Atheneum Alums Offer Stepping Stones Retreat | Apr 25 | Sign up!

Stepping Stones returns for its third writing retreat this spring, April 25 to 30, 2025 in Lincoln City, Oregon. We are welcoming twelve fiction and non-fiction writers with at least two years of an active writing practice to join us for five days of focus, practice, and community, led by Portland-based authors and educators Joanna Rose and Brian Benson.

The registration fee of $1,450 includes lodging, a private writing consultation with Joanna or Brian, group critique, and dedicated writing time.

Registration closes April 10, 2025. Visit https://steppingstoneswritingretreat.com or email info@steppingstoneswritingretreat.com for more information.

A Statement of Our Values

The Attic Institute of Arts and Letters opposes the legitimation of bigotry, hate, and misinformation. As a studio for writers, we do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We embrace and celebrate our shared pursuit of literature and languages as essential to crossing the boundaries of difference. To that end, we seek to maintain a creative environment in which every employee, faculty member, and student feels safe, respected, and comfortable — even while acknowledging that poems, stories, and essays delve into uncomfortable subjects. We accept the workshop as a place to question ourselves and to empathize with complex identities. We understand that to know the world is to write the world. Therefore, we reaffirm our commitment to literary pursuits and shared understanding by affirming diversity and open inquiry.