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ROBERT OLEN BUTLER won the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award
ROBERT OLEN BUTLER just won, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. He says, “Grateful to say I’ve won the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature, from the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary … Continue reading
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Reading List for BORNEO, Gerrell Drawhorn
Historical Works Thomas Forrest~ “A Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas” (1969) visited Brunei which he described as “Venice of the East” in 1776. He describes not only the villages, government and trade when Brunei was still at its peak … Continue reading
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Authors teaching at Lismore Castle
Meet our instructors who’ll teach workshops/lectures at Lismore Castle, December 9 – 16, 2013. ROBERT OLEN BUTLER — Pulitzer Prize Winner and F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature Robert Olen Butler has published twelve novels—The Alleys of … Continue reading
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History of Lismore Castle
Lismore is possibly the most spectacular castle in Ireland. It’s situated high above the Blackwater River with views of rolling, wooded hills and the Knockmealdown Mountains and beyond. It’s no wonder this site has been occupied for centuries before the … Continue reading
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Abroad Writers’ Conference, BORNEO
KUCHING, BORNEO/MALAYSIA JUNE 28 – JULY 8, 2013 In July, we’ll be taking a group of participants and authors to the city of cats, Kuching in Borneo. This will be an adventure/travel writing workshop. Authors joining us are: National … Continue reading
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We’re going to Bali, June 27 – July 4, 2013
In late June, we’ll be going to Bali. We’ll be staying at, La Villa Mathis a four-star villa in the village of Umalas, a suburb of Seminyak. We’ll be holding our conference in a quiet location that’s surrounded by … Continue reading
Alex Shoumatoff is publishing work from two of Abroad Writers’ Conference participants
Two participants from our recent conference at Hever Castle, have submitted their work for publication to Alex Shoumatoff’s site, DispatchesFromTheVanishingWorld.com. In addition, he is also working with the Moore Family on their multigenerational family saga, the subsistence farmer grandpa, Woody the … Continue reading
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My Week at Hever Castle, by Alex Shoumatoff
The week I spent with Robert Olen Butler and Paul Harding at Hever castle was marvelous and memorable, not just for the spectular venu that the castle provided for the conference. It was really reinvigorating and reinspiring to get into … Continue reading
Alison Weir will teach a writing workshop on Historical Fiction
In Late September, BEST SELLING AUTHOR, BRITISH HISTORIAN ALISON WEIR will teach a five day Historical Fiction Workshop for Abroad Writers’ Conference in SCOTLAND.
Memories of Hever Castle by Mary Pauer
Hever Castle, Kent, England – Anne Boleyn’s Childhood Home November 21-28 2012 Abroad Writers Program My bedroom, Daffodil, is on the cover of the brochure, the double bed with a canopy – and featured in the Hever … Continue reading
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