Being in such a spacious and picturesque environment gave me the quiet and psychic space to reflect, recharge, and allow ideas to find me—ideas that later rooted themselves in the work.

BRYANT TERRY, AUTHOR OF BLACK FOOD | ALUM 2008 & 2009

 

We were told we would get more writing done than we anticipated. I didn’t believe it…and then there I was, two days before the end of my residency, with a full first draft of my book.

JULIAN BRAVE NOISECAT, AUTHOR OF WE SURVIVED THE NIGHT | ALUM 2024

Comfortable armchair by a window with views of lush gardens and the estuary.

On my last day, I felt honored to add my name to the long list of creators and thought leaders who have passed through Mesa Refuge.

BYRON HURT, FILMMAKER OF HAZING | ALUM 2019

Mesa Refuge is a sacred writing space. It’s a place of drift, of telling details, on the edge of consciousness and civilization, where my true inner self can emerge.

MARGARET JUHAE LEE, AUTHOR OF STARRY FIELD | ALUM 2023