Mesa Refuge, Emergence Magazine and Point Reyes Books are co-hosting a writing workshop with Volume 6: Seasons contributor and acclaimed writer David James Duncan exploring how writing with attention to the seasons can be a spiritual practice. David has offered creative workshops for over thirty years with a focus on holding spaces of presence, imagination, and renewal. At this intimate intergenerational […]
Each season, we offer writing days of solitude, sanctuary and community. On these days, Mesa Refuge is open and available for you to make progress on your writing projects and enjoy the camaraderie of other writers. We start with coffee/tea, light snacks, and brief conversation and inspiration. The majority of the day is spent with uninterrupted time in one of the bedrooms or writing sheds to further your creative projects.
Rebecca Solnit joins us to discuss her latest collection of essays, The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change. Co-presented with Pt Reyes Books. Each ticket purchase includes a copy of the book. About the book Rebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, […]
Terry Tempest Williams returns to Point Reyes to discuss her new book, The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary (Grove Press). "I go to Terry Tempest Williams for the reasons I go to Whitman and Thoreau: to recover a capacious spirit and to rejoin the urgent living world. She gives me something bigger than hope."―Richard […]
Magic places call to us, enchant us, leave lasting images of life’s treasured moments in our individual and collective memory. Writing with (not just about) a place or a cluster of places—a childhood playhouse, a lush green rainforest, the sight of our own house at the end of the road, a writing shed at Mesa […]
What creates a Healing Space? Light and air, colors and textures, palpable feelings of well-being, a magnetic energy of beauty and safety. The Gathering Room (pictured above) is just one of many healing spaces at Mesa Refuge. Surrounded by curvy coastal live oak trees, tidal wetlands, and fragrant wild grasses, sunlight and fog dance across […]
Come spread your wings and join us for a day of observation, creativity, and connection with nature! Join artist, avid birder, and Mesa Refuge alum Kacy McKinney for a leisurely exploration of the Point Reyes Mesa, above the headwaters of Tomales Bay, the 9-mile-long sliver of saltwater that separates the Point Reyes Peninsula from mainland California. […]
From Spark to Spine: The Art of the Nonfiction Book Proposal,
A 3-Part Workshop for Nonfiction Writers with Literary Agent, Wave Literary Agency Founder, and Bestselling Author Rachel Neumann
Kate Weiner and Kailea Loften discuss their new book, Compassion in Crisis: Building Disaster-Resilient Communities (Heyday Books) at this event presented in partnership with the Pt Reyes Books. "As we enter an era of climate shifts and more frequent, layered catastrophes, this is the book you want beside you to navigate the realities of disaster […]
Money, please! Fundraising and the Art of the Ask curated by Grotto Nights at the Library. Perfect for writers, grant-makers, and anyone who wants to see literary nonprofits thrive in Bay Area.
Save the date for our East Bay happy hour!