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The article presents views of several authors on building retreats for themselves. Topics discussed include views of author Anna Solomon on regular jobs and caretaking, statements of author Kit Frick regarding his residency programs where he cooked himself; and views of author Tara Betts on writing several blogs, projects, poems and essays by him in his home itself.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of living in Berkshires, Massachusetts in the former home of poet Amy Clampitt as part of the benefits of the Amy Clampitt Residency grant which provides authors with rent-free residences where they can finish their books.

A calendar of literary events in 2016 is presented including the Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat in County Cork, Ireland, the Chautauqua Writers' Festival in New York, and the WordTheatre Writers Workshop and Retreat in Edale, England.

The article presents the author's view about his visit at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) in Mount San Angelo, Virginia. It offers valuable advice on residencies including to be friendly, to bond through conversation and to be a complete machine. It also cites the importance to find a relaxing place to rest especially when writing.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of participating in artists retreat at the Vermont Studio Center in Vermont including the lessons she learned in being alone and in writing fiction such as murder and risk she took when deciding to become a writer.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the experience of several authors who participated in life-changing retreats including Katie Davis, Melissa Febos, and Ruth Ellen Kocher.

The article provides information on the U.S. non profit organization Espy Foundation in Oysterville, Washington. It mentions that the foundation offers a residency program that includes monthlong retreats for a small number of artists as well as artists during the months of March, June and October. According to the author, the resident housing offered by the group ranges from bay-view cottages to individual rooms within historic homes.

The article offers information on various literary conferences and residences for 2016-2017, including the 13th annual Eckerd College Writers' Conference, the Baltic Writing Residency in Sweden and the Spring Creek Project residencies.

This article presents information on the Soul Mountain poets' retreat center located in East Haddam, Connecticut. The retreat center was founded by poet Marilyn Nelson which offers residences in the spring, summer and fall to six poets. It has a special mission to nurture African American poets during the summer, but also offers multicultural retreat during the other seasons. INSET: Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy.

Presents information on the Tyrone Guthrie Centre as a working-writer retreat at Annaghmakerrig Newbliss, County Monaghan, Ireland. Description of the Victorian mansion that houses the Guthrie Centre; List of theaters and opera houses where Sir Tyrone Guthrie, a theater director of the 20th century, has directed; Number of artists the Centre can accommodate; Remarks from writer Mark Kilroy on the the Centre.

Presents information on international literary festivals as working-writer retreats in Slovenia. Days of Poetry and Wine literary festival in Medana; Vilenica Festival in Vilenica.

Presents an update on issues related to the conferences and residencies for poets and writers in the U.S. from June to August 2001. Aspen Summer Words Writing Retreat and literary festival in Aspen, Colorado; Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in Ripton, Vermont; Residencies offered at the Headlands Center for the Arts.

The article discusses how a Buddhist meditation retreat enhances the creativity of the author. Topics covered include how the author uses retreats to reflect on her experiences and improve her creativity. Also mentioned is the use of a makeshift journal to log the important events in the author's life.

Recounts experience of having a two-month residency at Fundacíon Valparíso, an international retreat for writers, poets, visual artists and composers, located in Spain in summer of 1996. Geographic background of the area; Description of the stretch of coastline in Almeria by Spanish novelist Juan Goytisolo; Information on the customs and daily routines at Fundacíon Valparíso.

A calendar of events for the authors in the U.S. in 2012 is presented including Bread Load Writers' Conference in Ripton, Vermont from August 15 to 25, Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference in Colrain, Massachusetts from March 23 to 26, and the Kundiman Asian American Poetry Retreat in New York City from June 20 to 24.

The article offers information on several events in the literary industry in 2011 including residencies being offered by H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest to poets and writers, a summer residency being offered by the Baltic Writing Residency in Latvia, and the Colrain Poetry Manuscript Intensive event in Massachusetts.

The article provides information on the Red Cinder Creativity Center at Na'alehu in Big Island, Hawaii. According to the author, the center is open to writers and artists who want to spend their residency in a quiet and relaxing part of the U.S. It is mentioned that the place is near to attractive sites like the black sand beach Punalu'u, the salt-and-pepper beach in Ho'okena, and the Volcano National Park at Mauna Loa and Kilauea.

The article deals with the opening of the two artists cottages at the Dorland Mountain Arts Colony in California in March 2010. The cottages are modeled on the so-called Katrina cottages which were first built in the area after it was affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The author also mentions that each cottage costs around 75,000 U.S. dollars. It states that several non profit groups and business enterprises in the U.S. helped fund the construction of the cottages.

The article offers information on various literary conferences and residences for 2009 including the 47th annual Cape Cod Writers' Conference on August 15-22 at the Craigville Conference Center, the Power of Words Conference on September 3-7 at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, and the annual Springfield Writers' Retreat on October 8-11 at the Birchwood Inn in Harbor Springs, Michigan.

The discusses the impact of the annual retreat for African American poets to the literary landscape of the resource for African American fiction writers in the U.S. It highlights the launched of the Kimbilio Retreat, which dedicated to support and empower the black fiction writers across the country. It also notes that the retreat brings together the black writers of the African diaspora.

The article offers information on Kundiman poetry retreat for fiction writers to be held at Fordham University in New York City from June 24-28, 2015.

The article offers information on the Springfield Writers' Retreat to be held at the Birchwood Inn in Harbor Springs, Michigan from October 9 to 12, 2008. The retreat will include readings and workshops related to poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction writing. Poets Cornelius Eady, Maria Mazziotti Gillan and M. L. Lieber will be the faculty for the retreat.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including personal narratives of writers during their life-changing retreats.

An interview with U.S. award-winning poet Marilyn Nelson is presented. When asked about the foundation of the mission Soul Mountain Retreat, she mentions that she established it to create a community based on two elements, the shared ethnic background and the shared life of writers. Nelson states that the volunteers at the mission are in the process of self-study and finding other options to raise funds and continue its projects and programs.