(One-on-one conferences by appointment; all events subject to slight changes.)
9:00 to 18:00: Check in at the Paris American Academy office (275 rue St. Jacques). Participants move into apartments and/or school housing, with directions and assistance from the PAA office.
8:45 - 9:30: Placement testing and initial "Survival French" lessons
10:00 - 10:30: General welcome in Schola Cantorum
10:30 - 12:00: Writing workshop orientation in Salle Vincent D'Indy (Schola Cantorum)
12:30 - 13:30: Welcome lunch, American Academy garden
10:00 - mid-afternoon: Paris Latin Quarter walk, with John and Marsha Biguenet (optional)
8:45 - 9:30: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction class, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Paris Journal class, with Rolf Potts
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
8:45 - 9:30: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: "Special Topics in Narrative Writing," with Lauren Grodstein
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
18:00 - 20:00: Faculty reading at Café Universel
8:45 - 9:30: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction class, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Paris Journal class, with Rolf Potts
15:30 - 19:00: Louvre familiarization lecture and tour with art faculty (optional activity, free admission)
8:45 - 9:30: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: "Special Topics in Narrative Writing," with Lauren Grodstein
15:00 - 17:00: Spoken word workshop, with Grodstein, Biguenet, and Potts
10:00 - 17:00: Informal writing salons with PAA Fellows (optional). Salon themes include fiction, poetry, memoir, and travel writing.
Open weekend
8:45 - 9:30: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction class, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Paris Journal class (fiction session), with Lauren Grodstein
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
8:45 - 9:30: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Literary Fictions workshop, with John Biguenet or Lauren Grodstein
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
18:00 - 20:00: Student reading at Café Universel
8:45 - 9:30: "Survival French" classes
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction class, with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Paris Journal class, with Rolf Potts
15:30 - 18:00: Musée d'Orsay familiarization lecture and tour with art faculty (optional activity, free admission)
No classes -- Bastille Day. Optional activities available.
Versailles Tour (optional activity; additional fees required)
Giverny Tour (optional activity; additional fees required)
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction workshop (Group 1), with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Creative Nonfiction workshop (Group 2), with Rolf Potts
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Literary Fictions workshop, with John Biguenet or Lauren Grodstein
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
18:00 - 20:00: Student reading at Café Universel
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction workshop (Group 1), with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Creative Nonfiction workshop (Group 2), with Rolf Potts
15:30 - 19:00: Pompidou Museum familiarization lecture and tour with art faculty (optional activity, free admission)
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: "Special Topics in Narrative Writing," with Lauren Grodstein
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
10:00 - 17:00: Informal writing salons with PAA Fellows (optional). Salon themes include fiction, poetry, memoir, and travel writing.
Open weekend to travel and/or work on portfolio projects
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction workshop (Group 1), with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Creative Nonfiction workshop (Group 2), with Rolf Potts
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
10:00 - 12:00: Literary Fictions class, with John Biguenet
13:00 - 15:00: Literary Fictions workshop, with John Biguenet or Lauren Grodstein
15:00 - 17:00: Writing lab (optional)
10:00 - 12:00: Creative Nonfiction workshop (Group 1), with Rolf Potts
13:00 - 15:00: Creative Nonfiction workshop (Group 2), with Rolf Potts
15:00 - 17:00: Submissions and publication workshop, with Grodstein, Biguenet, and Potts
16:00 - 18:00: Final student readings in chapel auditorium
18:00 - 20:00: Farewell banquet, American Academy garden
24:00: Portfolio stories due
9:00 to 18:00: Students check out of housing
To start the application process, send an email to: info@pariswritingworkshop.com