02079cam a2200397 i 4500 1130127891 TxAuBib 20240123120000.0 230417s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9798885787055 (OCoLC)1376265864 TxAuBib rda Bartz, Julia, author. The writing retreat : LP / Julia Bartz. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023. ©2023. 559 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives the opportunity to attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn't dampen her excitement. Then Roza drops a bombshell: participants must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex tries to ignore Roza's erratic behavior, Wren's cruel mind games, and the alleged haunting of the mansion itself. But when one of the writers vanishes during a snowstorm, Alex becomes desperate to discover the truth and save herself."-- Provided by publisher. 20240123. Women authors Fiction. Writers' retreats Fiction. Missing persons Fiction. Contests Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Large type books. Mystery fiction. Large print books. fast Suspense fiction. Psychological fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Novels. fast