July 1st - 11th, 2008

Schedule 2008

Schedule for Paris Writers Workshop 2008, Week 1
June 30 Mon	July 1 Tues	July 2 Wed	July 3 Thu	July 4 Fri	July 5 Sat
9 am to 12 noon	• Awakening Creativity - Tiberghien • Life on the Page - Snodgrass, Weir-Jimerson • Writing the Arts - Swensen • Writing for the Screen (Master Class) - Fink	• Awakening Creativity • Life on the Page • Writing the Arts • Writing for the Screen	• Awakening Creativity • Life on the Page • Writing the Arts • Writing for the Screen	• Awakening Creativity • Life on the Page • Writing the Arts • Writing for the Screen	• Awakening Creativity • Life on the Page • Writing the Arts • Writing for the Screen
2 pm to 5 pm Early registration at WICE		• Hollywood Lives - McGilligan • Writing at Work - Daniell • Business of Writing - Johnson-Woods • Crime and Punishment - Guttridge	• Hollywood Lives • Writing at Work • Business of Writing • Crime and Punishment	• Hollywood Lives • Writing at Work • Business of Writing • Crime and Punishment PLUS • Literary Walk - Baxter	FREE AFTERNOON
5 pm	Café	Café	Café/Student Reading	Café/Student Reading
7 pm	Claire Laporte Vernissage	Faculty Reading (Snodgrass, Swensen, Tiberghien) at the American Library	TBA	Gormenghast: The Art & Life of Mervyn Peake at NYU in Paris	FREE EVENING

Schedule for Paris Writers Workshop 2008, Week 2
Week 2	July 6 Sun	July 7 Mon	July 8 Tue	July 9 Wed	July 10 Thu	July 11 Fri
9 am to 12 noon	• Agent consultations - Lloyd, Janson-Smith and Sheinkman (11 am to 1 pm; 2 pm to 4 pm) • REGISTRATION for Week 2 at Forum 104 (11 am to 4 pm)	• Spirit of Place - Freeman • Poetry - Seshadri • Memoir - Snodgrass • The Novel (Master Class) - Texier • Fiction - Rachlin • Creative Non-Fiction (Master Class) - Jackson	• Spirit of Place • Poetry • Memoir • The Novel (Master Class) • Fiction • Creative Non-Fiction (Master Class)	• Spirit of Place • Poetry • Memoir • The Novel (Master Class) • Fiction • Creative Non-Fiction (Master Class)	• Spirit of Place • Poetry • Memoir • The Novel (Master Class) • Fiction • Creative Non-Fiction (Master Class)	• Spirit of Place • Poetry • Memoir • The Novel (Master Class) • Fiction • Creative Non-Fiction (Master Class)
2 pm to 5 pm	• REGISTRATION for Week 2 at Forum 104 (11 am to 4 pm) • Author Signings (2 pm to 4 pm) • Agent Panel (4:30 to 5:30 pm)	• Literature by Foot - Koehler (2 to 4 pm)	• Literature by Foot (2 to 4 pm) • Literary Walk - Baxter	• Words to Eat By - Puckette • Magic, Monsters and Mayhem - McGilligan • Romance is Not a Dirty Word - Johnson-Woods	• Words to Eat By • Magic, Monsters and Mayhem • Romance is Not a Dirty Word	• Words to Eat By • Magic, Monsters and Mayhem • Romance is Not a Dirty Word
5 pm	Agent Panel (4:30 pm to 5:30 pm)	Café		Café/Student Reading	Café/Student Reading
7 pm	FREE EVENING	John Freeman Vernissage	Faculty Reading (Seshadri, Rachlin, Texier) at The Village Voice	Matt Thorne in Conversation with Kevin Jackson at Shakespeare & Co	TBA	Awards Dinner

Twentieth Annual Paris Writers Workshop

previous stop press

British novelist to judge first Paris Prize
British writer Matt Thorne has agreed to judge the first $5000 Paris prize for fiction. Born in 1974, Matt grew up in Bristol, graduated from Cambridge University, and published six novels before he turned thirty. Tourist, (1998) attacked the negative effects of tourism on a seaside town. Eight Minutes Idle (1999) drew on his experiences working in a call centre, and won an Encore Award, while his 2004 novel Cherry was longlisted for the Booker Prize. His critical study of the rock musician Prince will be published in 2010.

A regular critic for national newspapers, Matt has written screenplays and plays for radio, and several books for young adults, including the 39 Castles series, about a group of high-spirited children in medieval England.

Photo: Caroline Forbes

Another PWW success story!
Natalia Sarkissian (PWW 2007) writes: "Congratulations on your lovely new website. I would love to attend PWW this year, but as a result of last year's short-story workshop with Manette Ansay I was awarded a merit scholarship by Vermont College, where I am currently enrolled! I can safely say it is all thanks to you and your wonderful program that my life has taken a new and unexpected turn."