upcoming workshops and events

Our workshops offer a supportive environment to develop your craft, connect with other writers, learn from industry professionals, and tap into your own creative vision. Whatever your goals, we’ll help you get there.

APRIL 25-28: CONSTELLATE

I’m co-hosting this one with the YA novelist Andee Hannah and featuring talks by A.S. King, Elana K. Arnold, and Kristin Dwyer, and you’re definitely going to want to go. We’ll welcome you with a cocktail party on Thursday evening and spend the weekend in an absolutely gorgeous setting talking about new and ancient ways of seeing yourself and the stories you want to write. You’ll come home bursting with inspiration and new storytelling tools you won’t get anyplace else. The single-room rate is $1,500. If you want to share a room with a pal, the rate is $1,000 each.


May 4: Mosaic with lindsey lane

Deepen YOUR story, scene by scene, moment by moment

Are you stuck in the middle of a novel? Are you having trouble starting a writing project? Do you just want to crack open your writing in a different way? This workshop is for you. Lindsey Lane’s Mosaic Method asks the writer to explore the deepest parts of their manuscript or story idea.

Think of it as a box of magic that you can open every time you need to re-ignite your writing engine.

Martha used this method to draft a middle grade novel that she then sold to Scholastic, which is why she wanted to bring Lindsey to Seattle. It’s extraordinary—Lindsey will work with your synopsis and using a 30-minute phone call two weeks before the retreat to generate an envelope of prompts carefully crafted to keep you writing. Liz Garton Scanlon calls it “ingenious,” and Martha would love for you to find out why.

The rate is $500, and it includes lunch and a cocktail gathering afterwards. You will end the day inspired, connected with community, and ready to write with depth and vigor.


group retreats

Martha also offers group retreats at THE LOOKOUT, a luxurious beach house on the West Coast. Ideal for writers, illustrators, and critique groups, these retreats are carefully curated to help you meet your goals in an inspiring and nurturing environment.

Available retreat dates: May 5-8