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Join us this fall at Rivendell Spiritual Center — formerly Rivendell Writers’ Colony — for a weekend of writerly communion and "a room of one’s own." Overlooking a cove in Sewanee, Tennessee, Rivendell is a place of uncommon beauty, with deep literary roots.
(Not long enough? There's an optional add-on of a Thursday night Halloween stay!)
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Quiet time for reflection and writing, inspiration, a comfortable desk, spectacular views, camaraderie and communion, enriching workshops, opportunities to share, relaxation, catered meals, libations. Optional activities may include:
Craft workshop
Draft Chat: An opportunity to share work and receive feedback
Saturday evening participant reading
Group walk to Natural Bridge
Sunday morning craft conversation
A stone’s throw from University of the South, Rivendell offers charming, writerly accommodations, breathtaking views, and a myriad of lovely perches for reading, writing, and musing. Imbued with the rich literary heritage and spirit of the Cumberland Plateau, it is a campus of pleasant surprises, inspiring writers to explore and to create.
Rivendell adjoins the historic Brinkwood property, once owned by William Alexander Percy, uncle to novelist Walker Percy. Brinkwood provided a foundation for Walker’s vivid imagination and keen observation sensibility, as well as access to the colorful array of authors and artists who visited his uncle’s mountain retreat.
“It is… in the middle of the woods, on top of a bastion of mountains crenelated with blue coves. It is so beautiful that people who have once been there always, one way or another, come back. For such as can detect apple green in an evening sky, it is Arcadia—not the one that never used to be, but the one that many people always live in; only this one can be shared.” –William Alexander Percy
Registration fees include lodging, catered meals and libations, and programming. Variable pricing dependent on room selection.
Register NowManor House (5 rooms available) $650
Manor House Double Occupancy—two queen-sized beds in a spacious room (1 available) $800
Pond View Cabin or Cove Lane: These are private properties located on the Rivendell property, located a short five-minute walk from the Manor House. Each additional property has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a comfortable living space, a full kitchen, and a peaceful screened-in porch. (4 rooms available) $450
Pond Carriage House: Single-occupancy apartment adjacent to Pond View Cabin (1 available) $300
Day Rate: Excludes accommodations. Includes all meals, programming, and access to the many common spaces (4 available) $250
Thursday night add-on (Meals not included): $125
Cancellation Policy: A nonrefundable deposit of $200 is included in the registration fee. Cancellation after October 16 will result in forfeiture of payment.
To learn more, please email Katie@porchtn.org
Apply today and immerse yourself in your craft in the lush nature surrounding Blue Spring Creek for a 6-day writers' retreat tucked away in Ashland City, TN, just 30 minutes outside of Nashville! Our mission is to provide a peaceful environment that inspires productivity, invites community, and leaves you recharged in all your literary endeavors.
Winter 2025: Jan 10-15
Spring 2025: May 2-7
