Open Your Art Writing Retreats
where adventure meets a creative sanctuary to RESTORE, REPLENISH, RECONNECT, and RE-IMAGINE your writing and your purpose
These are more than just writing retreats–they are truly transformational encounters with your creative work.
I’d love to have you experience the difference with us in 2026. Get on the Early Access Announcement List and stay tuned!
Dear Friend,
You may be thinking that giving yourself the gift of a writing retreat while the world is going bananas is selfish.
Making art while the world is on fire is a true act of resistance.
Ask yourself these questions:
· How are you tending your creative relationship, which is always a collaboration with the muse?
· How are you tending to the creative vessel (yourself) so your antenna is tuned to the right frequency?
· How are you listening to the work? Are you allowing it to transform and guide you, or are you resisting?
When we go on retreat, we embark on a journey of listening, collaborating, and building trust with our stories and each other. We will loosen any old habits or belief systems about ourselves and our writing that might be holding us back, and we will courageously write into the mystery: willing to be remade, willing to stay open hearted–and most importantly, willing to take our proper and humble position—as the artistic conduit entrusted to each glorious birth.
Whether you’ve published many books, or you are just returning to writing after a long absence, the special creative container we create while on retreat supports each writer in reaching their next milestone, from starting or finishing their projects to leveling themselves up in their creative life. Each retreat gathering feels like family, and each participant is welcomed, supported, inspired, and encouraged to take creative risks in a safe space.
February 1-7, 2026, we will be returning to Tulili, just outside of Tulum, Mexico, in the heart of the Mayan Jungle: one of our new favorite venues. Think blue butterflies, soft jungle rains, and food almost too pretty to eat!
(Limited to 12 people–4 spots left)
MEXICO INFORMATION PAGE
April 1-10, 2026, we will be having our first-time-ever creative pilgrimage into the Himalayan Mountains for a 10-day retreat and very special international collaboration. This retreat will include two days of sightseeing (including a trip to the Taj Mahal), and all registration requests will go directly through the Himalayan Writing Retreat website.
(Limited to 10 people)
INDIA INFORMATION PAGE
If this sounds like what you need, and you know in your heart that it’s time, then I invite you tojoin me and a small cohort of your colleagues in 2026 for a breakthrough experience of inspiration, creation, motivation and transformation and an unforgettable journey into your most important creative relationship—the one you craft with yourself.
As always, it is my honor to write, grow, and retreat with you.
xoox
Nancy
P.S. If you have questions: please reach out!
ARE YOU EXCITED??
In February, 2026, we will be returning to Tulum, Mexico, in the heart of the Mayan Jungle, one of our new favorite venues! And in April, 2025, we will be having our first-time-ever creative pilgrimage into the Himalayan Mountains for a 10-day retreat and very special international collaboration.
Start dreaming, and mark your calendars for April 23.
And yes, there are still TWO SPOTS LEFT IN FRANCE this June, and TWO SPOTS LEFT IN COLORADO this August! We would LOVE to have you!
Many retreats have been known to sell out before they open to the public.
Get the registration link 24 hours before it goes public! *Retreat alums automatically get early access!
On Friday, April 25, you can get a little taste of a retreat–without buying a plane ticket!
For 2 hours, let me immerse you in the retreat experience–which is more than just a workshop in a pretty place, but an opportunity to do the deep work of listening, connecting, and collaborating with your muse. Close the door, close the window browsers, put the phone in the other room, and emerge refreshed: with a new creative spark, momentum to energize your spirit, and camaraderie with your creative community.
Whether you’ve retreated with us before and need a little spring boost, or you’re still in the dreaming phase, come see what all the hype is about.
AND–everyone who registers for the Virtual Retreat gets EARLY REGISTRATION ACCESS to the 2026 retreats.
It’s a win-win-win.
Questions? Reach out!
xo Nancy
Better late than never! I’m looking forward to connecting with so many of you! Here are my two public events:
FIND ME AT AWP!
THURSDAY: Ghost Parachute Reading: 7-8 pm, The Count’s Den, 1039 S. Olive Street
Readers: Kim Magowan, Amy Marques, Sarah Freligh, Nancy Stohlman, Kim Steutermann Rogers, and Melissa Llanes Brownlee
SATURDAY: Book Signing 12-2 pm @ Table 907/905
The fun tables!! Thanks Amy Marquez, Melissa Flores Anderson, and Melissa Llanes Brownlee for hosting! Come grab a bingo card, listen to some ukulele and more!
ALL my books: $10 each!
After the Rapture
Going Short: an Invitation to Flash Fiction
Madam Velvet’s Cabaret of Oddities
The Vixen Scream and Other Bible Stories
The Monster Opera
Searching for Suzi: a flash novel
Friends!
But…you need a retreat NOW!
I get it!
You’ve seen the smiling pictures. You’ve seen the testimonials. Maybe you’ve even looked longingly at the 2025 retreat offerings and wondered: is this for me?
On Friday, April 25, you get a chance to “try it out” and retreat with us–without buying a plane ticket!
Join us for 2 hours on Friday, April 25, to go deep into your work in the truest sense of a retreat. Close the door, close the window browsers, put the phone in the other room, and emerge refreshed: with a new creative spark, momentum to energize your spirit, and camaraderie with your creative community.
Whether you’ve retreated with me before and need a little spring boost, are planning to retreat with me in 2025, or you’re still in the dreaming phase, come see what all the hype is about.
For 2 hours, let me immerse you in the retreat experience–which is more than just a workshop in a pretty place, but an opportunity to do the deep work of listening, connecting, and collaborating with your muse. Come to write, come to learn, come to share space with your creative community, come to nourish your spirit: come to be part of our extended retreat family–wherever you are!
AND–everyone who registers for the Virtual Retreat gets EARLY REGISTRATION ACCESS to the 2026 retreats.
It’s a win-win-win.
Questions? Reach out!
See you on retreat!
xo Nancy
Open Your Art Writing Retreats 