watch for announcement: Writing Down the Baja 2026 fifteenth annual creative writing retreat

February 2026

Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico


Writing Down the Baja 2026 participants will enjoy seven full days of creative writing workshops. Writing Ranch founder, Oregon Poet Laureate and award-winning author Ellen Waterston, along with guest faculty, will make for an inspiring week of generative writing. Participants will explore the intersections of poetry, prose, fiction and nonfiction and experiment with language, format and genre. The week is further enriched by field trips and nature excursions as well as culinary safaris. Register now for the 15th annual Writing Down the Baja, Todos Santos’ longest running creative writing workshop.

Limited to twelve participants.

Please direct all questions concerning Writing Down the Baja, as well as lodging questions, to info@writingranch.com.