Meet the Team
Ashley Blincow
Founder
Ashley Blincow is a hillbilly harmony-singing, monkey-rescuing, daughter of a paparazzo, devoted story-dork and nerd mom. As the founder and host of this vibrant creative retreat, Ashley blends her experience as an author, screenwriter, musician, and ten-year violence prevention educator to build a space where storytellers and artists can gather, connect, and collaborate in person. She’s passionate about fostering authentic relationships and empowering creatives to thrive together.
Bill Kenower
Mentor & Artist in Residence
William Kenower is the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence, Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, and the soon to be released Everyone Has What it Takes: A Writer's Guide to the End of Self-Doubt. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine, and a sought-after speaker and teacher. In addition to his books he’s been published in The New York Times and Edible Seattle, Writer's Digest, Parent Map, Tiferet Journal, and has been a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. His video interviews with hundreds of writers from Nora Ephron, to Amy Tan, to William Gibson are widely considered the best of their kind on the Internet. He also hosts the online radio program Author2Author where every week he and a different guest discuss the books we write and the lives we lead.