Sandia Starforgers Workshop & Retreat

Join Mary Robinette Kowal, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Marie Parks for a Writing Retreat & Workshop centered around Worldbuilding.

Become an even more confident writer and talented worldbuilder. Generate an immersive environment, culture, magic system, and more for your current science fiction, fantasy, horror, or other speculative fiction work in progress.

Our instructors and critiquers include:

• New York Times bestselling and Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award winning author, Rebecca Roanhorse
• Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award winning author, Mary Robinette Kowal
• NM-AZ Book Awards winning author and Book Pipeline finalist, Marie Parks

When you register, you can expect:

• Small-group critique session with one of our experienced critiquers, in which you may submit up to 5,000 words. Most writers will submit the first 5,000 words of their manuscript, but you may also submit a section that is stumping you. You will also offer critique to the other members of your small group. Critique will focus on big-picture suggestions regarding characterization, tone, clarity, pacing, etc. (not line edits). Please note: Your top choice of critiquer is not guaranteed.
• Instructional classes on topics like worldbuilding, plotting and pacing, character development, etc. Classes are geared towards speculative fiction writers.
• Re-critique session with your small critique group after you’ve had a chance to make revisions, so you can gauge your progress. Alternatively, you may submit your query letter or pitch to your small group for this second critique session.
• Intimate group of no more than 20 writers, so you can get individualized interactions with the on-site instructors and have a chance to meet everyone in attendance.
• Worldbuilding workshop, where you’ll get to brainstorm with writers while collaboratively building a complex, immersive world from scratch in real-time.
• Opportunity to write and revise in a supportive, peaceful setting. The event location has a number of quiet nooks where you can find space to focus.
• Chances to network with your fellow writers. This is actually the most valuable benefit of the event. Community is everything when it comes to advancing your writing career.
• Delicious meals every day! Your enrollment includes all meals + snacks.

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