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Pat Schneider Ontario Writing Retreat Autumn 2013

 

Pat’s 2012 Retreat was fully booked within 2 days of confirming the details. Pat has just agreed to come back to Ontario in Autumn 2013

 

October 20-25th

Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity!
Limited to 12 participants. .

The wisest teacher of writing I know.
Peter Elbow author of Writing Without Teachers, (from the foreword of Pat’s Writing Alone and with Others)

 

Honesty is creative oxygen.
Generosity is creative fire.
Pat Schneider is a fuse lighter. Her work is gentle, playful,
brilliant, and revolutionary.

Julia Cameron author of The Artist’s Way

 
 
 

To visit Pat’s website, click HERE.
 
In May of 2011 Pat Schneider led a five day retreat/writing workshop on the shores of Lake Simcoe in the beautiful Loretto MaryHolme Retreat Centre. (Loretto Maryholme Centre)

Inkslingers is thrilled to announce that Pat will be returning in fall of 2013 from the evening of October 20th to after lunch on October 25th. This retreat will consist of writing with Pat for four hours every morning. The rest of the day is given over to each retreatant continuing to write, read, relax, walk, meditate or whatever needs to be done to support your writer’s soul, in community with other writers.

A manuscript may be sent ahead of time for one on one consultation with AWA facilitator Sue Reynolds who will be aiding and supporting Pat during the retreat.

To register for Pat’s Ontario retreat, please fill out the contact form below. As soon as the details have been confirmed as to venue, we will contact you to pay a deposit of $500.

 

 

 

 

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    Pat Schneider Writing Retreat – April 22 to 27, 2012

    This Retreat was FULLY BOOKED in 2 days!
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    The wisest teacher of writing I know.
    Peter Elbow author of Writing Without Teachers, (from the foreword of Pat’s Writing Alone and with Others)

     

    Honesty is creative oxygen.
    Generosity is creative fire.
    Pat Schneider is a fuse lighter. Her work is gentle, playful,
    brilliant, and revolutionary.

    Julia Cameron author of The Artist’s Way

    To visit Pat’s website, click HERE.

    In May of 2011 Pat Schneider led a five day retreat/writing workshop on the shores of Lake Simcoe in the beautiful Loretto MaryHolme Retreat Centre. (Loretto Maryholme Centre) She was so delighted with our writing community and this beautiful location she has agreed to return in the Spring of 2012.

    The retreat will consist of writing with Pat for four hours every morning. The rest of the day is given over to each retreatant continuing to write, read, relax, swim, walk, meditate in the labyrinth or whatever needs to be done to support your writer’s soul, in community with other writers.

    Chef Deb

    And as if receiving feedback on your writing from Pat wasn’t fabulous in itself, the retreatants will be nourished by the signature sumptuous meals of Chef Deborah A. Rankine!

    To learn more about the culinary expertise of Chef Deb,
    please visit:
    www.thefridgewhisperer.com

    The Pat Schneider Writing Retreat Location:

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    Loretto Maryholme is a spirituality centre, a ministry of the Canadian Loretto Sisters with a special focus on the areas of justice, education, and spirituality. Located at Roches Point on a hilltop overlooking Lake Simcoe, this glorious 1870’s historic family estate offers a place to rest and renew yourself.

    As you travel down the lane of tall pines and spirea to the spectacular lake view you can feel yourself relaxing into that mindset that inspires great writing.lmh-27aug08-129
    Dates: April 22nd to April 27, 2012

    Registration Fees:

    $1950 (includes HST) for single occupancy ($100 discount for WCDR members and affiliates).

    $1750 (includes HST) for double occupancy (double spaces are limited) ($100 discount for WCDR members and affiliates).

    Registration fees cover all tuition, meals and accomodation.

    Payment schedule:
    To save your spot, a non-refundable deposit of $500 is required at the time of every registration.

    To register, please fill out the form below and when you hit “Submit” you will be taken to a PayPal page to pay your $500 deposit.  Your spot is not reserved until Inkslingers has received your deposit.

     

    Please Note: Pat’s 2012 retreat is now full. If you would like to be put on the waiting list, please fill out the registration below. Last year we did have one spot open up.

    Cancellation Policy:
    For a cancellation requested up to and including February 28, 2012, all but the deposit is refundable. After February 28, no refunds will be available, although, if the retreat is sold out, fully paid retreatants may transfer their fee to another person.

    Please note that although the Centre is owned and operated by the Canadian Loretto Sisters, they do not reside on the premises and will not be attending the retreats.

    7 Day Summer Writing Retreat

    July 4th to 10th

    What could you create in seven uninterrupted days of writing on the shores of Lake Simcoe?

    In July 2011 you have the chance to find out.

    Inkslingers returns to the Loretto MaryHolme Retreat Centre (Only an hour from Toronto) for seven days. Each day you will have the entire morning in silence to write.

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    Each day you will also have the opportunity to submit work to the facilitators for same-day feedback.


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    Some evenings you will have the opportunity to write in community with other writers.







    Some days you may choose to offer gentle feedback to others in the group.

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    Some evenings you may decide to participate in creating SoulCollage® cards.




    And EVERY day you make the decision to support yourself as a writer in whatever way you need the most!

    The objective is to leave the retreat exhilarated with what you have accomplished as a writer.




    Chef Deb


    And if having 7 glorious summer days to write, receive feedback and share the writer’s journey isn’t enough incentive, you will be nourished by the signature sumptuous meals of Chef Deborah A. Rankine!

    To learn more about the culinary expertise of Chef Deb,
    please visit:
    www.thefridgewhisperer.com





    The InkSlingers’ Writing Retreat Location:
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    Loretto Maryholme is a spirituality centre, a ministry of the Canadian Loretto Sisters with a special focus on the areas of justice, education, and spirituality. Located at Roches Point on a hilltop overlooking Lake Simcoe, this glorious 1870’s historic family estate offers a place to rest and renew yourself.


    As you travel down the lane of tall pines and spirea to the spectacular lake view you can feel yourself relaxing into that mindset that inspires great writing.lmh-27aug08-129


    Dates: July 4th to July 10th, 2011



    Registration Fees:


    Earlybird Fee:

    $1195 + HST
    (If booked up to and including April 30th, 2011)
    [quickshop:Early Bird price for Inkslingers July Retreat:price:1350.35:end] $1195 + HST = $1350.35 (double occupancy)

    PLEASE NOTE that a 5% Discount applies for WCDR and other affiliate members
    [quickshop:WCDR member Early Bird price for Inkslingers July Retreat:price:1282.83:end] WCDR Member Earlybird rate for Inkslingers July Retreat$1135.25 + HST = $1282.83(double occupancy)



    If booked March 1, 2011 or afterwards:


    [quickshop:Regular rate for Inkslingers July Retreat:price:1576.35:end] $1395.00 + HST = $1576.35 (double occupancy)

    PLEASE NOTE that a 5% Discount applies for WCDR and other affiliate members
    [quickshop:WCDR member Regular rate for Inkslingers July Retreat:price:1497.53:end] WCDR Member Regular Rate for Inkslingers July Retreat $1325.25 + HST = $1497.53(double occupancy)

    Registration fees cover all tuition, meals and double accommodation.
    The retreat site is spacious. The bedrooms are beautiful. The extensive grounds, gardens, shoreline, common rooms and enormous sun porches provide many private locations to curl up in and write.

    If you prefer single accomodation, there is a $350 surcharge.
    [quickshop:Single occupancy surcharge:price:350:end] $350 single occupancy surcharge

    Payment schedule:
    To save your spot, a non-refundable deposit of $500 is required at the time of every registration.

    [quickshop:Deposit for Inkslingers July retreat:price:500:end] $500 Cdn. deposit for Inkslingers July retreat
    To take full advantage of our earlybird fee structure, 50% of the registration fee must be paid by April 30th, 2011.

    The entire registration fee must be paid in full by June 4th, 2011 (30 days before the retreat).

    Cancellation Policy:
    For a cancellation requested up to and including June 4th, all but the deposit is refundable. After June 4th, no refunds will be available, although, if the retreat is sold out, fully paid retreatants may transfer their fee to another person.

    Please note that although the Centre is owned and operated by the Canadian Loretto Sisters, they do not reside on the premises and will not be attending the retreats.

    Writers’ Sanctuary Dates January to June 2012

    As a mother of a young child I used to dream of having a place I could go to periodically to write. Not for too long – there was too much going on at home. But a day now and then – a few hours to devote to my poor book that so often got shunted to one side because of all the other demands of my life.

    And then, as it has a habit of doing, life changed. My beautiful boy got older, I moved into this cozy space in the woods full of bookshelves, a fireplace, a kitchen where the coffee pot is always ready to pour a cup or two, and a yard where the wildlife parades past the windows and serenades day and night (everything from blue jays and chickadees, juncos and nuthatches, to wild turkeys, deer, a weasel, raccoons, skunks, coyotes, wolves, and – just a couple of times in the spring – a black bear).

    It’s a magical space and I realized I could share it with other writers and make those creative days I had once dreamed of happen, for myself and for other members of the writing tribe.

    And so, Writers’ Sanctuary Sundays were born.

    At a Sanctuary Sunday, we begin at 10:00 a.m. Writers are welcome to arrive a few minutes early to settle in, grab a coffee or tea, and muffin or some fruit and chat with the others.

    The morning is spent doing a series of on-the-spot timed writing exercises to stretch those stiff writing muscles and get the creative writer in you feeling more relaxed, focused and perhaps even a little experimental.

    After the delicious lunch (provided) the afternoons are spent in silent communion with other writers, working either on a computer or by hand on whatever project is preoccupying you as a writer these days. If you don’t have a laptop but want to work on a keyboard, you will be provided with a computer. Your Word file can be emailed to you at the end of the day.

    Uplands is in a peaceful rural location, so you are also welcome to go out for a walk on quiet country lanes if you need a break. There’s even a couch or two if you need your afternoon nap for half an hour to wake up refreshed and ready to write some more!

    Writing is over at 4:45 p.m. for those who need to get home, but if you wish to stay, there will be an opportunity to sit a while longer, to share some of what you’ve been working on and to debrief, discuss issues of craft, etc.

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    Space is limited.

    Place: Uplands – 10 km west of Port Perry, 10 km southeast of Uxbridge.
    Dates from September 2011 to June 2012:

    For Fall 2011:

    Saturday, October 15
    Sunday, October 16
    Sunday, November 6
    Saturday November 19
    Sunday, December 4th


    For Winter/Spring 2012:

    Sunday, January 8
    Saturday, January 21
    Sunday, February 5
    Sunday, March 4
    Sunday, March 25
    Sunday, April 15
    Sunday, May 6
    Saturday, May 19
    Sunday, June 3
    Saturday, June 16

    Cost: $65. per Sanctuary, lunch included.
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    [quickshop:Payment for Sanctuary:price:65:end] $65.00 Payment for each Sanctuary date from September 2011 to June 2012

    Please Note: Because Sanctuary dates are so popular, and because the group is limited in size, your registration is not confirmed until payment is received. If you prefer not to use Paypal, you can pay by cheque. The mailing address is:

    Sue Reynolds
    GoForWords,
    13240 Mast Road,
    Port Perry, ON
    L9L 1B5

    SOULCOLLAGE: In October 2010 Sue was certified as a SoulCollage® facilitator Click here to read more.

    To read what one participant wrote about the Sanctuary experience, please click here.