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WORKSHOP 2010 • APPLY • COSTS • LINKS
There’s
an abundance of great writing workshops being offered these days, but
I think this one’s unique. The other utterly unique aspect of the workshop is the lake itself -- a spot the writer Aldous Huxley described as “the most beautiful place on earth,” and you’ll see why when you come. I’ve also found it to be a uniquely inspiring spot. Years of accomplishing some of my own best writing at Lake Atitlan taught me a powerful lesson: namely, the value to be had from leaving one’s familiar circumstances and landing in a place where life is, by comparison, very simple. Coming to the lake, you may discover parts of yourself you didn’t know were there, or ones too long dormant. I’ve heard many say they slept better at the lake than they had in years. I always go home feeling younger and better.
Truly,
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This
winter, for the ninth year now, I’ll be offering a week-long writing
workshop at my favorite place in the world: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Every
year I‘ve told myself, as the the workshop drew to a close and I
waved goodbye to our group, that no week I could spend with writing students,
in the future, could ever again be as perfect as the one we just spent.
And each successive year another new group of writers has made their way
to the lake to work, talk, share manuscripts around the fire at night,
and prove me wrong. I’ve taught hundreds of students in many places,
over the years. No place else I’ve ever come to write or to teach
matches this one, for bringing out terrific work...for simply instilling
in all who attend a sense of tranquility, good health and well being,
and creative inspiration.
Our
terrific faculty is partly accountable for that. The other thing I have
learned is that my workshops attract a terrific group of writers. Over
the years, I’ve worked with students aged 22 to 84 -- experienced
writers and novices, from all over the U.S. and Canada as well as English
speakers from Central America. They share one quality: a sense of adventure.
It makes for a great group to hang out with. And I’m proud to tell
you, a number of students had such a good experience they have returned
to the workshop more than once.
But
as much as I hope you will come to know and love the food and the lake,
your bungalow, the Guatemalan countryside, Mayan culture, and the markets,
the point here is, first of all, your writing. The only thing a person
needs is the desire to explore his or her story and a willingness to learn
and grow as a writer. I can promise you’ll return home a better writer
than you were when you left. Hope to see you there...