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Retreats & camps/Andrea Stolpe

This one has closed. Entries closed September 7. The record stays up for next year’s calendar — the facts below are as we last verified them, Aug 11. See what’s open on this desk →

Songwriting Retreat: Nashville — five days at Hachland Hill.

with Andrea Stolpe — prior editions run in Nashville in 2023 and in Austin, Texas, with alumni quoted by name and retreat on the programme page; two further 2026 retreats listed in Idyllwild, California and Stockholm · listed Aug 11Verified · Aug 11
Closes
September 7
closed
Entry
$2,195 early bird, $2,495 standard
four nights’ shared lodging and all meals included; travel and single-room upgrades are not
Your week
Five days at Hachland Hill with workshops
critique sessions and co-writing
Your rights
You keep every right in songs you write at the retreat; the captured terms take no licence over your work — the retreat page’s own FAQ, captured August 11, 2026.

Two sessions at Hachland Hill outside Nashville — September 7 to 11 and September 14 to 18, 2026 — with the page showing six places left on the first and eight on the second when it was captured. The date on this card is the start of the earlier session.

When this card was captured it was the only retreat on the desk that answered the rights question outright, in its own FAQ: “You and your co-writers maintain 100% ownership of any songs you write at the retreat.” No administration arrangement, no publishing option, nothing to opt out of. Two other camps on this desk said nothing at all on the subject, and one published an administration deal with no term or split — so a plain sentence was worth naming as the exception it was.

The price is $2,195 early bird, down from $2,495, covering four nights’ shared lodging and every meal from Monday dinner to Friday breakfast; travel is your own and single rooms cost extra. The cancellation policy is published in full and is worth reading before you book: it converts your payment into credit towards another Andrea Stolpe offering on a sliding scale, from 100% at 90 days out down to 25% inside 30 days. Nowhere on the captured page is a cash refund offered at any notice.

The record
Source
Andrea Stolpe Nashville retreat page (andreastolpe.com/nashville-songwriting-retreat) and the retreats index, both captured August 11, 2026.
Fee stacking
The price is tiered and rises as the date approaches. See the fee field for the published schedule.
Who can apply
By application, with a stated response target of one week. The page describes limited space on each retreat and showed 14 places remaining across the two September sessions on capture day.
What it costs
$2,195 early bird, reduced from a $2,495 standard price. Includes four nights’ lodging in shared accommodation, all meals from Monday dinner to Friday breakfast, workshops, yoga, campfire sessions and guest masterclasses. Excludes travel; single-room upgrades are available on request. Full payment, a two-payment split and an interest-free instalment plan are offered. Captured August 11, 2026.
Your days
September 7–11 and September 14–18, 2026 at Hachland Hill, 5396 Rawlings Rd, Joelton, Tennessee. Specialist workshops, in-depth critique sessions, collaborative writing sessions, a guest seminar by a multi-platinum writer who is not named on the page, morning yoga, and evening in-the-round performances.
Refunds
Credit, not cash. The published policy: “90+ days before your retreat: We will honor 100% of your payment towards another offering with Andrea. 60-89 days: 75%… 30-59 days: 50%… Less than 30 days: 25% of your payment towards another offering with Andrea.” No cash refund is offered at any notice on the captured page.
Deadline
None published. The earlier session runs September 7–11, 2026; the date on this card is that start date, not a stated application cut-off.
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