RETREATS
“I have not written this much in years.
I have not shared community or connection like this perhaps ever.
Thank you, Sidewalk Poets for this time, this space, for leading with heart.”
– 2025 Retreat Participant
ENVISION–Writing in Nature Retreat in Estes Park CO
Fall 2026 Retreat: September 11th - 13th 2026
Nurture your creativity and enjoy nourishing self-care, reflection and imagination through creative writing, journaling, art-making, meditation and movement at Sidewalk Poets’ Envision–Writing in Nature Retreat in Estes Park, Colorado, September 11th-13th, 2026!
Join us Friday evening September 11th to Sunday late morning September 13th. The retreat is held at a beautiful mountain chalet overlooking the mountains and town of charming Estes Park. It includes five sumptuous meals (with evening wine or NA drinks and dessert), loads of writing prompts and guided writing time, as well as some fun group mountain activities (optional).
We’ll have daily writing activities and art-making led by professional authors and teachers (and Sidewalk Poets duo), Abby Templeton Greene and Courtney Morgan. We’ll also have time for meditation and movement activities, as well as free time to yourself to relax and explore the area.
We’ll have time for reflection and contemplation, as well as dreaming new writing projects and new futures! We’ve been living through strange and difficult times, so we can also use this retreat time to consider questions like: How can we use creativity to get us through hard times? What new solutions, communities and worlds do I want to help dream up, create and build? How can we use collaboration and community to deepen our own creativity and envision new possibilities for the world we want to live in?
This retreat is open to writers of all levels and inclinations (and yes, those of us who may not consider ourselves writers at all). There is lots of time and space for play and experimentation, and no right way to write!
Retreat includes daily writing activities; art-making activities and supplies; plus meditation and movement activity options.
Includes food: five meals (Friday dinner, Saturday 3 meals, Sunday breakfast), plus wine/NA drinks and dessert.
Cost:
Private room with king bed and en suite bathroom: (two rooms available, up to two people per room) $950 includes two night stay, five meals, and two-day writing workshop.
Bunk room with twin bed and shared bathroom: (two rooms, up to four people per room) $750 includes two night stay, five meals, and two-day writing workshop.
Scholarships and sliding scale available. If you are in need of sliding scale options or are interested in applying for a scholarship, please contact us at info@sidewalkpoets.org. Visit our scholarship page for more info!
NOTES:
- Appx 1.5- 2 hours from Denver.
- Elevation appx 7700 ft.
- There is WIFI at the house and cell service.
How to Book:
Please email us at info@sidewalkpoets.org for more information and to reserve your spot!
Accommodations are first come first serve, so let us know asap which room you’d like!
Visit our scholarship page for more information on applying for scholarships for this retreat:
Writing and Reflection Nature Retreat in Twin Lakes
Fall 2025 Retreat: September 26th-28th 2025
Nurture your creativity and enjoy nourishing self-care and reflection through creative writing, journaling, art-making, meditation and movement at Sidewalk Poets’ first Writing and Reflection Nature Retreat in Twin Lakes, Colorado, September 26th-28th!
Join us Friday evening September 26th to Sunday late morning September 28th. The retreat is held at a gorgeous luxury home overlooking the magnificent Twin Lakes and includes five sumptuous meals (plus evening wine and NA drinks, and dessert).
We’ll have daily writing activities and art-making led by professional authors and teachers (and Sidewalk Poets duo), Abby Templeton Greene and Courtney Morgan. We’ll also have time for meditation and movement activities, as well as free time to yourself to relax and explore the area.
Retreat includes daily writing activities; art-making activities and supplies; plus meditation and movement activity options.
Includes food: five meals (Friday dinner, Saturday 3 meals, Sunday breakfast), plus wine/NA drinks and dessert.
Retreat price: $400
Plus accommodation: prices vary depending on options, see below.
Accommodations:
Maya Angelou Suite:
- King bed, sleeps 1-2.
- $120/night, can sleep 1-2.
- Share with a friend for $60 each/night.
- Room $240 total for the weekend.
The Octavia Butler Loft:
- Queen bed, plus air mattress, sleeps 1-4.
- $120/night, can share with a friend(s).
- Room $240 total for the weekend.
- Accessibility Note: Steps to the loft are steep, almost ladder-like so please be prepared for that.
Sandra Cisneros Bunk Room:
- 1 full bed; bunkbed with two twins, sleeps 1-4.
- $50/ night to be in the bunk room.
- $100 total per person for the weekend.
Total Cost:
All workshop activities and food (five meals): $400
Accommodations (vary): $100 – 240 per person for two nights
(Option: stay elsewhere in Twin Lakes and come for the workshop and meals)
NOTES:
- Appx 2.5-3 hours from Denver.
- Elevation 9700 ft.
- There is no WIFI at the house but there is cell service.
How to Book:
Please email us at abby@sidewalkpoets.org for more information and to reserve your spot!
Accommodations are first come first serve, so let us know asap which room you’d like!