Abroad Writers Conference--Authors without Borders
Welcome to Abroad Writers' Conference—Authors without Borders, where world voices are heard.
Experience the richness of our culturally diverse world while perfecting your skills as a writer abroad. Our top heavy conference is led by some of the worlds most talented authors, poets, screenwriters and literary agents. Stimulating talks, readings, Q&A's, writing workshops, private consultations and social gatherings all take place within a week to ten days. Abroad Writers' Conference promises you true networking opportunities and full detailed feedback on your writing.
June 20-27, 2009: Our conference will be held at Blairquhan Castle in Scotland. Blairquhan castle is where the movie "THE QUEEN", was filmed. Instructors: EDWARD HUMES, Pulitizer Prize winner; RUSSELL CELYN JONES, Booker Prize judge in 2002, staff reviewer for London Times and Director of the MA Creative Writing program at Birkbeck College, University of London.; the Highly Acclaimed Playwright, CONSTANCE CONGDON, her plays have been produced in Moscow, Helsinki, Brixton, Manchester, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shelykovah, Russia, as well as all over the United States. She is an alumna of New Dramatists, a member of PEN and the Dramatists Guild, and currently teaches playwriting at Amherst College; NAHID RACHLIN, PEN Syndicated Fiction Project Award.
Participants attend two writing workshops and receive three personal consultations. Our workshops are designed to assist writers in the craft and the business of writing. Each workshop consists of 12-14 participants. We offer a work/study discount.
Chris Abani, Dorothy Allison, Amy Bloom, Robert Olen Butler, Dan Chaon, Margaret Drabble, Russell Celyn Jones, Alan Lightman, Andrew Motion, Michael Ondaatji, Susan Vreeland, Rebecca Walker.
Costs
From $2,750+ includes most meals & lodging (castles, beachside cabanas, private estates, farmhouse, houseboat, depending on location).
U.S. Locations
California (Mendocino Coast)
Global Locations
Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Czech Republic
France (Riviera)
India (Kerala)
Italy (Ravello)
Mexico (Tulum)
Mexico (Puerto Vallarta)
Scotland (Blairquhan Castle)
Thailand (Chiang Mai)
