Writing Excuses Workshop and Retreat

Capitol Reef, UT

June 27 to July 2

Go off the grid with WXR instructors Mary Robinette Kowal and Dan Wells for a writing retreat focused on astronomy and space exploration at the Capitol Reef Field Station in Utah, which has a Gold rating from the International Dark Sky Association. Make the most of this, the darkest week of the month, to draw inspiration from nightly stargazing.

Caribbean Cruise

September 11 to 18

Cruise with WXR core hosts Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells, plus Margaret Dunlap and DongWon Song on the Liberty of the Seas, casting off from Galveston Texas with stops in Costa Maya, Roatán, Belize, and Cozumel for the perfect combination of relaxation, learning, and writing.