Writing the Waves:
Maine, Music, & Manuscripts
Oct 2 – 6, 2025
THE LOCATION
Writers, musicians, and artists of all stripes have long found inspiration in Maine. For many years, WOW has held retreats on Whitehead Island, a charming location with a guest house from a bygone era and an old lighthouse beside it. Who doesn’t like a lighthouse?! The way the guest house is perched on the island, it means there’s a view of the sea from just about every room. The loudest thing in this remote and gorgeous location is the ocean—we can’t turn it off, so we just let the endless waves reflect that thing in us that keeps returning to creativity.
THE RETREAT
Morning and afternoon writing workshops will nurture your natural talents and deepen your self-awareness, both of which are essential for a meaningful creative life. We’ll meet in group to explore themes of rhythm and message, embodiment, voice and tone, all elements that bring life to the written word and the songs we sing. We offer individual sessions to focus more specifically on projects you are working on and your creative life as a whole.
We share our work in group and give feedback that is specifically designed to enhance the creative process while also teaching skills that grow your ability to convey the messages that you want to convey.
Cost
$1,995 Single
$1,495 Shared Double
Includes accommodation and 3 meals daily, wine and beverages, snacks upon arrival and available daily. Accommodation to dietary needs is available with prior notification. Transportation provided to from Portland International Airport at 12:00 on October 2, the day of the retreat and returning to Portland Airport by 12:00 on October 6 at the end of the retreat.
Join Dulcie Witman and WOW for this maiden voyage in collaboration with Maine singer-songwriter Lynn Deeves as we dive in together (ha-ha), swim around and see what we find:
~Music and writing prompts to give voice to what is alive in you
~A mix of solo and group activities to explore your inner song
~Encouragement and feedback for writing as a musical adventure
~Dance that might spontaneously break out
FIND THE SOUL OF YOUR WRITING
DULCIE WITMAN A founder of WOW, and a founding editor of Minerva Rising, Dulcie has had work published in The Pitkin Review, Rawboned and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing in Eindhoven, Netherlands with Watershed at their summer program, Camp Cushy. She completed a novel, Crooked Love, and is currently working on a professional memoir, Confessions of a Therapist. She believes sharing creative space gives power to the connections that fuel the creative process – giving life to something that wasn’t there before.
LYNN DEEVES, BS, LMT
A Singer-Songwriter, Retreat Co-leader
A recently retired special educator and licensed massage therapist, Lynn is also an ordained student of Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hahn. She supports and co-leads mindfulness-based retreats in Maine/NH. One of her greatest Joys in Life is the privilege of witnessing individual human transformation. After a lifetime of being the Extrovert in the room, Lynn enjoys the power of silence and deep listening. Oh and she is an outdoorsy gal who is lit up by hiking-backpacking (especially the Maine Appalachian Trail), road biking and traveling around the world.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Deposits and full payments are non-refundable.
If you have any questions about whether or not this retreat is for you, please contact us. We would be happy to answer your questions or even put you in touch with a past participant.