"The San Miguel Writers' Conference is one of the world's most appealing literary gatherings. Audiences are drawn by its well-chosen roster of writers, editors and publishers, not to mention the spectacular setting for the whole affair." John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
"The San Miguel Writers' Conference is a perfect sentence. A masterpiece. Wonderful! I couldn't get enough, and there is plenty to get. It's worth the trip. Don't miss it." Garr Kuhl, Board member, Northwest Institute of Literary Arts.
Barbara Kingsolver's just-released novel, The Lacuna, is a literary novel of cultural and social ferment set in the Mexico City of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Leon Trotsky. The Lacuna is a powerful and probing work that spans two decades and two worlds, that "grew out of Kingsolver’s interest in how the American psyche took its modern shape, and it examines questions that were acutely present in the 1940s and are no less important today . . . " Keynote: "Finding My Way into The Lacuna"
The San Miguel Writers' Conference is your rare opportunity to meet Barbara Kingsolver, and to explore the exotic, richly colorful and diverse culture that compelled her to write.
You're invited to join us in this magical, historic town for a writers' banquet; a life changing, fiesta filled week you'll always remember. San Miguel de Allende has seduced everyone - from Tom Robbins to the Dalai Lama.
Now it's your time to succumb to the charms of this World Heritage Site. Long a hot bed for writers, artists, romantics, and musicians, San Miguel always invites you to fall in love.
Plus! win a manuscript review, attend three publishing industry panels, enjoy a one-woman play you'll love as much as the The New Yorker Magazine & L.A. Times did; and hone your writing practice with a distinguished, world class faculty. Imagine you, here . . . YOUR week of pleasure & discovery.
Your time . . . to walk the same cobblestone streets , to stand before the famous Parroquia - built with stone that blooms in the morning light - to be inspired in the same mountain city that has inspired generations of renowned writers and artists.
Your time . . . to unleash yourself, laugh, celebrate, enjoy - with Barbara Kingsolver & dozens of creative souls like yourself.
Your time . . . to fill your artist's well - to write, to witness, to collaborate. The ultimate Artist's Date!
In celebration of Kingsolver's persuasive defense of eating local, organic food in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, your meals will be local, organic, and gourmet - hosted by international culinary master planners & chefs, Michael Coon & Kim Thomas.
We'll take you on guided, planned excursions in town to help you discover the heart of San Miguel: art studios, organic gardens, exceptional private homes, galleries, and an historic walking tour. All included in the full conference package price!
All you need do is show up - we'll take care of you, and everything else!
Our dynamic and experienced planning committee anticipates 175 participants from the U.S. and other parts of Mexico, in addition to local writers. Join us in San Miguel de Allende for one of the most value-packed writers' conferences anywhere in the world.
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The 2010 San Miguel Writers' Conference is presented through The San Miguel Literary Sala, a not-for-profit organization supported and run by a host of Fabulous Volunteers! www.SanMiguelLiterarySala.org
Border Crossing Mesones #57 San Miguel de Allende GTO 37700
