WELLSTONE CENTER
IN THE REDWOODS
The Wellstone Center in the Redwoods, a writer’s retreat in Northern California, publishes books under its Wellstone Books imprint. Founded by Sarah Ringler and Steve Kettmann, WCR has been hailed in the San Jose Mercury News and the Santa Cruz Sentinel as a beautiful, inspiring environment that is “kind of like heaven,” and featured in San Francisco Magazine’s “Best of the Bay” issue for its weekend writing workshops. “Our focus is on helping create the writers of tomorrow — and helping all of us unleash the writer within,” Kettmann says. “We also offer writing residencies, host book events, and welcome short-term visitors.”