Our new chapter: information and logistics

Written By Sarah & Alli

To our Forest & Fawn community,

We have a new and exciting update to share with you, one that comes from a place of growth, joy, and a whole lot of love for this community.

As Forest & Fawn has evolved, so have we. Over time, we’ve each become more deeply rooted in the parts of this world and this business that light us up most. Sarah’s heart is in our reading retreats and reader-focused experiences where we create spaces for girlhood and magic to thrive. Alli’s passion is in writing and creativity where we build challenges, support writers, and create spaces for your imaginations to run wild.

Because of that, we’re stepping into a new chapter that gives each of us more room to fully focus on what we love most, while still cheering each other on every step of the way.

Here’s what this next chapter looks like:

  • Sarah will continue leading Forest & Fawn, focusing on our beloved reading retreats and the community experiences you know and love, as well as The Reading Nook membership, now called Found Family Club.

  • Alli will be taking Forest & Fawn Writers into its next chapter under a new name: Woodland Writers. This will continue to include writing challenges, writing retreats, and the Writer’s Corner, now called The Understory, just with a new home and vision.

If you’re attending a Forest & Fawn retreat in 2026, whether that be a reading or writing retreat, nothing is changing for you. Your experience, your event, and the magic of those weekends will continue exactly as planned.

If you’re part of our writing challenges or part of our membership community, keep an eye out. More details will be coming your way very soon about this transition and what it means for you.

We want to say this clearly: our friendship is strong, and that isn’t changing. We are so grateful for one another and what we have been able to build together, and are excited to cheer on each other’s endeavors as we each pour our heart’s into our passion projects.

At its core, nothing about the heart of what we’ve built is going away. If anything, this allows everything to grow with more intention, creativity, and joy.

We’re so proud of what we’ve created together, and even more excited for what’s ahead both within Forest & Fawn and within Woodland Writers.

Thank you for being part of this world with us. It means more than we can say.

With Love & Magic,

Sarah & Alli

So, how does this transition affect YOU? Keep reading to find out.

For Reading Nook Members

The Reading Nook is now the Found Family Club! The format and content is the same and will still be hosted on Mighty Networks. You’ll still have access to monthly book club, community-building events, and all the fun polls/questions as before.

New members can register for the Found Family Club monthly membership HERE.

Current members: More information will be coming soon.

Current combo-plan members: More information will be coming soon.

For Writer’s Corner Members

Your membership will stay as it is, though the Writer’s Corner will now be The Understory.

This space will continue to offer monthly workshops, exclusive guest interviews + workshops, write-ins, revision sessions, and community-building events.

New Members: Go to www.woodlandwriters.com/the-understory for all info on our monthly membership

Current members: No action is needed to continue to stay a member.

Current combo-plan members: More information will be coming soon.

Writing Challenge Participants

Our writing challenges will stay the same, but will operate under Woodland Writers.

New Participants: find all challenge information HERE.

Dragons & Wyverns Participants: No action is needed on your end. Submit your story as usual by May 4th, 2026. More information will come on this transition next week. For any questions regarding your submission, please email welcome@woodlandwriters.com

Romantasy Participants: The timeline for results has not changed! Looked out for an email from welcome@woodlandwriters early-mid May for an announcement.

Reading Retreat Participants

Nothing has changed here! For all things reading retreats, you will still go to www.forestandfawnretreats.com and follow @forestandfawnretreats on IG.

New Guests: No changes.

Current Guests: No changes.

Writing Retreat Participants

If you are registered to join us on a writing retreat in 2026, nothing will change for you! You can still contact hello@forestandfawnretreats.com with any questions regarding your 2026 retreat.

For all things writing retreats starting in 2027, you’ll go to www.woodlandwriters.com.

New Guests: go to woodlandwriters.com for upcoming announcements

Current Guests: continue to contact hello@forestandfawnretreats for your 2026 retreat info.

Simple Breakdown

Forest & Fawn

Website: www.forestandfawnretreats.com

Instagram: @forestandfawnretreats

Woodland Writers

Website: www.woodlandwriters.com

Instagram: @woodlandwriters

  • Writing Challenges

  • The Writer’s Corner → The Understory

  • Writing Retreats

Who to contact?

Use the following list to guide your inquiry for questions about:

Forest & Fawn

Woodland Writers:

email welcome@woodlandwriters.com

  • Writing Retreats 2027 and beyond

  • All current and future writing challenges

  • The Understory monthly membership

  • Partnerships, collaborations, guest blogs posts, and job inquires with Woodland Writers

FAQs

Is Woodland Writers and Forest & Fawn still the same business?

No! These are now 2 distinct businesses, owned and operated individually.

Sarah & Alli
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