Category Archives: Abroad Writers Conference

Exciting News, JOHN BANVILLE, will be joining us in Kinsale

    JOHN BANVILLE JOHN BANVILLE will be joining us at the Abroad Writers’ Conference in Kinsale, Ireland, August 6th at Blue Haven Hotel. Tickets will be 15 euros.  William John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945, the … Continue reading

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JOSIP NOVAKOVICH will be joining us in Dublin

BOOKER FINALIST, JOSIP NOVAKOVICH He will be teaching a Fiction/Nonfiction Workshop for us in Dublin. Josip Novakovich emigrated from Croatia to the United States at the age of 20, and recently to Canada at the age of 53. He has … Continue reading

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Dublin, Ireland

BUTLERS TOWNHOUSE, DUBLIN December 12 – 19, 2015 ABROAD WRITERS CONFERENCE will hold our next event in Dublin, Ireland, the UNESCO City of Literature. AUTHORS:  JOHN BANVILLE KEVIN BARRY JOHN BOYNE MARY COSTELLO NOEL DUFFY DEBORAH HENRY MEDBH MCGUCKIAN JACQUELYN … Continue reading

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December 13 – 20, 2014 Granada, Spain

PALACETE DE CAZULAS Otivar (Granada), Spain December 13 – 20, 2014 This jewel of Andalucian architecture dating back to 1492, is set deep in the heart of the Spanish hinterland between the coast (1/2 hour’s drive) and Granada (1 hour’s … Continue reading

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Short-Short Story Contest, judged by ROBERT OLEN BUTLER

          Judge: ROBERT OLEN BUTLER–Pulitzer Prize Winner & F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature   Three Winning Stories will be published in the 2014 February edition  of: THE STINGING FLY MAGAZINE   … Continue reading

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Getting to Know Best-Selling Author Jacquelyn Mitchard

Getting to Know Best-Selling Author Jacquelyn Mitchard By Joan Brunwasser I grew up with the story of Our Lady of Angels fire all around me. It was more than an event, it was a sunset on the bright stable way … 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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