Goldstein was one of the participants in last month’s very first Book House retreat, a weeklong session including workshops led by York. “I tweeted something to the effect of ‘@MargaretAtwood wouldn’t it be awesome if you did a writers’ retreat on Pelee Island?’ She tweeted me back to say I should contact her, so I did,” Kresan recounts. Two sunrooms at Book House overlook Lake Erie, the waves lapping at the shore nearby. About halfway between Windsor and Pelee Island on the shore of Lake Erie is Woodbridge Farm. Wayne Grady, who will be heading up one of the 2018 Book House retreats, notes that BookFest “proved there is an audience” for literary events in the area.

Source: thestar June 03, 2017 12:06 UTC