During a Greenfire Writing Retreat, we meet in group session for part of each day—for longer retreats, usually from about 10:00 a.m. to noon or over lunch, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. For Greenfire Mini-Retreats, we meet intermittently throughout the day. In the group sessions, we share our writing and discuss challenges, successes, and issues that are part of being a writer. Longer retreats include individual coaching sessions and an open mic night. We may experiment, individually or as a group, with writing techniques and prompts. There’s plenty of time to write, reflect, and explore. We also talk about the steps for effectively and appropriately reviewing work and obtaining feedback, but we spend very little time formally critiquing participants’ work. You don’t have to submit work ahead of time (though you can if you want to). Greenfire in-person retreats can be as short as a day or two and as long as a week or more. Longer Greenfire Writing Retreats (5-night/6-day and up) are usually all-inclusive, in-person events (food and lodging are part of the package, and everyone stays at the same place, often a lodge or large guest house). Greenfire Mini-Retreats may be in-person, online, or a combination, and are usually not all-inclusive (food and lodging are not included in the retreat fee). back to top [icon name="arrow-up-to-line" prefix="fas"]