Writing workshops in Portland, Maine.
If you've been waiting—for more time, more quiet, more inspiration—to write:
Welcome. This is the place is for you.
We are two sisters living and writing in Portland, Maine. We’ve taught writing at the college level, freelanced and worked on staff at national magazines, and written a novel and a poetry manuscript in the margins.
We write in our day jobs—and despite them. Through Wild Tide Writing Collective, we help others do the same. We offer workshops, accountability, mentorship, and community to help you make space for writing despite competing responsibilities and imperfect conditions.
You don’t need uninterrupted time to make your writing happen. Time is at the bus stop, in the checkout line, on the train home from work. A novel is made of uncollected minutes.
So if you've been waiting—for more time, more quiet, more inspiration, more expertise—pick up your pencil.
The sun doesn't hold still for the painter. She pins sunrise to paper anyway.
Join us. Let's chase the wild light.
Workshops
Short and sweet two-hour workshops in fiction, poetry, and prose.
Cohorts
Month-long courses and community for going deeper and making space for writing in your life.
Custom
Accountability, insight, and intel on pitching to magazines or mastering an essay, all on your own time. Coming soon.
Summer Retreats
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Summer Retreats 〰️
We’re partnering with Way to Be Wellness and Yoga to offer two mini-retreats this summer. Please join us for a day of yoga, writing workshops, and renewal amongst the flowers at Blackrock Farm in Kennebunkport, Maine.
This retreat is designed for all: writers, yoga practitioners, and anyone in need of a breather. No writing or yoga experience necessary. You’ll come away with a quieter mind, calm body, and pages of inspiration, ready to be present for all that summer brings. Morning refreshments and a summer box lunch by Cape Porpoise Kitchen are included.
KELSEY
About Us
is a writer and clinical psychologist at work on her first novel. In her day job, Kelsey teaches writing and psychology at Harvard University. Her scientific research examines how our experiences become embedded in our bodies and has been published in Child Development, Developmental Review, Developmental Psychology, and Psychophysiology, among others. She lives with her partner and four semi-feral children.
ANNIE
is a poet and editor. By day, she is editor in chief of the design publication Remodelista, and her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Food52, and elsewhere. Her poetry has been recognized by Best New Poets and as a finalist for prizes from Fugue Journal, Frontier, and Palette Poetry. She lives with her partner and four-pound senior rescue pup. Head to anniepquigley.com for more info.