New York Writers Workshop in Greece

Name: New York Writers Workshop in Greece
Start: 2025-05-28T09:00:00+03:00
Location: Athens, Greece

Schedule

Wed, 28 May, 2025 at 09:00 am

UTC+03:00

Location

Athens, Greece | Athens, AT

New York Writers Workshop returns to Athens for seven nights in May/June 2025, for a literary conference featuring workshops at the Athens University History Museum (formerly the Old University) directly below the Acropolis, and the American College of Greece, and for cultural events (readings, performances) throughout the city. Following the Athens leg of the conference, we ride and ferry over to Corfu for six more nights of conference, cultural exchange, and island life, in partnership with Ionian University in Corfu.
WORKSHOPS in Athens
@ Athens University History Museum (formerly the Old University) in the shadow of the Acropolis
workshops in poetry, prose, translation: two per day, alernating mornings & afternoons
panels & readings: each late afternoon/evening
two readings off-site
WORKSHOPS in Corfu
@ Ionian University, located in the city center, in collaboration with the Departments of Audio & Visual Arts, Music Studies, and Foreign Language, Translation & Interpreting. Sessions here will generate new work and delve into the literary/cultural history of the island. Workshops and events will alternate between mornings on, afternoons off, and vice versa.
NYWW HOSTED DINNER in Athens
@ Ama Lachei at Nefeli's
TOURS in Athens
Exarcheia graffiti tour
Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio
ACCOMMODATIONS
In Athens: Hotel Phaedra
In Corfu: Contessa Bianca
SCHOLARSHIPS
New York Writers Workshop offers one full scholarship and two partial (50%) scholarships for writers without a book, of any age, gender, nation, ethnicity, or faith. The full scholarship covers all costs except airfare. The partial scholarships cover 50% of the (full) cost, with no assistance for airfare. To apply, please send samples of work to [email protected]. Poets: include up to five poems (eight pages maximum). Prose: submit up to eight pages of a story, novel, memoir, lyric essay/s. Translation: up to five poems (eight pages maximum). Attach your work in docx or pdf; no other files will be opened. Include a 250-word cover letter discussing your work, and how you see it fitting into and benefiting from participation in the conference.
Costs
Full package: $2875
Early Bird Discount: $2475 (good through Jan 15, 2025)
Included: accommodations Athens & Corfu, all workshops/readings/panels/conference events; one dinner in Athens, one dinner in Corfu; travel RT Athens-Corfu (coach & ferry)
Airfare and airport transfer not included
Partial Participation
If you cannot participate in the full conference, please write to [email protected] requesting details for the days/nights that you can attend. We can accommodate Athens only, Corfu only, or a mix of both.
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Paypal: paypal fees added to cost (add $87 to Early Bird; add $101 to Full)