Hello WRW Members!
I’m pleased to announce that registration is open for WRW’s 2010 “In the Company of Writers” retreat, which will be held April 16-18, 2010, at the Carradoc Hall Holiday Inn in Leesburg, Virginia, the same place where we held our retreat in 2009. Retreat Application form (in rich text format) [Not working? Try application in .doc format or application in .txt format]
Carradoc Hall Holiday Inn in Leesburg includes a 1747 Mansion House adjacent to a modern Holiday Inn. The Hotel was fully renovated a few years ago and is large enough to accommodate any member who wishes to attend, with space to spare for a few other guests (so, yes, there may be a few strangers in the hotel with us). For those of you who attended last year, the big change in 2010 is that the hotel has committed all available meeting/event space to us, so no weddings or other events will take place while we are there. We have more space for our meetings and a dedicated dining space separate from our meeting space. We also have a good space where we can hang out just to catch up with one another during the weekend.
Registration will open Monday, February 15, 2010, and close Saturday, March 6, 2010. We expect to have plenty of space for WRW members. We will accommodate other RWA members if space allows. Registration is not open to those who are not members of WRW and/or RWA.
The registration fee is $435. For that one fee, you get all of our fantastic programs and events, all meals from Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast, and your room on Friday and Saturday nights. Each room features two double beds and will accommodate two people. (New this year – pay for Retreat via PayPal. See below for button.) Retreat Application form (in rich text format).
The retreat committee is already hard at work to make this the fantastic retreat you’ve enjoyed through the years. We’ll have a great group of guest speakers, including Charlaine Harris, Roxanne St. Claire, Susan Meier, and Author and Garden Witch Ellen Dugan. Editors and agents are still responding to our invitation, but the list so far includes Jennifer Enderlin (St. Martin’s Press), Lucia Macro (Avon), Ginjer Buchanan (Penguin USA), Megan Records (Kensington), two Harlequin editors, Elaine English (Elaine P. English PLLC Literary), and Kevan Lyon (Marsal-Lyon Literary). We also have both informative and fun activities you’ve come to expect from a WRW retreat, including the Friday night editor and agent panel, American Author, and the fabulous, not-to-be-missed Romance Jeopardy!
The WRW Board recently named the retreat scholarship fund the Kate Duffy Scholarship fund in honor the woman who made so many retreats so fabulous for all of us, and who helped so many of our members’ careers over the decades. This fund will assist those members who may have trouble paying full cost for the retreat. If you wish to donate to that fund, please go to our website and use the donation link. If you wish to apply for a scholarship, please email for more information before sending in your retreat application.
Remember, you MUST submit an application by March 6, 2010 to attend this year’s retreat. Also, you will need to state a roommate preference. If you don’t have a clue about who to share with, leave it blank and the retreat committee’s room list goddess will match you up with someone.
We look forward to seeing you in Leesburg for our 2010 “In the Company of Writers” Retreat.
2010 Retreat Chair
This year, we are making payment by paypal an option for an additional fee of $10 to cover paypal costs. If paying by paypal, please use this link, and then list your paypal receipt number on the application you send in. We expect to have plenty of space for WRW members. We will accommodate other RWA members if space allows. Registration is not open to those who are not members of WRW and/or RWA.
Download Retreat Application form (in rich text format).
