Creative Writing Workshop at the Paris American Academy July 1 st through the 28 th , 2010 For the sixth year running, I'll be teaching an intensive, month-long creative writing workshop 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...

On a quick, non-travel-related note, I want to announce that my Paris Writing Workshop colleague Lauren Grodstein has just published a new novel, A Friend of the Family . It's been getting nice reviews in venues like the New York Times and USA Today -- and I can personally attest that it's an engrossing read....