 16, 2013 | Comments Off on Claim Your spot at the Salt Cay Writers Retreat in the Bahamas*

Did you know that William Styron put the finishing touches on Sophie’s Choice while vacationing on Salt Cay in the Bahamas? Or that Anne Morrow Lindbergh worked on Gift from the Sea during a visit to Salt Cay?

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FACULTY:

Robert Goolrick, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Jacquelyn Mitchard, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Chuck Adams, Executive Editor, Algonquin Books (WATER FOR ELEPHANTS)
Amy Einhorn, Publisher and Vice President, Amy Einhorn Books (THE HELP)
Kate Miciak, Editorial Director and Vice President, Ballantine/Bantam Dell
Steven Fisher, Vice President, Agency for the Performing Arts
Michelle Brower, Folio Literary Management
Erin Harris, Folio Literary Management
Jeff Kleinman, Founder, Folio Literary Management
Erin Niumata, Senior Vice President, Folio Literary Management

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Now you too can practice your craft on this beautiful private Bahamian island. The Salt Cay Writers Retreat invites literary and commercial fiction writers, memoirists, and narrative nonfiction writers (both published and unpublished) to join them for a memorable week of writing and instruction on Salt Cay, October 20th-26th. Half-week registrations are also available.

Imagine a faculty of #1 New York Times bestselling authors, top editors from the most prestigious publishers, and prominent literary agents. Add a sunset dinner cruise, swimming with dolphins as part of the curriculum, and island feasts with local entertainment. Finish with plenty of time to write in a beautiful, secluded, relaxing, and inspiring setting.

With 65 students and 10 faculty members, the Salt Cay Writers Retreat focuses on craft at an MFA level in a non-academic setting.

The first 10 qualified Writer Unboxed readers who apply will save an additional $500 off the full-week early registration discount ($250 off the half-week early registration tuition)!

Just put “Writer Unboxed 2013” under “coupon code” when you fill out the application form. This offer expires when the Writer Unboxed-exclusive spots are filled.

Questions?

Email Salt Cay Writers Retreat administrators Karen Dionne or Christopher Graham at admin@saltcaywritersretreat.com. You may also telephone Chris at 732-267-6449.

Karen and Chris are cofounders of the online writers community Backspace, and have directed the highly respected Backspace Writers Conferences held in New York City for the past 9 years.

* This is a paid advertisement.