Retreat Cost

The AROHO Retreat is an investment in artistic development and literary community.  Fellowships can help cut expenses, as can resident staff positions, consulting opportunities, and small-group facilitator positions.  Your registration fee makes the retreat possible and helps keep AROHO alive.

Application	Registration	Housing & Meals	Travel	$$ Well-Spent
$0 to $30	$585	$348 to $690	costs vary	as you like it
Application before Nov. 15 without program proposal is $10. Application after Nov. 15 without program proposal is $20. The general application fee is always waived for writers submitting a proposal with their application. Fellowship applications, at any time, carry an additional $10 fee.	Your registration fee makes the retreat possible and keeps AROHO alive. Registration covers all programming except optional individual consultations. Fellowships are available to help cover expenses.	Rustic housing in stunning desert surroundings is furnished by and payable to Ghost Ranch. Fees include all meals while on the ranch. Costs range from $348 to $690 dollars for the week depending on your choice of accommodations. Housing sign up will begin upon acceptance to AROHO's 2011 Retreat.	Participants secure and pay for their own travel to and from Ghost Ranch, NM. A shuttle from the ABQ airport will be secured by AROHO. Cost for the round-trip service is $90. A rental car is a good option for women with mobility issues and for those who'd like to enjoy their free day off the Ranch.	Throughout the week writers may indulge in special opportunities: individual consultations; books, books, and more books; tours of Georgia O'Keeffe's home; shopping in Santa Fe; AROHO Wear—or, pocket your cash and reap the priceless rewards of desert grasses, moonlight, and the energy of a like-minded creative community of women.

Women Writers, Accept our invitation •  Let's shake our writing lives upside down • Together • Ghost Ranch 2011