The writing weekend is led by the co-founders of The Nantucket Writers Workshop, Mary Bergman, Holly Finigan, and Julie Gerstenblatt, each of whom bring their expertise about writing – and Nantucket – to the event. 

On Friday and Saturday, after our morning rejuvenation at the hotel, we will transport you to a luxury island estate that will serve as our retreat headquarters. Here, we will participate in small-group sessions that jumpstart our writing with mini-lessons and writing warm-ups that help us get into that great state of flow where we are ready to write. Learn new ways of looking at your work, get unstuck and solve some problems with structure, plot, or characterization, and then spend several hours each day writing in solitude. Days will conclude with a group share, where participants can gather around the outdoor firepit and read their work aloud or summarize what they accomplished and what they hope to do next.