Sundress Academy for the Arts Announces Writing Retreat for Survival and Healing

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is hosting its fifth generative writing retreat celebrating survival and healing on October 4-5, 2025. This two-day retreat for sexual assault survivors will be held at The Birdhouse in Knoxville, TN, and will be a safe space for creativity, generative writing exercises, discussions on ways to write trauma, advice on publishing, and more. Come join us in mutual support for a weekend of writing time for healing, safety, and comfort.

The event will be open to writers of all backgrounds and experiences and provide an opportunity to work with many talented poets and writers from around the country ,including Jezmina Von Thiele, LySaundra Campbell, Bell McEntire, Dena Igusti, and

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