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These Jet Jewels by Laura Glen Louis

Posted on October 23, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

  Poetry Review by Jane Downs   THESE JET JEWELS   Some, like elephants, by Laura Glen Louis, El Leon Literary Press, Berkeley, California, 2010, 28 pages, $15.00 paperback.   Some, like elephants, circle the ground They sniff every inch … Continue reading →

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FLOWER PEPPER by Britt Tisdale

Posted on October 9, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

FLOWER PEPPER Hua Jiao (花椒). Szechwan pepper, literally flower pepper. The outer pod of the tiny fruit widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice; produces on the tongue a tingling, buzzing, numbing sensation like the effect of carbonated drinks or … Continue reading →

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Abroad Writers’ Conference fellowship winners

Posted on October 2, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

1st Place:    Rabbits by Jane Downs 2nd Place:   Flower Pepper by Britt Tisdale 3rd Place:    Strangers on a Bridge by Holly Woodward  

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Past times: Sally Potter at Abroad Writers’ Conference in France

Posted on September 4, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

As the train slowly moves south through France from its mountainous centre to its arid plains the colours of the vegetation subtly shift. We pass gardens with neat rows of tomatoes and haricots verts, tables with oilcloths and plastic chairs … Continue reading →

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Anne Boleyn – an early French Reformist

Posted on September 2, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, lived in France from 1514 to 1521. During her teenage years in France, Anne was at the center of the French Reformist Movement. She lived in the court of Queen Claude of … Continue reading →

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Alison Weir book uncovers Mary Boleyn ‘happy ending’

Posted on August 28, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

Best-selling UK historian Alison Weir will begin the Abroad Writers’ Conference lecture series at Hever Castle this November, with a talk based on her book Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings. The lecture starts at 18:00 GMT and 20% of … Continue reading →

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Pulitzer prize winner Robert Olen Butler ‘Write every day’

Posted on August 26, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

Robert Olen Butler describes how he gets in the zone for writing every day, revisits his time in Vietnam, and describes his move from drama to fiction in this interview on YouTube with A Well-Lighted Place.

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Sarah Gristwood and Alison Weir bring Hever to life

Posted on August 24, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

There is no substitute for travelling to a place of history and seeing it with your own eyes if you want to understand the past, historian Sarah Gristwood says. Writers will walk in the footsteps of the Tudors at Hever … Continue reading →

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Meet the experts: Abroad’s lecture series

Posted on August 23, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

A while ago, we wrote our Hever Castle writing conference would be a first for us on many levels – our first conference in a castle, our first conference in autumn, and the first time we have combined history with … Continue reading →

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Vanity Fair’s Alex Shoumatoff: At the service of the planet

Posted on August 9, 2012 by abroadwritersconference

In the digital world, journalists are faced with a choice. They can write in ever-shorter forms for websites so readers need not scroll down, they can come up with short-form text designed for phones and tablets, and they can send … Continue reading →

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