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"...you’re not alone. We all share the experience of having seen past the noise to something true, which is to say, something beautiful. And once you capture the beauty of that thing and commit it to paper, it’s there forever. And those who choose to push through the distractions and really look, and really listen, will experience the newness in something we thought we already understood. To be a part of that community who read and write for that singular joy of seeing things in a fresh way—that is, I think, why we return to it again and again." (Retreat Director, Kim Ponders, from the 2009 Retreat Opening Remarks)
A view of Pedernal, by Lisa Lutwyche (watercolor), 2009 Retreat participant
Women Writing Creative Nonfiction and Short Fiction...your Orlando deadline is here!
9/1/09—Orlando Prize for Nonfiction & Short Fiction
9/30/09—To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize
10/1/09—Orlando Prize for Poetry & Sudden Fiction
Spread the word, or visit http://www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/orlando.php for guidelines and information.
Go to http://www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/To_the_Lighthouse.php for the answers to all of your To the Lighthouse manuscript submission questions. Don't miss the opportunity to be A Room of Her Own's first poetry publication winner!
AROHO IS YOU
We've implemented a monthly giving option on our website's donation page—give as much, as little, as regularly or irregularly as feels right. Thanks to all of our monthly givers, and to Bridget Birdsall for her idea and initiative! AROHO IS YOU.
Facebook and MySpace
Become a fan/friend of AROHO and connect with endless numbers of creative women with stories to tell. Catch a glimpse of AROHO's 2009 retreat experience through the eyes of participants, let the community know about your latest book, workshop, contest, you name it. We hope to expand the ways we connect in these forums, so please stay tuned to our Facebook and MySpace page for developments. Thanks, as always, to Marguerite Maria Rivas for cultivating a rockin' online community.
Women We Love
All the participants, donors, faculty, and staff who attended what was an incredible week in the high desert of Abiquiu, New Mexico:
Patricia E. Ackerman, PhD, Elizabeth Allan, Ann Angel, Sharon Appleman, Lauren Baldwin, Shanti Elke Bannwart, Liz Bedell, Mary Rose Betten, Bridget Birdsall, Ginny Bitting, Nickie Brigger, Tina Brobby, Lyudmila Bryzzheva, Angela Cannon-Crothers, Fabu Carter Brisco, Darlene Chandler Bassett, Jamie Clifford, Nancy Corbett, Mary Cox, Tracey Cravens-Gras, Edite Cunha, Kathleen Dahl, Carol Derfner, Barbara Dodge, Rita Dove, Patricia Dreyfus, Kayleen Dunson, Amanda Forsting, Laura Fraser, Kate Gale, Veronica Golos, Marya Grathwohl, Jennifer Green, Meredith Hall, Irene A. Harkleroad, Robbie Harold, Rachel Holmes, Barb Johnson, Mary Johnson, Deonne Kahler, Margaret Laurena Kemp, Lalo Kikiriki, Catherine Kirkwood, Nancy Krim, Jan La Roche, Denny LeBoeuf, Dana Levin, Lisa Lutwyche, Kumkum Malik, Jenn Mattson, Ellen McLaughlin, Mandy Mikulencak, Chloe' Yelena Miller, LouAnn Muhm, Grace Ocasio, Cathy Ostlere, Pam Painter, Helene Park, Beth Paulson, Lynn Pilgrim-Little, Marsha Pincus, Kimberly Ponders, Abbie Reese, Marguerite Maria Rivas, Barbara Rockman, Jane Schulman, Debra Schultz, Thordis Simonsen, Kara Stewart, Christine Stiassni-Gerli, Lisa Sukenic, Gladys Swan, Dev Swanson, Marie-Francoise Theodore, Judith Thompson, Joy Tomasko, Carlee Tressel, Sally van Haitsma, Nena Villamil, Michelle Wing, Summer Wood.
There are not enough words to describe the confluence of creative energy, generosity, and passion that took place in Ghost Ranch's inspirational setting. The next retreat for women writers is slated for August of 2011. Mark your calendars now, it can't be missed.
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