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MWSA'S Gettysburg Writers Retreat


Open to historians, researchers, authors, journalists, bloggers, photographers, artists, and educators. Opportunity to submit resulting articles, photographs, and essays for Military Writers Society of America publications.

Choose from more than forty topics to research while in Gettysburg or focus on your own topic if you are currently working on a private project. Includes a substantial reading list in preparation for the event as well as maps and expert contacts.

Contact MWSAPresident@gmail.com to register!

  • MWSA and AAA Member - share a room and save - $575

  • MWSA Members alone or with spouse - single room - $650

  • Non-members - $675

Limited to 30 participants! Only 1 suite left. Reserve your place now with $100 deposit. Final payment due April 1, 2016.

Price includes two nights' accomodation at the Battlefield B&B or the Lightner, lectures by local historians and speakers with special expertise and information about the era, two formal breakfasts, a two-hour bus tour of the Battlefield and a walking tour of the historic town of Gettysburg, individual research adventures in private cars, small group discussions on topics of interest to participants, a reading list, and a dinner at the B&B.

Additional and optional costs will be small group lunches during research and explorations and an introductory brunch at a local restaurant on May 24, 2016.

Earlier Event: September 24
2015 MWSA Conference, Phoenix, AZ
Later Event: September 30
MWSA Pulaski County, MO History Crawl