Collegeville Institute Writing Workshops

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Here is a current list of our 2026 workshops that are open for applications (more to come):

Out of the depths: writing prayer: a poetry workshop with Marie Howe

  • When: Monday, May 4, 2026, through Friday, May 8, 2026

  • Where: Trinity Episcopal Church, Ashville, NC

  • Applications due Sunday, December 7, 2025

  • Learn more here.

Apart, and Yet a Part, a workshop with Michael N. McGregor

  • When: Monday, June 1, 2026, through Wednesday, June 10, 2026

  • Where: Collegeville Institute, Collegeville, MN

  • Applications due Sunday, January 11, 2026

  • Learn more here.

Writing in an Age of Anxiety, a workshop with Sara Billups

  • When: Monday, June 15, 2026, through Saturday, June 20, 2026

  • Where: Collegeville Institute, Collegeville, MN

  • Applications due Sunday, January 18, 2026

  • Learn more here.

Publishing for the Public with Katelyn Beaty

  • When: Thursday, June 25, 2026, through Saturday, June 30, 2026

  • Where: Collegeville Institute, Collegeville, MN

  • Applications due Sunday, January 25, 2026

  • Learn more here.

Writing with the Mystics: A Generative Fiction Workshop with Garth Greenwell

  • When: Monday, July 13, 2026, through Sunday, July 19, 2026

  • Where: Collegeville Institute, Collegeville, MN

  • Applications due Sunday, February 1, 2026

  • Learn more here.

Poetry, Scripture, & Imagination: A Workshop for Preachers with Jessica Jacobs

  • When: Monday, July 27, 2026, through Monday, August 3, 2026

  • Where: Collegeville Institute, Collegeville, MN

  • Applications due Sunday, February 8, 2026

  • Learn more here.

Grounded by Place/Growing through Time with Camille T. Dungy

  • When: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, through Tuesday, August 11, 2026

  • Where: Collegeville Institute, Collegeville, MN

  • Applications due Sunday, February 15, 2026

  • Learn more here.

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