“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did...throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

What Mr Twain should have added was...WRITE!  Travel is one of the greatest gifts to the creative mind; a chance to be away, to gain perspective, to have time to properly, really write.

So I'm thrilled that fellow Quercus author, poet and creative writing teacher Claire Dyer, along with myself, will be hosting Turkey's first Creative Writing Week, in the beautiful waterfront village of Kalkan in April of next year.  We're hoping to welcome everyone from would-be novelists to those just starting out; anyone who loves writing as much as we do.

The week will be a mix of two-hour workshops in the morning, with exercises to be done in the afternoon, along with optional excursions.

Our base will be the wonderful White House and Courtyard, in the heart of Kalkan's beautiful old town.  The White House terrace (above) will become our 'Writer's Hub' for the week, where we come together to read, discuss, share - and possibly have a glass (or two!) at sunset.

We aim to run an accessible, constructive - but most of all, enjoyable, course in this beautiful part of the world.  Here's what my co-host Claire has to say...

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