First Song (Invocation)

This is how it happened.
We were around the fire.
We heard the owl.
We heard the wolf.
We recited the wolf sound
around the fire.
We saw the wolf a new way.
We saw each other a new way.
We will not stop howling.
We will not stop howling.

          ~”Howlin” Bob Davis

Once upon a time there was a writing retreat for teachers…but over the last 20+ years we have shifted and grown to become: Lost Coast Writers Retreat.

We invite you to come write with us on the beautiful banks of the Mattole River.

Remote and secluded, away from the distractions of devices and ordinary daily demands, our writers come together to spend 10 days writing, reading, and sharing words with one another.

The Lost Coast Writers Community (LCWC) is a non-profit, that operates similar to a co-op. There are no “staff”members at the retreat, other than the Kitchen Queen, but there are plenty of members around to orient any new people. Breakfast and lunch are prepared for you, and dinners are prepared by you. There are many options for meat eaters and plant eaters alike. For accommodations, you are welcome to pitch a tent, stay in one of our rustic cabins or in the lodge.

You will find a community of writers that love reading, as much writing. They will meet to share stories, poems, and songs and offer feedback. The community is designed to be small so that we continue to feel like family to one another.

For more details about retreat dates, costs and deadlines click over to the Retreat 2025 page.