reTREAT Yourself!
GWP Fall Writing Retreat & Marathon
SEVEN spots left!
Join us November 7th - 8th, 2026 at the Pallottine Center in Florissant, MO! Whatever writing project you’re tackling (or dreaming of beginning), you'll have the luxury of time while being surrounded by fellow writers to nudge and inspire you.
During GWP Writing Retreats, we gather together for a weekend of writing. Writers arrive on Saturday morningas early as 10 AM and leave on Sunday afternoon by 3 PM. Writers can join sessions to share or choose as much quiet writing time as they want. We eat our meals as a group, and there is an invitational social hour on Saturday evening.
The retreat center offers private rooms (paid for by you), a spacious meeting hall for group time (paid for by GWP), lovely grounds for exploring, and Saturday lunch & dinner, plus Sunday breakfast & lunch (paid for by GWP). All you have to bring is yourself and your inspiration. By the time you leave mid-afternoon on Sunday, you’ll be refreshed and rejuvenated.
Single Room: $75 per person
Can't spend the weekend? ... spend a few hours!
Join us for a writing outdoors experieince at the Pallottine Center in Florissant, MO! The marathon will take place from 10 AM to noon. At noon, participants may join our writing retreat group for a complimentary lunch.
ENJOY! ...writing for the sake of writing, writing for the moment, writing for the immediate audience, writing as the experience of a place, and the time to just write for yourself. It's about the writing act, not the writing product.
Give yourself soome time to EXPLORE, WRITE, INTERACT w/ NATURE, AND DISCUSS YOUR OWN WRITING.
Writing is our middle name...
Contact Us: gwp@umsl.edu
1 University Blvd, 302 Marillac Hall, St. Louis, MO, 63121
Learn More: http://www.umsl.edu/services/gwp/
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