Wintering: Creative Writing for the Seasons of Rest

With Raisa Tolchinsky

January 22 - 24, 2027

Date and Time Details: 3:00 pm Check in 10:00 am Check out

Location: Ghost Ranch

Address: 280 1708 Dr, Abiquiu, NM 87510, USA

Contact: Programs
programs@ghostranch.org
505-685-1000

  • $275.00 – Program Price

This generative creative writing workshop invites writers of all genres to embrace winter as a season of reflection, attention, and renewal. Through poems, essays, short readings, and thoughtfully crafted prompts, we’ll explore themes of rest, solitude, memory, resilience, and the hidden transformations that shape both our lives and our creative work.

Whether you’re beginning a new writing practice, returning to the page after time away, or seeking a slower, more nourishing approach to creativity, this workshop offers a welcoming space to write without pressure for perfection. Together, we’ll practice paying close attention to language, to the magic of Ghost Ranch, and to our own inner landscapes.

No previous writing experience is required. Bring a notebook, curiosity, and a willingness to discover. 

Please click here for a brief overview & introduction from the Instructor, Supply List and Workshop Schedule. 

 

Program Tuition: $275  (does not include Room & Board)

About the Leader

Raisa Tolchinsky

Raisa Tolchinsky is the poet-in-residence at Ghost Ranch for the 2026–2027 year, where she is developing new work rooted in landscape, myth, and the contemplative life of the high desert. She is the author of Glass Jaw (Persea Books, 2024), winner of the 2023 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize, a collection that explores the world […]

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