Faculty Writers Retreats
In-person Summer Faculty Writers Retreat
Two 1-week sessions:
- June 16, 2025 - June 20, 2025
- August 25, 2025 - August 29, 2025
Please contact Lourdes V. Andrade at lourdesa@stanford.edu for more information.
Program Description:
The Stanford Faculty Writers Retreat is a program for faculty piloted successfully in the spring of 2015. The retreats offer a private, comfortable, and dedicated space to write, and a community to hold each participant accountable to their writing progress and goals.
The retreats are held in week-long sessions that entail a daily commitment to attend and stay for the duration of the day (typically 9:00 am-3:00 pm, (lunch included). We will try accommodating preferences/needs for participation in week one or week two. We will maintain a waitlist.
To maximize productivity, we request that participants prioritize their writing projects. Past participants have created group agreements to minimize or disallow email, phone, texts, and other potential sources of distraction. Brief check-in on week-long writing goals and post-retreat writing plans and schedules are included. We can address specific writing concerns by request.
Prior registration for each week-long retreat is required. Participation is limited and is based on space constraints.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the retreat held?
The Hume Center for Writing and Speaking, Building 250.
What can I expect?
Quiet time with a small group of colleagues who are immersed in their writing projects. Coffee and tea, snacks, and daily lunch are provided. Past participants have reported meeting their writing goals (e.g., finishing manuscripts, progressing on various writing projects, etc.).
Who can participate?
Only members of the Stanford faculty can participate (no graduate students, postdocs, or staff).
Who is organizing this retreat?
The Hume Center for Writing and Speaking and Faculty Development and Engagement.
Related Resource
- View the Stanford Humanities Center Manuscript Review Workshops, which is designed to provide helpful and timely feedback to faculty preparing monographs or other similarly large academic bodies of work prior to submission for publication.