JOIN ME IN THE POCONOS for
"Your Book as a Journey"

April 11-17, 2027

The serene Boyds Mills campus is surrounded by forest and offers ample chances for walking, watching sunsets, and enjoying trails, a lovely creek, easy walks, birds . . .

A week for fiction and nonfiction writers in the foothills town of Milanville, PA, at Boyds Mills, a much-loved writing retreat center.

Profound instruction, plentiful space, delicious and locally sourced meals, and the camaraderie of a small group of writers (maximum eight).
Twenty-five hours of rich instruction, discussion, and workshopping.


“Janet is a consummate teacher--deeply knowledgeable, remarkably perceptive, and unfailingly warm and encouraging.” Pam Nelson


Cost:

  • $1350 to Boyds Mills for private room with bath, three generous meals, and unlimited snacks and beverages 24/7 for six nights: $1350
  • $2300 to Janet Benton for six and a half days of connection, including 25 hours of dedicated instruction, generation of new material, and workshopping of writings in process

Cancellation policies:

Boyds Mills allows cancellation up to 30 days prior without a fee. Cancellations made 7 to 29 days in advance will incur a fee of 15% of the room-and-board cost. Cancellations made within one week of the retreat’s start will incur a 30% fee

For more information,
contact janet.thewordstudio@gmail.com

Schedule
  • Sunday, April 11, 2027
    3 p.m. check in
    4:45 to 5 p.m. gather in lodge’s great room
    5 to 5:30 p.m. introductions and orientation
    5:30 p.m. hors d’oeuvres
    6 p.m. dinner

  • Monday, April 12 through Thursday, April 15
    9 a.m. to 12 p.m. instruction, discussion, and generating of new materials related to the inner and outer journeys of your work
    3:35 to 5:30 p.m. workshopping of writer pages

  • Friday, April 16
    9 a.m. to 12 p.m. instruction, discussion, and generating of new materials related to the inner and outer journeys of your work
    7 to 8:30 p.m. gather for reflections and Q&A

  • Saturday, April 17
    11 a.m. checkout
    12 p.m. final lunch together and goodbyes
We can keep working together after the retreat, if you’d like. For those interested, I’ll run a monthly Zoom group after the workshop for ongoing support, discussion, and generating of work.

For the workshop, you will be asked to submit 5 to 7 pages of your current project by April 1st so we can all review them prior.