BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.ericksoncenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10 // CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:19be137f-2986-4dcd-957d-9584c7f996eb X-WR-CALDESC:9th Annual\nNorth of 45 Writer’s Retreat \nto be held April 26 – 29th 2018 In Curtis\nThe 9th Annual North of 45 Retreat for Writers wil l be held April 26 – 29\, 2018 in Curtis\, MI with its primary sponsors\, Chamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn and Erickson Center for the Arts\, hosting. Ad ditional support comes from a variety of area businesses\, and individuals . \nThe all-inclusive retreat features workshops taught by notable author s to challenge and encourage writers of all genres and levels of experienc e. Participants have opportunities to read their work aloud and receive fe edback from their peers that is both affirming and constructive. North of 45 Retreat attendees enjoy stretches of time to relax\, write\, or simply enjoy the company of other writers. \nAny adult who has a passion for wr iting\, a desire to pursue the craft\, or who feels a need to get away fro m the distractions of everyday living to explore and/or indulge their inte rest is welcome. “The retreat is for adults who write\, or are interested in writing\,” said AnnMarie Rowland\, who has directed the retreat since its inception in 2010. “Whether it’s poetry\, fiction\, or non-fiction…whe ther you’re a well-published author or just beginning… North of 45 is for you.” \nLeading workshops for the April 2018 event will be Heather Shumak er and Russell Thorburn. \nShumaker is a national speaker who’s been writi ng professionally since 1996. She started writing for radio\, and her publ ications include New York Post\, Organic Gardening\, Parenting\, Pregnancy \, Huffington Post and others. She's the author of two books on renegade p arenting: It's OK to Go Up the Slide (Tarcher/Penguin Random House) and It ’s OK Not to Share (Tarcher/Penguin). She is also the author of Saving Ar cadia\, a Great Lakes conservation adventure story\, (Wayne State Universi ty Press)\, and has worked for a variety of environmental nonprofits.\nHea ther once worked as a milkmaid\, sailor\, llama trekking guide\, and fire crew\, as well as a garbage worker in Antarctica\, at the U.S. South Pole station. She holds a BA in sociology/anthropology from Swarthmore College and an MS in land resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She lives in Traverse City\, MI with her husband and two children. \nRussell T horburn is the first Poet Laureate of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A playwr ight as well as a poet\, Thorburn is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in poetry. He started writing poetry in 5th grade \, and now teaches composition and film at Northern Michigan University\, and is an independent manuscript editor and consultant whose clients have published numerous books with national presses in the U.S. and Canada. Tho rburn’s own poetry can be found in these books: Approximate Desire\, (New Issues Poetry & Prose)\, Father\, Tell Me I Have Not Aged\, (Marick Press) \, The Drunken Piano (March Street Press)\, The Whole Tree as Told to the Backyard\, and Misfit Hearts (Rocky Shore Books). He lives in Marquette\, Michigan\, with his wife and son.\n\n\nAnnMarie Rowland is a columnist\, p oet\, songwriter\, writing workshop leader\, and touring musician. In addi tion to the North of 45 Retreat for Writers\, she is the director of Johna than Rand’s Author Quest\; a camp for young writers\, and Word Compass Ret reat for Writers. Her work appears regularly in several regional magazines and newspapers. She lives in Coldwater\, MI and Owen Sound\, Ontario.\n\n An Authors’ Read will take place at the Erickson Center on Friday\, April 27th at 7:00 pm as part of the event\, when North of 45 Retreat staff writ ers will read from their own work. The public is encouraged to attend. \nF or more information about the North of 45 Retreat\, to register\, or to be come a sponsor\, please contact Kelly Chamberlin.\n800-292-0440 / 906.586. 6000/ www.ericksoncenter.org www.chamberlinsinn.com\n X-WR-RELCALID:bd91abc090370488821ec46e68a8ebc8 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20181104T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20190310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:149749f2-2c52-4900-933c-dc29d1829a70 DTSTAMP:20260503T022548Z DESCRIPTION:9th Annual\nNorth of 45 Writer’s Retreat \nto be held April 26 – 29th 2018 In Curtis\nThe 9th Annual North of 45 Retreat for Writers will be held April 26 – 29\, 2018 in Curtis\, MI with its primary sponsors\, C hamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn and Erickson Center for the Arts\, hosting. Add itional support comes from a variety of area businesses\, and individuals. \nThe all-inclusive retreat features workshops taught by notable authors to challenge and encourage writers of all genres and levels of experience . Participants have opportunities to read their work aloud and receive fee dback from their peers that is both affirming and constructive. North of 45 Retreat attendees enjoy stretches of time to relax\, write\, or simply enjoy the company of other writers. \nAny adult who has a passion for wri ting\, a desire to pursue the craft\, or who feels a need to get away from the distractions of everyday living to explore and/or indulge their inter est is welcome. “The retreat is for adults who write\, or are interested in writing\,” said AnnMarie Rowland\, who has directed the retreat since i ts inception in 2010. “Whether it’s poetry\, fiction\, or non-fiction…whet her you’re a well-published author or just beginning… North of 45 is for y ou.” \nLeading workshops for the April 2018 event will be Heather Shumake r and Russell Thorburn. \nShumaker is a national speaker who’s been writin g professionally since 1996. She started writing for radio\, and her publi cations include New York Post\, Organic Gardening\, Parenting\, Pregnancy\ , Huffington Post and others. She's the author of two books on renegade pa renting: It's OK to Go Up the Slide (Tarcher/Penguin Random House) and It’ s OK Not to Share (Tarcher/Penguin). She is also the author of Saving Arc adia\, a Great Lakes conservation adventure story\, (Wayne State Universit y Press)\, and has worked for a variety of environmental nonprofits.\nHeat her once worked as a milkmaid\, sailor\, llama trekking guide\, and fire c rew\, as well as a garbage worker in Antarctica\, at the U.S. South Pole s tation. She holds a BA in sociology/anthropology from Swarthmore College a nd an MS in land resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She l ives in Traverse City\, MI with her husband and two children. \nRussell Th orburn is the first Poet Laureate of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A playwri ght as well as a poet\, Thorburn is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in poetry. He started writing poetry in 5th grade\ , and now teaches composition and film at Northern Michigan University\, a nd is an independent manuscript editor and consultant whose clients have p ublished numerous books with national presses in the U.S. and Canada. Thor burn’s own poetry can be found in these books: Approximate Desire\, (New I ssues Poetry & Prose)\, Father\, Tell Me I Have Not Aged\, (Marick Press)\ , The Drunken Piano (March Street Press)\, The Whole Tree as Told to the B ackyard\, and Misfit Hearts (Rocky Shore Books). He lives in Marquette\, M ichigan\, with his wife and son.\n\n\nAnnMarie Rowland is a columnist\, po et\, songwriter\, writing workshop leader\, and touring musician. In addit ion to the North of 45 Retreat for Writers\, she is the director of Johnat han Rand’s Author Quest\; a camp for young writers\, and Word Compass Retr eat for Writers. Her work appears regularly in several regional magazines and newspapers. She lives in Coldwater\, MI and Owen Sound\, Ontario.\n\nA n Authors’ Read will take place at the Erickson Center on Friday\, April 2 7th at 7:00 pm as part of the event\, when North of 45 Retreat staff write rs will read from their own work. The public is encouraged to attend. \nFo r more information about the North of 45 Retreat\, to register\, or to bec ome a sponsor\, please contact Kelly Chamberlin.\n800-292-0440 / 906.586.6 000/ www.ericksoncenter.org www.chamberlinsinn.com\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180428T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180428T180000 LOCATION:Chamberlin's Ole Forest Inn SUMMARY:North of 45 Writer's Retreat END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR