Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Third Workshop - Sixth Season!

Journeys & Discoveries:
Writing from Your Life
A Writing Workshop with Allyson Latta

Santiago, Chile – February 7th to 21st, 2010

“Any bits of warm life preserved by the penare trophies snatched from the dark,are branches of leaves fished out of the flood,are tiny arrests of mortality.”
—Laurie Lee, I Can't Stay Long
Don’t miss this sun-drenched opportunity to experience a two-week residential writing holiday in the scenic foothills of the Andes. Long-time residents of Chile, the Siddeleys, share their love of the culture by hosting a small group of writers in their home, Los Parronales (Spanish for “vineyards”), for this unique and intimate retreat.

Morning workshops will stimulate your memories, encourage you to experiment with craft, and inspire spirited discussion. Within a supportive circle, we’ll share personal writing, considering how our past influences us, as well as our art. Days include time for private consultation with the instructor, guided and independent writing, and of course drinking in the exotic surroundings.

Whatever your age and whatever you are writing – short stories or a book, non-fiction or fiction – your personal journeys and discoveries will play an important role. Life writing can be life-affirming, entertaining, cathartic – and it is never less than illuminating. Join us . . . and see where your past leads you.

ALLYSON LATTA is an independent literary editor, writer and workshop facilitator. She has edited more than a hundred award-winning works of fiction and memoir, and teaches life writing for the University of Toronto as well as privately. Allyson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and now lives in the Toronto area.

Recommended reading: Writing About Your Life by William Zinsser

For more about memoir writing, visit www.daysroadwriters.blogspot.com
(Click link at top of main page for Los Parronales photos.)

For more information about this retreat, please contact:
Susan Siddeley at motocad@rogers.com

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