Whether your genre is the short story, the memoir or the novel, a well-designed narrative structure will keep your readers reading! Hope you can join us at Three Ponds Farm for our June retreat.

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Sign up for our June 10-11 retreat on Narrative Structure by May 10 and save 10% on the workshop.

Three Ponds Farm Writing Retreat

June 10-11, 2016

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Narrative Structure

(tips, prompts, and critiques)

led by

     Betty Stolarek   Novelist, author of One Amber Bead  &

       Phillip Sterling     Poet/short fiction, author of

                                                            In Which Brief Stories Are Told

Tentative schedule:             

            Friday:             1-2 p.m registration, meet and greet

                                    2-5 p.m. workshop with Phillip Sterling

                                    5-7 p.m. social hour and dinner

                                    7 p.m. reading by faculty, participants/ guests invited

            Saturday:        8-9 a.m. breakfast

                                   9-12 workshop with Betty Stolarek

                                   12-1 lunch

                                   1-4 p.m. critique workshop with Sterling/Stolarek                                  

$200 per writer*

(includes all workshop fees & meals)

@ Three Ponds Farm

     18741 Milton Road

                                                Big Rapids, MI 49307

For more information, writing sample submission requirements, or registration, contact:

Betty Stolarek

stolaree@ferris.edu

231-796-2707

*Limited to 10 participants.

To register, send check for $100.00 made out to Three Ponds Farm Retreats to Betty Stolarek at Three Ponds Farm address, or use PayPal through our blog. Limited overnight accommodations available at Three Ponds Farm. Registration Deadline is 5/11/16.

Coming to Three Ponds Farm: A Meditation Labyrinth!

The writers who come to our retreats work very hard at their writing--and they deserve some respite! That's why we're busy designing a meditation labyrinth for the property. We've always given our retreat attendees the option to wander through our wooded areas and gardens, but a labyrinth will give them an even more enjoyable outdoor experience. Anyone who's experienced walking meditation will know how much it refreshes the mind and opens the door to imagination.

Please check out the information on our upcoming June retreat. We hope to see you here!

Three Ponds Farm Writing Retreat

June 10-11, 2016

threepondsfarmwritersretreats.blogspot.com

Narrative Structure

(tips, prompts, and critiques)

led by

     Betty Stolarek   Novelist, author of One Amber Bead  

                              &

     Phillip Sterling     Poet/short fiction, author of

                                                            In Which Brief Stories Are Told

Tentative schedule:   

           

            Friday:             1-2 p.m registration, meet and greet

                                    2-5 p.m. workshop with Phillip Sterling

                                    5-7 p.m. social hour and dinner

                                    7 p.m. reading by faculty, participants/ guests invited

            Saturday:        8-9 a.m. breakfast

                                   9-12 workshop with Betty Stolarek

                                   12-1 lunch

                                   1-4 p.m. critique workshop with Sterling/Stolarek

                                   

$200 per writer*

(includes all workshop fees & meals)

@ Three Ponds Farm

     18741 Milton Road

                                        Big Rapids, MI 49307

For more information, writing sample submission requirements, or registration, contact:

Betty Stolarek

stolaree@ferris.edu

231-796-2707

*Limited to 10 participants

To register, send check for $100.00 made out to Three Ponds Farm Retreats to Betty Stolarek at Three Ponds Farm address, or use PayPal through our blog. Limited overnight accommodations available at Three Ponds Farm. Registration Deadline is 5/11/16.

                 Three Ponds Farm Writing Retreat

September 11-12, 2015

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Setting/Description

Examines the ways authors use language to establish context, focusing particularly on using description and setting to develop characterization and set a tone.

(tips, prompts, and critiques)

led by

     Betty Stolarek   (Novelist, author of One Amber Bead)  

                             &

      Phillip Sterling     (Poet/short fiction, author of

                                                            In Which Brief Stories Are Told)

Tentative schedule:   

           

            Friday:             1-2 p.m registration, meet and greet

                                    2-5 p.m. workshop with Phillip Sterling

                                    5-7 p.m. social hour and light dinner

                                    7 p.m. reading by faculty, participants/ guests invited

            Saturday:        8-9 a.m. breakfast

                                   9-12 workshop with Betty Stolarek

                                   12-1 lunch

                                   1-4 p.m. critique with Sterling/Stolarek                                   

$200 per writer*

(includes all workshop fees & meals**)

@ Three Ponds Farm

    18741 Milton Road

                                                  Big Rapids, MI 49307

For more information, writing sample submission requirements, or registration, contact:

Betty Stolarek

stolaree@ferris.edu

231-796-2707

*Limited to 10 participants

**Some overnight accommodations available. Check our blog for details.

***To register, send check for $100.00 made out to Three Ponds Farm Retreats to Betty Stolarek at Milton Road address, or use PayPal (available through our blog.) 10% discount if deposit is received by 9/1/15. 

Three Ponds Farm Writing Retreat

July 24-25

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Setting/Description

Examines the ways authors use language to establish context, focusing particularly on using description and setting to develop characterization and set a tone.

(tips, prompts, and critiques)

led by

     Betty Stolarek   (Novelist, author of One Amber Bead)  

                              &

      Phillip Sterling     (Poet/short fiction, author of

                                                            In Which Brief Stories Are Told)

Tentative schedule:   

           

            Friday:             1-2 p.m registration, meet and greet

                                    2-5 p.m. workshop with Phillip Sterling

                                    5-7 p.m. social hour and light dinner

                                    7 p.m. reading by faculty, participants/ guests invited

            Saturday:        8-9 a.m. breakfast

                                   9-12 workshop with Betty Stolarek

                                   12-1 lunch

                                   1-4 p.m. critique with Sterling/Stolarek                                   

$200 per writer*

(includes all workshop fees & meals**)

@ Three Ponds Farm

    18741 Milton Road

                                                  Big Rapids, MI 49307

For more information, writing sample submission requirements, or registration, contact:

Betty Stolarek

stolaree@ferris.edu

231-796-2707

*Limited to 10 participants

**Some overnight accommodations available. Check our blog for details.

***To register, send check for $100.00 made out to Three Ponds Farm Retreats to Betty Stolarek at Milton Road address, or use PayPal (available through our blog.) 10% discount if deposit is received by 7/10.