The 2011 AROHO Retreat gathers women writers in a stimulating community of peers. The Retreat is an opportunity for cross-pollination in a group that fosters excellence through mutual support. Nestled among the same red rocks that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe, AROHO Retreatants will enjoy abundant time to write, reflect, and connect with other women writers.
About Ghost Ranch
Ghost Ranch is in Abiquiu, New Mexico, about an hour and a half north of Santa Fe. The 21,000 acres that comprise it were part of a land grant to Pedro Martin Serrano from the King of Spain in 1766. The grant was called "Piedra Lumbre" (shining rock). The name "Ghost Ranch," or the local name "Rancho de los Brujos" (Ranch of the Witches), was derived from the many tales of ghosts and legends of hangings in the Ranch's history.
Fellowships:
Fellowships are both merit and need based. Anyone may apply for a fellowship, including writers who submit presentation and facilitator/consultant proposals. The selection process is weighted in favor of those who have not received previous AROHO fellowships. Fellows will be assigned shared, bunk-style housing. The value of a fellowship will be communicated when the fellowship is awarded, and may cover all or part of the costs of registration and housing. A sampling of available fellowships:
* Enchanted Land Fellowship: for a woman from anywhere in the US, writing in any genre, of Hispanic/Latina or Native American descent.
* The Kenny Fries AROHO Retreat Fellowship: for a disabled woman writer.
* Marg Chandler Memorial Fellowship: for a participant from a previous AROHO Retreat,
* New England Writer's Fellowship: for an exceptional woman writer living in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont
* New Mexico Women Writer's Fellowship: for a writer who has a deep connection to the state. Preference will be given to those who currently reside in and make a living in New Mexico, but writers whose work is set here or who grew up in New Mexico are also invited to apply.
* The Orlando Fellowship: for a woman writer from the LGBT community, especially one whose work addresses themes and experiences relevant to that community.
* The Shakespeare's Sister Fellowship: for a woman playwright.
* Tillie Olsen Childcare Fund for Writing Mothers: a stipend awarded to writing mothers to help offset the costs of childcare.
* The Touching Lives Fellowship for a public school teacher who nurtures her students in their writing and needs time and space to work on her own.
* The Wise Woman Fellowship: for a woman writer over 60 in recognition that many women are at the height of their creative abilities in their later decades.
What Makes this Retreat Different from Other Retreats:
All women
No workshops
Not for beginning writers, but for writers established in their craft, widely published or not yet published at all
Gatherings designed not so much to teach you what you don’t know (you already know a lot), but to discover new connections, forge new paths, and offer you plenty of time to write
The unique red rocks of Ghost Ranch and the creative energy of eighty women who make the desert their studio for a week
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