JUNE 7-27, 2026
Writer’s Week
ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ has long been a gathering place for some of the world’s finest poets and writers who seek to be immersed in their craft amidst the majestic forest setting of the San Jacinto Mountains. Join our supportive community of passionate artists throughout these weeklong workshops and discover the artistic and programmatic offerings that ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ has provided for 80 years.
Featuring three esteemed Guest Authors leading craft talks, readings, and special receptions throughout the week!
Joy Harjo,
U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus
Janet Fitch, #1 Bestselling
Author of “White Oleander”
Amber Tamblyn,
Emmy-Nominated Actress, Author, and Director
Poetry: ‘The Room in the Elephant’
Instructor: Brendan Constantine
Howard Nemerov described poetry as ‘a means of seeing invisible things and saying unspeakable things about them.’ Re-examine metaphor as a source of strength, liberation, and a gateway to compassion.
The Poetics of Power and Play
Instructors: Tom Laichas and Lynne Thompson
Explore how poetry responds to corruption and power by examining diverse political forms from satire to lament, drawing on global poetic traditions. Then, use these forms to discover new approaches to writing.
Strange Forms: Experimenting with Fiction
Instructor: Esinam Bediako
Push the boundaries of traditional storytelling by experimenting with fragmented narratives, epistolary structures, found-object texts, and other unconventional forms to discover new facets of a story you didn’t realize you wanted to tell.
Elevating Your Nonfiction: Memoir, Essay, and Other Creative Non-Fiction
Instructor: Julia Ingalls
Explore how to elevate each of our works from promising drafts into compelling, widely read pieces through close readings of your original works and an analysis of published examples.