Are you ready to take your writing to the next level?
The Journey to Jupiter Writing Retreat launches again with two new instructors
Here’s a thing that amazes when I stop to think about it: all y’all, who have so much to do in your busy lives, make time to write. You carve out space for your creativity. You let the emails go, get takeout for dinner, skip TV, and wake up early so you can spend time with your story. That’s fucking amazing.
And also, you deserve more. You deserve a few days off from your busy life to immerse yourself in your project, to be in community with other writers, to develop your craft. That’s what the Journey to Jupiter Writing Retreat is all about.
The Journey to Jupiter Writing Retreat is for fiction and memoir writers who are hungry for the time, community, and craft they need to advance their projects to the next level.
This in-person retreat offers time away from day to day responsibilities, the camaraderie and support of other writers, and sessions to help writers gain the skill and understanding they need to tell their story.
This retreat is co-led by me and Ralph Walker, and for 2025 we are pleased to announce the addition of two guest faculty.
Penny Zang is an English professor and holds an MFA in creative writing from West Virginia University. Her work has appeared in New Ohio Review, Louisville Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina, with her husband and son. Her debut novel, Doll Parts, is forthcoming from Sourcebooks Landmark on August 26, 2025.
Caroline Manring is a poet and essayist whose collection Manual for Extinction won the National Poetry Review Book Prize. Her other books include Flesh & Language (forthcoming, Cornerstone 2027) and Ceruleana (NineMile), and her prose and poetry has appeared in Colorado Review, Conduit, Denver Quarterly, Sixth Finch, Seneca Review, Verse Daily, and elsewhere. She writes the humor series Notes from the Dishwasher Cafe on Substack, and lives in Ithaca, New York, where she also raises twins, leads bird walks, and plays fiddle in a family band.
We are incredibly excited about the rocket fuel Penny and Caroline will be adding to Jupiter.
Ready to blast off with us? Here are the launch coordinates:
LAUNCH COORDINATES
2025 Journey to Jupiter Writing Retreat
DATE: September 17-21, 2025
LOCATION: Camp Zeke, Lakewood, PA
Want more info? Check out these testimonials and listen to Jupiter co-leader Ralph Walker and me in conversation on our podcast, Writing in the Dark.
Give yourself the gift of time away from the daily hustle with a community with like-minded creatives who will help you go farther with your project than you’ve ever gone before.
We’ve got a spacesuit just for you. Let’s explore this beautiful galaxy together.
