Mokule’ia Writers Retreat 2019 Please join me again in May on Oahu for the Hawaii Book & Music Festival and the Mokule’ia Writers Retreat Hawaii Book & Music Festival May 4 – 5, 2019 Mokule-ia Writers Retreat Nā Wahi Ho‘oulu (Places That Inspire Us) May 5 – 10, 2019 The Mokulē‘ia Writers Retreat is…
“April is the cruellest month,” wrote T. S. Eliot in Part I of The Waste Land, and I agree. This month has been a really difficult one for me with its shadowy ruff, “breeding” as Eliot says, “Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing/memory and desire …” So in that contemplation I am offering up this…
Thursday, February 7th, 2019 || 6pm Great Good Place for Books || 6120 La Salle Ave, Oakland Wanderland Writers introduces WANDERING IN CUBA: Revolution and Beyond … the 6th anthology in the prize-winning Wandering series … Once again workshop leaders Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Joanna Biggar take Wanderland Writers and head south to explore—this time to Cuba, an island…
Writing and Publishing at Book Passage in Corte Madera Saturday, January, 26th, 2019 || 10am to 2pm Book Passage-Corte Madera|| 51 Tamal Vista Dr. Corte Madera || www.bookpassage.com I hope you’ll join me for the first of a series of Writing and Publishing Workshops on January, 26th. To Register: https://www.bookpassage.com/linda-watanabe-mcferrin-writing-publishing-corte-madera-store Here’s what we’ll cover in this Writing and Publishing…
Writing Workshop in Santa Fe Join Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Andy Ross for a Writing Intensive Workshop in Santa Fe Join us in Santa Fe for another exciting Writing and Publishing Workshop Award winning novelist, poet, travel writer, editor, and teacher, Linda Watanabe McFerrin and top literary agent, Andy Ross are conducting a 7-day…
Writers Retreat in Hawaii May 7-12, 2017 Camp Mokule’ia, Oahu, HI This week and next you’ll find me at the Hawaii Book & Music Festival and the Mokulē‘ia Writers Retreat in Hawaii. The Hawaii Book & Music Festival is a fantastic two-day fest featuring writers and performers from all over the world. I’ll be reading and…
Bay Area Writers, don’t miss The California Writer’s Club (CWC) Marin’s 3rd Annual Writers Conference. This is a daylong writers conference covering fiction and nonfiction. It offers great sessions on the literary craft. In addition, three literary agents will be available for five-minute pitches. Morning coffee and rolls are included, along with a bag lunch, in the registration….
Here’s some great news! Left Coast Writers will receive 10% off on the Intensive Writing Weekend for Y/A and Middle Grade Readers (7/16-7/17/16), the Mystery Writers Conference (7/28-7/31/16) and the Travel Writers Conference (8/11-8/14/16). I’ve been faculty at all of these conferences at one time or another, and I’m happy to report that they are…
We’re almost booked up for this terrific Writers Workshop in Spain!
From Wanderland Writers Workshops:
Wandering in Andalusia: Seville and The Alhambra—March 11-March 18, 2016
“Near the walls of Seville/ At my friend’s house, Lillas Pastia/ I will dance the Séguedille/
And drink Manzanilla.” From Carmen, by Georges Bizet.
Well-known writers and instructors Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Joanna Biggar are off on another adventure and invite you to join them in Andalusia. In this legendary region of Southern Spain many worlds meet: classical (Hercules was the supposed founder of Seville) and medieval; Jewish, Christian and Moorish; colonial, imperial, and modern. From our hotel in central Seville, with its graceful Moorish-style tiled decor, its fountains and secluded courtyards, we will explore them all through art (Murillo and Velásquez were native sons), architecture, music and food.
Adapting our curriculum to the locale—and our schedule to the land of the siesta—we will give several workshops and private consultations while offering many ways to discover the city, including: a walking tour; visits to the Cathedral, with its splendid altar, its tomb of Columbus, and its towering minaret, the Giralda, next door, and the royal palace of the Alcázar; a trip to the Flamenco Museum and a night of flamenco; an afternoon of soaking and tea at the Baños Arabes; an evening across the river in the Tirana District, once famous for the factories which attracted gypsies like Carmen, now famous for bars and clubbing. We will savor tapas and sherry, wine and guitar music.
There will also be time to write and discover on one’s own, from high-end shopping, to cycling, to a choice of museums, to
We’re back! After wandering all over Japan, the writers have returned with some amazing stories. I’ve heard bits and pieces and can’t wait to read, edit, help publish and celebrate many of those fantastic tales. You’ll find some of them here or on our Wanderland Writers website. For others you’ll need to go to additional…
