Kent Island Writers’ Retreat

Sponsored by ECPP & 45 Magazine Poetry Journal

Courtesy of Chesapeake Heritage & Visitors Center – https://www.kentnarrowsmd.com/visitors-center

ECPP and 45 Magazine Poetry Journal have teamed up to offer writers an affordable 2-night writers’ weekend retreat complete with a generative workshop and an island excursion. Most meals are included. You will not have to worry about when and what to eat, laundry, and other at-home tasks that may distract your creativity. The goal is to provide an affordable and picturesque retreat for writers to create and/or work on an existing project.

Transportation is excluded.

When & Where

Dates: Thursday and Friday, November 12 & 13 (Second week of November)

Location: Holiday Inn 1020 Kent Narrows Rd, Grasonville, MD 21638, US (See photos below)

Complimentary coffee 24/7!

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Deadline: September 30, 2026

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Agenda

Thursday

  • Check-in
  • Welcome dinner reception
  • Retreat and write!

Friday

  • Breakfast
  • Generative Writing Workshop
  • Lunch
  • Kent Island Activity (TBD)
  • Dinner on your own 
  • Retreat and write!

Saturday

  • Breakfast
  • Check-out
  • Generative Writing Workshop. Reflection and feedback
  • Retreat from the retreat and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Photo courtesy of Maryland Road Trips – https://marylandroadtrips.com/a-tale-of-two-marylands-how-the-chesapeake-bay-bridge-united-the-free-state/

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