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ARTISTS' WRITER RETREATS, CONFERENCES, & WORKSHOPS

Artist Writer Retreats remove the walls that deprive the creative person of the soul’s creative powers. Without this, their daily thoughts and routines can weaken their creative powers and their creative works can suffer as a result. Retreats restore their creative powers.

Artist writer retreats are places for fulfilling creative and authentic experiences. Artists, writers, and all creative people need to indulge themselves to spend time away from their work, neighborhood, and daily routines. They need room to “see” and “breath”. They need to reignite their creative powers with a retreat, tour, or workshop. _________________________________________________________________

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SAN FRANCISCO _ The 2010 San Francisco Book Festival and 2010 Paris Book Festival deadlines arrive on April 25.

This year, the San Francisco Book Festival is tied in with its sister festival in Paris. Winners of the competitions may choose which awards ceremony and city they will attend. More information on Paris is at www.parisbookfestival.com. Both awards ceremonies will be held on May 15 in the respective cities.

The 2010 San Francisco Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, compilations/anthologies, teenage, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, audio/spoken word, history, wild card, gay, photography/art, poetry, unpublished, travel and spiritual works. There is no date of publication deadline.

Our grand prize for the 2010 San Francisco Book Festival winner is $1500 cash and a flight to San Francisco or Paris for our gala awards ceremonies. The winning author will also have a choice of a free vendor table at our family of festivals day events, including events in New York and Los Angeles.

Submitted works will be judged by a panel of industry experts using the following criteria:

1) General excellence and the author's passion for telling a good story. 2) The potential of the work to reach a wider audience.

ENTRIES: Please classify your book and enter it in the following categories. Multiple entries must be accompanied by a separate fee for each book.

* General Non-fiction * General Fiction * Children's books * How-to * Spiritual * Photography/Art * Gay * Poetry * History * Teenage * Biography/Autobiography * Audio/spoken word * Compilations/Anthologies * Best Unpublished Short Story * Cookbooks * Science Fiction * Wild Card

In addition to honoring the top selections in the above categories, The San Francisco Book Festival will award the following chosen from submissions:

1) Author of the Year- Honors the outstanding book of the competition. 2) Book Design of the Year - Honors outstanding and innovative design. 3) Publisher of the Year- Honors the top publisher based on materials displaying excellence in marketing and promotional materials, as determined by our judges.

FESTIVAL RULES: San Francisco Book Festival submissions cannot be returned. Each entry must contain the official entry form, including your e-mail address and contact telephone number. All shipping and handling costs must be borne by entrants.

NOTIFICATION AND DEADLINES: We will notify each entry of the receipt of their package via e-mail and will announce the winning entries on our web site (www.sanfranciscobookfestival.com). Because of the anticipated high volume of entries, we can only respond to e-mail inquiries.

Deadline submissions in each category must be postmarked by the close of business on April 25, 2010. Winners in each category will be notified by e-mail and on the web site. Please note that judges read and consider submissions on an ongoing basis, comparing early entries with later submissions at our meetings.

TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online at sanfranciscobookfestival.com or may be faxed/e-mailed to you. Please contact our office at 323-665-8080 for fax requests. Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee of $50 in the form of a check, money order or PayPal online payment in U.S. dollars for each submission. Multiple submissions are permitted but each entry must be accompanied by a separate form and entry fee.

Entry fee checks should be made payable to JM Northern Media LLC. We're sorry, but entries must be mailed and cannot be delivered in person or by messenger services to the JM Northern Media offices.

Entry packages MUST include:

1) One copy of the book; 2) A copy of your official entry form or a reasonable facsimile; 3) The entry fee or receipt for online payment; 4) Any press/marketing materials you wish to send. Marketing is used as a tie-breaking consideration by our judges.

Entries should be mailed to:

JM Northern Media LLC attn: San Francisco Book Festival 7095 Hollywood Boulevard Suite 864 Hollywood, CA 90028-0893 Phone: 323-665-8080

AWARDS: The San Francisco Book Festival selection committee reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any project.

The 2010 San Francisco Book Festival is part of the JM Northern Media family of festivals, which include the DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books, New York Book Festival and Hollywood Book Festival. # # # CONTACT: SanFranciscoBKFest@sbcglobal.net 323-665-8080

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ARTISTS' RETREATS & WORKSHOP

WORLDWIDE

The Painter’s Keys Community, Art Studios Worldwide::
Find artist writer retreats, & sculptor studios worldwide. Choose from luxury accommodations, furnished guest suites, B& B, and other in waterfront, bird filled estuaries, towering mountains, waterfalls, rain forests, & other. Choose from art workshop, artists communities, etc.

CANADA
NEW BRUNSWICK

Artists Workshop, Landscape En Plein Air Painting in Pastel & Oil │ Michael Chesley Johnson, PSA, MPAC
These artist retreats welcome both oil and pastel painters, from beginner to advanced. Enjoy this art workshop for landscape en plein air painting in pastel and oil with Michael Chesley Johnson, PSA, MPAC at his studio gallery on Campobello Island, New Brunswick. Art Workshops are half days only for 5 half days. Paint half the day and then explore the Island and the Downeast Maine region the other 5 half days.

Enjoy a small art workshop size, typically no more than 4 students. Take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy a small painting workshop – its rare in the world of art workshops!

Workshops are available from June to middle September. Click on website above for more information on dates and other important information.

Campobello Island, New Brunswick was made famous by the US President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose family had a summer cottage on the island. Over one-third of the island consists of parklands and provides plenty of opportunity for painting. Campobello Island has plenty of lodging such as Friars Bay Syudio Gallery located in Welshpool on Campobello, and the workshop will most likely paint on the island within a few miles of Welshpool. When you make inquiries for lodging, remember the time difference. Campobello is one hour ahead of Lubec, Maine, and the workshop will start at 9:00am each day. See if you can arrange breakfast to meet this schedule.

Two websites give many options for lodging. These are www.visitlubecmaine.com and www.campobello.com .

Mentoring Workshops for Intermediate-Advanced art students will also be available in Sedona, Arizona from mid-January thru mid-March. “A mentoring workshop is not just about advanced instruction. It’s an opportunity for the serious painter to address issues that are bigger than mere craft. As you work shoulder-to shoulder with an experienced professional who gladly coaches, motivates, and shares wisdom you may:

• Give your art a mid-course correction
• Create an action plan for the future
• Define where your career is headed

• Or, if you just want to paint with a “guide” without reevaluating your life, you can do that too. For more information on the Sedona Mentoring Workshop Workshop, visit www.PaintSedona.com.
  

USA
ALASKA
KENAI PENINSULA
Alaska Artist Writer Retreat and Workshops │Spiritual Retreats at the Alaska Center for Creative renewal in
Discover artist writer retreats with available watercolor instruction, writer workshops. and spiritual retreats, and seminars at the Alaska Center for Creative Renewal. Groups and are welcome. At this artist writer retreat you can rekindle your creative spark in an architectural award winning wilderness lodge in Alaska on Kachemak Bay across from Homer Alaska, on the Kenai Peninsula. It is at the end of the road south of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula. The Danny J Ferry will take you here. Other boats, planes, floatplane, or helicopter can also. Cars are not allowed as there are no roads.

Lodging: Twelve cabins sleep 22 guests. Enjoy the luxury of a full service lodge.

Workshops: See workshops/retreats for current listings.

Recent Writer Workshops:

• Memoirs of the Heart with Nan Phifer
• Alaska Pilgrimage: The Soul's Journey

Dining: Consists of local seafood such as halibut, salmon, mussels, and oysters plus fresh local garden greens and vegetables.

NORTH
NEW YORK

Fall Art Workshop and Artist’s Retreat │ Hudson River Valley, New York
Enjoy artist retreats and art workshops offered in the fall in the Hudson River Valley Art Workshops. Work with or without instruction with your favorite medium, with or without a set program, or just take time for a relaxing vacation.

WEST
ARIZONA
SEDONA

Sedona Arts Center Art Retreats and Workshops
Sedona Arts Center is about Artist Writer Retreats and Art Workshop. It offers Art Retreats in France, Grand Canyon, Mexico, and Tuscany. It also offers Art Workshops in Sedona, AZ with art specialists in each medium for mediums such as mixed media, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, oil, three dimension, plein air, kiln fired glass, pottery, and many others.

CALIFORNIA

Artist Writer Retreat in mountain of Idyllwild, CA │San Jacinto Mountains in Southern CA
Find one of the artist writer retreats in the San Jacinto Mountains in Idyllwild, CA. It is near art activities and jazz downtown and has great views of the San Jacinto Mountains. Local activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, pottery painting, antiquing, shopping, jazz, theatre, art galleries, great restaurants, and other. Hiking is available on the south side of Idyllwild at Humber Park, a part of the San Bernadino National Forest, and on the Pacific Crest Trail nearby with 55 miles of trail in the San Jacinto District. The retreat is called The Corner Lodge in Idyllwild, CA and is a two hour drive from Los Angeles or San Diego or over the mountain from Palm Springs.

OREGON

An Artist’s Life – inspirational painting workshops in Monroe, Oregon
Artist retreats, art workshops, and holiday vacations in secluded get-a-way with peace and quiet to paint beautiful landscapes. Enjoy 360 degree views of Willamette Valley, Coast Range, and Cascade Mountains in Oregon. Choose from 3 to 4 day or 5 to 7 day artist retreat.

WASHINGTON

Artist Retreat and Classes in Washington with Anna Rhodes
See or participate in an artists’ retreat and art workshop with a master artist in Seattle, Washington.

SOUTH

FLORIDA

Artist & Writer Retreat off the Beaten Path – Cedar Key, Florida
Discover an artist writer retreat where you can find real inspiration in this retreat house rental by the sea in Cedar Key, Florida, in fact the same can be said for the town of Cedar Key, Florida. It is an off the beaten path area of undeveloped landscape with a”the way it used to be” look and feeling. Several artists and writers call this area home. The Old Florida Celebration of the Arts in April is a big draw card for thousands of visitors.

Birdwatchers and wildlife lovers also love this area. The Cedar Keys are one of the oldest bird and wildlife refuge areas in the United States. They are located in the heart of Florida’s Nature Coast about 50 miles southwest of Gainesville, FL and can be reached by State Route#24 from Gainesville or highway 27/41 from Archer.

Relax and restore yourself at this seaside retreat rental and enjoy the gentle and gracious retreat’s tranquility, 20 foot high ceiling in the living room, private dock, and complete renovation. Read more of its attraction. See also the links for the Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce, National Wildlife Refuge, and Scrub State Reserve.

CARIBBEAN

ANTILLES - NETHERLANDS
Caribbean Artist Writer Pianist Retreat in Netherland Antilles
Discover artist writer pianist retreats in the Caribbean on the island of Saint Eustatius in the Netherlands Antilles. Statia Plantation was built in 1990 as a retreat for artists,writers, pianists, musicians, and photographers from all over the world. It was intended as a sanctuary for family as well as friends- a place to travel to off the beaten path with no interruptions from hoards of people or traffic.

EUROPE
FRANCE
Contact Paris Muse for private guided tours of the great art museums of Paris
Distinguish yourself from the tourist herd while you are on artist writer retreats in France. Paris Muse offers intimate, interactive tours. Make your Paris museum, family program, or Paris Walking Tour visit the contemplative experience art was intended to provide.

See Future Exhibitions to put on your art agenda. Artist and writers of all specialties will find these informative.

SCOTLAND

An Artist’s Life – inspirational painting workshops in Scotland
An artist retreat on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Artist‘s Life offers an 8 day art workshop.

WRITERS RETREATS, CONFERENCES, & WORKSHOPS

WORLDWIDE

Writers Retreat Workshops │ Writers Guide to workshops, retreats, and conferences worldwide
A guide to writer retreats, writing workshops, and conference for writers worldwide. Information for non-published and published authors of many genres such as autobiography, memoir, business, technical, children, writing fiction, free lance writing,horror, humor, journalism, mystery, nature, publishing poetry, and more. Find writer retreats, writing workshop, and writing conferences by month or geographically.

Paris Writers Retreat and Workshop
The Paris Writers Retreat will reveal the common elements of great writing, regardless of genre. You will be able to apply these to your own writing such as the page, the stage, or the big screen.

These writing retreats usually include novelists, nonfiction authors, and playwrights, some of which are also poets. During the week of the retreat explore in detail Plot, Action, Character, Voice, Theme/Belief Systems, and other important elements. Discover the potential role of poetic language in each. These writer workshops have earned praise from participating authors worldwide.

For more information on upcoming writers retreats, in person events, and online classes worldwide, join their mailing list, go to their “Schedules Tab,” or write to Margaret@ParisWritersRetreat.com.
The Writer’s Retreat
Immerse in Old World charm and exquisite elegance. The Writer’s Retreat suffers no intrusion on inspiration, no distraction to creativity. Writing is your only chore.

ATLANTIC WRITERS’ WORKSHOP – writing workshops in New York and writing retre…
On-going writing classes in New York City, writing intensives in Italy, Mexico and New England. Writing workshops and writing retreats by writers for writers.

USA

CALIFORNIA

Artist Writer Retreats in California
View pretigious and beautiful choices of Artist Writer Retreats. Inspirational hideaways, and tranquil settings from mountain top, to secluded beach getaways! Places where writers, artists and those seeking inspirational environments can work! Restorative places to meet yourself, find your voice and meet your deadlines!

CENTRAL FLORIDA

Woodstream Writing Workshops Serves Writers in Central Florida
Creative writing workshop, writing intensives, and writers retreats may involve 10 -12 creative writers - at all levels of experience, working in all genres – meet weekly to write under the guidance of a professional workshop facilitator.

IRELAND
Writer’s Workshops and Retreat in West Cork, Ireland
Do your best creative work in writer’s workshops and retreat in West Cork, Ireland. Choose from poetry, the short story, writing from within, writing in Ireland, or other as offered. Recent Workshops have been as follows:

• The Poem and the Dream: is a poetry workshop using dreamwork as a method for poets to become closer to their poetry and to help understand their poems and that of others. The concentration was on constructing a poem and making it better. It was suitable for all experience levels.
• Writing from Within Haiku and the Spiritual Dimension: was lead by two poets: a leading Irish haiku poet, who is a founder of Haiku Ireland, plus another published haiku poet and experienced leader of events of meditation. The focus was on developing inner inspiration and paths within. The group worked with ancient haiku poetry with its links to Zen and concentration on mindfulness. It combined this with meditation, breathing, and light practices, and the beauty of Ireland’s Beara Peninsula to stimulate levels of awareness and openness to creating literary works.
• Writing the Short Story:lead by an Irish short story writer, novelist, and national radio contributor, this writer workshop explored the building blocks of the short story which consisted of character, development, location, and plot.
• Writing in Ireland:Lead by an Amercan novelist, playwright, and poet plus another American playwright and scripting coach, this workshop will take place from the last week of September to early October.

Anam Cara offers 28 writer's crannies to write in, two kilometers of trails to explore, and five acres of beautiful surrounding gardens. There is also the Kealincha River, an island in the river with benches and a hammock with a connecting bridge from the river bank. There is also a meditation meadow next to a mountain spring stream and several other retreat scenery.

CANADA, ITALY, GREECE

Places For Writers Resource
Places For Writers is a comprehensive resource for Canadian writers and readers of Canadian writers. It offers unique writing workshops and retreats in Nova Scotia, Whistler, B.C., regional cities, Vermont, Italy, Greece, and other locations. It is open to writers of all levels and all genres.