Note: Scroll down to find information about the 2026 Writing Down the Baja creative writing retreat.
Ellen Waterston’s scheduled appearances as Poet Laureate
October 18-19, 2025. Astoria Creative Writing Festival, Astoria, Oregon.
October 19, 2025. Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, Oregon.
October 24, 2025. Magic Barrel, Fundraiser: A Reading to Fight Hunger, Corvallis, Oregon.
December 28, 2025. Oregon Leadership Summit, Portland, Oregon.
Fifteenth Annual
Writing Down the Baja
February 14-22, 2026
serendipity hotel
Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico
Designed for both emerging and established writers, the fifteenth annual Writing Down the Baja promises to be an exciting, fun and, above all, productive week. Drawing inspiration from generative prompts, supplementary readings, and explorations of the Baja itself, the focus of the daily writing sessions will be to improve craft in both poetry and prose. Writing Ranch founder, Oregon Poet Laureate and author, Ellen Waterston, along with guest faculty, author and poet John Calderazzo, and environmental writer SueEllen Campbell will lead this year’s workshops. See Learn More button below for additional information.