April 13 – 26, 2025
Let Cuba’s passionate devotion to art and community inspire your own creativity on this life-changing journey. Our 14-day adventure includes daily writing workshops, salsa lessons, jungle hikes, and intimate encounters with local historians, musicians, and artists. After two weeks in Cuba, warmed by the Caribbean sun and the intimate support of your fellow writers, you’ll return home deeply renewed, inspired by the transformative power of creative travel.
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Crafting Compelling, Vivid, True Life Stories
Villa Maria del Mar, Santa Cruz, CA
Monday, November 3 – Friday, November 7, 2025
Many of us hold a deep dream of writing the story of our lives—so we can understand ourselves better, pass down family stories, or help others benefit from the lessons we’ve learned. The Art of Memoir will teach you how to take life stories and craft them into memoir. In this transformative five-day writing workshop, you’ll connect with your inner voice, discover the healing power of language, and birth powerful true stories onto the page.
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Laura’s riveting memoir examines the endurance of mother–daughter love, how memory protects and betrays us, and the determination it takes to fulfill a promise when ghosts from the past come knocking.
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