A Sensory Love Affair with Sardinia
Posted on 30. Jul, 2008 by Joanna in Sardinia
I’ve just been for a swim and now I’m sitting on the crowded beach below my house. There’s no need for a towel. In a few minutes, thanks to the strength of the early evening sun and the salty sea breeze, I’ll be dry. Wet sand, made up of tiny grains of pink granite, slide [...]
Ideal Writing Weekend: Extension to Competition Deadline
Posted on 25. Jul, 2008 by Joanna in Snippets
Just to let you know we’ve extended the deadline on our writing competition to 1st September to give more people the chance to take part
We’ve had some great entries in so far – why not join them? It’s very easy to contribute and there are prizes on offer for the best entries. You’ll find out [...]
Writing Competition: My Ideal Writing Weekend
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 by Joanna in Snippets
We’re gearing up for the spring programme of writing holidays, with new workshops in the pipeline for the second half of April (between April 17th and 2nd May 2009).
To help put the finishing touches on the programme we’d like to hear your ideas, thoughts and suggestions on the ingredients of your ideal writing weekend.
To get [...]
Writing Workshops Spring 2009: Help Us Plan
Posted on 03. Jul, 2008 by Joanna in Snippets
As Emma mentioned, spring and early autumn are the best times of year for us to run the writing workshops. While she’s melting in the heat just now we’re busy planning the schedule of workshops for the spring.
We’re planning around various workshops between 17th April and 2nd May 2009. If you’ve got a [...]
Why Sardinia will allow you to create absorbing writing
Posted on 03. Jul, 2008 by Joanna in Sardinia
I’m not much good in this hot weather.
Up to 30°C and I’m still firing on all cylinders. But when the temperatures soar to 37°C in the middle of the day, I spend more time trying to keep cool – an ice cream? a swim in the sea? a refreshing glass of limonata made with [...]