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| Before you
arrive: |
You should have read by July 1st, Gerald Durrell’s
memoir,
My Family and Other Animals.
Audible.com’s unabridged version of the
book, read by Nigel Davenport, is
said to be excellent, and just the ticket
for a long plane ride!
Click
here to go to the relevant audible.com page.
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| Workshop
locations |
Poetry: The Durrell Centre
Fiction: The Durrell Centre
Translation: The Ionian Cultural Centre
Nonfiction: The Ionian Cultural
Centre
Please note: All Workshops are in the morning, except
on Monday July 5th, when there are Workshops in both the morning
and the afternoon.
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| |
| June |
| Wed 30 |
Arrival
Most planes arrive in the evening in Corfu and so it’s important
that you arrive on the 30th so you can be there for
orientation the following evening and rest up.
We have hotel rooms for you commencing on the 30th.
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| July |
| Thurs 1 |
7:00 pm
Orientation and welcome
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| Fri 2 |
Workshops
9:00-11:30
Translation
1
Poetry
1
Evening reading
7:00 pm
Reading by Cole Swensen and Russell Valentino
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| Sat 3 |
Field Trip to
Old Perithia
10:00 hrs Collection for Kassiopi – via coast road, to visit
Fortress there
12:30 hrs Leave Kassiopi for ancient village of Old Perithia
and lunch
16:00 hrs Leave Old Perithia for visit to Folk Museum at Acharavi
18:00 hrs Lecture in the Museum
auditorium
19.30 hrs Leave Acharavi for Town
via Troumpetta
20:00 hrs Arrive in Corfu town
Evening lecture
Reading by
Michael Martone and Robin Hemley
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| Sun 4 |
Workshops
9:00-11:30
Fiction
1
Nonfiction 1
Evening reading
7:00 pm Lecture on History of Corfu and Ionian Literature by James Gifford
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| Mon 5 |
Morning Workshop
9:00-11:30
Nonfiction
2
at Ionian Cultural Centre
9:00-11:30 Poetry 2
at Durrell Centre
Afternoon Workshop
12:00- 2:30
Translation
2
at Ionian Cultural Centre
12:00- 2:30
Fiction
2
at Durrell Centre
Evening lecture
7:00-8:00 Craft lecture by
Cole Swensen
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| Tues 6 |
Workshops
9:00-11:30
Translation 3
Poetry 3
Evening lecture
8:00 - 9:30 Lecture on the Durrells
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| Wed 7 |
Workshops
9:00-11:30
Fiction 3
Nonfiction 3
Evening reading
7:00 - 9:00
Evening reading by participants
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| Thur 8 |
Excursion to Silva Horse Project/Strawberry Pink Villa
and stop over for lunch at Paleokastritsa
10:00 hrs collection for Strawberry Pink Villa in Liapades
12:00 hrs leave Liapades for Bella Vista - lunch
14:25 hrs leave Bella Vista for Kaisers Throne
16:30 hrs leave Pelekas for Sylva Project, Kanoni
18:00 hrs Arrival in town for evening lecture
Evening reading
7:00 - 9:00
Evening reading by participants
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| Fri 9 |
Workshops 9:00-11:30
Poetry 4
Translation 4
Evening lecture
7:00-8:00 Craft lecture by
Russell Valentino
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| Sat 10 |
Workshops 9:00-11:30
Fiction 4
Nonfiction 4
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| Sun 11 |
Workshops 9:00-11:30
Translation 5
Poetry 5
Evening lecture
7:00-8:00 Craft lecture by Robin Hemley
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| Mon 12 |
Workshops 9:00-11:30
Nonfiction 5
Fiction 5
Evening lecture
7:00-8:00 Craft lecture by
Michael Martone
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| Tues 13 |
Workshops 9:00-11:30
Poetry 6
Translation 6
Evening reading
7:00 - 9:00
Evening reading by participants
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| Wed 14 |
Workshops 9:00-11:30
Fiction 6
Nonfiction 6
Evening dinner
7:00 pm evening farewell dinner
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| Thurs 15 |
Departure |
