Distinguished faculty • Process-oriented approach • Vibrant community
Every spring and summer, Sage Hill Writing welcomes cohorts of writers from across genres and writing backgrounds. Whether you are an established or emerging writer, we have a program to support you in your creative process.
Our writing retreats offer challenging but supportive environments where you can take your literary projects to the next level, be mentored by distinguished faculty, and join a welcoming community of writers. Our alumni form life-long community bonds, and often return to Sage Hill when working on new projects.
APPLICATIONS TO THE SPRING PROGRAM ARE NOW CLOSED. To be added to the waiting list, please email sage.hill@sasktel.net.
LOCATION: In person at St. Peter’s College, Muenster, SK
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Focusing on your writing doesn’t have to be a solitary endeavour. In the Spring Poetry Colloquium, you can delve into your manuscript in a small-group retreat environment that facilitates deep-immersion into the writing process. With individual manuscript consultations and stimulating seminar discussions, you will have the tools you need to bring new energy to your project.
The Poetry Colloquium is offered biennially, as it on rotation with a Fiction Colloquium.
In 2025, a Poetry Colloquium will be offered.
During the summer months, the Poetry Course offers an excellent alternative to the colloquium.
Application guidelines: Successful applicants for the 2025 Spring Poetry Colloquium generally have some publication record, and are working towards manuscript completion.
“Sage Hill […] provided the perfect storm of inspiring craft talks, group free writing sessions, one-on-one sessions with our incredibly generous instructor, nightly post-dinner walks, and free time to write. Over a ten-day period, I made more progress on my novel than I would have in ten weeks at home. The feedback and support I received was invaluable.“
Lesley Trites, 2024 Spring Fiction Colloquium Alumna
“Sage Hill’s pastoral setting and overall calmness (few, if any locked doors) provided a lovely environment to produce poetry. As much as anything, I found the absence of distraction very conducive to writing and to limiting procrastination.”
2023 Anonymous Spring Poetry Colloquium Alum
“Each poet made progress personally and also contributed to the richness of the program. I felt fortunate to support and witness their work.“
Jane Munro, 2023 Spring Poetry Colloquium Instructor
Summer Courses
COURSE DATES: Online Programs: June 30 – July 9, 2025 In Person Programs: July 2 – 11, 2025
Summer Courses’ Application Deadline: April 22, 2025
“Sage Hill is a transformative experience. It is fantastic opportunity to work with gifted writers and instructors in a positive and supportive environment.”
Nancy Daoust, 2023 Poetry Course Alumna
The craft of writing is a lifelong exercise in learning. That’s why Sage Hill’s Summer Courses – Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting and Emerging Writers’ – are designed as a forum for writers at all stages of their careers to focus on developing their skills, exchanging ideas and learning from both mentors and peers. Bring your new or ongoing writing project to these small-group facilitated retreats, where you will take the next step in your process supported by a vibrant community of writers.
Application guidelines:The Summer Courses each have their own guidelines. Visit the page for the course you are interested in for further details.
Note: You do not need to be published to apply to the Emerging Writers’ Course.
