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Sirenland 2010: workshop your writing in Italy


view from Le Sirenuse / photo from Sirenland website

view from Le Sirenuse / photo from Sirenland website

So…who wants to spend a week with One Story magazine at this hotel in Positano, Italy, engaging in a series of advanced fiction- and memoir-writing workshops with Dani Shapiro, Jim Shepard, and Ron Carlson; giving and attending readings; and dining with a view of the Tirreno Sea? Submissions are open from now through October 31 for the third annual Sirenland Writers Conference (March 21-27, 2010). As someone lucky enough to have been workshopped by Shepard once, I urge other writers to jump at any chance to discuss work with him!

Visit the Sirenland website to learn more about the conference and its application and selection process; you can read testimonials from previous conference-goers on the One Story blog.


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