Writing in the wide expanse writing workshop with Libby Wagner
Writer and poet Libby Wagner
Private cabin patio
Pond side cabins at Hunter Moon Homestead
Twin cabin at Hunter Moon Homestead
Twin cabin at Hunter Moon Homestead
Twin cabin pond view at Hunter Moon Homestead
Tent platform with luxury cots at Hunter Moon Homestead
Tent platform with luxury cots at Hunter Moon Homestead
Tent platform with luxury cots at Hunter Moon Homestead
Queen cabin at Hunter Moon Homestead
Queen cabin at Hunter Moon Homestead
Queen cabin at Hunter Moon Homestead
Continental breakfast spread at Hunter Moon Homestead
Feast at hunter moon homestead

Writing in the Wide Expanse | A Curated Writing Retreat June 22-25th, 2023

Workshops at Hunter Moon Homestead are all-inclusive. Tuition price includes lodging, meals and instruction. Continue below for details:


Join poet and author Libby Wagner for an intimate, curated writing weekend at Hunter Moon Homestead, located in the rolling hills of the Idaho Palouse on the edge of the Bitterroot Mountains.

Writing can happen anywhere, but writing from a landscape that inspires, nourishes, and holds us, creates a unique portal to our imaginations, and offers up a rich and beautiful generative space. Together, we will accept the invitation of the sky, the light, the birdsong, the wide-open spaces of the horizon and our own imaginations.

“Libby Wagner is an accomplished and published writer and hostess extraordinaire! Her credentials might be intimidating were she not such a beguiling and encouraging coach. The program was designed to inspire on the deepest levels, feeding and calling upon all of our senses in myriad ways and within an environment that allowed us to flourish. There were provocative exercises and inspiring activities. This carefully curated, exquisite container is made for an unforgettably rich experience. Already I long to return!” F.B., Retreat participant

WORKSHOP TECHNIQUES WE’LL EXPLORE
  1. Solo writing
  2. Writing together
  3. Sharing
  4. Reading
  5. Reflective time
  6. Walks in the garden and on the land
  7. Staring at the stars
  8. Enjoying delicious, prepared foods
  9. Honing your writing craft.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
  • 2 day guided writing workshop in our renovated Bee House Studio.
  • Most required class materials will be provided. An additional materials list will be sent prior to class.
  • Gourmet farm-to-table meals throughout your stay, using seasonal, organic produce grown on site.
  • Rustic luxury accommodations for 3 nights.
  • Evening camp fire.
  • A curated gift bag including a journal and specialty goods.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Thursday

  • Check-in starts at 3pm.
  • Join us for a welcome cocktail party! Heavy apps and cocktails will be served.
  • Spa services will be offered. Check your confirmation package for details.

Friday

  • Breakfast and coffee in the Bee House Studio
  • Introductions and morning workshops
  • Picnic lunch
  • Afternoon workshops
  • Break for relaxation, writing time or spa services
  • Farm to table dinner served in the garden gazebo

Saturday

  • Breakfast and coffee in the Bee House Studio
  • Guided writing time
  • Picnic lunch
  • Afternoon workshop
  • Break for relaxation, extra writing time or spa services
  • Farm to table dinner served in the garden gazebo

Sunday

  • Farewell brunch served in the Main House
THE ARTIST
Libby Wagner

Libby Wagner

instagram @seattlelibby

Libby Wagner is a poet, speaker, and trusted advisor who works with organizations large and small, and leaders across the globe, to create high trust cultures fulfilling their purpose and mission. Libby’s work has shaped many organizational cultures, including Keurig-DrPepper, Diageo, Philips, Boeing, ST Microelectronics, Oak Ridge National Science Lab and numerous others. She is one of the only poets working in organizations, and she inspires others to access and express their leadership voices to have courageous conversations where they balance truth-telling and compassion.

Libby is a former college professor and founding faculty member of the Institute of Conversational Leadership and Invitas with poet David Whyte, and she was honored as a Nellie Cashman Woman Business Owner of the Year in 2014. She often leads inspiring retreats in Ireland and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. each year, one for women and one specifically for writers who want to deepen their writing practice and productivity. Her virtual and in-person programs are both inspiring and practical. Libby has been quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. Each year she works one-on-one with a limited number of entrepreneurs, solo-practitioners, and writers to create work and lives they love.

Libby is the author of Amazon Best-Seller, The Influencing Option: The Art of Building a Profit Culture in Business (2010), What Will You Do With Your 90,000 Hours? The Boardroom Poet’s Thoughts on Work (2016) and three collections of poems, including Like This, Like That( 2002), Somehow (2012) and Dancing on the Summer Lawn (NP). She collaborates with Irish musician and composer Owen Ó Súilleabháin in live performance and audio recordings. Together they’ve created Harvest (2015), an audio collection of poems and original music, and the genre- breaking Now This (2017), an embodied experience of spoken word poetry. Check out Libby’s TEDx talk, “Own Your Voice” (2015).

  • You'll be taken to Libby Wagner.com to book this retreat. Click the button below.

Indicate your room preference at check out. If you would like to share your room, include their name in the notes section. Rooms are offered on a first come, first served basis.

POND VIEW CABINS

We have three private cabin suites located next to our 5 acre pond. Queen or Twin beds are available. The twin cabin is a double occupancy booking that must be shared with another guest.

Each cabin is furnished with a pillow top mattress, down comforter and pillows, satteen sheets and fresh towels.

Cabin guests are invited to use the shared bath house just a short walk away.

GLAMPING TENT

Four raised platforms ready for glamping tents are available on site. These can be single or double occupancy.

Our spacious tents are furnished with padded cots, satteen sheets, vintage blankets and fresh towels.

Tent guests are invited to use the shared bath house just a short walk away.

TROY COTTAGE

Located a quick 10 minute drive into the town of Troy, our guest cottage is a studio with small kitchenette, private bathroom and fenced yard.

This is a double occupancy booking that must be shared with another guest.

Continue below for additional information.

Our closest airports are:

-Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW)

-Spokane International Airport (GEG)

-Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport (LEW)

From Moscow, take HWY 8 East through Troy. Just past town, take a right up Little Bear Ridge Road. At the "T" turn right to stay on Little Bear Ridge Road. Travel 2.5 miles and watch for the sign on your right hand side. If you hit a gravel road, you've gone too far!

The Bee House Studio was originally built as a grain barn around 1915. This barn housed food stores for working animals on this original turn of the century homestead, but is now our working artist's studio and retreat house!

We have restored the barn to include a beautiful kitchen, full bathroom, class room, a master bedroom suite, and a cozy bunk and lounging room.

All classes and breakfast service will be offered in the Bee House.

Unfortunatley we are unable to offer refunds on events and workshops. All sales are FINAL SALE and no refunds will be issued after purchase. If you are unable to attend you may request to transfer your spot to the first person on our waitlist or gift it to a friend.

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Pond View Cabins

Take glamping to the next level in one of our private cabin suites. Located next to our 5 acre pond, you'll be surrounded by nature views.

Each cabin is furnished with a pillow top mattress, down comforter and pillows, satteen sheets and fresh towels.

Cabin guests are invited to use the shared bath house just a short walk away.

Cabin 1: 2 Twin Beds (double occupancy, must be shared)

Cabin 2: 1 Queen Bed (single occupancy)

Cabin 3: 1 Queen Bed (single occupancy)

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Glamping tent
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Glamping Tents

You've never had a camping experience like this one! Unzip your tent to a stunning sunset view over the pond.

Pitched on a raised wooden platform, our tents are furnished with padded cots, satteen sheets, vintage blankets and fresh towels.

Tent guests are invited to use the shared bath house just a short walk away.

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Guest Cottage

Make your stay a true vacation in our Guest Cottage. Located a quick 10 minute drive into the town of Troy, the cottage is our most private option.

This newly renovated studio suite offers a small kitchenette, private bathroom, on-site laundry facilities, and a fenced yard with a fire pit.

Dream in a luxurious king size bed fitted with pillow top mattress, satteen sheets and down comforter.

*Becauase this is a double occupancy accommodation the bed must be shared. You will be paired with whomever else selects the Guest Cottage option at checkout. Please reach out if you need help booking the workshop for your preferred partner.

Bedroom Scene at the cottage