Meet the people, places, and things behind WOW.
We all have a desire to share stories.
WOW supports you with getting your story out of your head and onto the page.
WOW International Writing Retreats & Cultural Tours
Since 2016, nurturing your inner creative storyteller through…
International Writing Retreats
Online Writing Workshops
Writing Classes & Groups
Why Write On Water?
Water is essential to our planet and our bodies — connecting us all.
“The memory of life arrived on this earth carried by the soul of water. From this memory, life awoke, the human being emerged...”
Masaru Emoto
The Hidden Messages in Water
About 71% of the Earth's surface is water-covered
Water is the foundation of all life.
70% of the human brain is water.
Water carries ancestral information.
Water is life.
Meet the Team
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Rose Marie Sabangan
Founder & Creative Director
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Katrina Barnes
Creative Technical Director
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Wendy Guest
Creative Movement Director
Guest Teaching Artists
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![Rahna Reiko Rizzuto]()
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto
Award-Winning Author & Educator
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![Kavita A. Jindal]()
Kavita A. Jindal
Prize-Winning Writer
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![Jessica Gaynor]()
Jessica Gaynor
International Choreographer, Performer & Teacher
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![Martin Jankowski]()
Martin Jankowski
Award-Winning Writer
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![Annette Higgs]()
Annette Higgs
Prize-Winning Novelist
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![Lucy Mushita]()
Lucy Mushita
Prize-Winning Novelist & Essayist
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James Minniear
Playwright & Author
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Beryl Goldberg
International Photojournalist & Educator
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![Beatrix Gates]()
Beatrix Gates
Award-Winning Author & Educator
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![Suzanna Clarke]()
Suzanna Clarke
Author
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![Mark Tredinnick]()
Mark Tredinnick
Prize-Winning Writer & Educator
Write On Water With Us In Person & Online
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WOW Online Readings — Words in Process
WOW salons hold free, safe space for our Writers of the World to gather, read, and listen to inspiring creative works across time zones.
Fall 2024
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WOW Online Workshops — A Writing Portal
Each expert-led generative class for our writers of the world will be followed by a Q&A, writing time and informal sharing.
Fall 2024
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WOW Berlin 2025 — International Retreat
A week-long cultural and storytelling immersion where we take care of everything for you.
June 8 to 14, 2025
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WOW NYC Salons — Local Community Feast
Informal downtown west side gatherings, over food and drinks to share prose, a poem, a photo, a dance, a dramatic scene or two.
Summer 2025
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WOW NYC 2025 — International Retreat
A week-long cultural and storytelling immersion where we take care of everything for you.
October 2025
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WOW Australia — International Retreat
A week-long cultural and storytelling immersion where we take care of everything for you.
March 2026
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WOW Philippines — International Retreat
A week-long cultural and storytelling immersion where we take care of everything for you.
March 2027
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WOW You Decide
We’re planning trips to New Zealand, Borneo, Croatia, and beyond... choose your own adventure!
