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PRESS AND MEDIA
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NOVEMBER 2009
CREATIVE WRITING COURSES IN GREECE
Creative Writing is just one of the subjects covered by
special interest holiday operator Paxos Life Activities
in its expanded 2010 programme of special interest
holidays and courses in Greece.
The Greek island of Paxos is a really beautiful island
which provides the ideal environment for anyone
interested in the creative arts to tap into its peace
and beauty and discover their true potential. It is in
fact hard to imagine a better place to hone ones writing
skills and special interest holiday operator, Paxos Life
Activities, is pleased to be offering a range of
Creative Writing holiday courses on Paxos in Summer
2010.
‘Unleash Your Writing Power’ (3 - 10 May) is an
inspirational and innovative workshop that will help
writers to inject energy, power and magic into
everything they write, whether it be
articles, stories, family history, marketing or business
communications, or even a best seller. The course will
be led by Judi Goodwin, a journalist and trainer with
wide experience in both print and broadcast media, who
has been a regular feature writer for national
and regional newspapers, and also a freelance
broadcaster for BBC Radio.
‘My Life – My Story’ (10 – 17 May) will help anyone who
wants to write for publication, or for children and
grandchildren, to explore the apparently everyday
aspects of life and tell their story in a way that’s
lively, interesting and engaging. The course will once
again be led by Judi Goodwin.
‘Writing for Children’
(7 – 14 June) is an
inspiring, challenging, thought-provoking and fun course
for anyone who has ever wanted to write for children and
will help them discover whether they could create the
next Horrid Henry, Harry Potter, Pippi Longstocking or
Paddington Bear, or whether they might be the next
Philip Pullman, Michael Morpurgo, Lauren Child or J K
Rowling. The course will be
led by Jo Unwin, an experienced editor,
children’s literary agent and writer of award-winning
children’s television programmes Byker Grove and
My Parents are Aliens.
‘Writing About Paxos’ (13 - 20 September) offers the chance
to explore the fascinating landscape of Paxos through
creative writing. Spirit of place has always inspired
writers, from Thomas Hardy’s Dorset to Lawrence and
Gerald Durrell’s Corfu, and Paxos provides the perfect
opportunity to immerse oneself in an inspirational place
and find a rich source for poetry or prose. The course
will be led by Adam Strickson, an experienced writer,
tutor and frequent visitor to Paxos, who is a Teaching
Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Leeds.
The friendly and informal courses are suitable for all
levels of ability and offer the best of both worlds: the
chance to have a holiday in an idyllic location, while
at the same time doing something very worthwhile in an
environment where there are few distractions.
Accommodation for all except ‘Writing About Paxos’ is in
shared villas with their own pools and spacious terraces
set in the shade and tranquillity of the olive groves
above the village of Loggos. But for anyone who already
has their own accommodation on Paxos or who wishes to be
more independent, it is also possible to join just the
group tuition sessions.
The holidays are not aimed at single travellers but
anyone travelling alone and wishing to spend their time
in the company of a group of like-minded people would be
perfectly at home here. They are equally suited to
couples and larger groups.
At the time of writing, places are available on all
Creative Writing courses in 2010.
Painting, Photography, Yoga and Self-Development
holidays, as well as skippered and bareboat Yacht
Charter are also available.
For full details of
Paxos Life Activities’
Creative Writing
Holidays in Greece or to book, visit
www.paxoslife.co.uk,
or contact Chris Griffiths
(email
chris@paxoslife.co.uk or tel
0030 26620 31207) or
Margaret Longes (email
margaret@paxoslife.co.uk or tel 01444 258048)
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