This June, Patricia V. Davis will be hosting 2  one-week long writing workshops on the glorious island of Samos in Greece! You’ll spend your mornings after breakfast with Patricia  talking about your own writing and fellow students’ writing, and creating new work with helpful hints from several unique writing exercises.  A special evening session will be dedicated to the assessment, marketability and potential avenues for publication for each participating writer's work.

                                                         The Island of Samos, Greece

In the afternoons you are free to explore the island, or to do your writing beside the beautiful Aegean sea. You can visit the shipyards in the harbor, enjoy short walks through the trails and paths or to Paleo Karlovasi.(Old City of Karlovasi) and even extend your enjoyment of nature by exploring the villages of Leka, Kastania and Kousmadei, all a short distance away.  Try a swim at Potami Beach, a walk to the old chapel of Metamorphosis in the Potami area, and then a wander on to the waterfalls.

For historic adventures, visit the wine factory, the old tannery factories and the folklore museum. Or go totally modern and work out at the sports stadium, and enjoy the delightful restaurants, cafes and shops. (Optional island tours can also be arranged for an extra cost to archaeological sites, museums, and excursions to the near island of Patmos and/or Kusadasi in Turkey.)
 
Be sure not to miss the beautiful Greek sunset...a perfect way to welcome the evening. Meet up with your fellow writers for a glass of wine as the sun goes down over the sea. Eat dinner with them at the hotel, or with your spouse or partner for a romantic dinner a deux.

                                                       A Village View in Samos, Greece

Yes, to help our workshop attendees in combining their family holiday with a writing life, we're particularly excited and happy to be able to offer the rare opportunity to combine a writing workshop week in Greece with a romantic getaway.   A limited number of spaces will be reserved for the partners or spouses of students attending the workshop. (However, for those writers looking for a week away from distractions, don't worry ---the workshop time is reserved solely for your writing. Partners and spouses are welcome at meals, but we keep the writing workshop times strictly private.)

You’ll be staying at the Anema-By-The-Sea Hotel Apartments in Karlovasi, which are only a few meters from the beach!  The studios and apartments are quaintly furnished in the island style, and each is equipped with a kitchenette stocked with cookware suitable for light meals. Each unit has a balcony, private bath, radio, and telephone.The family-run hotel's wholesome beauty compliments the unique, verdant island and its people. The hotel houses a Greek tavern, a fine dining restaurant, a swimming pool and pool bar, a snack bar, club, and tennis court. Free Wifi is available in the reception lounge and pool area. Conservationalists will enjoy the turtle shelter within the premises, which was created a few years ago to aid wounded turtles and to supply them with nurturing. Parking is also available within the premises. This lovely hotel is ranked Number One in Karlovasi on TripAdvisor.com

                              A View of the Hotel Anema-By-The-Sea   (More Photos Below)

                            Tuition Costs include the following:

•  All workshops with Patricia, which will include student work evaluation, descriptive writing workshop, beginning chapters workshop,minor character development workshop and more, as well as marketability potential of each writer's work all set up and organized with an individual list of doables for each attending writer. 
  
• Hotel Accommodations (Double occupancy. Single occupancy available, but slightly higher cost. Check with hotel.)  

• Breakfast and dinner daily

• Shuttle bus service to and from the airport (for group departures) 

• Transportation by shuttle bus to scenic villages and/or beaches. (Hotel lists times for buses and schedule for local tours.)
  

• 15 writers maximum for each session to insure individualized attention.
  

              Price for all of the above per session:

• 780.00 USD per person   or  600.00 Euros per person

• Session I: June 1-8, 2012

• Session II: June 9-15, 2012

(Airfare or other transportation to the island must be arranged separately by each individual workshop attendee.)

                               How to Register:

• The LINK below will take you to the hotel site and registration form.

• Fill out your name and other information.

• Disregard the pricing list for regular hotel stay listed, and simply indicate in the comments field that you wish to register for Patricia V. Davis's Writing Workshop.

• Be sure to indicate which session you are registering for: Session I or Session II.

                         CLICK HERE TO REGISTER