California Rewriting Lab
Location: Motel Inverness, Inverness, California (Point Reyes National Seashore)
Dates: October 10-18, 2026
Leader: Heidi Hornbacher
Application Deadline: August 1, 2026
Join us in lovely, wild Inverness, California for a week of writing growth.
Open to all screenwriters with some training or experience.
With this specialized version of our Writing is Rewriting curriculum, you’ll examine your script from every angle to identify what’s working and what isn’t, with our insightful mentoring and the support of your cohort every step of the way.
This lab is ideal for any writer who needs time, space, coaching, and accountability to create a seamless, breakthrough draft. We will review our screenwriting tools, workshop your pages, and give you assignments to accelerate your writing process, peeling back all the layers of your characters and story until you feel confident about every nuance of your narrative.
Each day we will have a full cohort meeting. We will examine the deeper elements of your script, including character arcs and story structure, leveling up your writing skills along the way. Each writer will submit pages for table reads and feedback from the whole group. Our workshop leader will be available for one-to-one meetings at other times.
The support doesn’t end there. When the lab concludes, you have two months to take advantage of an in-depth Script Consultation for 50% off, and you are eligible to benefit from our alumni discounts.
Schedule:
Saturday: Arrival & Welcome Dinner
Sunday-Saturday: Morning workshops; afternoon writing time and 1-to-1 coaching
Sunday: morning workshop and departure
CLICK HERE to see a detailed program.
About the Venue: We will be staying in the Point Reyes National Seashore area. The Motel Inverness website contains photo galleries and detailed information about the hotel. All bedrooms are en suite, except for two queen bedrooms (in the Heart’s Desire Suite) that share a bathroom. Rooms will be assigned randomly, but participants wishing to share a bedroom should contact us at the email below.
Fellowships: Please CLICK HERE for further information. The deadline to apply is 6pm PT August 1, 2026.
Price: $3,600
Alumni discount: $200 for alumni of a PageCraft residential lab.
Discount for students who wish to share a bedroom: contact us
Discount for commuters: $1,200
Early registration discount: $250
This discount requires that you apply by March 31 and that you make a 50% deposit upon confirmation of admission.
Registration covers PageCraft coaching, mentoring, and tuition; 8 nights of lodging at the Motel Inverness (per its terms and conditions) and the welcome dinner.
Participants will be invoiced through PayPal. If you wish to use a credit card, you can do so through PayPal.
How to Apply
Please CLICK HERE or use the link below to apply to the California Rewriting Lab.
We will collect a 5-page writing sample and ask you a few questions about your writing background and story concept. We will then schedule a conversation with you to discuss your interest.
Alumni of PageCraft residential labs, Concept To Pages, and/or Writing Is Rewriting should not fill out an application. Simply Contact Us to inquire about registering.
Fellowship applicants should apply through our dedicated fellowship application process, which can be found HERE. Do not apply through the link below.
