Yes! There’s an option to add meals as a part of the registration process. All students will get a continental breakfast bar in the main meeting space. You can add lunches & dinners at the dining hall if you’d like to be on the meal plan. Please indicate in the registration form if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions.

The dining hall can accommodate the following modifications: dairy/lactose-free meals, gluten-free meals, alpha-gal meals, and peanut + tree nut-free meals.

The venue address is 1650 Koehler Dr, Roach, MO 65787.

The closest airport is Columbia Regional Airport (COU), which is about 80 minutes away. Its address is 11300 S Airport Dr, Columbia, MO 65201.

The second-closest airport is Springfield-Branson Airport (SGF), which is about 85 minutes away. Its address is 2300 N Airport Blvd, Springfield, MO 65802.

Any student younger than thirteen must be accompanied by an adult. For students thirteen and older, parents are not required to attend, but we’d welcome them to still come–and we have special sessions for attending parents. We do recommend that all minors have a legal adult staying in the on-site housing options with them. If a student is staying in the dorms, we will arrange for a vetted adult to be supervising the room.

We’d love to help you better support your young writer through our general sessions and through special parent sessions. Click here to learn more about our options for parents at the retreat.

Anyone spending time at the retreat center must register and have a ticket.

All current students in the Young Writer’s Workshop are welcome to the retreat. If you’re a former YDubber or the sibling of a YDubber and are younger than 26, you’re also welcome to attend. If you’ve never been in the Workshop, but are the friend of a current student and would like to attend, please fill out this form to get approval prior to signing up.

Click this link to learn more about our lodging options.

Gathering roommates is not only an amazing way to trim down the cost of on-site lodging, but it also adds to the experience.

For students staying in the dorms, we will sort them into rooms. Roommates will be determined based on a students’ age.

For students staying in the cabins or lodges, they’re responsible for finding their own roommates. To find roommates, we recommend posting in the YWW Retreat Roommate Matchup space on the community. You can also reach out individually to your friends to see if they’d like to share a room.

Encounter Cove has the following policies:

• Shorts, skirts and dresses should measure to the palm of the hand.
  
• Tank tops need to have a 1 inch strap.
  
• Sides cannot be cut out of shirts.
  
• Ladies swimwear must cover midsection or a cover-up must be worn.
  
• No bikinis or thong swimsuits allowed.
  
• Men must wear a shirt when not in the water.

Early Bird Registration ends on January 10th. After the 10th, student registration will increase to $347 and parent registration to $247.

Normal Registration ends on May 31st. After the 31st, student registration will increase to $397 and parent registration to $277.

Late Registration ends on June 30th.

If something comes up and you’re not able to attend, you’re eligible for a 50% refund until April 30th. After April 30th, we will no longer be able to issue refunds for conference charges. Please email [email protected] to request a refund.

Yes! We want to do what we can to accommodate attendees with disabilities so you can have a great experience at the YWW Retreat. You can click here for more information.

You can email our Retreat Manager, Samantha Hopper, at [email protected].