Paws for Inspiration: Come curious. Leave inspired.
Join us March 5-7, 2027 at Castle Farms, near Fort Smith, Arkansas!
Escape the distractions of everyday life and spend a weekend surrounded by fellow cat-loving creatives! Whether you’re a writer, photographer, artist, blogger or content creator, this is your chance to recharge your imagination, share ideas and find fresh inspiration.
Your registration includes:
- Two nights of shared accommodations
- Meals and snacks
- Creative activities
- Plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow CWA members
REGISTER NOW FOR SPECIAL EARLY BIRD RATES
Regular Early Bird Rates: CWA members $195 / nonmembers $225 (expires December 31, 2026).
Regular Rates: $225 for CWA members/$255 for nonmembers (begins January 1, 2027).
See more details about the retreat below.
What is the retreat like?
The Cat Writers’ Association will host the fourth annual CWA Southwest Regional Creativity Retreat in March 2027 at Castle Farm, Fort Smith, Arkansas. This budget-friendly feline-inspired retreat brings together established authors, unpublished writers, and cat-centric creatives of all mediums and genres and all experience levels, including: authors, aspiring writers, photographers, artists, bloggers, broadcasters and songwriters. Creatives who share a passion for all things feline.
Connect with fellow cat enthusiasts, share your work and get inspired. This group is a space to discuss writing tips, share your latest projects, and network with other creative individuals.
Surrounded by nature, Castle Farms has 1½ accessible acres and a number of fun, fantasy environments, attendees to the CWA two –and-a-half-day retreat can lose themselves in physically, emotionally and spiritually. Attendees will have a weekend to unplug from our hectic world and tune into their personal muse. In the company of like-minded spirits, the retreat will provide inspiration and a place to shatter that cursed writer’s block that plagues us all. Reconnect with other like-minded spirits and nourishing their creativity.
Castle Farm is a self-sufficient farm owned by the medium-size book publisher, Yard Dog Press. The acreage is filled with several large vegetable and flower gardens, and free-range goats, chickens and other animals. Adjoining property next to the meeting room holds a palomino horse and some donkeys who believe they are entitled to carrots from CF guests.
Attendees will have a chance to support each other’s work, share problems, brainstorm, read each other’s writing and offer feedback, and visit (something we never have a chance to do at our jam pack conferences.)
This year’s retreat slogan is
Paws for Inspiration: Come curious. Leave inspired.
We hope to see you there!