Creative Get-away Retreat Green Gulch Farm, April 30 to May 2, 2010 (Friday and Saturday nights, departing on Sunday ) Optional Thursday night, April 29

The September 2009 retreat sold out, so please register early!

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.

Single rooms, including meals, are $279 if you register by January 15, 2010.
After January 15, the price is $350.
Optional Thursday night, April 29, is $100.
Cancellations before January 15 are refundable less a $25 cancellation fee.
After January 15, refunds will only be made if a substitute can be found.
To reserve your space, you may send in a $150 reservation fee, with the balance due January 15. This retreat is available only to SCBWI members.

Note: The retreat begins at 3 PM Friday, April 30, and ends at 1 PM Sunday, May 2. The optional Thursday night begins at 3 PM Thursday.

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."

Spring Retreat Deposit $150

Spring Retreat in Full $279

To pay by check, send this information with your check made out to SCBWI to:

SCBWI, C/O Margaret Speaker Yuan, 17 Mt. Darwin Court, San Rafael, CA 94903.

Registration form

Name

Address

E-mail address

Telephone number

Amount enclosed

Optional Thursday night yes or no

Balance due at the retreat

Questions? E-mail Margaret Speaker Yuan at books4women(at)yahoo.com (replace the (at) with the @ symbol)