​Creating space to write this holiday season!

​A full, unhurried day to work on your own project in a charming East Bay book and gift shop setting, alongside other dedicated writers. Bring a draft, an idea, or a blank page, in any genre. Nothing is required of you except showing up.

​What your ticket includes:

• ​4+ hours of writing time in the company of fellow writers

• ​A catered lunch (dietary restrictions honored if listed in the registration form)

• ​A quiet ritual of tea, chocolate and a little creative inspiration

• ​10% off your purchases at Saltwater Gifts & Books all day, a kind offer from the shop, just in time for holiday shopping
  
  No workshop. No critique. No pressure to share. This is a day of creation, not expectation.

​The rhythm of the day

• ​10:00 Arrive, settle in, browse

• ​10:30 Retreat, Yourself starting ritual: tea, chocolate and inspiration

• ​10:45 – 12:30 Writing block

• ​12:30 – 1:30 Lunch and a stretch

• ​1:30 – 3:30 Writing block

• ​3:30 – 4:00 Continue writing or browse the store

​Good to know

• ​Bring a laptop or notebook, a charger, and your project

• ​Earbuds or headphones are encouraged simply because the space is small and will have members of the public coming to shop

• ​Tea, water and light snacks provided, but you are welcome to bring your own water bottle or snacks

• ​Limited to eight (8) writers so the room stays calm

• ​Full refund available until Nov. 13th, after which tickets may be transferred to another writer of your choosing.

​Accessibility Notice

​Saltwater Gifts and Books is a small store with limited space. We will be working in the loft area, which requires climbing a spiral staircase. If you are unable to climb stairs, please contact Lindsay so we can discuss possible accommodations.

​Your host

​Retreat, Yourself, a Bay Area writing community with free library crawls, day retreats, and more, founded by award-winning local author, Lindsay Lackey. Learn more and join the newsletter.

​Lindsay Lackey is the author of books for middle grade readers, including the Northern California Book Award Winner Farther Than the Moon, and All the Impossible Things, a New York Public Library Best Book selection.

​Lindsay knows that writing retreats are vital to her craft. In fact, she gets more words written in one week of a retreat than she does in two months of regular life. That’s why she started Retreat, Yourself—so she could get more writing done, too.