UpcominG Retreats
UpcominG Retreats
-
writing the obsession: a generative retreat
July 24-27, 2025 | Hudson, NY
Boil most of your favorite books and pieces of writing down to the bone, and you'll see they have obsession at their core. We should all be writing, as Ann Hood says, the things that keep us up at night. Nothing is too mundane or embarrassing to be obsessed with. In this generative retreat, including three guest speakers, we will look at obsession from various angles, generate pages, and learn techniques for leaning all the way in toward obsession, instead of away from it.
-
SAD retreat: write through your seasonal affective disorder
November 13-16, 2025 | Hudson, NY
More info to come.
Sign up to get added to the retreat list and access early registration.
-
writing the obsession: a generative retreat
July 24-27, 2025 | Hudson, NY
Boil most of your favorite books and pieces of writing down to the bone, and you'll see they have obsession at their core. We should all be writing, as Ann Hood says, the things that keep us up at night. Nothing is too mundane or embarrassing to be obsessed with. In this generative retreat, including three guest speakers, we will look at obsession from various angles, generate pages, and learn techniques for leaning all the way in toward obsession, instead of away from it.
-
SAD retreat: write through your seasonal affective disorder
November 13-16, 2025 | Hudson, NY
More info to come.
Sign up to get added to the retreat list and access early registration.
Past retreats
Past retreats
-
take yourself seriously: a hands-on writers retreat to tackle imposter syndrome
April 2025
Hudson, NY
-
Write Your Breakup: A Generative Retreat
October 2024
Portland, OR
-
Taking the Literary Life Into your Own Hands
March 2024
Hudson, NY
-
Writing With Intuition
November 2023
Hudson, NY
-
Writing The Obsession
May 2023
Athens, NY
-
Finding Inspiration and Conquering Your Writer’s Block
November 2019
West Kill, NY - Spruceton Inn Bed + Bar
-
Compelling Narratives in Fiction and Personal Essays
September 2019
West Kill, NY - Spruceton Inn Bed + Bar
-
You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Writing From Life
March 2019
Austerlitz, NY - The Millay Colony for the Arts
-
New Year, New Writing
January 2019
Hudson, NY - Chloés apartment
-
Writing From Life
October 2019
Hillsdale, NY - Mettabee Farm
-
Nonfiction Workshop
April 2018
Hudson, NY - Chloé‘s apartment
-
Writers Workshop w/ Chloé Caldwell
August 2017
West Kill, NY - Spruceton Inn Bed + Bar
-
Writers Workshop w/ Chloé Caldwell
December 2017
West Kill, NY - Spruceton Inn Bed + Bar
-
Writers Workshop w/ Chloé Caldwell
March 2017
West Kill, NY - Spruceton Inn Bed + Bar
-
Valentine’s Writing Workshop
February 2016
Hudson, NY - Chloé’s dad’s apartment
-
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
June 2016
Hudson, NY - Chloé’s apartment
’
-
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
August 2016
Ridgewood, Queens, NYC
-
Writing Workshop in the Woods
May 2016
Spencertown, NY - Chloé’s mom’s house
-
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
October 2015
Hudson, NY - Chloé’s apartment
-
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
August 2015
Hudson, NY - Chloé’s apartment
"I just finished the video for “Carving out space”— incredible. And real. And I had know idea you and Lidia intersected, but it makes sense. And depended on my understanding of your work. This is one of the most refreshing moments/conversations/classes I have experienced in a bit, so thank you."
—Angela Giles Patel
"After your class, I felt so inspired to write. I finally started writing in my journal last night and it was very freeing. You really broke down a dear of mine about even considering to be a writer. You made me believe this is something I can do."
—Mchaell Crews
Photos by Colleen Trainor