Green Gulch Farm, February 1-3, 2008

No speakers, no programs, just time to write or draw surrounded by the beautiful scenery of West Marin, plus informal evening readings and critiques.

Green Gulch Farm is part of the San Francisco Zen Center. The farm is located off of Highway 1 north of the Golden Gate Bridge, in a valley that opens out onto the Pacific Ocean. The accommodations for the retreat are at the Lindisfarne Guest House. The Guest House is a distinctive octagonal building with twelve rooms on two floors surrounding a 30-foot skylit atrium. The atrium provides a relaxing skylit sitting area where guests often gather to read or sit with a cup of tea by the fire. The building is constructed in a traditional Japanese style and heated with a central wood-burning stove and passive solar system.
The guest rooms are simply, yet comfortably furnished, with large windows opening onto landscaped grounds. Each pair of rooms shares a bathroom and there is a centrally located shower.
Snacks are always available in the guest house kitchen. Vegetarian meals are included in the price of the retreat.
Inside Hope Cottage, overlooking Green Gulch Farm, Muir Beach, and the Pacific Ocean beyond.
Picture copied from the Zen Center Website.

Single rooms, including meals, are $275 if you register by December 1, 2007.
After December 1, 2007, the price is $295.
Cancellations before December 1 are refundable less a $25 cancellation fee.
After December 1, refunds will only be made if a substitute can be found.

To reserve your space, you may send in a $50 reservation fee, with the balance due December 1. This retreat is available only to SCBWI members.

Note: The retreat begins at 3 PM Friday, February 1, and ends at 11 AM Sunday, February 3.

Directions to Green Gulch Farm: Take Highway 101 to the Highway 1/Stinson Beach exit. Turn left at the Arco station onto Highway 1 (Shoreline Highway). Follow the green signs for Highway 1/Stinson Beach. After 2.5 miles the road forks - bear left towards Muir Beach. Go 2 more miles and you'll see a eucalyptus grove and large sign on the left indicating the driveway, "Zen Center/Green Gulch Farm/Wheelwright Center."

Registration form

Name

Address

E-mail address

Telephone number

Amount enclosed

Please mail this form with your check (made out to SCBWI), to
SCBWI, C/O Margaret Speaker Yuan, 17 Mt. Darwin Court, San Rafael, CA 94903.

Questions? E-mail Margaret Speaker Yuan at books4women@ yahoo.com