We are Excited to Announce a Fall Retreat
Writing Table @ the Beach!
October 8-13, 2026 | Sunnyside, Florida
This 6-day, 5-night Writing Retreat includes: Two communal writing times each day. Brief instructional sessions. Time to share your work each evening. You also have the option of individual sessions of coaching with Writing Table founder and coach, Eileen Campbell-Reed and spiritual direction sessions with our retreat chef and pastoral guide, Amy Mears.
This writing retreat gives you access to time and space to write in a beautiful setting! Walk the 3900 feet of gorgeous Gulf Shore beaches. Sit under a tent or in beach chairs set up for you each day. Write on one of the wrap around porches. Or talk with writers on one of the beautiful indoor or outdoor seating areas. Kayak, fish, or SUP in the freshwater lakes. Or rent a bike and feel the breeze in your hair. Swim in any of three nearby pools.
All meals, transportation from and to the airport, and taxes are included in the pricing. You will need to plan your own driving or flying arrangements to get to the retreat. Fly into Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP).
Start: 6pm dinner on October 8
End: 9am breakfast on October 13
Late check-out is an option for an additional fee. Take a later flight home, and stay a full day longer at the beach!
October is the most beautiful time of the year to be on the Gulf Coast!
How to register for the Writing Table @ the Beach
Pricing and Daily Schedule are below. When you complete this information form, and we will send you a price and link to pay your deposit of $250. Filling out the form does not obligate you nor confirm your registration. Only when you pay your deposit is your spot at the retreat secured. The remaining balance is due on September 15. The spaces are limited and rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Rooming Options
Daily Schedule | October 9-12 (full days)
Our Retreat is in the Central Time Zone
The fine print
*This is a writers-only retreat.
**No children, pets, or partner/spouses (unless both partners are fully participating in the writing retreat).
***If you have a best friend, sibling, or co-author, and you want to share space with them, we have some options available with the king suite rooms and the twin bunk rooms.
