The Retreat is a charming, 150 year old house in the center of the village amidst shops, restaurants and pubs in the shadow of the inimitable Algonquin Hotel, open year round offering a magnificent spa, fitness center and wonderful sitting rooms where writers from the Retreat are always welcome.  Summer activities include sea kayaking, whale watching, sailing, golf on a world class course, swimming, and biking.  In the winter months there is cross country skiing across a stunning landscape.

Don J. Snyder, a former Fellow at the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and a James Michener Fellow, offers instruction in Screenwriting, the Novel, and the Memoir. He has taught Fiction Writing, Nonfiction Prose, and Screenwriting at Colgate University, Colby College, The University of Maine, and Columbia College. He is the author of five novels published by Alfred A. Knopf, Random House, Doubleday and Simon & Schuster. Two memoirs published by Little Brown and Alfred A. Knopf. And the screenplay, “Fallen Angel” a Hallmark Hall of Fame Christmas movie starring Gary Sinise which won the highest ratings for a television movie in 2003. More from the Director.

Here are a few links to more of Don’s writing:

Fallen Angel (2003) (TV)
Night Crossing by Don J. Snyder
Random House | Authors | Don J. Snyder
Barnes &  Noble.com
Books.ontheweb: Don J Snyder
A Job Lost, a Life Found
Amazon.com: Night Crossing (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
Amazon.com: Winter Dreams : A Novel: Books
Amazon.com: Of Time and Memory : My Parents' Love Story
Amazon.com: The Cliff Walk: A Memoir of a Job Lost and a Life Found
Amazon.com: Fallen Angel: DVD: Terry Mcquinn