Note: I realize I announced this last month — but the initial announcement happened to coincide with my early March website crash. Hence, since none of the vital information was available at the time, I’m going to announce this again:

Creative Writing Workshop
at the Paris American Academy

July 1^st through the 28^th, 2006

I’ll be teaching an intensive, month-long creative writing workshop this summer at the Paris American Academy. College credit is available for this hands-on English-language writing program, which includes courses in:

• Fiction
• Poetry
• Travel Writing
• Memoir
• Screenplays and dramatic writing
• Literary journalism
• Journal Writing
• Presentation and Performance

In addition to taking classes and amassing writing portfolios, students will participate in one-on-one critiques with professional writers (inlcuding myself), give readings in Parisian bookshops, and receive "survival" French lessons. Other instructors include O. Henry Award-winning author and playwright John Biguenet, and novelist Lauren Grodstein.

Between classes and tutorials, there will be ample time to experience the city, attend cultural events, visit museums, learn history, take day-trips to the countryside, read books, hang out in cafes, dance by the Seine, and make friends from around the world.

For more information, including costs and course descriptions click my Paris American Academy page here.

To receive an application, email an inquiry to info@pariswritingworkshop.com.

The Paris American Academy is located in the heart of the Latin Quarter, on the rue Saint Jacques, a block from the Luxembourg Gardens, and less than a mile from the Seine and Notre Dame cathedral. Class size will be limited to 20 students, and slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Above: The Paris American Academy, in the heart of the Latin Quarter