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Here is a listing of the current writing retreats we have scheduled. Keep checking back though, because we’re adding new retreats, dates and locales all the time.
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Hope to see you soon at an upcoming retreat!
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Links to Currently Available Retreats
- June 1-3, 2012: Pittsburgh, PA
- August 10-12, 2012: Sedona, AZ
- September 7-9, 2012: San Diego, CA
- September 28-30, 2012: Albuquerque, NM
- October 6-8, 2012: Atlanta, GA
- October 19-21, 2012: Boca Raton, FL
- November 10-12, 2012: Fountain Hills, AZ
- November 16-18, 2012: Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
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June 1-3, 2012: Pittsburgh, PA
Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh International Airport
1160 Thorn Run Road
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Reservations: (800)948-0424
Tel: 412-375-5160 Fax: 412-375-5175
It’s the official start of summer, and this June 1st – 3rd
An extended weekend is all the time you need to set your dreams in full motion.
Whether you are giving in to a passion, a past time, or an item on your “bucket list”,
Let Tom Bird and his Write Your Book in 3 Days Retreat, hold you up, and pull you through to finally write Your Book!
After a full month of gentle but timely and thorough preparation, you will have already started on your book. By the time the retreat formally begins, and then in just three short days, it will be done. The final revisions of your book will be completed during the two week, webinar based course Tom Bird will lead you through right after the retreat.
By the end of that short period of time, your book will be ready for publication.
It can be as easy as that.
Reserve your seat today for a special 3 Day Retreat to
Welcome Mr. Tom Bird back to his roots in Pittsburgh.
The Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh Airport Hotel is your destination for convenience and comfort.
Located only 6 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport, The Crowne Plaza conveniently offers all guests complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport, (also within 5 miles of the hotel for shopping and other needs).
The Crowne Plaza features include a full service restaurant and bar, complimentary WIFI,
fitness facility and outdoor pool.
A special discounted rate of $104.00/night is available to Retreat attendees.
Nightly room rate includes complimentary breakfast each morning.
We recommend booking your room at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh Int’l Airport Hotel, right away. Available rooms will go fast.
Pittsburgh area attractions include; Carnegie Museum, PNC Park, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Zoo, Andy Warhol Museum, and Station Square.
Super discounts, even during prime time, are available for retreat goers.
Don’t hesitate to sign up and make your reservations today!
The number of super discounted spaces is limited and the Crowne Plaza fills up fast this time of the year
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August 10-12, 2012: Sedona, AZ
Tom Bird’s Home
It all began right where this retreat will be held, in Tom’s home, which is where this session
will be held – right in his own, personal retreat space. Looking for an even deeper, more intimate and personal space? This is it. You’ll be right in the midst of the majestic, mystical red rocks of internationally renowned Sedona, where so many lives and careers have been changed so quickly. Sightseeing is more than a must while at this retreat. Bring the family for a great outing or come alone to create an even more sacred, personal, life changing experience. Even though Tom’s space is large, it is only large enough to hold up to 20 new authors. So if you want to take in this unique, once a year experience, register early.
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September 7-9, 2012: San Diego, CA
Town and Country – San Diego
500 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, California 92108 United States
Reservations: 1-800-77-ATLAS or 1-800-772-8527
Tel: (619) 291-7131
Fax: (619) 291-3584
You’ll be able to feel the spray of the ocean, enjoy the perfect climate of San Diego at this
retreat. With this hotel conveniently located at this retreat, you will be able to get to anywhere fast or just sequester yourself away at the hotel, which is one of the area’s finest. It is from this space that the author you are, the one who has been dying to come out, will be released once and for all. And it is against the backdrop of this truly inspiring environment that your book will be released, as will be your special, creative, inspiring voice and message
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September 28-30, 2012: Albuquerque, NM
Hotel Albuquerque at old town – Albuquerque, NM
800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104
505-843-6300 phone | 505-842-8426 fax
Hotel Albuquerque at old town – Albuquerque, NM
For decades, Albuquerque/Santa Fe has called to many an artist and life changing author.
And now you will be able to settle into that inspiring energy as well and to use it to help ease and encourage the release of your book. Needing a break, or, at night, you can step right outside the hotel and shop in some of the area’s finest boutiques and dine in some of New Mexico’s top restaurants. Most of all you will get your book written, once and for all, as the author within you will be released for good.
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October 6-8, 2012: Atlanta, GA
Comfort Inn & Suites Airport North
1419 Virginia Avenue
College Park, GA 30337
(404) 768-6998
Comfort Inn & Suites Airport North
From Margaret Mitchell’s ”Gone With the Wind” to James Dickey’s “Deliverance” and Mary Kay Andrews’ “Hissy Fit”, Atlanta has been a hotbed of literary breakthroughs and best selling authors. So why not dip into the literary legacy of the South and attend this retreat?
*Since the retreat is held over Columbus Day Weekend, you won’t even have to take a day
off of work!
*The hotel is right off I-85 and a free shuttle ride away from the Atlanta Airport, convenient to downtown and the perimeter;
*Our special group rate for nice guest rooms ($69.00) is incredibly low & includes complimentary breakfast for hotel guests;
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October 19-21, 2012: Boca Raton, FL
Hilton Deerfield Beach / Boca Raton
100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach
Florida, USA 33441-1856
Reservations: (800) 624-3606
Tel: (954) 427-7700
Fax: (954) 427-2308
Sales: (954) 422-1773
Email info@deerfieldhilton.com
To take advantage of the Retreat Group rate for hotel bookings, follow One of these three options:
- Call the toll free # (800) 624-3606 and mention Sojourn Publishing
- Use the code SOJP on www.deerfieldhilton.com
- Use the link for our Personalized Group Check-In page
It was at this hotel last March that over twenty brand new writers finished the writing of their books in just the first two days of the retreat. The rest finished their works long before the conclusion of the third and final day. Just a few miles from the ocean, this venue is inspiring and also convenient in many ways. However, more importantly, it represents a seasoned birthing place for authors just like yourself, who will feel the power, inspiration and heart of the authors who preceded you. All this and so much more will offer you exactly what you need to write that long awaited book.
All of this and the Florida sun, surf and beach – how can you beat that?
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November 10-12, 2012: Fountain Hills, AZ
Radisson, Fort McDowell Resort and Casino
10438 North Fort McDowell Road
Scottsdale/Fountain Hills AZ 85264 United States
Reservations: 1-800-395-7046 US/Canada Toll-free
Telephone: (480) 789-5300 Fax: (480) 789-5333
The location of this retreat is situated on sacred, blessed, Native American land. No wonder it was so inspiring for the last group of our authors who came together here. The inspiring essence of the Native American way is everywhere from the high, majestic, hand painted ceilings of our meeting room to the wild stallions that are known to roam through the grounds. Not only is the hotel a mere twenty-five minute scenic drive from the Phoenix Airport, but it is also the home of where you will complete your book before the end of the all-important year of 2012.
Just A Few Hours North Of Where Hemingway Became Hemingway The Life Changing Author
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November 16-18, 2012: Carmel-by-the-sea CA
Pine Inn Carmel-by-the-sea
PO Box 250
Carmel, California 93921 United States
Reservations: (800) 228-3851 US/Canada Toll-free
Telephone: 831-624-3851
Is there any more special, inspirational place at which to disappear to and write your long 
awaited book than Carmel-by-the-sea, a mecca of so many movie stars and artists?
And no place is more famous in Carmel for it’s inspirational setting than The Pine Inn, a quaint, 49 room hotel, with upscale everything.
Attendees of this retreat not only receive the best of the best in accomodations and locale,
but the best of the best in food and service as well.
Pamper yourself as you birth your book.
Join us in Carmel-by-the-sea and at The Pine Inn.
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* Attend this retreat while entering into the PublishNow Program as well (read more about PublishNow here.)
To register for both the “Write Your Publishable Book In A Weekend” and “PublishNow” just click the “Add to Cart” button below for the desired Retreat dates.
Publish Now – Basic Package combined with:
3-day June 1-3 2012 Retreat in Pittsburgh, PA

3-day July – TO BE ANNOUNCED.
3-day September 7-9 2012 Retreat in San Diego, CA

Publish Now – The Whole Enchilada combined with:
3-day June 1-3 2012 Retreat in Pittsburgh, PA
3-day July – TO BE ANNOUNCED.
3-day September 7-9 2012 Retreat in San Diego, CA

* Sign up now with two or more friends right now, while spaces still exist, and receive an extra 10% off the lowest price available for your group. Call our office now to make arrangements: 928-203-0265.
Payment Plans Available
You can take advantage of the discount options and an installment plan by dividing payment over as many months as you would like leading up to 10 days before the retreat of your choice. Call our office now to make arrangements: 928-203-0265. Please note: retreat charges when paid in payments has a minimum of 10% service charge of Retreat applied to total cost.
Cancellation Policy
All monies paid for a retreat are non-refundable. They can, however, be transferred once within one year to a later retreat up to ten days prior to the start of the retreat for which you originally registered. In the unlikely event of the cancellation of a retreat due to illness, injury or death, a make up retreat will be scheduled in the same area for a date no more than 12 months after the original date of the retreat cancelled. Those signed up for any retreat cancelled sue to illness, injury or death, can either transfer their registration to another retreat coming within the next calendar year or automatically have their registration transferred to the replacement retreat once it is scheduled.






