Nurture your body and soul with inspirational five-day workshops designed to facilitate creative work. In addition to professional instruction by award-winning writers, participants may choose from yoga, meditation, dance classes, watercolor instruction, spa treatments, massage therapy, hiking, and bicycling.
The Spencer's spacious Hulquist Center features indoor classrooms with all modern amenities, while the surrounding landscape of the Chautauqua Institution’s Bestor Plaza and gardens provide an enchanting setting. The Spencer offers a relaxing atmosphere for lodging, delicious food, and a quiet place for reading and writing.
2008 Schedule
Sept 29-Oct 3 • Marion Roach Smith Author of The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning and Sexual Power of Red Hair and other books, Marion Roach Smith is a former staff member of The New York Times
Oct 12-17 • Lola Haskins Lola Haskins’ poems have appeared in The Atlantic, Christian Science Monitor, and The London Review of Books. Author of eight poetry collections, her awards include two NEA fellowships, the Iowa Poetry Prize, and the Emily Dickinson Prize. She is currently on the faculty of Pacific Lutheran University.
