What is your wild why?

Join best selling author Laura Munson at her world-renowned, Haven Writing Retreat.

You have a story deep inside you.

But maybe you have doubts and hear inner untruths that you’re not creative enough, that you’re not educated enough, or that you don’t have anything interesting to say in the first place. The truth: You have stories in you, and you have a true voice ready to be heard, nurtured, and if you desire, shared. You just need to match your longing with expert instruction, community, and continued support.

The key to your true self-expression is simple, and it’s already inside you. That key is in your wonder. And it’s time to re-find it.

At Haven Writing Retreats, I teach seekers, ambitious authors, and word wanderers how to find the essence of their heart language. And at the core of my work, I guide people like you to return to your wonder. With your wonder intact, you can build a bridge to your true self and then to your writing, and where applicable, to your readers.

That is my promise to you. I care about your wonder most of all. What would it take for you to return to wonder?

Haven Writing Retreat: a safe place to return to your wonder through your true creative self-expression.

Join best selling author Laura Munson at her top ranked Haven Writing Retreat in an intimate gathering of kindred seekers, word wanderers, and writers. You will learn
your craft, find your voice, and dream your writing projects alive!

NEST with us

Find your safe, wildly inspiring, writing community, full of craft lessons, writing prompts, top industry experts, and live workshopping.

Recharge your true writing life

Find the Masterclass or expert bundle that meets you where you are on your writing path.

Be heard by Laura

Share your writing dreams in a free, one-hour, confidential conversation with Laura, to see how the Haven Writing Retreat could make your dreams a reality.

New York Times Best Selling Author Laura Munson and Haven Writing Retreats

Laura is the New York Times, USA Today, and international best selling author of the novel Willa’s Grove and the memoir This Is Not The Story You Think It Is. She has been published in nine countries and has been featured in Vanity Fair, Elle, Redbook, Time, Newsweek, Washington Post, Publisher’s Weekly and published in the New York Times ‘Modern Love’ Column, the New York Times Magazine ‘Lives’ Column, O. Magazine, and many others.

Laura is the founder of the acclaimed Haven Writing Retreats, speaks at women’s conferences and literary events, and has appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, NPR, and media outlets across the globe. She lives in Montana.

Testimonials

Thank you to every Haven alum who has  taken the time to write a testimonial. I’m eternally grateful for your thoughtful words. If you attend any of my Haven Writing Programs, my promise to you is that the friends you make, the support you find  yourself surrounded by, and the voice you discover in yourself all create a life-altering experience. We hope you will become one of the over 1000 alums that are part of the growing Haven community.

Working with Laura as an editor has proven educational, fun and magical. I now know what a true editor is, one who both improves your skills but is also able to pull your words, your story, out of you in a way that may at first feel very uncomfortable and challenging but quickly morphs into something almost spiritual.

Justine FroelkerSt. Louis, MO

What Haven provided was an outlet of dedicated time for me to reconnect with my own self-expression through writing. Laura’s passion for writing and the love for her work made me feel comfortable amongst a diverse group—some professional writers, some just starting out, some with project ideas, and others who had only written in personal journals, like me.

Latonia FrancoisOwner of "Let’s Write Life," Boston, MA

“I learned more about the craft of writing and the art of reading in five days with Laura than in my entire experience as an MFA student. I would be annoyed by that if I was not so blown away by my experience at the Haven Retreat. If you are reading this you are a real writer and you absolutely deserve to do this great big thing for yourself. I promise from the bottom of my heart that you will not regret this.”

Erica HedrickVenice, Italy

Laura has everything you can ask for in a writing mentor. But, what blows me away the most is her ability to edit other people’s work. I think it’s because she genuinely cares about what we create and because she’s just got this freakishly deep insight into what would make your story richer. If you listen, I guarantee, you’ll go back into your work and say ‘Did I really just write that?’ She’s that good.

Robin HoffmanNew York

Justine FroelkerSt. Louis, MO

Latonia FrancoisOwner of "Let’s Write Life," Boston, MA

Erica HedrickVenice, Italy

Robin HoffmanNew York

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Laura Munson Haven Writing Workshops

So you want to be a writer. Good! Your writing journey all starts with Haven I Writing Retreat. Once you become a Haven I Alum the opportunities expand to include Haven II Writing Workshop, Haven III Book Editing, and the Writers in Residence program.

Wonder, read, and write in truth with me.

Follow my wonderings, gain inspiration, and be the first to know how to work with me.