Fall Break Writing Retreat

With fall semester soon to be underway, it’s not too soon to think about rewarding yourself with time away during Fall Break to focus on your writing! We all know the challenge of prioritizing the “important” over the “urgent.” This will be a peaceful, supportive venue focused on doing just that!

Please join us for a small and intimate faculty writing retreat facilitated by Jenny Mehmedovic, founder of Create The Future Coaching & Consulting. A group workshop will be led by guest facilitator Marta Caminero-Santangelo, University of Kansas Distinguished Professor and Chair of English.

What to Expect

WHEN: Fall Break (Sun Oct 13-Oct 14, 2024) - 1 night/2 day from 11am Sunday thru 9pm Monday

WHERE: Circle S Ranch & Country Inn, 3325 Circle S Lane, Lawrence, KS 66044

WHAT:

Time "away"
A beautiful place to walk/think
A selection of multiple spaces to write, inside and outside
Plenty of uninterrupted writing time in the company of other like-minded writers
Group workshop focused on challenges/tips for making progress with writing
Individual coaching session focused on defining writing goals, priorities, and plans
All meals, snacks, libations
Wi-Fi

WHO: tenure-line faculty from Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies departments

CAPACITY:

up to 10 faculty, if all choose a private room

up to 18 faculty, if all share a room* with 1 other person

PLUS

a limited number of daytime-only spots for a maximum of 20 faculty.

Registration & Funding

COST for 1 night/2 days:

$500 - overnight private room

$400 - overnight shared room*

$200 - days only

*you will have your own bed in a room/bathroom shared with 1 other person. please indicate your room sharing preferences on the registration form.

The KU Hall Center for the Humanities will provide $200 per person towards the registration fee for 6 tenure-line faculty from Humanities departments. To apply for this funding, please contact director Giselle Anatol at ganatol@ku.edu by September 8 with your name, rank, department, and brief description (200 words) of the project you'll be working on and how the retreat will facilitate its progress.

Additional funding support may be available through your department by contacting your department chair.

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