Join mystery writers Misty Simon, Paula B. Mays, and Daphne Silver for a weekend writing retreat from Friday, June 20 - Sunday, June 22, 2025 at the gorgeous 268 acre Clagett Center in Frederick County, Maryland.
Enjoy a Friday night mixer with other attendees, followed by a kick off event with your retreat organizers. Misty Simon will serve as our keynote speaker for the weekend, bringing 30 books worth of experience to share. Then spend Saturday writing, writing, writing. Sunday morning will be a chance to reflect and plan for next year!
During the weekend, all your meals will be taken care of by the Clagett Center, which is used to handling a variety of dietary needs.
This retreat is limited to 16 single rooms and 8 double rooms all with private bathrooms in the Christianne Inn. The Inn features fully-accessible sleeping accommodations.
Costs and Deadlines
Pricing per person for 2 nights with 6 meals is $400.
To reserve your place, you will need to make a non-refundable deposit of $150 by September 1, 2024. The remaining $250 will be due March 1, 2025.
Questions? Please email [email protected].
About Your Hosts:
Misty Simon always wanted to be a storyteller…preferably behind a Muppet. Animal was number one, followed closely by Sherlock Hemlock… Since that dream didn’t come true, she began writing stories to share her world with readers, one laugh at a time. http://www.mistysimon.com
Paula B. Mays is a native of Washington, DC. She is an attorney. She worked first as an Assistant State's attorney in Prince George's County, Maryland. Then, she worked as a trademark attorney at the US Patent and Trademark Office. Presently, she works for CareFirst, Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurer, as she also has a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. In addition, she handles a few trademark cases. She enjoys writing mysteries set in Spain. She traveled to Southern Spain, in particular, Marbella numerous times, which was a like second home to her. This combined with her love of international mystery series and books inspired her to writer her own. She has also published numerous articles on HuffingtonPost and other trademark-related writing. She presently lives in Arlington, Virginia. Visit her website at https://paulabmays.wixsite.com/pmays.
Daphne Silver is the Agatha-winning author of the Rare Books Cozy Mystery series. The first in the series 'Crime and Parchment' won for the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel. She’s worked more than twenty years in museums and symphonies and has the great fortune of being married to a librarian. When she’s not writing, she’s drawing and painting. She lives in Maryland with her family. Although she’s not much of a baker, she won’t ever turn down a sweet lokshen kugel. Learn more about her and sign up for her enewsletter (and get the free short story "A Midsummer's Night Scheme') at www.daphnesilver.com.
