Writing in Peace: A Self-Care Retreat for Writers of All Kinds
Thu, Jul 31
|Hope Springs Institute


Time & Location
Jul 31, 2025, 3:00 PM – Aug 03, 2025, 2:00 PM
Hope Springs Institute, 4988 Mineral Springs Rd, Peebles, OH 45660, USA
About The Event
Writing in Peace: A Self-Care Retreat for Writers of all Kinds
4 Days/3 Nights, from Thursday afternoon to Sunday afternoon
Registration covers room and board, retreat supplies, workshops, and on-site activities. Also includes lunch on the day of departure.
Are you
• seeking inspiration and respite while writing?
• craving a change in scenery to simply write?
• needing time away to focus your undivided attention on the project?
• wanting to reignite the creative spark and overcome writer’s block?
• feeling burned out on all fronts and want to engage your writing as a form of recovery?
• yearning for self-care while working on a deadline?
If so, come join us for this first retreat of its kind at Hope Springs Institute!
Imagine writing to your heart’s content in a gorgeous bucolic Appalachia foothill setting. Living for 4 days/3 nights in an old farmhouse with modern amenities while eating, as you wish, Hope Springs’ second-to-none homemade and nutritious meals.
A time-tested writing schedule that balances individual and group time structures the long weekend. We’ll have plenty of individual writing blocks, some community workshops focused on self-care and the writing process, evening fire reflections, and mid-day offerings of fresh-air activities for those who choose. Night owls, early birds, and those in between are all welcome and we’ll have around the clock snacks and refreshments to keep you going.
If you haven’t been to Hope Springs before, you’re in for a real treat. If you have, you know what’s awaiting you up on the hill. Come join us and let’s get to the joy of writing!
CLICK HERE for more information, including a sample retreat schedule.
Important Program Notes
This Pilot Program retreat will be offered in 2025, allowing for retreat participants to receive a discounted Registration Fee in exchange for:
• Participating in brief on-site constructive feedback sessions
• Providing testimonials (written and/or verbal)
• Participating in marketing photos and/or videos
• Experimenting with an off-the-grid writing day (with very limited wi-fi access) versus a writing day with full wi-fi access and providing feedback on impact for future retreats
• Agreeing to promote future retreats via word of mouth, sharing marketing emails, and via social media
Facilitator
Michelle Rivera-Clonch, PhD is co-founder and director of Writing in Depth: An Academic Writing Retreat, a sold-out annual retreat at Hope Springs Institute since 2011. She recently published her first book, A Depth Psychological Study of the Peace Symbol: Jung, Politics and Culture with Routledge and is an invited guest blogger for the Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA). In Florida, she is a psychologist in private practice and a Supporting Professor in the Graduate Studies in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Rollins College. She’s now bringing the top line self-care experiences to writers of all kinds through Writing in Peace.
Over the years, Michelle has supported Hope Springs Institute as a program participant, volunteer, Board of Directors member, retreat facilitator, strategic planning member, donor, sustaining circle member, and friend.
Registration
This retreat offers three accommodations options, with a limited number of single occupancy rooms.
• Shared Bedroom/Bathroom: $525
• Single Bedroom/Shared Bathroom: $675
• Single Bedroom/Single Bathroom: $825
A note about the Ticket Processing Fee: this 3% charge covers the expense of credit card processing, and allows us to put your full registration payment toward our dedicated staff and our beloved facilities. If you prefer not to pay the processing fee, you can register by check; email director@hopespringsinstitute.org for instructions.
Registration
Shared Room/Shared Bath Ticket
This ticket reserves a double occupancy room and shared bathroom in our Farmhouse.
$525.00Tax: +$15.75 ProcessingSingle Room/Shared Bath Ticket
This reserves a single occupancy room with shared bathroom in our Cottage. Two rooms are available: great for friends to share!
$675.00Tax: +$20.25 ProcessingSingle Room/Private Bath Ticke
This reserves a single occupancy room with private bathroom in our Studio or Farmhouse. Please note that during workshops and other group times in Studio, bathrooms will be available to all writers. During evening and early morning hours, the bathroom is not shared.
$825.00Tax: +$24.75 Processing
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